The New York herald., 1871-03-09
CRIME AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
Secret Service of the Treasury
Department.
An Exhibit Of the Work It Has Done During
the Last Two Years-A Record Compiled
from Official Statistics-Ihe Morale Of
the Detective Force What It Costs.
to Work thu Department

I'd WOTK O5puCIAu0u
complete history OF crime in all It's stages, from
the time when the progress Of civilization created
the necessity for social c0mpacts, and communities
nrst agreed to be bound by general laws. would,
were such history possible, prove an interesting
and profitable study. The crimes OF the men and
women of Olden times strike the mind with
horror, looking at them from the enlightened stand
point Of the present. and yet modern criminal
history Is repete with records OF evil dongs in con-
trast with which the crimes Of the ancients seem
almost virtues.
The development OF crime in societies early proved
the necessity for systems Of protection from the law
less Criminals kept pace with the times and per-
petrated their frauds systematically. and conse-
quently with success. To cope with them 1t was
necessary to have more
ENLARGED SYSTEMS OF DETECTION,
which should have the higher aim of preventing
crime as well as discovering It's authors; and hence
at the present day have In every country except
the United States great national police forces, costing
millions OF dollars annually but even then proving
systems OF economy in curbing the volcanic
elements forever underlying the criminal
strata The Bow street runners OF England and
the inspectors and gendarmes OF France the secret
police Of Prussia and the crown spies OF Spain have
made themselves famous IN history for their pro-
OF evil doers discovering the m achinauons Of
men plotting for the overthrow OF governments. In
the United states police systems in their infancy
Probably the most
EFFECTIVE BODY OF LOCAL POLICE
is the municipal OF New York city, and the system
upon which 1t Is conducted is patterned after by
other municipalities very generally throughout the
country. Considering the very small body OF pro-
fessonal detectives attached to this force and EN-.
ployed at the Mulberry street headquarters, the
amount OF work performed by them Is little less
than wonderful.
In the different departments Of the federal govern
ment there are various detective forces, such the
inspectors Of customs, the twenty-five special agents
Of the Internal Revenue Bureau, the special agents
OF the Post Onlce and the Secret Service division OF
the Treasury Department. With the exception OF
the last named force none OF these can be con-
sdereJ, strictly speaking,
NATIONAL IN CHARACTER,
rs they have circumscribed spheres Of action, ana
are confined to: and responsible ior. certain terri
tor,al limits. The Secret Service Division, on the
contrary permeaJes the entire country, taking cog
nizance OF all frauds upon the government, and
making the crime Of counTerfeltng u specially. The
Importance recently assumed by TINS Dranch of the
public service, which mas been thoroughly reorga-
nlzed by H. c. Whitley the present chief OF division,
has
LED TO SOME INVESTIGATIONS
as to the extent OF Its operations and the results OF
ATS labors. These are lully shown in the statistics
given below. They have been compiled from the
official records at Washington and cover the number
ana various kinds Of counterfeit money and bond
plates captured since the llth Of May le69 the date
or Colonel Whtley's appointment together with
counterfeit tobacco beer, cheek and proprietary
internal revenue stamp plates, and a complete list
Of the arrests. compiled from the same data, OF the
wholesale and retail dealers In counterfeit money,
viOIators OF the internal revenue laws smugglers,
mail robbers, bond roDDers bounty swindlers lrea-
Bury tneves forgers deserers illegal voters. false
ena perarers IN united states Courts aakinR ap
wards OF eight hundred In all, classified as ol-
lows
OF the most dangerous grades as capitalists manu-
facturers engravers, printers and wholesale dealers
tan Dealers showers and Doodle carriers 245 OF
ternal revenue stamps, beer. tobacco, whiskey,
match and check stamps, 35; cleansing and dealing
In cleansed revenue stamps, 12
MISCELLANEOUS.
SeHlne goous Witnout license, as hquoIs, clgais,
tobacco, lottery tickets, &c., ~; selling cigars
without stamps, 12i distling and rectiiying wnis-
Key and selling whlskey and beer without stamps,
73; smugglers OF diamonds, laces Wines liquors
and cigars, 81; mail and bond robbers and persons
charged with embezzling letters and having
IN possession and altering United States
bonds, 49, Bounty swinders- There have been
twenty-rhree arrests and upwards under this head,
OF $1,000 In money recovered for soldiers re.
turned to the Treasury, from which 1t had been
Illegally obtained for pension frauds there have
been eighteen arrests OF persons discovered drawing
q pension Illegally, the detection Of whom has made
saving TO the Treasury of $4,000 annually; per-
sonatlon and bribery OF United states officers, and
stealing moneys from the Treasury, illegal voting
and perjury and subornauon TO perjury III United
States courts, lO crime on the hign seas and descr
y,
robbery larceny and other crimes within the jurs-
diction Of state courts and the culprts turned
to the proper authorities, Z.
THE CAPTURES AND SEIZURES
made by the Secret Service Division since the 11th
OF May, 1863, are classified as foliows:Counterlelt
money plates-One set OF five cent nickel moulds
and dies, three sets of ten cent silver coin mouds
and dies, one fifteen cent fractional currency plate,
eight sets Of twenty-five cent silver coin moulds
ana dies, three twenty-five cent fractional
ana eens oa
mates four sets OF 6ftV silver coin
moulds and dies; ! hity cent fractional currency
pates oi M sne se or ona aoar aa sl
coin m0ulds and dies; set Of TWO dollar and
ity cent gold coin mouds anu dies; sets OF three
dollar gold coin mouds and dies; set OF live dollar
gold coin mOulds and dies ! five dollar greenback
plates; 3 Ave dollar national currency plates; ten
rency plate; 2 twenty dollar greenback plates;
one $50 national currency Shoe and Leather SANK
p unnsnea 7oo $50 bond Plates one
unfinished $40 Sl,0o bond plate and numerous
pieces Of highly finished lathe work heads hume, ne"
cOunlerieiters, Counterfeit revenue stamp Plates
One ounce, one 10 pound and four go pound
plate; one &C. check stamp plate; three
proprietary ,a stamp plates, .so Comprising rising up.
for printing counterfeit money and stamps; one
transfer press anu one perloratng press were cap
parts Of the country. Breweries-two, the propre
tors OF which were detectea IN fragrant violation OF
the revenue laws, by means OF whicn the Treasury
and from information furnished by Colonel Whitley
to the customs authorities at the port Of New York.
SteamShlpS-TWo, Tor vlOatlon VI tne custom laws
In Lmuggling cigars.
The records further show the seizure Of one match
factory and
SIXTY CIGAR MANUFACTURES,
the propretors OF which were guilty OF violations Of
sne internal revenue laws IN selling cigars un-
stamped and not properly branded; In removing
them from the factory to the saesroom without
complying with the terms Of the law, ana IN reflling
anu repacking old boxes.
4OO0OO CIGARS
and TO- 600 bundles OF cigarettes taken In
these factories and ON board steamships.
In the line Of brllltants, including diamonds,
rubes, sappnires, emeralds, &C., tnat were being
Amugged into port, the SECURE amounts to So OOO J
being discovered in this connection that
DIAMOND SMUGGLEkS
make free OF the mails In getting their goods In
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