The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-20
THE aQuEER" SHOWERS.
How o Jerseyman Was Drawn Into the Web
He Claims to be Philanthropist-
The Prisoners Discharge.

Joseph Cccio "a Eighth street; James Wilson,
Forty-ninth street ana Tenth avenue; Frederick
Dan 157 Eldr idge street; Charles i. Magl, Brook
lyn; George Mitchell, 10 Ridge street; Samuel
Florence, o21 Fifth street; Charles Bur- 2ts BOW
cry, and Rudolph Maste. OF 81 Spring street, ar
rested by officers OF the Fifteenth precncb nv
eSS Broadway on Friday afternoon upon
complain or Dexter WALL OF Euiherfurd
Park. N. j., charged with dealing in counterfeit
money the facts or which have already APP
pearcd IN the HERALD yesterday morning ar
ELgned before Justice Shandiey, at Jefferson mar
let Tue complainant, who had been detained In
Che station house all night by Captain Heddcn In
order TO his appearance against the prisoners
was to the court al ten A. NJ, dressed in
night coored overcoat and lilac coiorcd gloves, No.
H. The same as those worn by counsellor Howe, who
defended him. He stated lie had observed the fol.
lowing advertisement IN paper on Sunday last
$1,000 by parties thai up snuff.
without interfering with their other business Address W.
ID. NJ. Les. 6Ss Broadway. New York.
Dexter who ike his former namesake, Is "fast''
and imagined himself up to snur, addressed the
lrm, and received the following circular IN reply:
NEW Yoas, Nov II, 1870.
You have 10 DO to unlock it, We want competent agent
At least. 500 per week. II you in viii 47rsc 70
slpent no other agen. in yonr place "i.ha FIVE
n money un a Tho oowns susrantees sS you
that you may buy moro but that may ma i
70 not 70 blow on u.s. Tor We sisId hss N 6asi
OF money agreed upon Second guarantee that all
wasiagon Third, We guarantee lie Ellis are perfect in
every rspectes numbers ana ana cannot be
Diet, cited from scnuina scrnbacEs except by the paper
FOURTH We guarantee The excellent 50 that not one
Zee that every bin looks ike as II II had been carried IN the
guarantee II do drunk lc. anything out,
no VIII ever know IL and thus wiz have no iron bc
true yoa never regret We VIII 60
give soc,n 1lstso never 10 enop 20 any living person
where got the from On these conditions ony
enclosed Circular -'''
9. BERiIAlh, s8s broadway, New York
Accompanying the above circular was a circular
purporllNg 10 have been cut from the editorial col
umns OF the HERALD, but which is forgery,
such article ever appeared in these columns. A
large number of these printed circulars were found
IN the office OF the swi dlcrs.
The routine of business is the victims TO remit
them $50 Tor $500 worth Of spurious money recetv-
ing IN return box filed with sawdust containing
The following circular:-
,s, ~ 49,. NEW YORK ,. - : -,is7o
always this prccauon FOR fear of detection Il
sns 0 ss pa s9 p asS anH aa q
We may send out and seize the money rs Ss you
ssisld yon from any possible danger We have sent
carry home we have the money secure packed -
al na We as % We &C. n m
chaee and m event you have perfect right % receive
we always Ibis plan. II Is proteo, u
ct for have perfect right 20 pay for IN empty Dos
seal We also in this case 10 not sell the money. We
give the money the empty box This great
secret, We you VIII it one, # gives
absolute security to us both.
The colnplainant-who IS yerdent young man
1deavored TO impress upon the minds Of all present
i court that he was acting out OF pure phila,i-
hToply for the benefit OF the people OF this State,
al had lett his home In Jersey and paired with fifty
q, hlars o. his hard earnings 10 show these rascals
to the public
Mr. Howe-How would 1t have been II you had
re, :eiyed $500 in counterfeit money?
Nall-I should have run right down 10 the Eff
tee nth precinct station house fast could and
Viy IL 10 the officers.
Is the complainant admitted he had visited this
CITY exclusively Tor the purpose OF purchasing the
mo- ley, Justice Shandley informed him he was no
betl err than prisoners and he would not bel
nm nader oath. He declined to entertain any COM
plai IT from WALL and the prisoners, who are dig.
rcpu table looking crowd left the court room with
their counsel, who has fear OF receiving his fee In
loney his clients are in the habit OF dealing In