The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02
ADVENTURES or Kew yak "a:IecTivis" IN BOSTON.
How TLcy Attempted to ssIlaisc the Winds
by sPut Cp JOb.o

From the Boston Traveller June co.
An Illustration OF the New York ..sryc'' Of detect
ing criminals and the practices. they INDUCE in 10
feather their own nests at the expense of os.er peo
pie reputation has come to Light In a recent case
IN this CITY, wherein two certain detective officers OF
Gotham visited Boston for the purpose OF uneartil.
Ing a manufactured OF counterfeit Hayden money
About SIX weeks ago Captain Twombly Of the
Harbor station, was waited upon by the Hayden
Consul at this port. ana his services were solicited
10 investigate what was alleged 10 be manufacture
and utterance or counterfeit Hayten money or
sciip. or evidence Of Indebtedness OF some Kind
Fr0m all the Ocer could learn about the matter II
was represented that the bogus money was conveyed
TO Hayii nbsn THIS port by captains others con
eced With vessels plying ttiiher and that consi1e-
able quantities Of the stun had been 80 transmitted
anti 1t mad finally become nuisance on The islana
Tne captain knew OF but one way In which TO de.
teci such irrex uiaiiiies this port which was To
watch all vessels about to sail for Hayn and scrut
njze the movements OF persons going on board such
yeAseis. Soon alter the captain was informed flat
q detective from New York city was in ioan, and
that the detl Give WAS anxious 10 meet him, 10 con-
SUIT with him In regard 10 TIE 'queeru By grange.
Ineht the oncer went 10 the Cosai's Office where he
met the detective, aud there some talk as 10 the
possibilities aud probabilities OF parties III Boston
connteffelt Hayden money. Bur, without settling
upon any deantts line OF action in regard 20 the
matter ne officer ei the detective, still IN the dark;
bat, a day or Two after, the New Yorker called on
Captain fwomby, at The station house. This meet.
VS. ALSO rssn,ted ID no satisaclionto one party, at
again requested TO meet the Consui at his Office
which he did, aud found there the detective who
hA In the meantime been Joined by another or fbe
profession from Gotham. And it was then and there
that the Consul told Captain lwonpIy that they had
got u man, or knew OF man, who had been en-
gagged IN printing counterfeit Haytlen money, and
thar they knew also OF another man. The Consul
stated that he had seen District Attorney Hiuiard
in regard to The mater and had engaged counsel.
Attorney, who stated that printer on Con-
gress street had q lot OF tile money IN que ,ion,
which consisted Of sheets OF designs. printed
in French and resembled labels Captain Twolnbly
with lieutenant o. the force. subsequently waited
upon the Congress street printer and aied To him
the delicate nature OF his VISIT and the pr.
ter to accompany tie officer, who was IN citizen
dress, 10 the C0nsus ONCE. He expressed perfect
Willingness to go, but he appeared completely in
nocent Of having committed any wrong act that the
Cai, tain Immediately began 10 suspect something
the case. The printer didn't know what it was he
nau bcen printing ut MI. The sheets OF stun did not
TeSembe money, and II he had printed cord or 1t
nc would not have known anything TO the contrary,
nus,scduent investigation developed the fact that tie
uetcctivtwas the man who had employed the prin.
!er 70 make the money, he having lett an order with
MN 70 do 80. The detective also with another parry
was resp ,lsible for the dIscharsc Of the printer
from ,Iic jurisdiction OF the cout. Captain Twombly
having ialied 10 get warrant, anu having dis-
covered IN Tue printer signs or guilt In The mat
70 90 WIN tne ma ter, AMI told the Consul so. but
.lat lile Sonsul Win the detective might work out
Tue case III thelr own way. The pitl OF the whole
story Is that the detective had been elployed bv fna
Haytcn COnsu IN New vork to ferret out the maker
OF the c0uateret money, but being In cOusion VII
the printer the Golnimites plan was to find som ;.
body In Boston tlat would do his dirty work and
he-tle deoctiveget all the pay and credit besides
allowing the arrested party to 60 free probably.