The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-20
ARREST OF FRENCH COUNTERFEsTERs.

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ARREST or FRENCH GOUNTERFE,TERs.
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| Counterfeit Internal Revenue Tobacco
Stamps--Seizure Of Large Number Of
Lifhosraphic Stones-Exteasive Machinery
Rollers. Printing Materials md Press Cap.
sUred mt Snake Hill, N. j.
A few days ago 1t came to the knowledge of Celone
Whitley, Chief OF the Secret service Division OF the
United States that there was in operation. On an
extensive scale, counterfeiting establishment
somewhere near or in this city. Colonel Whitley
and his officers set to work, and after few days OF
investigation discovered a well organized gang OF
desperate men and the location OF their MILL which
was controlled by men who had staked their all In
8 systematic conspiracy to defraud the revenue by
issuing counterfeit tobacco stamps.
With such q well laid scheme and such desperate
men 70 encounter their detection and discovery was
no easy matter. Whteley however. was equal to the
emergency, ana detailed John A. w. Clarvoe. one Of
his efficient aids, and other officers connected with
the division, who entered upon the work. and to
them the government Is indebted for the success.
ful termination Of the venture.
II is alleged that Eugene Frank and his father
Martin, cigar manufacturers living In Jersey City,
some time ago conceived the idea of evading
the payment OF United States revenue dl-
ties and set to work 30 carry out their idea. After
mature deliberanon they decided that an opportu-
NIFTY for speedy fortune was open by producing a
new set OF government revenue stamps by which
they could enter into competition with the govern
ment in furnishing the article the stamps) at much
cheaper rate than they could be obtained in the
gular and legitimate way.
THIS firm, 1t is alleged, soon discovered that there
was an immense demand for stamps daily made
upon them. The services of an accomplished French
photographer of this city, by name Paul Bernard,
recently arrived from France, whose artistic ability
should have directed his ambition into other chan
nels, was secured, and arrangements made for the
reproduction OF an accurate fac Stnle Of the govern
ment stamps.
Bernard's first work was TO engrave the long
stamps for cigar boxes. After this work had been
cOmpieted-coverlng stone slips on the stone-his
oetter nature IL appeafed exerted ITSELF ana when
he was asked to contnue the conntereits he refused
to complete the J, WORK The Franks Is alleged,
called at his room, on the top floor Of house two
doors below the northwest corner Of Prince and
Wooster streets, and after conference with him
were satisfied that it unsafe to trust Bernard.
The stones were carried away to their home in
Newark avenue, Jersey City.
Some time afterwards they again called on Der.
nard, and by promises Of monetary considerations,
and assurances OF the safety OF the enterprise they
pletng the cOunterfeits OF the ten sixteen and
sixty pounds tobacco stamps for which they paid
him $50. After the completion OF the stones
they were taken possession OF by the Frank
Brothers, who took them, 1t is alleged, TO Jersey
City, where another Frenchman named Ach.
Patty was employed to transfer the impressions to
eighteen times On one stone, the sixteen, pound
stamps sixteen times on oas stone and the sixty
nards, which is said to be one OF the best lithO-
graphic productions ever produced in this country.
OF Peter shoemaker, OF Jersey, an expert ntho-
graphic printer, were secured, and everything put
In n b 1a 1d, for rt n raId oors
had watched every movement OF the parties arrested
number of the vendors Of bogus stamps at the cor
her OF Seventeenth street and Livingston place. in
cludtng n. +. LaWreson, who gives his residence
1873 East Seventeenth street, aud George Delnore,
whose residence is In Third avenue.
Tie arrest OF these parties led Colonel Whitley
and his squad to make raid upon the factory on
at the country road house. In the second story they
found the presses, stones and other paraphernaa,
some OF which, being unable to carry away, they
| Gated were arrested between Friday last and noon
yesterday, when the last ones engaged III the job
About three p NJ a deputy OF United States Mar
shall Barlow walked into the Central Police Office,
produced warrant issued by the order OF Mr..
cured the custody OF the prisoners. They were at
once conveyed before the United States Commits
sioners and arraigned, when all but one entered
plea Of guilty, and were sent to Ludlow street Jail
for safe custody. They were received by the gov.
ernor and locked up in separate cells
STATEMENT OF MARTIN FRANK, ONE OF THE PRIs
ONERs.
am cigar dealer at No. as Stephen street, Jer.
sey City. About eight months ago Mr.. A. Patty
came to No ls2 Newark avenue, Jersey Clty-my
brothers. store-and represented that he knew man
who would engrave United States tobacco stamps.
! made no arrangement with him. Three months
after he came to me at my brothers store, called me
outside and exhibited to me sixty pound genu-
these made in New YORK for a Frenchnan. lie
asked me tor money. l gave him twenty dollars at
one time, thirty dollars at another and such sums as
l might have by me- They were printed In No
1S2 Newark avenue, under my supervision
Not considering them good enough, they were de-
pha, who was sent for by Patty without my having
! seen him before. Then and my brother told him
TO 'clear out OF our house with your - things"
| Then man named Steele, or stein. Of Chi
| cago, came to our places said he wansed some ten
pound stamps. got one on an old box and showed
could make ii as good as the genuine. / told him /
had no money 10 give him; that was bursted.
tSan finished the ten pound stamp He
~ the other twenty dollars. Afterwards the
| moved TO Snake Hill at the county Road House, to
enable me to wash my hands OF the job Then a
three weeks ago, which burned. stein told me il l
had some stamps he could dispose OF them.
told Patty abou! II. He said 1--WE WIN go out to
Snake Hin and print them" Patty and Invent out,
joined Peter Shavane the printer Two hundred
! sheets OF ten pound stamps were printed under our
| supervision When they were done went to Meyers
at Jersey City ana gave them to Stein. That Is the
last have seen ofthem. have received no money OF
answer from them ! was roped INTO the job by
| other parties. There were more ten pound stamps
| printed-100 sheets-by Patty and Shavane. They
were sold to the United States detectives by Patty
Nv VIC NoTHeI vi uuu stTeets, III
Brooks lager beer saloon who paid him 500 IN
greenbacks, Patty gave me the 800 bill opposite
| the corner, when he said he wanted me.
| STATEMENT OF PATTY.
| Patty's statement Is important, as he duplicates
elke Frank other parties not arrested. He said-l
am the ransterrer OF Lorsey, formerly OF Brett Co.
| NO. SO Nassau street, for seven years. About Sep
telnDer last Frank and j spoke about making
the stamps. He came to me and gave mt
az original to counterfeit which was not done
Afterwards man named De la Croix got me to get
| the sixty pound tobacco stamps engraved. I gO
bernard 70 engrave the sixty pound. After that
| FRANK got me 10 make two cent stamps for ten CEN
| papers. They were made BY Bernard but not pup
Iished; J made the sixty-sx pounds and the ter