Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-19
OOUNTERFEITER'S CAREER.

"A CUtNfEhf EIEEBS tAREEk.
Conviction OF Charles LIriela. the ga.
nous COunterfeater, IA the United
States Court Yesterday HIS Al,
tempt 20 Break Bail, Monday Nfgisf,
ana Partial History Of His Career
From the Cincinnati Commercial, june L.
In the law report will be found the par,
IiculaTs Of the sentence OF Charles Ulrieh.
the notorious aud accomplished counter
feiter, in the United States Court, yester-
day. Ulrieh pleaded guilty, after with
drawing his first plea OF not guilty" and
was sentenced to the peniientiary for twelve
years. He, is regarded BY the United
States authorities So the most accomplished
and dangerous counterfeiter in the coun.
try, and thesmartest man in the business.
His career has been one of successful adj
venture, which the accident of his eonyic-
tion al this time will not check, ii more
than usual pains are not taken 10 watch
him while 10 the peniientiary.
To escape from Jail is matter of. little
effort With him, according TO the best ac.
counts we can gather. His detection and
conviction at this time are mainly due to
the efforts of C0l.Wood, Chief United States
Detective, of Washington, now IN the city.
and, We NAV adj, not in stale Of conf
dence that Ulrich viii remain for any con-
siderable lime behind the iron bars of the
Ohio State penitentiary.
Charles Ulrich was born in Weatphalia,
and received a liberal education, but early
in life developed remarkable talents as i
draughtsman. He il about thirty-lhree
years old. At the commencement of the
trimean war he went TO England, and
joined the royal ride brigade az drauehts-
man, served throughout that war faith.
fully, and received an honorable discharge
he then came TO this country, and settled
IN New York, where he commenced the
business of an engrayer, and carried il on
for two years successfully, having realized
enough to purchase a nice little residence
Ia that city, which one Of his wives now
enjoys.
Ulrich commenced extensive counter
letting aboutt two OF three years ago in New
York, and made az much az $50, 600 OF
United States bills, according 90 his oWn.
statement The authoritiessoon discovered
a connection between his establishment and
the most expert counterieiters, and thence
forth his course was precarious and down
@AN' AAS " az eAAANdAEA III view AtEh At5t.
and imprisoned, bat escaped before trial.
lie was arrested next in Canada by the
United States authorities, hut before being
brought into the States broke Jail in
Toronto and escaped. Knowing his daring
character, special watch was kept upon his
actions, even 10 calling on him every half
hour during his confinement there, bat in
spite Of the Precaution be sueceeded.in out /
whiting his keepers and effected bis es-
cape, which at the time was one Of the
most daring on record. With a shoe
makers awl picked up in the shoeshop of
the jail, UlTlch made graver, and with il
fashioned a key for has cell out of the iron
hoops of the slop-pail. lie made rope of
bis blanket, scaled the jail-walls and es-
capped When he reached the Niagara
river the officers were on his heels. He
crossed that river a little above the falls ia
a rickety skif, and came near being drifted
into the irresistible current a little above ]
where it takes its fearful leap.
He made for this city, and commenced or
continued operations as a manufacturer and /
dealer IN counterfeit United States bank
bills.
While serving out term in Sing Sing
prison, New York, he contracted an in
Gmaoy with the Jailer's sister-in-law. and
when released, married her, having. AZ the
same time, a wife living. About that time
he became acquainted Wiih James Colbert.
an English boxer, who keeps a Gcrnss-
mans" den in New York, and, through
him, with Mary Brown, shrewd German
girl, living at CoIbert's house The value
Of Ulricb as a COunierfsiteT was RECOGNIZED /
at once by Colbert, and he kept him close |
at work on plates, allowing no one 10 have |
access 70 him Ulrieh 10 a good loob ing
fellow and soon won the favor Of Mary |
Brown, who reCiprocated his affection by |
has ambitious views to |
Burdell, d,ta5 Edwards, alas Hsrw0od, a /
New York counterfeiter, and be, |
in conspiracy with Mary Brown and Kate |
Gross, took Ulrich into full companion |
ship, and started westward 10 pursuit OF f1r,
tune, on their own responsibility
UlricL's original wife came with him.
and the entire party arrived ia this city. |
They rented a two-story frame house al /
Cleyea, in this county, and sci TO work |
Issuing S400 counterfeit bills. Mrs. UIrich |
was sent back TO New York as unnecessary. |
and the adventurous Charlie made love 10
q pretty German girl in this city, then |
living with Der father, an Industrious tailor |
over the Rhine To make 4 long story |
short, he married her aud set htr 10 work
showing the new "huUdreds
Mary Brown not realizing sufficiently
from the business, aispccled Rurlell Of /
Ireachery, add sent Kate Gross 10 Phiia
delphia O. act as the Eastern agent iur thy
new "hundreds,' Of which She rrocHf-d
any quantity trom Ulrich on the score OF 1
their first love Colonel Wood vas watch
Jag the operations closely and diFroveced I
Il last thai the counterfeit money reached
Philadelphia from Cincinnati tLroufh
Adams Is press Company, and accordingly
put detective IN the Cincinnati ofire o. /
w$ch the forwarding operation.
Bufdell, was arrested FIRST, and kept ia
.he room Of hotel FOR some time Clrich
Turned up next, was arrested aud also taken ]
10 the hotel. lie made partial confession
and promised to tell where the plate were I
Il his women were allowed 20 20 u8puu 4
shed a. accomplices. Ulrich Eas TAI IN
10 New York on promise 10 the authorities
here 10 30 50. he was then Transferred i
10 Brooklyn, bat escaped D. CanAll, aDi 1
passing through there, as already shohn,
reached Cincinnati a second time.
liewas betrayed here by hiswomen, Who,
With that unaccountable perversity OF de-
prayed feminine nature, cling % the object /
Of affection and seek al the same 30 de- |
troy H. Ulricb made frequent attempts
to break jail here, The last only The night |
before last. RE succeeded ia procuring
small files, and had cut through his win |
ioW bars and unserewed the nuts on lbe
hihges 81 his cell door before being Us |
cogsred
From all accounts. Uhich i the c5uu- |
.srleiler ef lie seYen thlnx-baad.. st1nt |