The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-01
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Our readers vim rccollect an item 40.
pearing some four weeks ago, mentioning
the arrest of . man 1t Cedar Crock for ~.
sing counterfeit money, his examination be.
fore Justice of the Peace, and his beina
held IN $500 bonds 70 snswef before the U.
8. Court in Mjssoula We do not know the
amount offered there. On list Friday OH.
Gers Jones and Dickcnson arrested Jackson
Lingle At Butte City, on charge of furnish.
ing the counterfeits 70 Ostnnder At Cedar:
He was brought to Deer Lodge. examined
before Commissioner O'Bsnnon and held in
$4,000 bond for his appearance At the May
term. Messrs Il. g. Walton and N. G. Bos'
well went on his bond for the amount, and
he returned to Butte. Linglc was well spo.
ken of, at Butte; has previously borne Z
good character and it was thought could
make clear showing that he had acted in.
nocently. On Monday, having received In.
formation leading them to believe their man
was not Ill right, they proceeded to Butte
to arrest Linn; had talk with him, and
made arrangements for his carriage 70 Dee,
Lodge the next Gay. That night Mr.. Lin.
gle departed hence, and has gone where the
woodbine twincth. Up to tho present no
clue 70 his whereabouts has been obtained
HIS sToRY.
We siugularizc the caption, but in fact,
he gave, when arrested, 4 variety Of rather
inharmonious and incredible accounts. He
stated that he went to Toledo, Ohio, yen.
ago with lot of Butte dust that the bank.
ers offered him $ls per ounce for 1t, and
finally jeweler offered him ga per ounce,
which he accepted, and was paid in this
counterfeit money; that he had never seen
any greenbacks before and did not know
they were counterfeit that he used them
without their genuineness being questioned
until he reached Corinne or Salt Lake when
Wells, Fargo & Cos agent told him they
were bogus; that he brought from 600 to
$500 of them to Montana; told 1.-THE boys'
they were counterfeit; never tried to pass
any, but gave some of them away. He
went to Cedar some weeks since. He says
of that, that man, (Ostrander), came to
him and wanted to borrow some money;
told him he had none but counterfeit, and
finally on solicitation gave him . roll Of
these counterfeit notes. receiving nothing
therefor.
OTHER sTORIEs.
Since this case has developed itself other
stories have circulated not % foVorable to
the theory of Mr.. Linglc. 1t is asserted
that there is $4,000 of this counterfeit
money in Montana, and that it has been
''shoved" systematically and energetically.
Seventy dollars Of II has been offered at one
time and another at Pcmberton & Kelley's,
and others have been bcguiled by 1t to small
amounts. 1t is said that when . gentleusn
told Mr.. Lingle 1t Cedar of the arrest of o.
trandcr, he broke for the brush aud was not
thereafter seen; and it is also stated that on
coming up to Deer Lodge with MI. Coffee,
he left the wagon some five miles below
town ITO walk awhile" would overtske
them presently, etc." and that he quietly
slipped around the town and was not again
seen until the Sheriff arrested him Ut Butte
just as lie was about to start for hunt in The
mountains. These various circumstances
como out In suggestive pEominence since his
last slip on his guasantors.
THE coUNrERFErTs.
Whether he 10 guilty or not, there 10 I'M.
questionsbly quite heavy volume Of these
counterfeit notes In circulation. All that w
have seen or heard of arc OF the denomination
of$l0; Letter, &C." date, March 10, 1852
They are Of the flrst issues, the reverse being
printed altogether in green. Tho general
appearance of the counterfeit 10 too pale.
The genuine note 10 l-16th of an inch longer
and wider than the counterfeit. The me-
dallion Of Lincoln, the female figure, and
tho eagle and shield vignette arc coarser
engraved and work lighter than in the genu.
Inc. BY comparison with . genuine bill the
counterfeit IL readily detected by these
points, but without the comparison, per-
sons unaccustomed to handling grccnbscks
are liable to be taken In. There have been
immense amounts of them issued. and tho
Treasury has issued enlarged engnvings
showing the differences between tho genu.
inc and counterfeit, but the points of differ
ence are of q character difncult to convey
clearly by letter press description. To
avoid being victimized, therefore, it would
Be we'll for non-experts to decline bills Of
the above date, denomination and letter
until submitted to good judges of money.
Absorption of Linglc is published TO-.
day, and It Is to be hoped he will be cap
tured, for the relief Of HE boudsmen and
the light he may throw on these transac.
tons, now believed to beconducted through
regular established agency.
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96ETTLE Ur!-lIaving dispoeed q ny Interest
IN the CITY Dug Store ~ 1eson Hascheu Rsyptee
Co., with the purpose Of removing 70 another locality
oil pessons indebted to- Or holding accounts aeaipsf
me- are requested TO settle Immediately. This neans
SIT LOFTS KRYSsER
From Abeve.-Mr. E 8 Newman was In
town from the Silver Bow country, on
Monday. he says II the weather holds fair
the bitches win be flowed tho coming week
Newman & Go. own one and one quarter
miles Of ground IN Oro Elmo Gulch, Sone