The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
New ORLEANS, -, 1877
T. L., THE LASAL. BANK
1876 Drawer ct. Pay to the order OF .............
TOWNSEhp / LYNN.

CHRISTIAN HYATT, U.
Christian hyat are sI.tloler5 III New Orleans, and
these checks were printed. Iney desired 10 have
the revenuetwo cent sfaip which Is light yellow,
shield shaped engraving niarHed internal revenue'
~ the Top aud two cents AT bottom and spread
eagle Ia centre, printed across The lace o these
cnecks They supposed That alter kantzer got
through wtn printing the blanks ne would send
them TO Butler ~ carpenter, oi philadelphia, VINO
alone III all tnc-e Unteu sta.es are emitted 70 PRINT
the revenue stamps bank checks. In place OF
sending them for the government stamp FAINTER
Substituted the counter cit vi his own, ano struck or
several thousand sheets, on eacn OF which ne mad
clear pronL Lwenty-iour cents. they were lust
prepared for transmission 10 New Orleans when
THE DETECTIVES STEPPED IN
and SAID "naI.O bautLef, II appears, was very well
known throughout the West ana southwest Tor the
SuperiolitJ oi his engraving IN business matters
euch as cards, bank cnecAS, &e., anu cons equcnuy
had a large business iron country urns. His terms
were moocrate ana ms WORK satisfactory. The bank
checks were MS particular I0ite, ana on these he
expended much q ms ska u AN artist There were
OrlerS found from ALMOST every CITY IN the WcsJ,
have deiruudeu the government OF nearly quarter
mlilion OF dollars. Inc execution Oh The stamp
engraving Is excellent ana ditucuit OF detection.
There is not great zeal vi artistic any Leedcd TO
counterfeit the stamp, bus such aS 1t Is not very
common IN tn.s country; 0at TO ala Old, experienced
engravlr like Eantzer II was as easy possible.
The energy with winch Colonel Whitley has hunted
up this case gives reason 70 hope tnat before he
benefited Dy the suppression Of other illestiulate
artists Ia government engraving.
Twenty Dollar Bilis--Boys Engaged in the
Business--Clevcr Capture.
Otto Kurtzman, lam Baggs and Robert Parker
yesterday found themselves occupying q dslir-
gushed position before the community, being en-
gagged IN no less difficulty than defending them
serves IN the Commissioners Court against some
lnsnuations touching their honesty preferred on be-
hall OF the government OF .'these United stales.n
The first mentioned defendant the keeper OF retail
cigar store In Hoboken and the Others aged respec.
lively eighteen and twenty years, were arrested 0y
Deputy Marshal Crowley charged With dealing In
counterfeit currency OF the denomination OF twenty
dollars, purporting to be issued by the Market
National Bank OF New York. The parties were
yesterday brought before Commissioner Osborn.
1t appeared that Deputy Marshal Crowley had
ascertaned that Knrtzman had been In the habit of
&C ling the boys large quantities OF this money Tor
time past at the rate Of hly cents the dol.
lar ana that he hau last Friday met the boys IN
private room at the Atlantic Hotel, corner OF New
Bowery and oliver street. and sold them fifteen
tweDty dollar bills OF the kind named. Crowley took
Baggs on Nonoay night up TO place in twenty.
seventh street and there met Parker Crowley asked
Parker Tor the "stuii," and Parker wanted 10 know
what he meant. Crowley said he might as well
give u up, and Parker asked Baggs II he should.
sn nanass croweS saso IN M. en kna Of
money named. Crowley then searched Parker
p Sua ionnd no more counterfeit money on him.
napss Ihu no counterfeit money on hum. Parker
SAID ne got the money from kurtzman, and an ar
ran nie was mate BY Crowley with him to meet
naMmhh IN bayard street the nexs morning. At
NY .,o upponteu Parker AMI Crowley were vt the
pace agreed upon, but Kurtzman did not appear.
crowley however, saw nlm snortly afterwards
ev,ug siong Tue bowery and followed him into
restaurant. wncn nc asked him TO produce his
stu,l.n kurlzman deniel having any, aud none
was iound on hls person. Ho also denied knowing
anything about tue matter, but there seems lo he
little doubt OF his quit. ~ ~ "
COMMISSIONER Osborn committed Kurfzman in a.
nu,s VI Mo,uoJ Uali and the Others In 49, v0 bali
each 70 await examination on Friday pext