, 1870-07-24
CHINESE C0UNTERFEITERS IN
sAN FRANCISCO.


tlls coast h2s Just heen brought to Light
through Tue efforts Of tho police OF this city.
two l,nti,es Of the Flowery kingdom, wlo
have been for the Last ssiue saont1sa ucsotia.iag
to have Counterfeit bills Of "The Char
tered l;ank OF Iu1ia, Australia and Chiua '
printed in slls city to tue amount Of thousands,
and Hood Tue community with then1. Fortu-
fully ready to tlsroH their spurious papes into
the market tho police got oil their t1aeh.
About slx weeks sluce, Detective Ellis, whi1a
paying 'isanS to Al ei,Xsngt, = establishment,
VAS eson1l tolle line specimens Of roFrrr-
plato work w.ich ba been jN=s completed and
Win keen eye. always OIL the Fccut, the de-
ttctive essteEeti into \ conversation with tue
tnErarcr on the merits Ct the work aud for
What purpose il MAS To te Mre1. a'!d iears., 4
the facts which gave the first iu:ituation Of thu
bold scheme about to be tserTretIated.
lie var tn1l i1lat China.nan had cs.!esl -
the engsavcrt un1 lithographcTs: tha. he
wanted II haye n1aae III the tines, sly lie Of shs
art figure - If tho >a1ue atylc as OF. the
haiK mere. having genuine ros,y with s,..n,.
The Celestial. to al1ay all susri,innn. stated
that ,ha was -iinl,ozt;HE fine branl Of tea
and Aesire, 10 i,ay., TIA. figure A. his tra.le-
mark. lie Subsequently uad tile dollar mark
psctiacti 10 the figure to represent the prize Of
thu lea, assuring the engraver that If he male
q good job lle would be presented with the
Mr. Ellis Ibid the information he had OBJ
taiacd before Chief Crowley, WHO l: "ltre canl-
mrs'cel with that officer the Investigation Of
tho whole at1nif,
III the meantime, the Cc1cs:ials lad made
Arrangements with Baker 4 Go. to pEiut far
Them tGc-xansiIts of the l'ank notes. amount
Ing in the aEBreg gate 10 abes.: 80, ,0ao. After
the firm mentioned lad 1natlc the lit i bargains
with the Cinnamon, tic officers were informed
OF NIL the tranaaction. btinG raaAe, Il, that it
il but prnrcr to state that their aetions haye
been hunest and fair.
The paper in this city OIL which The first
pntcs were printed w. n.,t of -uch quality
AZ TO make the operation -uccessfa1, Que OF
the Chiuamcu wen: tn The Ias: and shipped
paper Ia this city. With ai-ts fs>veI failure,
and finally PAPER was lni'ur;ed from E:Fand.
wlith ai.sweEed the lnarl'os. fuE which Il was
intended. Following il tra..slat:nll Of let
ter se,h ~ ope tI,.naa,as. 10 tll. ahcr;
NEAE SIT: ~ 'r y''ts request, w.n: to an
ANeit'Ns. s,sre here sut: works ,tltst h" DOM
t?rFr. have air a!s rx,ain't' 10 ~. :':1''".;"r
for ula!t h,akiiE the Ftats thiar. Htlt he said
thts: liz A." II - stts fna'ns fro'n tile Esst
/" X ri.fe Ills work. wen: ys>ss-AAs n1aln to
,ns.ur tar'u7y iii Fast tl,sv sl.ts w..ss, a,,.t
this faci't tt!en- IN HE t'.t S:a:rs. 0! Nit''h
Keeps nuir TO rAr'A;': thcsr 'sI.nas for shyrr7,-
| metf--
'Isr.srs E4 lirr.. are no other that can gel it
in lt:r, and liz that II ..u wish to have Tits
thlng I.aslr JE-t 1ha, ..s%. has,. -".! t L.-
cot- EHElaE,!. ia ain sl; tarhtrc ~ "'tfn.1t
tbs wu1k. ilr ssxfrs.lay w,sWt,lt.' raS Ear tack
the t'arratu le'ir,ts- hut the mon-y was r11i by
him s,sck 1l,t. r.rrlp, ans GIT hack ,h, bargain
1aorer. EGi II .eu wish htn, III future send 10
Ln'ion ior li,s. Svn hast 70 ,'ecac t'is .,y the
~: 10 FIX f'sis S''r%' S"nS Wo.r, I: E47.
"Et>Yer:tul!s ye.rs> Tic Nov E1Sa.
