The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-09
FORGERY OF HAYTIEy BANK NOTES.

Six Hundred Thousand Dollars Of the Spurious
Notes Put in Circulation in Hayti-Arrest Of
the Alleged Printers in this City.
One OF the most extensive fOrgeries OF modern
date has Just been brought to light in this city. 1t
was first brought to light, however, IN the republic
Of Hayt. The discovery developed the fact that
$780, Of forged notes. purportng to be two dollar
notes OF The republic Of Hayt had been put in cir
cuation there AS soon as the Treasurer General OF
the republic made this astounding discovery he I'M
mediatey set to work to trace the notes TO their
source and finally came to the conclusion that
the counterfetng had been done in the city Of New
York. He therefore communicated with Superin-
tendent Kennedy in regard the matter, when that
official detailed detectives Farley ana Eustace to
work up the CASE This as a matter OF course, was
no easy task, for they had no clue whatever to
guide them in their searches for the counterfeters,
and the Haytien government were unable to give
them the slightest information which might have
thrown some light upon the swindle. Farley and
Eustace however, are men who believe That where
fore there is will there Ia considerable OF broad
way. and they each one joined himself together,
as Hugo would say, and worked day and night to
ferret the whereabouts OF the cOunterfelters Az
length success crowned their effors ut least far
as to accomplish the arrest OF the alleged printers OF
the notes in this city and the party charged with ne
gotiating for the same. The name OF this last
Individual Is John Burr, No. "a Sixth avenue, and
the printers Alfonso Brett and VIM. Hinch Jones, of
the irm of Brett Jones, printers, No. SO Nassau
street. Preliminary to the arrest OF these parties
the following anidavts were made before Justice
Hogan at the Tombs-
Evaniste Laroche Of the St. German HOTEL being duly
deposes and that he the Charge dAGares and
Consul General for the republic OF Hay to the government
s rpnSs Of and H pe % hf
Jones John Rust Deonen has examined said note and
charges a said Brett with making printing
s m ann g e an that w
Brett Jones and Rust may be arrested and dealt MIN as the
sworn 10 before this 7h day of May, isssE HOGAN,
Police Justice.
some ,ms during the Winter Of he was at The office Of
Brett Coz So Nassau street. in the city Of New York
there being made number OF notes similar TO the
deponents adayii dsponent while in said
hony to have said notes printed through Colonel Wood
carried number of said notes TO said RUST and re-
Ss's a n Of e said
ss s Of S sno%ese
sworn to before me this eth day of May lss9-E. HoGAS
Police Justice.
Upon tile above alldavits the parties name d
therein as implicated in the alleged lorgeres Were
Hogan. There were also in attendance Mr.. Laroche,
the Consul General OF Hayti and Mr.. Elwood,
Spanish Consul in this city. The examination OF
tie accused, who were represented by counsel was
set down for to-day Meantime the parties were lett
Consul General for the present seems disposed, not
wtlstanding his AFFIDAVIT, to consider them fnn0-
cent Of the grave charge preferred against them,
and only expresses an anxiety on behalf OF his gov
eminent 10 trace out the parties who con-
cocted the forgery and set the forged issues
in circulation IN llaytl For tnat matter the
accused all assert their innocence. Burr
says-at least 50 say the detectives Tor blm-
that last fall an admiral Of the Haytien navy called
on him and asked him II he could print the notes.
Burr said that ne told the admiral he could not print
them, as he was an engraver and not printer. Ac-
rJip0f tn I'm
deputiZed by the Hayden government TO have the
"stamps" printed. Burr then went to Brett and
the latter then performed the work. Burr states
that three officials occupying high positions In the
IL said that $780, 900 worth OF the spurious notes
were printed In this city, $60O00O OF which were
palmed or on the sable inhabitants OF Haytl, as
stated above the remaining $2W.000 being found
IN the hands OF the alleged printers. Messrs. Brett
and Jones say that they did the work as ordinary
Job work, having no suppositOn whatever tnat they
were aiding any counterIeiting schemes.
The notes are good counterfeits though as COM
pared with the genuine notes 1t is not difficult TO de-
tect the difference. The medallion likeness either
of the upper sides of the OF President Gcfrard
as also the vignette-the Hayden coat Of arms be-
tween then--are not so clear, and then IN the let
terng some Of the accents are omitted. The water
mark on the original Is also wanting. The note IL
about the breadth OF an ordinary Rreenback and
half the length, and only black printing on white
paper like the original and, therefore. an easy
counterfeit. on either end crosswse of the note
tine words 1.-TWO dollars" (dcuX gOurdesl, and the
translation OF the lettering Is as follows:-"Republic
OF HsytI. The present bill circulaes In the repub
he for two dollars. and the public treasurer guaran
tees to the bearer this value, IN virtue OF the law Of
April Ii, 1927. For the Treasurer General" And
then come the signatures. which are various.
Among the unsllspecting iayticns these bills passed
current without difficulty.