The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
TIE SCIENCE OF CONTEMPLATING,
feiter's Operations How the Country Is
Flooded With Spurious Currency.

Portland road by detectives Bigh and Gallagher.
and subsequent accounts Of the arrest OF DR.. John
p. Mccarthy, who was their leader aud who ct
that time got wind OF the coming OF the officers ana
made his escape from the house on which tho
descent was made.
Mccarthy, than whom no more VIGOROUSLY sue
cessfu counterfeiter operated in the West then
went to Cincinnati, where he was arrested and
placed In station house for temporary confinement.
From there he made his escape Ia rather mysteri-
GUS manner, which ELECTED much comment both
from the people and the press. and which has
been satisfactorily explained. On Friday night las,
he was arrested at Venice. ILL.,, by some ST. Louis
detectives, and in writing up the case the st. Loum
Times gives the following interesting details OF his
antecedcnts and adventures
Mccarthy has been fugitive from Justice for
several years, and the government has spent over
$4,000 in endeavoring to effect his capture Colonel
Wood the former chief of the Secret Service Depart
ment at Washington, used every exertiOn to capture
him, not sparing either men or money. but was I'M
able to bring HIM to justice. When Colonel III. G.
Whitley, the present Chief, took charge Of tho
department ne kept up the hunt detailing old
structing them not to relax their exertions until
successful.
The circumstances attending McCartny's arrest
were kindly furnished last evening by Detectives
cannot be accorded for the great public they
have rendered. On or about the 9th Of this month
tacEy. Wishing above ali things for seciusion he
searched the suburbs OF that town, and finally
offered man VINO was nving m ma, house o. the
sion. The house not being very desirable one. the
mans suspicious were aroused, but he permitted
the went the Chief Of Police in Louisville and
told him about his tenants, together with his sus
picions. The Chief supposng that they were burg
lars, detailed detectives Biigh and Gallagher TO
work the case up.
TRACKED TO HIS LAIR.
Officers
their making . descent upon the house. They cap
tured McCartny's wife and man known as '.Aiexan-
der Bill,n but Mccarthy had left the house tkat
morning. On searching the house, however, instead
OF finding burglars impl sments. as they had ex:
pected, they discovered full set or engravers'
machine, fifty cent plate and full stock OF the
greenbacks. alexander Billn is now in jail at
Louisville Colonel Whitley, upon hearing OF the
go on to Louisville and investigate the matter and
TO see II he could not lind some Glow 10 McCartny's
found that Mrs. Mccarthy had been disshl ged By
The United states Commissioner there. and NOS
wi o he Brought Mrs. Mccarthy to this city
After staying here lew Gays she lett and went 10
her mothers who Is living III Illinois.
MCCARTHY AND BIEBUsCH.
At the time OF his wlfes arrest Mccarthy. as was
afterwards ascertaned, was here and at Fred Bic
buschs house, Fred being at liberty. IL Is certain
that he saw Fred Tor In The overcoat that the latter
threw away the night OF his capture was $500 Of
plate that was found OIL Mccarthy at the time OF his
arrest
ARREST AND ESCAPE.
week ago yesterday Mccarthy, together with
man named Charley Johnson, was arrested by soma
detectives in Cincinnati. Nothing was found ON
counterfeit twentles, fives and fifty fractional
currency, with fu SET OF plates for printing the
twentles. They were locked up in the Third Street
police station, but last Sunday night Mccarthy sue
ceeded In escaping, how is not known.
BAFFLED AGAIN.
Eagnn was again notified by Colonel Whitley to go
on and take charge OF Mccarthy; but when the de-
bird had flown to some more congenial cline.
Much chagrined at the disappointment, Eagan re-
turned TO 1T. Louis, little dreaming that his long
aud tiresome search was so near successful termt
nation.
AGAIN ON THE SCENT.
Friday evening last about nine O'CLOCK, Eagan
received information that Mccarthy was then In
Venice, H.. small village aoout five miles up the
river and directly opposite the island where Fred.
Blebusch lay hid after f0rfelting his bail. Upon
learning this Eagan with detectives and
caught their man In a hoiel there.
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.
Mhen arrested McOartny proposeu thau :, u tney
plates all ready for the manufacture OF every demo-
mnatlon OF money, from SO down to fifty cents.
aud which ne said were worth, at the lowest figure,
$50,000 together with $4,000 OF "Queer'' money,
all ready for distribution. He guaranteed that mis-
THIS proposition, 1t is hardly necessary to say, was
declined. Mccarthy then offered no less than $685.
AFTER THE CAPTURE.
After his capture Mccarthy was handcuflcd to one
OF the detectives, placed IN a carriage ana brought
TO ST. Louis. He was taken to one OF our hotels ana
allowed go to bed, two of tie detectives sitting up
all night with him in the room.
BACK TO HIS OLD QUARTERS.
Yesterday morning he was again ironed and sent
to Springfield H., from the jan Of which place he
escaped in 1857, after having been convicted OF
counterieiting His escort arrived there safely with
him, and he is now more behind the bars.
HIS SUMMER QUARTERS.
On the 7th day OF May last Mccarthy was here.
and bought 1000 sheets OF bank note paper, which
he took with him up to minneapolis, Mimi, where
. hn md u QUpd
all the time in manufacturing "coney' or counter
felt money. and with which, had he not been ar
rested, he would III o short time have flooded the
MS CoNrEDERArEs.
MCCARTHY, who, as we have stated, is one Of the
most noted and expert counterfeiters IN the United
States has rare talent as an engraver. He makes
AL ms own plates y good printer ana thus noes
Others into his plans. About orty-iye years OF age,
he Is i've feet eight and half inches tal has BLACK
whiskers weighs about $50 pounds, ana Is au intel
hgent, gentee-ooking man. lie mas worked WIN
some Of the most notorious counterleivers III tho
country, such Joe Miller, alias K1nca.d. and the
| Reno boys, OF seymour, Indiana VINO were taken
out Of the jail in New Albany, where they were con-
fined for r0bbing an express car Of the ndanapo-
lis and Jenersonyile road, seymour about two
| years ago, and hung by mob lie was also associ-
Shot by the police In this city one year ago spring
| while attempting to escape; and last, though noe
least. with fred Blebusch now being tried before
the United States District Court for counterletng.
| AS A LECTURER.
| For while he went through this State delivering
4 leCLuTes Oh TIC DeSb way ol OctcCtlH&
| money. and making from fifty TO one hundren aoi-
lars night by so doing. together with dlsposns %
| great quantity OF the "qneer'' at good pIona.
We were shown last night IS grcenoack anu
fifty cent fractional currency note oil ms nanuiac
ture They are certainly the best execeu
terfeits have seen, and are wen caituia.cu
10 deceive the keenest experts Al tne .iale "a nis
arrest lie had on his person large duantity OF .he
| denominations mentioned, which, win Sl,oou AVE-
! twenty bond ,genunel is now Ia the lands 81 Tue
United states Commissioner at Springfield.
| SHOWING THE QUEER
AS an illustration Of the readiness with which
| Mct,artny's counterfets circulate among business
men we were informed that one or the most promi-
nent livery men Of Cincinnati sold Johnson. VINO
| was arrested there VITA Mccarthy. horse for $lCu
| and took his pay In the queer without a suspicion
| ms to It's nature although accustomed TO handle
large amounts oil money daily. This is but one in-
stance oil how much injury an expert like Mccarthy
| can work in a community. The thanks OF every
| t,a Waat rar fo unp