The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-13
THE MOST IMPORTANT ARRESTS IN
TIE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY"

detectives, the recent arrests IN NeI
York and Boston of the principal ope
rators in the business of counterfeitin,
revenue stamps, IS. bonds and money
The details of these arrests are of
most startling character and we ar,
enabled TO furnish the following con
Gensed statement from the parts a:
presented in our Eastern exchanges. Il
seems that the government has long
been aware of the presence in the mar.
ket of great quantities of bogus stamps
S. finely executed as to battle the skill
O. experts; aud for long time past Col.
H. G. Whitley, the chief of the Secret
Service Division, New York, has been
eadeayoring to get some clue to the
perpetrators of these dangerous crimes
7. would seem that the temptations of.
fered have been so strong as tc seduce
some of the most capable eugravers of
the country into the employment of their
skill in making the necessary plates,
dies. and other instruments needed in
tse execution of false stamps and
moneys and there is no doubt that
the very respectable character of these
parties has long secured them immuni-
~ from suspicion and consequent ar
rest. In the early part of the present
month Col. Whitley, having "worked
Up" the case, (being moved thereto by
tee presence in the market of a very
dangerous counterfeit tobacco stamp
did, after recovering some sixty thous.
snd dollars worth of the said stamps,
cause the arrest of one Hart L. Pearce,
oae of the most skillful engravers in
the country. This man had been en-
pioyed for several years by Tiffany l.
Co., Jewellers, Broadway, New York,
and by the American Bank Note Com
pany; consequently he was thoroughly
rersed in all the details not only of en-.
craving, but in the process of transfer
ring and printing notes and stamps
Pearce, it seems, after leaving Tiffany
!. Co. opened an engraving Office on his
own account on Nassau street. 1t was
te.e that Whitley aud his assistants
pounced upon him and discovered upon |
E;s premises a large lot of plates and
dies and one of the most perfect, expen-
sive and powerful transfer presses in
the country. Immediately subsequent
to Pesrce's arrest one Robert B. Clarke,
formerly Colonel of the 18th n Y. VOL
uatee,s was discovered entering Pearce's
o ace, and be was arrested. The detec-
ives found him in possession of large
quantity of counterfeit tobacco stamps
acd other evidences Of his guilty COM
c,icity with Pearce. On the next day
Col. Whitley went to Staten Island and
arrested one john Rippou, an English.
man, an old engraver, who had also,
'or long time, been ia the employ of
Tiffany & Co. This man was found
living in small house with his wife
lad six children; and it was only after
much difficulty that the officers of the
Az succeeded in discovering what they
we're looking after-the evidences of
lis rascality. These were found how
yer, and consisted Of presses, paper,
lies and plates, the latter being buried
Z Rippon's garden, which fact be dis
losed himself, af.er finding that con-
ealment was no logger available.
William Kempton, brother-in-law of
sippon, was also arrested. His part of
he business has been TO perfo.ate the ]
lamps in the manner which is n0ticea.
lie in cancelled whisky and tobacco t
lamps. One arrest gave clue to an !,
ther; and on the next evening Whit q
~ went to Boston and there be made +
descent upon one Reuben Carpenter,
mother very skillful engrarer, a man :
tho is particularly expert in engraving {
ignettes, borders and foe letters. This !
camp was found engaged in engraving q
i've Twenty Bonds aud executing his
ork in the finest style Of the art A
ew York correspondent of the Wash n
Igton Chronicle, alluding to these ar =
.s,s says: a
All the above parties have fully confessed .
o,,tt .p1 have hoo, coun itfod in do