The New York herald., 1868-02-10
NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY. -i.EBRUARY 10, 1858

men had already diluted tho cusscncy Of the U,upary
With tber spurious maunfs-lusc n 4 when thei>ppoa
ana darng opesnlens invned teciio aud capture AZ
enrapping tho counterfciter with his ptes before an
impression can be struck Tho eou<rumec, appreoi-
vie~ OF the fact that q syslcm or national ban IA was
eslaDiisned with large uniform currency and that
the cbaf medin os xcSan a. 'yns ne to come 20 90
N The Department. oil tho Treasury
sEcRgT eERvOs BUREAU,
designed to attend exclusively the protection or the
iVrrency from bogus encroachments since it's estab
iiShment-over two years ago-this bureau has been
the OF having about three hundred counterfeters
Of Ai classes arrested, and has undoubtedly saved
milliSps Of dollars 70 the Treasury 1t was founded
charge ssnder Tho supervisor Of the Solicitor Of the
Treasury, Mr.. Edward Jordan. Rules laid down
which provided tbst clerks and opersvss we're to be
employed only by che solicitor or with his approval
That sspar.ss registers be- kept in the division.
perry indoxsa Of all the couserfss plates and dies and
known to be In any wsy ENGAGED in making or oircula-
ting oounterfelr money oounterfetne implements
Obtained Also sssstsls i. WHOM every item MOI; Of iufor
nation should bc entered IN journR form In reference
To- such plates dics and persons and also statement
plates, 40
register Of all letters addressed either to the solicitor
or 10 the chief Of tho division relating to s operations
with suocinct statement Of the contents Of each and
showing whom and from whom they were received.
dressed to the solicitor o. the Chief Of the division but
brought 70 the attention Of The latter By rsiersnos or
register Of all letters rotating to the operations Of
s1e 20 d,vsos written either BY the solicitor or the chief
Il was also directed that all correspondence with
Others than operatives should be through the solicitor
and all letters from persons not In she employ OF tho
onice should DO submitted TO him.
Tho chief Of the division Instructed to require from
eacn operator full and detailed report Of his operations
and upon what service he had Sesn enrased What he
accompisned and especially what Information he
division TO be made BY the chief to the Solicitor
end d.. o. each month. month Eyery plate or die Of which
tho Solicitor the Assistant Solicitor or the chief
clerk and then labelled and deposited in the safe pro-
vided for that purpose
All counterfeit money coming to the possession OF the
ONCE except 80 much a might be desirable to preserve
as specimens together with all paper and all implements
being used for unlawful PURPOSES again. .'' '''
And all specimens 70 be 30 marked to prevent
their being circulated, and 70 be SO labelled and mum
bsred - to render reference and Identification easy
rHE DETECTIvE DEPARTMENT.
Passing through the basement entrance in the south
wing OF the Treasury Department the visitor after turn
ing shert distance into corridor on tho right hand
finds himself In the department where the foregoing
countersiters genius came to inglorious end The
rooms devoted TO this very important division Of the
Treasury Department are but two In number limited In
size and with low, heavily grained ceilings There is
little appearance OF business premises for all
the important work Is conducted in silence and secrecy
out Of doors Afew clerks taking things lesnrsly are
tue only signs Of fe-in fact there nothing ind-
cate the presence Of the active agency which gives
eyes and ears kssny alive to the dongs Of the Counter
fetng fraternity. few Strengthening and disabled
be seen that did their share OF hard work
some period but are past all illegal transgressions
In the Interior room Of the division, Mr. g. w. Kimba,
afsor receiving an order from the proper authority,
opens the safe and brings forth tho interesting
curiosity IN the department-tho specimen book Of
COUNTERPART NOTES
There are not 30 many In the collection might
anticipate but IL s delightful 10 fnd that those which
are there represent great deal of the spurious article
that will never again play the role Of lawful current
money. On tho first page Of this interesting album
a coupterfeit $l0O bill on the
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK, CITY OF NEW YORK,
dated April 10, 1854 On the left is represented boat
load OF sailors passing under the stern Of Commodore
Perry's flagship on Lake Erie, and on the right the
designs fair imitation Of the genuine but the face
OF the goddess In the latter has different and more
@ s u
son with tho genuine reveals discrepancy In the facial
rendering In this seems to be ono great difficulty Of
Of ts particular expression. This is especially
BILE the back OF the bill repres entng the signing Of
once, however, which is most palpabls, and to
which II Is only necessary. 70 direct astsn-
is the omission OF one-haf transverse part OF the
letter in the word 'smanainp the scroll at the
As whole The execution Of the engraving is ezceent
and to the inexperienced eye appears good the
model. This bill has been issued on three dinorsnt
Bank Of Boston, February 2, 1904. and tho Ohio
National Bank, December ~ 1854
THE PLATE WAS CAPTURED
by an officer OF tho Bureau In March, 1867 Tho en-
graver and printer were arrested at the time and
now lodged safely in jail awaiting trial. In this cap
ure were also included unfinished plates OF Eve and
five hundred dollar bill An impression OF tho latter
in the book OF proofs Of captured plates shows that
very completion. The engraving was done by
the practieed hapd, and had evidently occupied
considerable time In getting up All that appeared want.
ing the ing In OF the sky In the the back
representing the surrender OF Burgoyne The artist must
have reinqushed the task OF completing this trng ad-
only in embryo, the entire middle Of the face being
blank. One would think in observing tho superior dis
play OF ability with which these notes marked that
the artist might be content with the fame and fortune ho
could acquire by pursuing his calling after
honest manner and avoid the inevitable risks attendant
upon counterfeuug. That one man should be able to
produce note like that first mentioned, bearing
almost exact resemblance to the genuine, which In all
cases II the work OF six men, is really marvel OF imi-
tatlon. The labor on tho
s very wisely divided and insures perfection 10 each
branch OF the engraving which goes TO make up the
finished plate One mans specially is landscape, trees
cattle, &c. another the human faco divine; third
racery ana figures fourth letters and on and II Is
thus becomes so hard task for the single counter
feiter to copy tho varied styles and TO bc perfect In
each.
Tue next bill isa
HUNDRED DOLLAR COMPOUND INTEREST NOTE
woll executed; but the color at the back is papabs
left hand where tho top Of the letter U' IN United
States touches the die the corner. In The genuine
they about Of an inch apart The date
is May Is, 1865. Quite considerable humber OF these
notes was pamed or even on the national banka Tho
plates were stolen out OF the Bureau by man named
Langton and the principal recovered In the spring
OF 1896 The plate for printing the gold letters was
never captured