The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-23
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A COUNTERFEITERS RING,
WITH HEADQUARTERS ON THE OUT
SKIRTS or PROSPECT PARK.


Tho Capture OF tho Reputrd chief Of
the Ganr-The Contents Of Two Mysiert-
Gus Boxes-MIdniRht Burial OF spurious
Currency or Countcrfeiting Machinery
thnncs for the Money DiaRers.
J. d. Doyle, who is accused Of operating on Q
very extensive scale In counterfeit money H. various
pars OF the country during tho past Eve years. bas
been arrested by the Brooklyn detective police. The
circumstances attending the discovery and arrest ot
Doyle were not made known until yesterday.
The whole story Of the case Ia this. For soma
time prior to May, 1869. J. B. Doyle occupied small
franc house on the eastern side Of Prospect Park,
in ssckett street, near Underbi avenue, Brooklyn
The house h part ofthe Park property and was rem.
cd TO eI-Aderman Ternnn, Of the Ninth Ward, whs
let II TO Doyle. Such was the Alderman's conndeucs
In Doyle, who Is large, 6ne-oohing man, about 80
years OF age, that he len part Of his furniture In
the house for him TO take care Of About Ave months
OF the time lie was there, Doyle's wife lived with
him, but after that she WIS not by any Of the
neighbors. He was very frequently visited By un.
known men. During the Inter part OF Aprii ot
about the ist OF May last, Doyle moved IRON the
house, house, which y" w then rented BY Francis
the Prospect Park Commissioners. When he len
he asked Dunphy whether he could leave two boxes
for them from the West. Mr.. Dunphy consented and
DOYLE went away, Time passed on, but still Doyis
uu not rctuTn. nv trnXtn OOtn DunpnV ana h3y~
wood became curious to learn tho contents OF t6s
boxes. Finally, as Doyles absence heightened inss
months, they opened the boxes one dsy and wee
boz Of ,uIhuric acid boz OF muriaiic acid boz osS4
s i n ana nss Issss' s''i ss
Ssss 1 81 sSs ss' S ..
nectinF rod Tor baitsris, brass rods With yirs q
.fss ss :%. ,Ss;'ss S.f Se sic; StS,:ss Sss
Jar win is,a cop;s pair q Sor,st.. soOp .iir.
psi.slss ss .oe;. o%ss . ess e sr os 81. e
Sos pSs rsnsooa os.psss n sos sSnsnSs sSs % ss
pon Dnnc an psps 81 soS ana
pspey Of rotten e. Of 30. sshSs stone.
ps!s ss.ay q Hs sIsi. y Sis:.is '''.s
ssa Ss copper sheet copper sheet pot
Messrs. Dunphy and Heywood, thiuklns that Ne
so '9 e%oSsa sSe% tic 70 sns oos Of 4:
Prospect Park Commissioners, at Court and Living.
tho Una ss IN 70 .Ss s9s. o
Marshal Dsllon teisgraphed the fset Of the dts.
covery on to washington, and Col. whitley, Chist
took possession OF tho two boxes, gave q recelpl
therefor TO Mr.. Taylor, OF tho Park Comm.ssioners'
That WAS the last heard or thought Of Doyle until
about three months ago. when one day he coolly
reappesred at the house in saeke.t street and dc:
been removed TO the Park COMMISSIONER once,
Thither he went and there wns told that they had
TO the closet containing them was not then In.
Doyle promised to return next day. This, however,
he once that Nc had &c Il:
game which the Government was playing. Nothing
was was seen Of him again until Monday afternoon,
boxes He was clean shaven, with the exception ol
. moustache, and seemed . much younger mss
than when he fret visited the once, on which occs
sion he wore sloucbed hat. His face looked wealth
er beaten, aud he might have been mistaken for q
farmer. A boy VAS sent TO the Central Police Onhcl
Tor Oflcer, and rcndlng his arrival. DOyie
gagged In conversation. He evidently thought thai
a, properly Tss ,.fe and ; was ey no g. means uneasy
the once. saying that he would call back TO Mr.
Taylor. He then walked up Court street to Mon
tague, where ho was arrested By Detectives Foh
..a viAs.a- -whsn iaksnia charge by th, ofneer1
be was apparently unconcerned, and said there na.
be come mistake. The oncers took him before a
ssiant United States District Attorney Paris whs
refused TO have anything whatever TO do with the
evidence against the prisoner. They then took him
to the Central Once OF the BROOKLYN Police and In
spector Folk telegraphed to Chief Whitley as follows
We have arres'ed Capt. J. b. Doyle. Do you want
Soon an answer was received directing that the
prisoner be held. He was therefore locked up. 10
his possession was found about $500 IN money, and
two receipts for the rent Of the house 7s9 Lafayette
svenue which premises the prisoner said he had
b1ssc' son which showed that he was a man OF some
heana' ,n' resident OF Illinois. The oniceu
searched o'e house IN lafayette avenue and found
two tusks 1rtaining clothing which Doyle said DO.
.onsed to his wne.
and that the authoft,s, have nothing sraiuf: hi''
He adis that When he went 10 The saekett street
house last sumnes, q was 8 Tst tso s.a'es and
some furniture, and ho insists that if there " -r
thing wrong found there It W.. put there ai,s
vacated the house.
Yesterday, Operative Appicgate OF the secret scr.
vice division called at Inspector Folks once and
told him that Chief Whitley was In Chicago and
would communicate with linn. He telegraphed to
Chief Whitley, but up TO last evening, the police had
not been Informed that Applcgate had received any
reply. Doyle remains locked up In the Washington
street police station.
A citizen who lived near Doyie's house In sackett
street, and frequently reached home at late hours,
says that oncn as late as II O'Clock. he saw
men with dark lanterns digging in the back yard Of
the house. The suppostion therefore. is that thor
were burying counterfeltlng materials, but pons
have been found.