The New York herald., 1868-06-19
ROMANCE OF COUNTERFEITIyG.
Conviction of Charles Ulrich, the Famous
COunterfeiter-His Attempt to Break jail
Partial History Of His Career.

From the Cincinnati Commercial, June III
Charles Ulrich, the notorious cOunterfeiter, has
been convicted and sentenced to twelve years hard
labor In the penteniary Ulrfch pleaded guilty after
Sy e Gmed N the
plished and dangerous cOunterfeter in the country
and the smartest man In the business His career
has been one Of successful adventure, which the ac
cdent Of his conviction at this time Will not check
II more than usual pains are not taken to watch
is matter of little effort with him. according to the
best accounts we gather. His detection and
of Colonel Wood, Chief United States detective, OF
Washington now I'm the city, and, we may add, not
in a state OF confidence that ulrich wiz remain
for any considerable time behind the iron bars OF
the Ohio State Penitentiary. Charles Ulrich was
born in Westphaia, and received liberal education
but early in life developed remarkable talents as
draughtsmap. He is about thrty-three years old
At the commencement OF the Crlmean war he went
to England and joined the royal rife brigade
draur6tsman served throughout that war faithfully
and received an honorable discharge. He then came
10 this country and settled In New YORK, where he
commenced the business OF an engraver, and carried
IL on for two years successfully having realized
enough to purchase nice little residence in that
city, which one of his wives now enjoys. Ulrch
commenced extensive cOunterfeiting about two or
three wears ago in New York, and made as much as
$50 600 on United States bills, according to his own
statement. The authorities soon discovered connec-
ton between las establishment and the most expert
counterfeters and thenceiorh ms course was preca
rious and downward. lie was arrested In New YORK
first and imprisoned, but escaped before trial. He was
arrested next in Canada by the United states author
All in toronto and escaped. Knowing his daring
character special watch was kept upon his actions
even to calling him every half hour during his con-
fnement there but in spite OF the precaution he
ceeded i'm outwting his keepers and effected his
cape, which at the time was one of the most daring
on record. With shoemaker's awl, picked up In
the shoe shop OF the jail, Urich made graver, and
with fashioned key for his cell out of the iron
hoops of the sop pail He made rope of his blan-
ket, scaled the Jail walls and escaped. When he
reached the Niagara river the officers his heels
He crossed that river little above the falls In arckety
skin and came near being drfed into the irresisn-
be current little above where 1t takes its fearful
| leap. He made for this city and commenced or
continued operations as a manufacturer and dealer
in counterfeit United states bank bkls. While
| serving ont term in Sing Sing Prison, New York.
he contracted intimacy with the jaiers sisterin
law, and when released married her, having at the
| the same time a wife living About that time ne
| became acquainted with James Colbert, an English
| boxer who keeps "crossman'sn den In New York.
/ and through him with Mary Brown, snrewd Ger.
| man girl living at Coloerts house. The value OF
Ulrlch as n counterfeer was recognized at once by
Colbert and he kept him close at work on plates,
allowing one TO have access TO him. Ulrch Is q
good looking fellow, and soon won the favor OF Mary
Brown, who reciprocated his affection by communi-
eating his ambitious views TO Burde, alias Edwards
alias Harwood, notorious New ORR counterfeiter,
1 Gross, took Ulrich into fun companonship and
started westward In pursuit OF fortune on their own
responsibility Ulrichs original wife came with him
and the entire party arrived in this city. They
rented two story frame house at Cleves in this
county, and set TO work issuing 500 counterfeit
/ bills. Mrs Ulrich was sent back to New FORK as
unnecessary, and the adventurous Charles made
love to pretty German grl in this city then living
| Rhne.n TO make long story short he married her
and set her to work 'shovng' the new hundreds"
| Mary Brown, not realizing sufficiently from the
i business suspected Burdel or treachery, and sent
Kate Gross TO Philadelphia TO act as the Eastern
agent for the new "hundreds" Of which she pro-
cured any quantity from urioh on the score OF their
first love. Colonel Wood was watching the opera
tions closely and discovered at last that the coun-
terfeit money reached Philadelphia from Cincinnati
l through Adams Express Company, and accordingly
put detective in the Cincinnati Office to watch the
| forwarding operation. Burdell was arrested first,
and kept in the room OF q hotel for some time.
Uirich turned up next, was arrested and also taken
TO the hotel. He made partial confession and pro-
missed to tell where the plates were II his women
| were allowed to go unpunshed as accomplices.
Ulrich taken to New York on promise TO the an.
thortes there to do 80. He was then transferred 10
| Brooklyn, but escaped to Canada, and, passing
/ through there, as already shown reached Cincin.
natl second time. lie was betrayed here by HIS
women, who, with that unaccountable perversity OF
depraved feminine nature, cling to the object OF af
ection and seek at the time 10 destroy It, VI.
rich made frequent attempts TO break jail here, the
last only the night before last. lie succeeded In pro-
curing small flies and had cut through his window
| bars and unscrewed the nuts the hinges OF his
cell door before being discovered.
From all accounts Ulrich s the counterieter of the
sevcnthrty bonds about which there such
pow-wow In washington some time ago, and ~ IL be-
leved that he has made more plates than any other
five countcrieiters In the country, lie IL highly IN
teIligent. with agreeable and plausible manners, cool