Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-25

gives b1G pdI UlClltIS VI OAAS " AS'O Va S--S
dealers in fraudulent stamps:
Yesterday morning Charles Rodwell,
son of Mr.. Aaron M. Rodwell, called in
at Mr.. A. M. Reynolds Exchange and
Banking office, and exhibited a half
dozen revenue stamps of the denomi-
nation of 81 and So, desiring to know
if they were genuine, and if so wheth-
er he could sell them there. Two lads
employed as clerks in the office, F. G.
Runyon and H. A, Hausling, who de-
serve especial mention for their shrewd-
ness and zeal in assisting to develope
the fraudulent character of the stamps
at once pronounced the stamps bad !;
but, instead of so informing young
Rodwell, desired him to leave the
stamps and they wonld answer his
queries at twelve o'clock. AS soon as
he had left, one of the young men pro
ceeded to the office Of u. S Detective
Nettleship, and showed him the stamps,
and he, too, promptly declared them
fraudulent. Young Rodwell was then
requested to come to the detectives
office, and on being informed that the
stamps were bad, he stated the officer
that he had received them to the
amount of $31. so from John A. Fuller
ton of Brooklyn, an acquaintance of
his, who had sent them to him in let
ter dated the 18th inst, and requested
that he would sell then, offering as an
inducement % per cent commission.
This letter he exhibited, together with
another which he had received on the
18th, anxiously asking why he had not
acknowledged the receipt of his first
letter To this-inasmuch as he had
some misgivings as to the genuineness
of the stamps-he replied that he had
been absent from home and that in
consequence of REMEMBERING of the
letter referred to had been left at the
wrong house that since the receipt OF
the second letter he had traced it to the
house where it had been left, but found
that those who received it had return
ed it to the post Office, and that the
Postmaster had sent it to the dead let
ter office. While the detective, Com
missioner Whitehead,l young Rodwell
and Mr.. Reynolds clerk were examin-
ing these letters in the detectives Office
Mr.. A. M. Rodwell entered with a
third letter from Fullerton, directed to
his son Charles. This letter was full
of regrets that the first one had found
its way to the dead letter office, as it
contained revenue stamps which might
get him into trouble.
Deeming this letter, and the fraudu-
lent character of the stamps sufficient
grounds upon which to base criminal
charge, complaint was entered by De-
tective Nettleship, and a warrant was
issued. with which he at once proceed
ed to Brooklyn to secure the arrest of
Fullerton, young Rodwell accompany
ing him to identify and point him out.
He was secured without difficulty, and
brought to the Commissioners office in
this city, where he made full confess
sion, and stated that he had been pro-
curing the fraudulent stamps from time
to time of James A. Petrie, regular
physician in Elizabeth, who kept them
for sale in any quantity desired.
On obtaining this information, the
shrewd detective set about securing
not only the arrest of the Doctor, but
such evidence of his criminality as
would make his conviction certain and
his punishment sure To this end,
Fullerton was placed in the county Jail
for the night, and this morning he was
brought again to the office, supplied
with five S. bills, previously marked by
the detective, and required to accom-
pany him and Deputy Monroe Porter
to Elizabeth, where by previous AZ
rangement, they met the doctor at the
depot. Detective Nettleship kept him
self we'll in the back ground, while
Notwithstanding to a programme
planned by Mr.. Nettleship-introduced
Officer Porter to the Doctor as friend
of his from New York, to whom he mad
been selling the fraudulent stamps, and
requested that hereafter, as he Fuller
tony was about to leave this section of
the country, he would supply Porter
with all he desired. This proposition
was agreed to by the Doctor, and the
three proceeded to his residence, where
he sold Fullerton $61 worth of stamps
at forty-five cents on the dollar, and
Porter $40 worth at the same reduced
rate. They then cape out of the house
and Officer Porter signalled Detective
Nettleship, who was lowering near,
that all was right, and in few mo-
ments he placed his unwelcomed hand
upon the Doctors shoulder, and re-
quested him to take q walk. The