The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-25
from the Cincinnati Commercial.1
IMPORTANT CONVICTION.
Urich, the Counterfeiter Sentenced-.-
History of an Outlaw.

Urich, the Counterfeiter Sentenced-.-
History of an Outlaw.
Charles Ulrich, the notorious and accom-
plished counterfeiter was sentenced in the
United States Court yesterday. Jlrich plead
ed guilty, after Withdrawing his plea of not
guilty, and was sentenced to the penlten-
tiary for twelve years. He is regarded by
the United States authorities as the most &C
complished and dangerous counterfelter in
the country, and the smartest man in the
business. His career has been one OF sue
cessful adventure.
His detection and conviction at this time
are mainly due to the efforts of Colonel
Wood, Chief United States Detective. OF
Washington, now in the city, and, we may
addd, not in a state of confidence that vi
rich will remain for any considerable time
behind the iron bars of the Ohio State Pen
itentiary.
Charles Ulrich was born in Westphalia,
and received liberal education, but early In
life developed remarkable talents as
Graughtsman. He is about 50 years old. At
the commencement of the Crimean war he
went to England, and joined the Royal Rifle
Brigade, as draughtsman, served throughout
that war faithfully. and received an honora-
BILE discharge. He then came to this country,
and settled in New York, where he common
ced the business of an engraver, having re-
allied enough to purchase nice little resi-
dence in that city, which one of his wives
now enjoys.
Ulrich commenced extensive counterfeit
ing about two or three years ago IN New
York, and made as much as $4,000 in Uni
ted States bills, according to his own state
ment The authorities soon discovered a
connection between his establishment and
the most expert counterfeiters, and thence
forth his course was precarious and down.
ward He was arrested in New York first,
and imprisoned, but escaped before trial.
He was arrested next in Canada by the Uni
ted States authorities, but before being
brought into the States broke Jail in Toronto
and escaped. When he reached the Niagara
river the officers were on his heels. He
crossed that river little above the falls in
a rickety skiff. and came near being driftcd
into the irresistible current little above
where it takes its fearful leap.
He made for this city, and CONNIE ned or
continued operations Us manufacturer and
dealer in counterfeit United States bank bills.
While serving out a term in Sing Sing
Prison. New York, he contracted an intima-
CIV with the jailer's sister-in-law, and,
when released, married her. having, at the
same time, wife living. About that time
he became acquainted with James Colbert,
an English boxer, who keeps cross
mans den IN New York, and, through him,
with Mary Brown, a shrewd German girl,
living at Colbert's house. The value of u
rich as a counterfcitcr was recognized at
once by Colbert, and he kept him close at
work on plates, allowing no one t" have ac-
cess to HIM. Ulrich won the favor of Mary
Brown, who reciprocated by communicating
his ambitious views to Burtlel, alias Ed
wards, alias Harwood, notorious New
for op1 he in
with Mary Brown and Kate Gross, took u
rich into full cOmpanionship, and started
westward, in pursuit of fortune, on their
own responsibility.
They rented a two-story frame house at
Cleves, in this country, and set to work is
suing 800 counterfeit bills.
Mary Brown, not realizing sufficiently
from the business, suspected Burtlell of
treachery, and sent Kate Gross to Philadel-
phia to act a the Eastern agent for the new
"hundre, s." of which she procured any
quantity from Ulrich. Colonel Wood was
watching the operations closely, and discov-
cred at last that the counterfeit money reach
ed Philadelphia from Cincinnati through
Adams Express Company, and accordingly
put detective in the Cincinnati Office to
watch the forwarding operations
Burdell was arrested first and kept in the
room of hotel for some time. Ulrich
turned up next. was arrested and also taken
to the hotel. He made partial confession,
and promised to tell where the plates were
If his women were allowed to go unpunish-
ed as accomplices. Ulrich was taken to
New York on promises to the authorities
there to do so. He was then transferred to
Brooklyn, but escaped to Canada, and pass
ing through there as already shown reached
Cincinnati second time.
From all accounts, Ulrich is the counter
feiter of the 80 bonds. about which there
was such powwow in Washington some
time ago, and it is believed that he has
made more plates than any other five coun-
terfeiters in the country.
He is highly intelligent, with agreeable
and plausible manners, cool as a cucumber,
sharp as steeltrap and always self-p possess
ed and ready.
1t would be difficult to say who is most
entitled to credit for his arrest, but with
it the great gang of large counterfeitcrs in
the country is broken up, and will cease
from worrying until an equally bold spirit
arises to reorganize them, if, indeed, Ulrich
does not again escape and pursue his coun-
terfeiting career.