The New York herald., 1871-10-27
TIE aQUEER" MEN.
An Important Arrest of C0un-
terfeisers.
sixty thousand Dollars in Counterfeit Money and
Large Number Of In. elements Captured

Oolonel Whitley, OF the United States Secret Ser
vice Division, So 81 ecker street, wednesday and
yesterday succee ed in making an important arrest
sf countereit1rs and capturing 100000 In spurious
money, together with a large number OF plates
presses Caper inks ana other utensils used IN the
profession The detectives for the past year
have been .'shadowing' well known counterleiter
aamed David Kirkbride. alias Thomas, alias
Harris alias Moore, twenty-six years OF
agc. On the eth OF August last they met him at the
Erie Railroad depot in Chambers street and noticed
him purchase ticket for Chicago. surmsing he
was going there for the purpose OF disposing OF
some Of the 'squeer'' they arrested HIM and con-
veyed him before Colonei whitley at his ONCE IN
Keecker street. Upon searching him they found on
his person $5, 900 In counterfeif money oone up
neatly IN tinfon.
Knkbrlle refused state where ne got the mohcJ
nom and remained stubborn mp to the early part "a
Me present week. when he gave informauon 'ha'
subsequently led 10 the arrest OF NOTORIOUS gang
,~no have been engaged in the business lof some
limo and passed or the community thousands OF
dollars OF spurious money. Acting on the lniorma-
ZION received the detectives, on wednesday nlgnt
arrested steve Payne, who informed them that man
usmed Harry Cole, Of Jersey City; Joshua D.
Miner y contractor, residing in Sixty-seVentn
ees srS ass nss' kHsry 'en1 prihter acting
In conceN with him. Tne detectives on on
"wednesday ulKnt S0W 1SalldTu duu inAh0i IA UousSA
ssnon together at the OF sixty street
and Broadway. and noticing Ballard nandlng
sSm. they were not % be easily captured but
showed light, Miner getting the detecuye's fingers
Directed @ blow rom the oincer, which had the efect
Of knocking out four OF Miners front teeth pr0uRnt
them to terms, and they quietly submitted 70 be
the package which Ballard handed to Miner
g be $40 % On tne n
NStionnl Bank Of this city. They were taken TO
scseo s sa yn1 Ss
who committed them to Ludlow street Jail in de-
The oriicers next proceeded to the once Of Bal
!ard, on the third noor OF tenement house at 26S
ruins o sno ss o aTU
quantity Of nore paper and s., 500 IN conntsrfeit
wha there y s9o ss eaols
United States Treasury note or the new issue.
TO Ne s s rs Rsss y
@ also and Sand ssn pnaS
s Person nS asf' tn une near every 0roa qoom IN
were found in the place and taken charge of
y The +etsStyes hs S Miner I stree. consractor and
states that he is the he man who has furnished iSe
notes produced in 1884, Of which s75oooO was put In
rested for the crime, was released on $4,000 BAH
given by Miner but the case being set
led, he failed 10 get his just deserts. Ballard is the
only man outside the government employ who un-
derstands making fibre paper, on which the nifty
cent stamps are printed, ana is declared TO be
pert 81 the business. williams is at present locked
np at Police Headquarters but VIII be arraigned be.
fore Commissioner Davenport this morning,
Ihe following is LIST OF the money and mple-
Ients seized which are now In possession Of Colonel
OF new United States issue:-One 81 600 plate, IN
an unfinished state; one $40 green6ack, fully I'm
iehed, back and front; one $40 national bank
ip0ughkeepSie Bank). steel; one do not finished
tne BACK only being engraved; one 81 national bank
on steel, fully completed.
One full BET "Iincoln head" fifty cent stamp, on
Steel. fully competed
ony cent stamp on steel, for seven Impressions.
one fuli set stanton head, Oh steel, Tor ten i'm.
pr0Ssi0ns.
One rnll sc, stanton head" on copper, for nve
Impressions.
Ten transfer rolls (hardened steeD for reproducing
duplicates OF AL the above. except the $1,000 platte
Ten luH sets, original vel pieces hardened stceI
'oT 1De 1Rs Ipnf9ssGs pess Costing $40 of kind rarely
fo1nd outside OF the Treasury Department or bank
D6fe companies.
One transfer press smaller pattern, costing ST. 200
Two large printing presses ioIlnaklng counterieit
Two emaler for same purposes.
large quantity OF type ior altering bank bhis 70
Dthsr banks.
Two full sets OF engravers tools, ink rollers, ink
and cloths
full set OF Treasury seals for stamping the red
seal Impressions the notes.
Eorty-fve thousand dollars in counterfeit twoss
tens and twentes ana 500 notes.
About one hundred and nifty pounds OF the cele
prated ..nbre'' paper and the entire apparatus re.
0ulred TO prepare and make the same.
One excellent set OF Lincoln head piates, beside
those mentioned above.