The New York herald., 1869-11-13
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS c0vsT.
The staten Island Counterieiters-SingHiar
Developments.

Developments.
Before Commissioner Jones'
The examination before Commissioner Jones In
the case OF william Kemplon, one OF the alleged
gang OF Staten Island counterieiters, was resumed
Yesterday afternoon.
rue detectives nave been nearly two months in
working up the case The operations OF the gam
extend us far Boston in the establishment OF their
various headquarters. Five OF the prominent men
OF the gang are caught. Pierce. one OF the engiay-
ers, mad MS oc at 80 Nassau street; Colone ClarE,
who was chief salesman OF the work. had mis- Office
at 3l3 East thirteenth street. New York; Carpenter.
another engrayer. had place al ii Bloomfield street,
Boston; Kempton was perforator at Staten Island,
and Rlppon had place IN Fort Greene place, Brook
lyn Ii is estimated that the gang have put in CIR.
culation 500 900 worth Of stun They were elab
oragely founded. Five presses have been seized,
costing $1,000 each. Tue 'bed-pate" for the Ave
fore they were qnie finished besides a vast amount
OF stamps and plates. They have had In extensive
| amount to $40 20. On this immense sums Of money
| have been made Also there have been issued a
large amount OF So manifest stamps; also The one
! cent proprietary stamps III vast amounts
Colonel Clark and the other defendants Will be
| tried in New York and Boston, wnere tne property
| In connection was Iounu.
Detective Neltleshp and others arrested Rppon
| and kemptou on Staten Island. These TWO w0rthles
! were brought before commissioner Jones on Wed.
nesday. II may be remembered that Mr.. Ncttleship
testified TO arrestlng them at the house on staten
| Island, ana TO the boxes, plates, machinery and
Nippon yesterday waived examination and was
held TO await the action OF the Grand Jury. Mr. o..
Y. Buell., counsel Tor kempton, stated that Rippon
held hims elf IN readiness 10 testify In behalf OF the
government, but Aippon withdrew tnat oner.
Yesterday MIR. Nettieship detective was recalled
anu cross-eXamined as TO his testimony on Wednes-
day. Identified the plate and stamps, one cent pro-
prietary, found in the box at kemptons stables on
| staten Island; there are several large sheets OF
stamps and the transfer plate capable OF striking on
| 2la at one impression; kempton spoke about poor
Rippon and his wife and three cIioren, and said ne
| had rather 20 TO states Prison himself ten years
| than Rippon hurt at ali; we TOOK Kempton to
New YORK; did not hear any remark made by of
| the officers that kempton was not the man they
| wanted; saw Mrs. Rippon and her children In the
| house; when we got ut the houseon staten Island
| there was nobody but Mr.. Rlppon and family, Kemp.
ton coored servant and the doctor; J told Kemp
ton after the arrest that kippon had blowed about
| him using tue perforatlng mac hine; Kemp.on SAID
that was his part OF the business but he nad never
run press, barring once or Twice; the press
up the back parlor i'll good working order and
had It's punchings lying there: Kempton told me he
had been living there since April; Kempton and Rip.
pom are br0thers-ln.law.
Detective Dey, attached to the secre. service in
| the Treasury Department, testified that he was at
| staten Island at the time the defendant was
arrested, and the plate anu stamps shown were the
| same which had been taken from the garden at
| Rippon's house; the stamps were perforated with
| the machine found in the house, he had conversa
ton with Kempton; he stated that he was the
owner of ,d the press es'ora.h ana mad run 'n'
ano,nsr ashae Condensation ias 0s,Snsea w him
Bleecker street. New York, and he said there he did
wSk so no
| with Rippon IN Kimpton's presence; the converse
om staten Island n regard a. to the presses was
i
press had been found: showed him counterfeit
stamps and told him that these stamps. the perIor-
| ated ones had been done by that macnine defend
| ant said that all the work done by that machine
| had been done by himself the door leading to the
room in which the printing presses were found was
| locked.
Mr. II. G. whitley testified that he was In the ser
| vices or the Treasury Department, and found the
| plate, stamp and box in the garden at Rippons
house at Staten Island; these things had not been
| out OF possession OF witness the tobacco stamps
| have never been perforated; Kempton lived III the
| house and the presses belonged to li,m.
| IIazen l.. Colgrove testified that he was a detec.
| tive: was present when the arrest was made; told
! Kempton about the presses and he said he owned
| them; had conversation with him Ia the kitchen
| after the plates were discovered and asked him
why he did not tell all he knew about the plates; he
| said so far as he was interested III 1t he would
| be hanged before he would expose IT,,
| and more especially as Rppon was Interested
IN It, Also had conversation With him IN BleecSer
street, New York. when Deg was present, anu he
said then that he perforated the stamps: he said he
knew there was something buried IN the garden
knew who took the plate there; knew there was
something which Rip0ns folks wanted to conceal.
District Attorney Paris stated that tue presses
were so heavy that It Impossible to get them
they would be removed as soon as possible and for
the present the government would rest
Counsel for the defence inquired what amount of
BAH would be required.
Commissioner Jones thought II would be better to
walt until the testimony was Oil In.
The District Attorney said the pail at the present
time woud be $4,000.
The further hearing of The case was adjourned
until Monday mornlng, at ten O'Clock