New-York tribune., 1871-06-29

showed itself In the arrest a. arion ant Van Wer Of
william H. Bair of Bycyrus ntIsw cs'CSI1 - p 1 and
Van Vert. John Hickman. Ch.stopbr - brhuy hnu %
George W. sbawen OF Marion, and b%e[c Eeosk OF De
catur. Ind. All aro charged with dcalih ~ NV nv ~ y
ing counterfeit grecDbaoks national bafE Do1S Ol Yr
Gus denominations and fractional currency s3 "o 5r
ARA gned before Commissioner White ana Dou, 20, ~
$500 Among the connereiters now in Jail are several
robbers thieves and burglars, rs ouh I7cS
gcther with Edward G. Kesser. alias Edward Boyer,
Samuel Rivers and Harry Homer concocted sclrIG 70 70
they expected 10 realize largely.
Rivers and Honor said % be two Of tho most des
perate villains IN Indiana aud the terror o, aI 6fCtoh
ready at any time for robbery or hurAary OF any au ~
Homer is Konucan and l. wanted ~ that State Ior
IN regard to the excursion 10 Elmra. and learned uaI
the men would pass through Cevelnd in detaehmcGts
and Homer following few days later tie party to ron
devious at Enira The DETECTIVES came to thls cy ana
ent of Police cordially extended to them IN TIE ad
in his noweP PLACING at their DISPOSAL all lie officers that
might needed for any emergency Tuesday OF last
KesslcT arrived o tiS DIV Grd ccnclricd 30 stop
short time doubtless for the purpose Prospecting.
The officer pounced upon them While they we've ~ Ae
Weddeil House berherahop I"ey were n9t niue
law IN wait for the other detachinent subsequently
shawen was sent for hy Cfcers I'm 1udiarapOs Wneie
he wanted for colintcrieiline He was gwen into
on sanTday River and Homer arrived n this city on
a trpiu from Toledo. The detectives were On Huln w
receive them at the Union Depot with reserve force OF
tured after hard struggle Rivers attempted 20 30
little shooting with hsreyOver but was OYcip0Weredhhd
taken into custody Homer threw away, whcn ne saw
there escape, four counterfeit SO bb, DuJ lhey
were secured With these gangeadcra Two oilers were
aso arrcsted-Joo Warren ana p man VINO goes ny me
soubrquet of Jim the Dutcbman,' botn mehOers OF
the Fort Wayne party. ..,,. ,
Saturday evening tho detectives visited Alliance and
reiTrcstcd j. NJ. Bssel upon the chmge OF pehIh5 ~
aud having In his counterfeit money on
the POuChkccpse National Bank ard 20s o. the Market
National Bank Of New-YoTk. Trey also arrested 40
Alliance NJ A. Boyd upon similar charge The officers
say ne has been In the business for % cr and was the
agent for supplying the eastern part OF ONO Nel ar,
rested he detected In the act OF throwing some
of the stuff.
The detectives have, trophies of their exploits,
nearly 5000 in counterfeit money comprising limitations
OF greenbuck5 and notes OF seyerl national BANKS OF
determinations from 81 10 $780, and 50 cent fractional cur
rency The latter are very poorly executed ana W'u
deceive no person with careful eyes nut many OF the
bills are very cxceliCnt limitations, requiring close sriu-
tiny to detect their spurious character Nearly All the
men arrested went well armed and the ouceis nave q
sufficient supply Of cOuGsCaed rcNOyciS IRON the hu65
navy pattern down tO the small pocket piece, 10 start
respectable arsenal They also Lave numbcr or lhstr-
ment5 for picking locks and otler DuTg.aIlous lMlie-
ments photographs have been taken Oi nearly ai the
men in custody, and well assorted collection OF pictures
contributes the attractions If tic detectives museum
The detectives will continue to prosecute vigorously the
campaign well begun, not resting from ther luoOis
until the entire gang whose operations cAIthu rom
Chicago Pittsburgh shall have been utterly routed ana
annlhiated.