The Portland daily press., 1869-11-05
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- NRW YORK. 81
ARREST OF CoUNTERFEIrERs.


NEW YORK, Nov. 4-Col. Whitley, of the
United States secret service division. and his
detectives, have succeeded in capturing a gang
OF counterfeiters regularly organized for the
purpose OF manu- featuring and selling counter
felt tobacco stamps, securities and money. 1t
is said that many of the parties are OF good
standing and reputation in this city, Virginia
and North Carolina are compromised. The
detectives captured large quantity of cOun-
tsrfet stamps, &C., and plates presses, paper
and other machinery and material used in the
business. On the 18th of October a somewhat
notorious character named Volney Wright,
was arrested, charged with attempting to sell a
large quantity of 60-pOund tobacco stamps -
He was taken before Commissioner Osborne
and held in $4,000 bail to await the action of the
grand jury; the fact of his arrest being careful
ly concealed lest its publication should warn
his coniederates. These stamps are of finest
execution. Several government officials who
examined them are unable to detect their
wOrthlessness. The bed piece, note and plate
with six transfers are secured. The nvestiga-
tons were continued and resulted in the dis
covery, as alleged, that Hart Pierce, of No 80
Nassau street, was a member of the gang
Pierce is an accomplished engraver, native
of this city, and 80 years old. 1t being evident
that more important individuals were behind
Pierce, watch was set on his door, which led
to the discovery that Col. Robert Clark, who
during the war commanded the 18th New
York volunteers, and whose military reputa-
ton was good, was constant visitor Of Pierce.
Clark occupied O Snite of rooms at 1917 East
18th street. On October Both Whitley made
descent upon the prisoners quarters, ar
rested fIerce ana seized ~. the dies and ma
cnlnery usro IN counterIeltlng; among which
were very costly press for transferring
Aiter tne SEIZURE OF inc premises ozark came
IN and was arrested, and on the examination OF
his apartments abundant evidence OF his guilt
W. we're Iounu. one vaNse contained Piate Tor
oo pouna Tobacco stamp, dles ior marklng one
pu9vy s'auips, large quantley Oh TWO 9undred
a a1e o Ven pouna Stamps, .oseIner WIN ABOUT
@A T,uth mor ;, VI Glean; genuine stamps
a. urlner INQUIRIES ulscovered the 1acS thae
tn s'oP WEE p,In'eu q. pace On otalen
Aelanu, az rihce Day. sunc'eht force was
nut on tne Deach. oonn hipon' an English
Wau' steer anu copper plate printer, w. >.
Aemp1on OF Maine' ana hipon1s wife, were ar
reSseu.
0le"' snui nation was eAPresseu az tniS III
SaSion OF tne,r premises, ana especially on the
oaooa'n, anu .ne men ssoutiy deh.ea any com
pllci.y WIN tne cou9!erIelters' a search OF tne
mo% oJ t,, ~ aso atnouH
al oGeu a., 10 eSou ~ sno ~
, Inu ',nnt;tu ie ;'o sSamps, az!
nssJ IN onnntnrfa;,;no '' AZ e., 49,.
tL.oo oa,,. s;I,,o. ,,;ncnaS a S:o ~
coins, and etc, were found. but no plates or
finished work. Finally, Ripon divulged the
garden, and box was dug up which contain
ed the plate on which had been transferred the
one cent revenue stamps, the bed niece and
transferring die, large number of stamps,
1mouSdnus oi pripceu snee's anu otuer arIicles
,ha nitn aoa tto fnraoor VIZ % g
Warsbaj,s ofic. wbe, a tbev ysra hold in cnS'
todu .'0ooy"tNS ''NAe' wv ''N ~ WAC
Wy NO. now asoor,oin.d +hot,.h. o,crouo,
named Renben Carpenter having an Office at
No. II Bromfield street. Boston, had been en-
ployed to engrave u S. $40 bonds for this
gang. Col. Whitley dispatched two men to