Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-10

Ihe headquarters OF u gang VI CoeA
terfeiters is generally fixed in a larg
city. where the work IS conducted in hid
den places andNthen sold 20 showers wh
uaverse the country far and wide an
dispose Ofihe worthless papPer.
ST. Louis, it appears from recent De
Velopments. is the center or haeGquaFter
Of a gang of co~unterfeiters whose ranih
cations extend over the entire north
west. So perfect has been their organ
ization and so secrete their operation
that detection was almost imessibte -th'
individual selected TO dispose of the DO
gus money might be arrested, baf N
clue could thereby be obtained ealculal
ed 10 expose The places where the q
was manufactured.
Within the past week, several OF INT
a.heavy menY of the gang have beer ar
rested, and a number of their plates, dies
&C.. captured. THIS work has been &C
complished by a detective Of this city
MI A. Hawley, under the following
circumstances:
Several weeks ago. Mr. Hawley. OBJ
tanned information that ia shower of the
queer was in ST. Joseph with quite an
amount of spurious money in bis posses,
sion, and Immediately set to work 10 ar.
rest him meanwhile the stranger left
for the East. with The detective. howey-
er, close on his heels Al. SheIbina, ia
This State he arrested him and found a
number of counterfeits on.his person ; The
prisoner was al once taken to ST. Louis
and handed over 10 the United States
authorities. From this prisoner, who
was a novice ia the business, Detective
Hawley obtained Conformation az TO the
parties in ST. Louis from whom he pur-
chased the spurious money. and in con.
junction with Marshal Rodgers. an eff
cient and respected Officer in 81. Louis,
laid plans for the capture of the entire
gang OF. counteFfeiters domicled in That
city,, In accordance with tie plan, on
Sundarp. Dec. 23d. Hawley managed to
gain a perseal interview with one Of the
leading partners 10 the manufacture of
the bogus paper, and representing him
serlf IS a shower" along the upper Mis-
soury, made negotiations for the PAT
chase Of 81 900 IN spurious fifty cents
notes. at 500 on The hundred. So.neatly
was the plan arranged that the money
was delivered 10 the marshal in person,
and The seller arrested withouIany pub
liciIy. On searching his residence full
sets of dies, impressions and tools for the
mandatory Of CONGRATULATIONS eur
rency was discovered and taken pOss ession
Of. TfgElIoH +
From This man HawIey. by working
in TO his cOfidence, managed 10 obtain a
letter of introduction TO several of The
''parIy" engaged in the manufacture of
hundreds and thousands. With this
Letter Hawlew made the acquaintance of
parties and e%ntreIIyy gained
their confidence he still representing
himself as a shower from this section Of
the coUAiry. Hawley finally made ar
Engagements 10 purchase all the counter.
felt money en- hand-about 500, 900
worlh-at twenty cents on the dollar, The
delivery 10 be made on the following day.
AT The appointed hour the exchange was
made, and the entire party arrested by
the Marshal and his force, who were Oh
hand in concea!ment, tie house was then
searched and bank note plates, bank nole
paper, inks. dies, stamps aud all The eS-
.sentials for the manufacture of counter
feil notes of the denomination of ives,
tens, lwenlieS and hundreds.
The names Of the parties arrested. we
are requested 10 withhold from publica.
ion, on the hopes that others may soon
be arrested, as The detective and Marsh
ii Rodgers are still on The trail with in.
formation that will doubtless lead to the
dismenbermenl OF the entire gang.
Afer the arrest, an old game was at.
empted on the de.ective-a large um
If money being offered him if be would
all to appear and testify agains. the
'irds now II custody Nj. H. very
refused and his testimony will
cry likely COnsign the cOan,erfeilers to
lengthy residence in a place where
hey will be under no temptations manu-
Acturs the queer. >
VIZ congratulate the detective upon
be success which has attended efforts,
I'D are confident that they will be prop {
rly acknowledged by the authorities at :
Washington. 9
The Operetion4 of ihe gang broken up
Tere almost exclusively confined TO this
and we are informed. by the de-
,clIve, that agents were stationed at all =
he cities and towns along the Missouri
yer, for the purpose of flooding our r
larket with the Counierfeits made al K
Their operations have d
heavy loss on the people and oc- !
in the community no little dis p
.ust as to the value of our national issues r,
a circulating medium. and all will r.. :.
ice at the success of Detective HawIey :,
dispercing the gang.-M Joe Herald Il
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