New-York tribune., 1871-06-28
IMPORTANT ARRESTS or c0UNTEREEITERS.
A GANG BROKEN Up IN ONO.

A GANG BROKEN Up IN OHIO
CLEVELAND. June 27.-In April last United
states Marshal Hastings, OF the Northern District OF
Obo acertaned that considerable amount OF counter
felt greenbacks National bank notes and fractional cur
repcy was circulating in Northern Ohio and Eastern In
diana and that large gang OF operators were engaged
in their manufacture Two of the most skilliu detect
ives in the Secret Service Department were detailed TO
assist Marshal Hastings in the matter ana oullnR the
past months they have succeeded III DIeakng u ot
gang Arrests have been made rOin tine 10 tihe, UNI
several OF the rngleaders some oi the most GeslIae
tmred isaac Monroe Bisse OF Alliance, VIM H. Barr OF
Van Vert John Hickman. Christopher g BRADY anu
Geo A. shawen OF Marion Geo fiedSick o. d, DecaHu @
Ind Matthew A. Boyd of NewCumDSllahd ONO oIlh.
Rycs HARRY Porter Joe Warren and other well-knowh
rascas, have been arrested ana iaITe stot vi
tcreit money seized. Shawen turned states eVGehGe'
Incl ~ I'm we're those of tic Government detectives
| who were work at Fort Wayne, ai VINO hau sue
ceeGed in ingatatDg themselves INTO the confluence oi
| the cOu-terfeiters.
| ARRESTS IN GEORGIA-ATTEMPTED RESCUE OF
THE PRIsoNERs--A. LEGISLATOR MPLIcATED'
! Frop. The U0sttHyf0a CiIcIictr Junf 70 -
| The officers of the Secret Service D1Vlsion
of the Treasury Department, who went south about
month since important business, returned mere sat1r
Ton They arrested R6mulus Noble aud Elias Sweat, at
Fernandina Fla and o. NJ Sexton. an engrayer, al 81
counterfeit five dollar gold and % cent and % cent silver
coin of the United states. few days subsequent lhos
Tebeauville charged with the same ohense Inc ILs-
had perfected extensive hi iSey intended
for circulation and the West India Islands ana
tine principals OF an organized llg men
in vicinity Of Fernandina by frequent and wanion
violations Of the law quantity of cOunterIelt hNe uo
lar cold coin admirably found their per
when arrested and there were secured al the same
time, ready shipment per steamer 70 sack folhs
ca N I9re cases containing heavy machinery, German
silver .ingets OF composition metal. English alloy cop
per used principally in the manufacture oi the - cen,
gold and gold dust, gavanic battery complete % cru,
cDles frstclas engraving tools ana other articles an
in the very best condition. The three nIst-nameu prs
ouers were taken before the United states Connis
er- where they committed 10 jail Noble IN default
$4,000 and the others Sl5OO pdl caCh SHoFJy dcI'
/ in the evening, "A mob OF men. about % i'm number,
masked and otherwise disguised assembled for the pr-
,nsr Of rDseriug the prisoners Their attention
! service men had arrested Noble ana ms
COMPANIONS would arriyC by tram just th'n Que Ihe
mob urCCCCdsd 10 tie depot, boarded tic litn ldsS
through each ana sclu'lllnS every lce u S ua 4
lanterns and when necessary, aWamg those who were
asleep IL the time Government odicels VINO Aad
! entered the town Toy another conveyance lp1h inc
urisoucr from The ia ana safely embarked with them
on board the United states revenue cn'ttI ihc cou-
mauder ot which, IN compliance with spGcal Ieggh'
conveyed the PRISONERS to Port Jefferson, Dry Iorugas
Thomas sweat taken 10 savannah ana apleaIta be
! fore the United states Commissioner, VINO committed
INN 10 ai iu default OF $1,000 bail. The following day.
however leading merchant or tudt CITY ciic
and furnished requisite bail, aud large sum was also
advanced by his friends 20 bc used III securing Ae pest
LEGAL l.. lent as counsel. On last saturday secret service
dtp,tfyr i'm the course his peTambuatCnS arrested
in Blactl Ca Capt. Daniel f. Knowles represent
alive 0f tie Legislature nom Pierce county ana rear
rested Thomas sweat taking them to savannah Knowles
is charged with completely IN the gold CON e0uherete
operations OF the Noble, sweat and sexton gang eWSd
charged with conduct regarded as forfeiture OF t
bond or sucl violation OF law as 10 fclCcf u llsl
aglu liable he having taken 10 his ola ways, niue s
prctiug the harm which would accrue ihereirom IL ap
pears that lie bought stock 0i calie loiA an t ~
Iad him $500 what represented as gold being III
rrav the counterfeit So gold coin audedt to- The bogus
topk fin. same back TO another person or Lake Clly
! Florida, from whom he had originally bought IT,