The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-12
EXTENSIVE Hiuls Of clgsTswsIgRs.
The Country Flooded with Counterfeit Green.
backs.
(Fr0m BuffalO papefs, Nov. I0.I

from Buffalo papers, Nov. 1911
Two mel named Phetus ;. Barber and James r.
terng counterfeit none. Of the United States. In
The overcoat pocket OF Barber huge pile OF green.
backs was found, done up In wads. as though when
changing q bill he had rolled the money up and
placed It In hts pocket carelessy. There were about
NIFTY wads, some OF them Indicating that ten
dollar bill had been changed, while others would
contain only about dollar and half
30, showing that two dollar bill had been passed.
He had In ali SIPS in good money. In wallet also
IN the overcOat pocket. there were eghty-sx two
dollar counterfeit twos the st. Nicholas National
bank OF New York and one ten dollar counterfeit on
we AUBURN City Bank, besides eight bogus nity cent
pieces. Sweeney had two ten dollar counterfeits on
the Auburn City Bank and lot OF genuine money.
ten dollar bills. These limitations are well executed.
especially the ten dollar notes and not one man out
VI niy would suspect their character unless his at
tehllon was particularly directed to them. The
nainuer OF their effects consisted Of miscellaneous
to a0 Sse .Sa sy travelled
considerably. The men were locked up and viii be-
turnea over 70 the United States authorities for ex-
From the st. Louis Republican Nov. Of
Inc extent 70 which counterfeit money is palned
on upon the public for genuine Is becoming really
startling more 80 because the operators to
quire greater Skill and the spurious greenbacks con-
sequentiy approach greater simnltnde to the real.
From information that Chief of Police Lee derived
Sergeant Harrlgan was instructed to devote his at
tention to the movements Of Mrs. Catharine
brick on South Seventh street. near the Arsenal.
Sergeant Harrigan went to work and on Wednesday
queer rom Mrs Enge5 Mrs EngeIs tod him to
call next day and said she would then furnish him
with samples. she was assured that II the "queer"
was very good large amonnt OF 1t would be taken;
that the purchaser was going down South and could
dispose OF II readily.
ON Thursday the same person called and he was
rewarded for his trouble by getting specinen 1fty
dollar counterfeit bill, i've dollar ditto and nve
cent piece Of the same character For this he paid
si7 So He went back the same day and protesting
to be satisfied with the limitations, said he would
take $4,000 worth OF the stuff" He was tod to
would then be there for hIn. Friday night
came and with t officer Tracey and Ser
side, expecting by secret observation to be able TO
fasen guilt on Mrs. Engels. The other person went
inside and had o brief interview with the woman.
She had not the "queer' and another delay was the
result. Mrs. Engels requested the man 10 meet her
ing. He agreed to be there and in the morning
filed the appointment punctualy. Mrs. Engels was
there too The purchaser said he was going to the
she said she would go TO get the latter
AS far as the .purchases' were concerned the mat.
ter ended but not so for Mrs. Engels. She made
her way to the house OF Michael Moran at the
OF Eighth and Biddle Streets followed by oficer
Tracy she to enter this house and come out
again. Moran coming after her. Rotn went down
Fifth street. ana when on Fifth and Chestnut oriicer
allowed to proceed as far as Eighth and Market
streets, when Sergeant Harrigan introduced him
self to her she was fairly taken by surprise ana
trouble by Kidding herself or the highly inconvenent
'queer," she threw 1t wildly about aud pleaded for
| bile and she was forthwith placed in confinement.
Both parties will be brought before Unit States
| Commissioner and preliminary examination had.
The amount OF counterfeit money found IN
| the possession Of Mrs. Engels was be-
| tween 5000 and 5000, which consisted prin-
cpaIly OF five dollar biils the remainder OF u was
in fifty dollar bills fifty and twenty i've cent notes
and i've cent pieces. The five dollar bills were re-
markaby good limitations OF the real and would be
readily received by many persons In TACT they are
the best limitations that experienced detectives here
have SEEN The i've cent pieces were tolerably good
limitations. Mrs. Engcls stated that she got the
.stuir'' ut Moran's. The house was searched soon
afterwards by Sergeant HarTgan and fifty dOllars Of
counterfeit money, various denominations, were
seized She has been pursuing the avocaion, 1t is
said OF n fortune teller