The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-11
A COUKTERFEIrER'S DEFENCE.
He Says Some Hard Words ASont Ee~s-
papers, Reporters, Detectives and Usrea
States ON -crs.


From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Nov. 81
Yesterday afternoon Counsellors Butterworth ans
Pruden filed q motion IN arrest OF judgment ana .
motion for q new trial In The case OF Bin Mills,
Gently convicted OF countericlting The motion
est Of Judgment sustained as 10 one account and
oveTuled as to the remainder. The motion for a
new trial was also oyerrued. Tue prisoner was
then brought into Court and asked whether he had
anything to say why sentence should not be pro.
nounced upon him. He then produced the follow
Ing letter, which he submitted TO the Court
County JAN, Nov. s. 1871.
lion. JUDGE SwlNG;--lf Your Honor ole ases nave
q great deal 10 saw. but how to write or say Il
Wet in Court with ali the nneNce s ann nre, G1n.
surrounding MIN that have been brought 10 bearon
me mas put NIUE nope, aud thinks all ne can say
viii avail nothing, unless the Judge IS above being
prcjudiced, and from what have seen and known
OF some OF your decisions believe Won are willing
aud anxious TO ct7e all Justice to the low "a well
MS the high In place. IL encourages Inc to attempt
to say a few words, notwithstanding the HIGHT
IN which my prosecutors as well as Prosecutors
haye placed me. In the first place. the witnesses
against me Law great stress on my being notorious
counterrener and burglar. | know some twelve
years ago i was convicted OF burglary, and
before that time was considered a hard casss
but never was accused Of being a coun-
shape or FORM and some nine years ago, when
had paid all the law required OF me and received
nv pardon 10 start anew, have tried and endeav-
ored TO ger along without LAYING myself liable TO the
law. But II seems. and all my experience verides
",
no matter how hard he endeavors 10 get along right
he IL marked n legitimate prey for thos, gentlemen
that aspire for detective laurels. Incv have AIM
cnlv IN nndlng reporters to play cards with heir VIC
tins as the notorious So-and so; ana Mr.. Thaw, or
whoever II may be. deserves great credit for ability,
shrewdness &c., IN accomplishing the arrest or
such notorious character ami the crednlOus COM
mn iy swallow all this, not looking or thinking all
TINS Is put up by the detective 10 gain place aud
a little newspaper rcnown, and when they bring
their victim to trial before q community prepared
IN this It taxes no prophet to foretcll tho
means In giving their testimony ring IN few WORDS
preface, such the notorious BURGER end counter
feiter the smartest man IN the West or East as the
case may he. Now TINS IS my experience with rms
gentry. particularly win those styling themselves
United States dc cctives, and II You want proof
what sort or men has run this district In that
canacitv since 1853, II WIN not be hard 10 fnd and
the present incumbent ID no Improvement on any OF
them.
This Thaw and Applegate have styled me noto-
It came from. In 1906 and IL 8, one NJ GAYLORD han
this district. As United States detective he In MS
charged as soon AZ taken before Commissioner
Spencer. The second time hold over four days by
one particle OF proof against me, only .hat was re-
lated 10 Mrs. Roberts. aud he Thought | was In his
way TO prevent HIM getting her 10 the Pententsry.
me talk or arrest me every week" Al the same
time he had all the papers pnrlng him up and de-
grading me. so much for mysconnterlelting expert
ence as far rs was individually concerned Till ar
rested on the charge. Now Tor my burgaries, they
gave me so mucn notoriety About THIS time Mr..
GAYLORD mad \ man by the name OF Mayley Thomp-
son working for him In connecting anu setting up
his games when the vlnion county treasury was
attempted to he robbed gave information to one
OF their commissioners ana detective That secured
Gaviord as alder ana abettor Then Tie Whole force
OF tins Marshals Office was brought 10 bear TO clear
them ana throw II on me: and they aid clear Gaylord
for the time being but indicted as soon ~ their
Court SET. and he ran away from ihls district ana IS
son, the proof was TOO positive against him. and he
was Kept IN jail, United states commission and all;
AM BY MS instigation ana the assistance Of his
hackers was arrested and indicted as alder and
abettor, although proved by me men mat arrested
done; but incurred the dspleasure or powerful
Clique by daring TO have M operative OF tue scorer
Service Division OF the United States Treasury
arrested.
STAYED in jail there while. gave ball, and made
y AZ me court e Marcy
and Is a fugitive yet, Tor NIL know. so much for
nv no.ore.y N .a' case a ror Inc sf nr thar %er
own benefit. Now ior my next burglary Mr.. ThaW
When was arrested on this charge there was con-
siderable excitement In Preble county over some
at saa ses nas 81 ters there sw
has me aud my brother indicted for that W aich no
one sce or me o%e liz q Il
up sre bnt ys he can s%es was her lor n,
s%"G a ANY, ne SeaOns
dcea Tor snrgary ere a ne knew ec was
on his testimony Anyhow, he let mo nave the Dene
NJ on as claim hIs paying there 10 the papers here.
OF bringing ont what nc an swear 10 before
the Grand jury, / think l would have M
knows Knows haa noinlns to do with #, and great
many others know II; but IT answered MS and MIS-
not, az Apologize SAID would not give BAH FOR
fear OF IT, Their newspaper reports frightened
AFRAID they would take me there. and that that
would forfeit my BAH here. AS Tor myself, was
the matter; and Your iionor KNOWS endeavorcd.
through my counsel, to have the Court accept my
ana w as a e ss w 81 Am
tnerc but H. would be nard work TO In
dnue Others to 60 my pail WITH oil the hue ana cry
OF his minons around 10 prejudice any one disposed
Ana now hear they have thrown these charges
OF burglary out OF Court at Eaton. They answered
Ihaws purpose; ne could go there before the Grand
Court ana do So hut went from here 10 do so. but
seemed proper to leave before dong 50. rnese two
dlcted Tor burglary since was paraoned. First
through United states detective, to get himself
out or jan; ami second by OF the same class to
Keep me In jail on charge o. counterletng.
Now as for tiiis charge, claim to be innocent OF
mem. knew it from the IN ormation OF TINS George
Servings and Others, although he swears ne
s so not M Iy ons e reason S for e"a @
at all was 10 show hlm up as rogue. and At the
same time snow the department what sort o. men
his place back again. aud had made my business
TO try and find all could about these Diet ctycs.
and those before them That were Interested IN MIS-
Roberts, for IL was my duty 70 do so; aud think
! had tracked them down pretty close. and think
MIR. Yaplo ana MIR. Pruden will say all their In.
lorna ION In regard 10 who these men were
came from me; and think II had not been mr.
rested Mr.. Pratt and Seisngs would have been
showed up In stronger light than tney were. A.
for tins man Tnaw. YOU have heard All his tcsti-
mony aud what they represent me TO lie. Does u
look reasonable that am what they say am, ana
was led by the man wherever he would have ms
go knowing who ne was and what were the Goa
He says he talked me out OF 1t, after
accusing him Ui being detective several times.
am known To I'LL the Oldest officers OF this place,
ana u great many Others through the United
states. ana l don'L tnink any OF them would
believe that story. am iorty-one years OF
age next DECEMBER, aud since | was fifteen
l have been used to associate WITH all ct iSseS oi
what are called sharp, shFcwd men, ana since
1864 have been more or es- employed BY detec-
tives and does II look reasonable that this mere
novice IN the business should lead me where he
wslesy | think not. His master, Mr. Downs,
should have learned MIN betlcr than that. Tie