! "l'th tmy III The ll1h Moor Of ,h. >th srar Of
Tong Chec, corresponding with EsEem'sf, lsi9. :
/ When t.;ief ttow}ey beraine fully satssSe1
| that the. ',ank nnss- we're being made. he
pTrcedtd with Mr- Ellis TO the il1nk Of t'aIi-
iurnix and had IN Interview with the officers OF
that restitution. At that time tic CtinAmcn
lad contracted With alr l:aket for notes to the
.n,ount Il $4,000. each bill being fer five do
] lair. On consultation With 1he hank officers.
y. the latter t.nt messages to the parent hank III
j London, anu ais>Mcis we're Immediately 1e-
ceyed by cable 10 the ltAuk IT California to
the effect to seaze everybody tha: "as couueet>
Cd nah tho a'laArvte ssi?e III III
! aid jrugu.cnt The nlatter Vas taken hnld Q!
l., sLoee y nho l,a,l it in charge. 71nl ~ thor
i tEshly conducted that there Mut1ll b., no
! cila.,ce Tor All, .1t in 1le .oumu11tr 10 be
Gs fran1e.1 f.y the principals engaged ii. any
| lapne + ('y ti,e>e nosee-
: Mcu were jeisilel to keep irarG OF their
! every mcvt ment i'll til. Sa1ioas r.sotta ,hes
irtluented putil the tilst for Their arrest
! 1u Que Of the con, erea iol,r With Baker. Toca
! Ynuk Wong stated that his fatllts VILE a tlire,-
! Tor and "ckholter i'll the tank i'll China. and
that he lltd been sent to Tins country 20 see
what spccin,ens lie could obtain Vi lstaosraphy
aAd engraving. and It s,.ita. 1s. 10 have largo
! iss1e OF the notee strsck Of.
! On l4et Sunday. the two ChiIsmesi wont to
Mr.. Baker and took awav 1.2ia ilii-. amounts
! llsd taken AWAY. though they hal lcFt orders
! fur many moro tlmlea,'1s. 1hex h.l harils
ar1ised At their house. whi'h il located in
+, Virgins place. rinninE OF from faclhc td
| 1srtAdway> a!na between Stockton AMI Powell.
| before they were rurrouudrl i.y tue thief aud
his officers search Was ulale Of the prem
ieea. aud numbering machines. lux. rA.'e1. q
large variety Of 1ithoErAi'hlc ts,eks aud iuita-
t,ont of handwriting found. all Ut which, With
the lold 1lesaants, wcrc taken Possession Of
The ffortd OF the prisoners. hefHse thels At
test, to If so,sate for the stones, Plates. &c.,
Ct tue ensravrr. and = specisi Issue Of 3.JuU
,lotes An,t nuliu: to slO.oO'. rrose1 futile.
The notes lave t4.Gn executed in ttle most
lssftSs stsle at tue art. and on clo-t compar-
t<ou with the genuine, o:ly the hest Of OK
that the stsr ~A~ counterfeit. Fu1owlne il
the wnr, Ing II the h4li-. wAcl afe printed o,
tne whits paT..r. a.,ous i've iErhes long ant
three aEa half ici,rs vide.
Tl,s ~eEtir - Ilae4sp rated by Royal Char.
Ter I'm lh' TIP. il, r..rni-c.seie. III tie centye
II ul:ich a'e English cna: rf ar1l-, n, ese.
side art tie ii*u1. - and No."
| iiu>G l1uSt, ---. Is.
| +" The Chartered Tank II. lal1a, AEsteata ar.s
thtra-r ,s.;s III l'ay the Hcarr", on .Itt,.an,l
>: the tit: hrre, F:sr l'o!less, o. In; tq:syllea
in fhr cEstrrcy ri tac ts,1:.t,, va.:fe rtr...?et
| ." tty o.lE II :ac luist Of ntvrcsars
! +" kDtL.-r, .Arrt-- - M1naceE.
."1lrnG hnnr.
On tho 1ark is rri:.:..; in rt.i : fAErF desist'
in the centre u which is ciscle, atoana
WITCH IRE the words: Chartered Hank O.
ln.,is, Australia ard China in the 1ai.sl!e o
which the figure 't )" il prominent
An the s:onea. 1'lztes. and other aateSiaf
used and required in the m.nufacturc Of thesa
notes have bfcn ,nruei over to the autho-i
ties. Cl.-rre> cf forgery have hecn su'eg,>
asHinet Tee. Yong Wong and tlo SLOW ksnE
The *tcycns battery.
| f,ers ht .Sfss l0rf Drnux.ai, July u.
The re1otte current relative to negotiation
being GU foot between ths Governments o
l1useia and tue Cuited States. fot the pu1
i cLase Of the Stevens Battery. cannot be trace.
to any reliable source, and Ate decidedly .
, tic sensational ossle<. Even If the neutfalit
1; laws would permit Of such \ szle, tue batter
i,serf il n yat far ffnm ca1unlet;on xnd t1nxa