The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-22
Famous CouRferfciter.

~-, cincinnati Commercial gives this in
,:,r sketch of the life and adventures
rrr;,h the famous polygamist and coun-
liter. vino pleaded guilty to the latter
.., few DAYS since, and was sentenced
,rsIvc years in prison:
Charles Ulrich was horn in Wcstphalia,
~~~ciycd liberal education, but early
Yfr developed remarkable talents rs a
.,rb,sman. He is abont thir.y-thrce
". old. At the commencement Of the
.,..r war he went to England and join
...a rayal rifle brigade as draughtsman,
.rj throughout the war faithfully, and
.;yrl nh honorable discharge. He then
w.. 10 this country and settled in New
r.. where he commenced the business OF
.r-r4ycr. and carried il on for two years
.s,,tt.lly, having realized enough to pur-
.... nice little residence in that city,
..h one of his wives now enjoys. Ulrich
,-cncci extensive counterfeiting abont
rr,hrcc years agoin New York, and made
. rach as $S0, 600 on United States bills,
..~lng 10 his own statement. The au-
-itics soon discovered connection be-
.,.aq his establishment and the most ex-
..-. counterfeitcrs, and thenceforth his
SO WAS prcCarious and downward. lie
... arrested in New York first, and I'M
.-.,ncl. but escaped before trial. lie was
~. arrested in Canada by the United
-..a. authorities, bnt before being brought
... ,nc States broke Jail in Toronto and
,rri. knowing his daring character,
....,al watch was kept upon his actions,
.... a. calling him every half hour during
~.nfncmcnt there but in spite of the
-..arrion he succeeded in out whiting his
.,er.. and effected his escape, which at
.s iiac was one Of the most daring on
rl. With a shocmaker's awl, picked
. IN the shoc-shop of the Jail, Ulrich
ic a craycr, and with it fashioned a
f.. for li- cell out Of the iron hoops of the
nail. He made n rope of his blanket,
...rI the Jail walls. and escaped. When
r. reached the Niagara river the officers
we've un his heels. He crossed the river a
n.e above the falls in ricketty skitf, and
.mr near being drifted into the irresisti-
current little above where 1t takes its
.ur;al leap. lie made fer this city, and
.mucrcci or continued operations as
manufacturer and dealer in counterfeit
aitcl States bank bills. While serving
Ut term in Sing-Sing prison, New York,
r contracted an intimacy with the Jaiior's
,,rr-!u-nw, and when released married
rr, having ut the same time wife living.
1,ut That time he became acquainted with
un"S Colbert, an English boxer, who keeps
. "cro,sman's" den III New York, and
@rurh him with Mary Brown, n shrcwd
..raau girl living ut Colbert's house. The
nlc of UlriCh as a Countcrtcltcr was
..ognizcd mt once by Colbert, and he kept
inn close al work on plates, allowing no
Sc to have access to him. Ulrich is n
.,I-looking fellow, and soon won the
.yor of Mary Brown, who reclpro-
aI his affection by communicating his
.1itious views Of Burdcll alias Edwards
l,. Hqrwood, notorious New York coun-
ct.itcr, and he, in conspiracy with Mary
rwu and Kate Gross, took Ulrich into full
lpanionship, aud started westward in
I-uit of fortune on their own RESPONSE
lcv. Ulrich's original wife came with
1, and the entire party arrived IN this
u, They rented a two-stOry frame house
tlcycs. in this county, and set to work
....ug ouc-hundrrd-lollar counterfeit bills.
lis Urich was sent back to New York
unnecessary, and the adventurous
allcs made love TO 4 pretty German girl
ii this city, then living with her father,
"a industrious tailor from cover the
.U.nr.' 10 make Il long story short, he
arrici hcr and set her to work shov-
l1-' the new - hundreds" Mary Brown,
.5t realizing sufficient from the business,
u~rcctcI Burdell of trcachcry, and sent
Natr Gross to Philadelphia to act as the
-4.trrn agent for the new" hundreds" Of
which she procured any quantity from
l.rjch OH the ground of first love. Colonel
Wool was watching the operations closely,
and discovered at last that the counterfeit
oney reached Philadelphia from Cincin-
All through the Adams Express Company,
tal accordingly put a detective in the Gin
HnA,I Office to watch the forwarding opc-
alton. Burdcll was arrested first, and kept
IL the room Of hotel for some time. ulrich
t:ard up next, was arrested, and also taken
The hotel. lie made n partial confession,
rt promised to tell where the plates were
il ai- women were allowed to GO unpun-
1aeQ as accomplices. Ulrich was taken
81 New York on promise to the authorl-
'n, there to 10 so. He was then trans
>rrrl 10 Brooklyn, but escaped to
lN,ia, and passing through there, as
srcaly shown, reached Cincinnati a second
rme. He was betrayed here by his women,
Who, with that unaccOuntable perversity of
Crlrayed feminine nature, cling to the OBJ
.rcl Of affection and seek at the same time
10 destroy it. UNich made frequent at
tonpto to break Jail here-the last only
l9sat before last. He succeeded in pro-
curing small files, and had cut through his
Tniyw-bars and unscrewed the nuts of the
A.es Of his cell door before being dis
HHoa. From all accounts, Ulrich is the
"uterfcitcr Of the sevcn-thirty bonds
.out which there was such pow-wow III
oa>hlngton some time ago; and 1t is be-
eyel that he has made more plates than
10y other five counterfeiters in hecountry.
"e is highly Intelligent, with agreeable
@! plausible manners, cool rs cucumber,
arp rs a steel trap, and always self-poS-
'.:sed and ready"
BALLOON ASCENSION. - Professor King
ale bis one hundred and thirty third bal
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