The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
CoUNYERVEIYERs IN TROUBLE.
The Secret Service Detectives Suppressing
Illegitinate Art-Immense Counter
feiting OF Revenue Stamped
Bank Checks.

Scarcely has the news OF extensive counter
leitng concern being seized aud broken up grown
cold when the people are called upon TO hear OF
another being discovered In which the government
has been dcfiauded OF thousands OF dollars and
which mas been In quiet, peaceful operation for
years. The recent instance OF counterfeit estab-
hshment being broken Up, where tobacco and other
revenue stamps were printed on an extensive scale,
gave the detectives Il notion that other branches OF
counter citing, involving little skill ana no very
great rsx OF detection, must be In existence and IN
1oarlshing way la some portion OF this large
/. CITY. Colonel Whitley, Chief Of the Secret
Service Division, whose interchangeable exertions
TO bring counterfeiier5 TO light and justice have
In some instances been sgnally rewarded along
with his assistants, j. y. Nettleship and William
Appesate, put themselves III training to ferret out
the truth Of certain runors that bank checks with
the government revenue stamp were being exten-
siyely printed outside OF the concern exltimateiy
authorized TO DO Reports came from the West
that large quantities. OF
sPURIOUsLY SrAMPED BANK CHECKS
were passing current IN OF the principal cities.
There nothing out vague statement At FIRST to
guide the detectives 10 tangible clue, but getting
little by little the 1acs together that the checks with
the counterfeit revenue marks were evidently
designed and printed by one man, and ear marks
were not wanting to trace the workmanship
to parties We'll known to the people OF
the Secret DIVISION. The discovery was made
last Friday two weeks ago that Conrad Fautzcr and
his son Conrad were the persons who have been for
considerable time past nooding the country with
bogus stamped bank checks. Father and son are
ola hands NJ the business and were detected once
before In similar Illegal operations, but escaped
through some means the penalty which they were
deservedly Liable. Lite or no information could be
Obtained ci their Whereabouts Of late years. though
u was well and truiy surmised that they could
hardly be occupied AZ any honest business While
they were hid away from ordinary public observa-
ton. Faatzor, senior mas the reputation OF being
an accomplished and artistic counterieiter. None
Of fills work Is clumsy or detective. He seems
to give his mind ana soul up TO the closest
study OF the model he means to initiate,
aud thus it Is that his cOpes-executed
as they are under great disadvantages without the
aid OF the machinery which the weather. and more
extensive resources of the government command
pass Side by side It'll the originals. Co one Whitley,
wisely ueenlns TIC LeIer PAN TO be to follow out
and
FOLLOW UP THE CLUE
he had already obtained, SO as II possible to meet
iii those VINO iuisnt ~ any cnance have direct or
lniire y Relations Win The urn VI FAINTER son,
Kept his INFORMATION W himself and his assistants Tor
several weeks. anu IN the in.erim secured around TO
discover II tlele were any accoinpilces. vi course
goOd deal o. difficulty Vas experienced, az tnere
always is Ia lucins ou the location OF the counter
lCllvfS III ILLS Respect IL
lar more veAatious trouble in store Tor
the detectives than In Lunting up the
Whereabouts VI whlskey still. Secrecy is all
in All 10 The counerellei. Though he needs Gil the
Night possible ne has 70 w0rA dark and hidden
places. nlally, Colonel nit.ey aud MS ains, re-
soiyed to MAKE / uesceni and Jns they accomplished
In Inc quiet evcling hours u last sunday, wncn
body save
A SOLITARY POLICEMAN
was around. Iney catered the building No. 2i0
Wiain sheet, and advancing rapidly UP nve flights
Oh stars, found TIE l.seIveS III room on the top
story and III The III osL OF lmlnenSe masses Of blank
anu pTinLeu paper printing presses engraving TOOLS
large rols Oi ciiecAs and al the parapneinaa OF an
extensive counterlcitlns establishments. series VI
rooms communicated Win ms wnicn they found
stocked WIN printed checks, lilnograpn stones,
large quantities. oi various colorcd INK, ana curl
GUS coectlon Ot Ingenious tOOis dilcrent uses IN
she business Oh engraving. lAere was perfect PIE
thora OF material, and DuSiness VI mammoth d.
mensl0ns Appeared W De CARRIED on.
In An INSIDE ROM
beyond any chance Oh escaping, were found Conrad
EanlzeI his Iney were both placed
promptly under arrest, taken Ludlow street JAIL
from winch AaplatiJn OF tne unrighteous they were
taken bel re Commit soIer Dcts ana neid III $50 900
bah 10 await eAaluIuI.un Oh krluay next Thirteen
presses III ali were seized, ana about $50 900 OF
Druteu checks ready loi transmission u stationery
1rIns III different parts OF The country. The follow
ing Is the lofm Vi series OF checks which were
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