Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-24
THE CITY.
IMPORTANT ARREST.
A COunterfeiting sIiscegenator
brought 90 Grief.
sI2O i'm Bogus BILLS and Tools Cap
turcd.

For some time past there have been con-
siderable quantities of counterfeit green
| backs floating about. Most of il has been
| Of the denominations of SOS, 20s and los.
Several parties charged with completely in
giving it circulation have been arrested,
but although the circulation has been traced
to them, for want of proof that they knew
| it to be counterfeit at the time of its pas
sage, the parties have not beea convicted.
Several cases of this character have been
before the Commissioners recently, in
which convincing proof of the intentional
guilt of the parties could not be obtained.
An arrest was made on Sunday night, how
ever, by policeman Reed and Fitzpatrick,
OF an individual, who is no doubt pro-
fessional, if not an expert counteffeiter,
and whose business it is to ''shove" bogus
bills upon the unwary and unsuspecting.
The arrest is an important one and Is likely
TO lead to the apprehension of others en-
gagged In the same nefarious calling.
The arrest was made in this way, and
those efficient policemen, Reed and Fitz-
patrick, deserve great credit for their
promptneNs and ingenuity in the matter.
On Sunday, these gentlemen, while on
their beat, discovered q negro man, who
gave his name as Chisick, trying to pass
or get changed fifty-dollar greenback
bill. He was trying to pass the bill upon
the proprietor of the confectionery on the
corner of Broad and Market streets. The size
of the bill and the remarks of Chisick ex-
cited the suspicious of the policemen, and
he was arrested. On being questioned the
negro told them that he got the bill of his
daughter, and that she got it from white
man. They then proceeded with the ne
gro. and arrested the girl also. The latter
told the policemen that she could take
them to the place where the man then was
from whom she got the bill. They TO-
lowed her to house IN the
hollow in South Cherry street where the
counterfeiting miseegenator was enjoying
the 'connublalities" of a sable inamorata.
obivious to the passing hours and unaware
that the vigilance of the law was to disturb
his bliSsful slumbers. He was at once az
rested He gave his name as W. G. Case.
The woman he was with said he had before
given her fifty dollars to get changed, and
that she had taken the same to the drug
store of Mr.. Page, who could not change
it because he had not the requisite amount
of small bills in the house. He had also
given her twenty dollars, which she had
attempted to pass upon Mrs. Constein, on
Cherry street. On taking him to the sta
tionhouse Case denied having but the fifty
| dollars which was found in possession of
| the negro man, and which he said he got
from an Illinois drovet. The girl, who was
| also taken to the stationhouse, was
again closely questioned, and she said
7 that $50 note and the $40 note were still in
Cares possession. The prisoner finally
| owned up that it was. On returning to
the house the two bills we're found between
the bed and the slab where he was sleep
ing Ia his valise were found several arti-
Giles belonging to the paraphernalia of
| eounterfeiters. The 1920, the vslise and
tools were taken charge of, and Mr.. Case
was lodged in the workhouse. Yesterday
he was taken before Commissioner Gray,
before whom he will be tried at 10 o'clock
this morning. The arrest is considered
quite an important one, as it is suspected
that there are others engaged in the same
business, and the facts developed in the
trial may lead to their detection and ar
rest