The New York herald., 1871-02-22
THE "QUEER" AGAIN.

tons by an Extensive sh.vsr Of
Counterfeis-A Vast Amount Of
Counserieits Still in Tais City.
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A few weeks ago we were receiving from all parts
Of the country accounts or the successful captures
trial and consequent punishment for extended pc
riods OF the gathers Of The counterfelters.
Fred Bicbusn, before retiring into private life for
the limited term Of twenty years. gave his congo to
the Western States. dPete Mccartney, whose name
was byword down South, was seen for the last
time In pubic In the dock a. st. Louis, pre-
vious TO his departure for the State Prison for
a similar period. Three weeks ago ths dock OF
the United States Circuit Court In our own city was
literally filed with q batch Of counGerieters, num-
berins twcnty-fou among whom was the rcdoubt-
able Bill Garney, who not only has INDUCED IN dis
trbuting the "queer" but, In his leisure hours has
TUNED mis- hand TO housebreaking banksurstlng
and such harmless amusements. In this crowd, too,
was an officer who had served the country well
during the war, but who In his old age fell
AWAY FROM THE PATHS OF HONOR,
and whose gray hairs and digniacd appearance
caused many Sigh OF pity when sentence OF four
years. hard labor was pronounced upon him. Peo-
plo were at first thunderssruck at fnding that this
nearous trade prevailed to such an extent; but
when 1t was announced by the head OF the secret
service himself that he had secured the great lead
ers and the principal plates IN existence ana when
countereter after counterie.ter look his departure
from the outside world for the shady precincts OF
Sing Sing and tue other penltentlaries through
out the country, people began TO believe
tnat counterfeling existed TO an extent they never
dreamed Of that there was an end or IL at last.
ANA that tie object Tor which the secret service
force had been established had ut length been at.
tanned. - I sss. 80 =. - -
AS each great counterfeiter had his measure Of
justice meteu out to him the cry on all sides was,
"Ihe last OF the coneys." and when the notorious
Gurney took his departure from among us 1t was
confidently asserted by many OF the detectives
themselves that all the gangs mad been broken up
and that we should hear no more OF couatereiGers-
i nov seems, n9ssysr. laas re de1eciyes have
LuLLEb ISro FALSE SECURITY
regarding the circulation OF spurious money. There
IS at present lying IN Ludlow Street Jail man
named James Boyd, who was arrested last
ready been published, but as it was supposed that
BOYD was one Of thai miserable class who seem TO
have CONSTITUTIONAL objection 10 gain an honest
living, and who prefer 10 cke out un exist
ence, no matter how wretcned, by taking
Inn tieir fellows, little attention paid to the
was one OF those who managed to retain scme OF
what Is left of the 'coney', which was In circua-
.,
from the revelations which have been made by him
self to Colonel Whitley, the chief OF the United
days, connecting nIm with other matters which had
caused the detective force much trouble, and upon
which their attention has been riveted for months
and months, that instead oI having effected the
SOME sKULKINa "orEER SHOWER,
they have secured the very man for whom they
have waited for an almost unlimited period, with all
the patience which a detective alone can possess.
Though Boyd's name up to the very moment OF his
n
countereicr, IL appears from the statements made
by himself that since his youth he has been dab
bling in the queer, and that this Is not
hands Of the olcers Of the law. The detectives had
in counterfeits but even they are surprised at the
extent to which he has been guilty. All OF us are
MaceGarney MaeGar yh ana host u Other cognomens Which
are identified with desperate acts, both IN counter.
letting government paper and IN every species of
robbery; still the detectives are now OF opinion
that few of the great counterfeiters whose names
nave lately figured IN such numbers in criminal
courts have done 50 much
INJURY TO THE TREASURY
as the man who Is now awaiting ms trial In Ludlow
For months and months the detectives have sus.
pected from reports which they had received from
agents In the North that vast amount Of counter
feit money was being transferred thIher from this
city BY express, ana they have been put to their
Wits enus to discover the source from which It
emanated. Efforts have been made again and again
to entlap those In Canada who were suspected of
within the past week. The man Boyd, who resided at
Feingsburg, In Canada. had long been suspected Dy
them of beng dealer to large extent In counter.
felt money. and no artiice was spared to entrap
him.
But he was TOO wary for the Officers and in
variably managed to evade them.
BATCHE5 OF DETECTIVES,
disguised as dealers, have from time to time walled
on MIN at Feingsburg, and after their pro essed
business had been transacted, proposed that he
should trade IN 'c0ney money! but either their
ne usually escaped by telling them plumpy that
they could not blind him; that he knew oil about
on s % M haf d at ss ne m nad the
word, that "he d none on IT,"
Coonel Whitley, however, was not to he bafied.
ana alter mo lths OF patient waiting secured HIM
last Saturday, having IN his possession less than
S1,7o0 In counterfeit stamps. when 1t was dis
covered Yesterday that he had made some extraor-
binary revelations. showing the enormous extent
to which countereitng still prevails in the heart OF
Of the most leading il not the chief distributor Of
counterleits In the North. a reporter from the
HERALD waited on Colonel whitley, ut his bureau
on Blocker street. to obtain from him the
PARTICULARS OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED
70 ehect ihe capture and as far as possible the his
ceeded not only In getting the details OF the arrest
Sa. Dy IN most , fortunate circumstance the eventfal
material for sensational novel OF the most sensa-
The Chief Of the secret service force informed the
reporter that last week he specially detailed French
man In his employ whom he reckons one Of the Gle
yerest men In the division, TO follow up Boyd's case
The detective started early IN the week for Canada
ana at the earliest opportunity presented himself
Delore MI bOyd, az fellngsDurg and told MN that
he was anxious to do little business III the queer
The nalve manner Of the detective, his thoroughly
uns0phsticated appearance, the fact that lie spoke
only IN broken English and the still important
fact that he displayed
ANY AMOUNT OF GENUINE BILLS
with little gold Mixed all utterly threw Boyd or
his guard and completely won the ambitious heart
Of that gentleman.
He generously declared his Willingness TO procure
any quantity OF stun'' for the innocent Frenchman
ana, to the utmost amazement OF the latter, deec
tive as ne was, offered to accompany him to New
YORK. Where alone large quantity OF c0unterfeits
could 0e obtained. Accordingly they started for
this city. and Colonel Whitley was duly apprsed by
telegraph OF the arrival on Saturday IN New York OF
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR FROM THE NORTH,
accompanied by perfectly innocuous little French
man.