New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-06
A SHARP DETECTIVE.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CAPTURE or WESTERN
COUNTERFETTER5-LARGE SUMS or NATIONAL
BANK NOTES CAPTURED.

COT NTERFEIIERS-LARG SUM- OF NATURAL
BANK NOTES CAPTURED.
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About the 1st of January last information
was received by Detective Loncrgln that the " Bon
eatta gang" we're doing an extensive business in Wis
cousin aud, NJ complaints anne IN almost weekly pan
OF operations for the capture OF the counerelters was
agreed upon. This gang numbered about 40 men. who
operated in Missouri Kansas. Illinois Wisconsln Mlchi.
gan, Minnesota Texas and Sew-Mexico. The chief Of
the gang alluded to- Napoleon BonapaIte Lata Oetter
known az Bonelatta," Is an astute individual, who
served the detective force Of this city Nearly every
detective i'm the employ OF the Secret Service Depart
ment, noted for his skill in ferreng ont oOney men,
the subterfnge9 and rules adopted by officers cap
ture criminals, Lata continually on his guard. BY
this knowledge he has escaped arrest ior hteen pears
having carried the business OF dealer in counterfeit
money that time Tue headquarters OF the gang was
at Monroe, the county seat OF Green County wisconsin
L1tta. who IS quite wealthy was. As he gave out en-
gagged IN the h2pp2e business. nc anu ~, rS ~
the citizens OF the place how they got money or which
and wa soon sscertained by the detectives his
track that he visited Louis OF the other cities
the place as Latta did. On those trips Latta
would sell large sums Of counterfeit money principally
bogus bills the rate OF from % to . cents on the
About three weeks ago Detective Anderson ordinarily
dressed, with peddiers pack full Of patent soap
made his appearance IN the town. and lOIInwId TOOK
OF the article to the people He saw man follow nun
manner a. to arouse no suspicion Latta along aud
looked him sharply but Anderson talked 50 Wen ABOUT
tine Character He sold soap the streets for
week box of II coming his hotel every other day
Keeping hs eyes upon iLatta he soon dleoYered tiat
the headquarters OF the gang were in saloon
Obtaining possession OF room IN me adjoining
building, he able TO overhear the plans OF me
rjnhterfeer4 and obtained some valuable points;
when they gave ign, Be selling soap When tue
gang came along Twice during tue Wee 1g We4' Eu h "a
town and upon his return talked rSe{ OF ".r.J az d
bes and of his future operations He had found gO2d
place to sell his stock, ana thOuSht W 'oSnu5 cI'
looked around i0f 3d i bosh three houses and
al IN
ooni OF Lr ~, Wien three weeks had passed the
officer all the points TO insure conviction
the gang had every one J.l tet ant knew at what
time ne cod secure them H. had every DAY forwarded
report LOnergln, who advised HIM as to the steps to
he taken Two three Anderson on the point
OF rlidns by himself but Longeran who IA well booked
do so the evidence then in hand was not conclusive
On last Thursday Anderson had everything hxed 20 suit
hm and teegraphed 10 Lonergan that everything was
ready FOR pull. and that big stock Of eounterfet
money was coming LOnergan and those with him nd
not come into Monroe by thu cars, as Lattas man knew
drove into thn place after dark The rst house visited
was Lattts which y situated among coPse Oh woods
the river bank Anderson knocked on the door shi
Llta who expecting large amount Oh counterfeit
money that night came but as soon as nc saw AhdeIon
It. or It would he kicked in. He opened
it, and before he, could make any T., resist resist,
ance was down the door and handcuhed Inc rooms
were searched az II known that two Others OF the
clan, Charley vaughan and Clayton Robinson Sep
there They could not be found and the ohcers hougnt
they mad slipped away. Seeing barn IN the PACK part
~ tha looking INTO IL TOT tHe
nis.iug men, He found them IN the hay-mOw ana hand'
CuAei them Returning to the house W IN theIl' gen
eral search was made for the counterfeit money ana
tnois A large number Of notes, representing about
$40 DO on the Brownsville Bank, were found as We're
large number OF letters Several or these epstes were
from A private detective IA Chicago, VINO was acting ~
would seem adviser not only as TO the movements OF
the Government detectives but - 70 the disposition i
coneyD some OF the letters referred 10 the hOOppoo
business In this wise Please send me hOOppOles ~
feet long. willing to pay . cents Tor them sent
noles two feet long. send them along In pam Eh-
gi.h hOoppOes meant bills; the length gwen theF le
nor,in atom and the price mentioned, the sum that
would ne maid per dollar. The other members OF the
,n1 who are located different parts OF the sta yes
ona1 iIove are under surveillance, and before THIS
week i out will be in custody LOnergdh VINO as SAT-
went into the country not successful IA MS MISSION,
The nlate. having been removed Ia day OF Two ths
aca where the manufacturing OF the notes was carried
an viii be I'm the hands ~ the detectives anu II - eA-
nacfed that n number OF plates ana IarRo
p'o,n, nf illegal uotrs will be found there The
note. crculated by "BOnelatta" and hs associates
wers principally tens, on tue POuBhkeep,le, ~ ~
tional Bank They also dealt ~ 80
at. and McClrtney's odd United states n!lisl nVcs
and tens The gang has flooded the entire West WIN
cpuntarfeit money aud their capture entities Che i
800, nj detectfye Anderson and those VINO assisted
49,, =. tha thanks Of every law'aDidng Cltzen' 10
lev What an amount Of work LOnergal ana Anderson
conIished in wear. their report Tor the year eihlhS
Ioa ~ s-i EXHIBITS that they made l11 arrests d 'no
being convicted except three eapturSd can
,,I,t.rfeit plates, one set Of uicke Holi'' dn3
rr Am an worth OF bogus National Bank notes duu
yraanback- Both are young men anu idlthlu servants
- a. Ivnrtmeut AMI are doing al they can 10 Prev
- ron of counterfeit money in the West anu
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