New-York tribune., 1869-05-10
RkPUBLIC OF HAYTl.
(Arlns Of the Repubicl

The note is a very good imitation OF the original Both
however are miserable specimens OF engraving and
on the afdavits given above, Justice Hogan Issued
warrant for the arrest Of the accused and Saturday
Brett Jones aud Russ were taken into custody and con-
veyed TO Police Headquarters From information given
| Haytian war ship Alexander Potion in this
| port in the Autumn OF 1867. he called
/ upon by Admiral Raylgneaux, commander Of
the vessel accompanied by two OF his officers named
Cede aud Chalet aud at that and subsegnen. interviews
made by these officers with Buss The latter called
nance Of the work Mr. Brett being fearful that there
something wrong about the work asked his former
and II all right He did 80. and advised by
Capt John s. Young, then commanding the detective
force, to tell Brett to on and perform the work.
Poce wnnd he tbe more easily enabled to GET hold Of
tbe D9 INC rcorJj2Sy tlr ork was done NV
Brett Co. and delivered to Russ and he In turn dey
cred some $0OOO Of the same to the contracting parties
The remainder $200OOO was found by Detective Farley
in feed store IN Fourthst, where 1t had been loft
storage by Russ The prisoners were on Saturday after
noon taken before Justice Hogan at tho TOmDs and
partial examination was bad. There were present
senOr LarOche ElwOod Cooper, YioeCOn
OF the Hayau Government at this port and Others in
terested in the Nothing definite was done further
animation was then adjourned until yesterday, the
prisoners In the mean time, being locked up at Police
Yesterday morning the prisoners were taken before
ncc Logan M Tenc b M STsso Ps
be discharged. aud submitted the following afiidavit
% ao1 IL H. % %oo at VII % u B c. Is S n nd & edS Ss
ued s that trm Bret. bin sl sEsd bis opinion With
John YouHg Of tie detect force sri scqaaat @ with The s
PdIt the bills ard should s1y COMPLIANT he SVsI made vh refer
parties ' Wv s-"'
Alphonse Brett testified that acting on tho nforma
ton given by Jones' he executed tho work The ground
work Of the bills was done by cssrs Stone Barron
ypiss OF Nassaust The work was done IN the office Of
witness in the usual way in the presence Of twenty men,
and was delivered TO Russ, who paid for the same with
the exception OF 800 still due him witness had known
Russ for nine years. and had often done commercial work
for him.
III. A for thc
Minister setting forth that from information received by
him. he O opinion that the prisoners had executed
this work in good faith and they willing 20 give
valuable Information with reference to the guilty parties
he asked for their discharge lie was Of The saro Op
iOn and would therefore discharge them FOR the Of
the Haytan authorities. The following Interesting test
mony OF Johu Russ also employed by Brett to do the
John a,s native sshsnd living at No 81 sl1tbave stated
With Ads Rsn,uI late Commando DER Of Es Jan var f'q s%sr
5as A11 o. % al sSd % n, 3 @ Sa IL s ne Gha ' later 5 beng a.
let and Csde place sItbay and brought sheet Of
was not Ny branch Of engraving bat thought could End some
who could; tie lasted about Sou quality
paper and sI o. engraving was discussed hey wanted 2O0D Of
BY asking barkepsf for epgver who could pesk French
Is. S % ' 70 R s @ asked soa sS "09S tsS s the SS cost % %
f. R' ss m v . Te' e that s, % % 6 S san cost ,Ss & igSS
lie a not i've this nformsioq min e second interview about
er'ew deliver The parties 2o0 at time aud
@ is Iis el. 10 oy at Ss.s ss s'f @ & & g Is 5 T N, n 'yanf
9, oSs5 init s S & 1sG we're Tse'y1 The am %Oa agreed from
quantity Of bls delivered
By TO Cete and Chalet March they sd theJ
would keep tie t until the Alexander PetOn should he sail
oI h and that they would be taken out 70 Hy In that
with Admiral RaTgneauI the commander othe Peb
dnng the period Of months this which
g gn Vas not promptly paid by Chalet and Clede, aud !
fetfeo ne 70 the Admiral for the balance the money!
ueandtd The balance due Admiral RAYgeAnI the whole
M ~ .pe phhg OF the bills talked between and the
IT, ne promised 10 the balance due the contract oh
a NeeA ne aerwad pui Of for another week the
40 T me ID lew days. be did pay In all 500 or
tnea STATES money, toward the balance due there sl
e HS we last iustalmsnt Of the bills delivered
~ uAs 9rtre the ship sailed which 10 September i863
u Seee lo0h ths bills from packages Of $50
lhes each package, 20 bills
1n a Shet about this matter awa took ths bills at nav
never covered Them Al 5ce he 400 O of he b
~ ea by ms to Chalet and Ceds we're delivered IA me
T. 'Cy 100, he! were In large packtg. hou RFe |
sbon, Gvded then up into snail packages Of
80 Ahetts IN pAckege aud them m tnnL, {sn ,bs an
a. Vcter and Thea bad The trunk and cogtes, s g. NJ
O W foursLi when arrested Saturday ,oH oe est P
" NhS he funk stored aud he went and got n 80 ,t -
% agaHeTsi vixen the sheets OF were drlver t 10
se,Sl . - we hum6er letter, snd sums were I'd ~
80 10 t1e center; CHALET ia Crde gsv. ny to' I, in
uls Sssl th99d be Inserted there Spi hoths h,iue y.
WIN some Ie and ihk sPd stamp printed center Of ~ M
lha tef lhhbef and series for Instance No "A
tle same 1ermah stamped the back each b bst a. n
snmP was at my house IN ell DAYS epss,s
lgWnnk stamping ana numbering these bills; he paid Tor ~ az
vice hy Cuaei aud Cede The tness further stated tbs
Cde bad shown lin specimens ofrel blue yeow snss ~
representing tves tens Ghes haudrsi, ,ts M
Ia knO he could have them printed - "ANeu |
Furthan than tins Mr.. Ewood Cooper Vice Consul and