The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
A RAID ON COUNTERFEITERS IL
REW YORK.
Extensive Mandatory OF TObSce,
stamps.
Very Important Discoveries md
Captures.

NSFNAASNt
NEW York, Nov. 4.
Col. Whitley Of the Secret Service
division, and assistants, have for oveI
month been engaged In brreting Out
one OF the most notorious gangs oi
counIerfelters In the country, and have
lust brought their labors 10 success
fol close. It was ascertalned that q
dangerous 90 pound tobacco stamp was
being offered TO enterprlslng tobacco
merchants, at about one fifth OF the
Government prices. O., % for stamp
sold by the Government at $40 20. The
Inducements were 30 great that many
firms heretofore bearing unblemished
reputation In this city, Virginia, North
Carolina, aud other States, embarked
In the enterprise, and purchased large
lots from the New York manufacturers
The first nrreSt WAS made October
10Th In the person Of Volney Wright
who Il is alleged had endeAvOred 10 sell
All Immense quantity OF these 90 pound
stamps TO men named Copeland and
Walker, he was quietly held 10 bail 10
the sum OF 5, 900 10 await the action Ol
the Grand Jury. The bed piece, roll
and plate with six transfers were seour'
ed BY the detective. The next arrest
was one Hart Pierce, an accomplished
engraVer OF Number 80 Nassau street,
on October SOLh, With whom were seized
all the dies and machinery used Ia
counterielling, among which was q
press for transferring, costing $1,000.
Col. Robert Clark, who during the
war commanded the l4th New York
volunteers, was next secured and bis
rooms at 3l7 East 18th street searched,
and In almost every bureau drawer,
stand drawers, boxes, trunks and vail.
ses evidences OF guilt we're found. One
valise contained the plate OF the &C
ponnd stamp dies for marking one pen.
ny stamps. Hundreds OF sheets con-
tanning 2l0 pUund stamps together
with about fifteen thousand dollars
worth OF clean genuine stamps.
It was next Ascertained that the mill
where these stamps were ground ont
WAS situated about fifteen miles from
this city, at Princes Bay, Staten leland,
Seven men were sent to the spot, and
after u tramp OF u half mile through
the woods, discovered the building, In
which were arrested John Rlpon, II
steel and copper-plate printer, native
OF England, and his partner, VIM. s,
KemplOn, a native OF Maine. R.pOn's
wife and three children and u colored
girl, were on the premises. In one room
was found large amount Of paper,
such as is used by the Government In
the manufacture OF revenue stamps; a
large supply OF inks, oils, and jugs
filled with gum; also, n die for making
three cent silver pieces, steel dies for
stamping coins. In another room was
perforating press for punching the
holes between the stamps on the
printed sheets. In the garden, about
IS inches below the surface, was found
on information given by RIpon, box
which contained the plate on which had
beVn tranierred the one cent revenue
stamps two hundred and ten times, the
bed piece and transferring die, large
number OF stamps, thousands OF printed
sheets ready for use and other articles.
The prisoners and materials were
brought TO the city. 1t was now ascer-
tanned that an engraver named Reuben
Carpeter, having his office at No. II
Bloomfield street, Boston, had been em.
ployed TO enHrave U. =. $50 bonds.
Officers were sent to Boston, and with
the assistance Of the detectives there,
arrested Carpenter In the act OF engrav-
Ing pass on the Wilmington " BaltI.
more Railroad. He surrendred to the
officers one thousand dollar 8 20 bond,
which he had been employed 10 engrAve
by man in the city who was In the
last stages of consumption. 1t Is alleged
that numerous other prominent persons
OF this city are under suspicion and
surveillance, and It IL believed that
several hundred thousand dollars OF
these bogus stamps have been put 10
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