Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-01

am not q County Superintendent,
nor have ever been a candidate for
such position. l have only snapped
q aia this time. for the reason had
nothing 10 shoot at.
JUNIUS.
PASSING THE QUEER.
a Rich Mine Of RaScaIify Uncarthed
in East Tennessee.
4 Deputy sheriff of the County In
VOWED in the Crime.
JoSEsDoRo, Tenn, Oct. 20, 1873.
This morning our usual quiet and
monotonous little city was thrown
into a sudden turmoil of excitement
by the arrest of several parties, living
at Carriers Depot and Johnson City,
IN this county, charged with passing
counterfeit money. Some of the par
ties are we'll and favorably known,
one of them being a Deputy Sheriff,
who has hitherto enjoyed the IN
limited confidence and respect Of the
people.
- y
of counterfeit money, mostly fifty
cent shin-plasters, has been IN cirCu-
lation in this part of the country
When the people began to investigate
the matter, most Of the spurious stuff
was traced back to the locality where
the arrests were made. Early last
spring information was received at
the headquarters of the Secret Ser
vice Department, that large amounts
of counterfeit currency were circulat-
ing in these contiguous neighbOr
hoods. Colonel H c. Whitley, Chief
of the secret service division, detailed
subordinate officer, Mr. NJ. q. Bauer,
to work up the case, The detective
proceeded at once to Carriers Depot,
and began his operations. He came
IN the rough garb of a wOrkingman,
and ostensibly was very desirious to
obtain employment. He soon met
with farmer, named NJ. Y. Morton,
living near Carriers Station, to whom
he hired to work upon the farm. This
was about the first of April last. He
assisted Morton in preparing his
ground for complaining. He had
not been with Morton long until he
fully ingratiated himself into his con-
tidence. Closely watching the move
ments of his employer, discovering
the vulnerable points of his nature
and the character of his friends and
associates, the shrewd and yigIlant
detective was fully convinced that he
was dealing in the queer" if not the
ring-leadcr of 4 gang engaged in the
nefariOus business. At length, Bauer
informed Morton that he was n cOun-
terfeiter, and his real business, dis
guised by Il show of poverty necessita-
ting hard labor, was to circulate his
money. Morton, believing the story
of the detective, made most plausible
and convincing by a show of the
stuff" made a full disclosure of
operation IN the same line of business.
He had quantity of illegal tender OH
hand, and proposed to sell a large
amount TO his new friend, at half of
its face value IN genuine currency
The detective purchased two hundred
and fifty dollars, for which he exeCu-
ted his note, conditioned to be paid
il he disposed of the counterfeit, 9th
erwise he was to return it and the note
was to be null, and void. During the
time the dective was in the employ of
Morton, he made the acquaintance of
Samuel jenkins, son-in-law of Nor
ton, and Samuel Thompson, of Carter
Station, and W. B. Taylor, d. NJ.
Taylor, Richard Hughes and George
w. Hickey, Of johnson City. The
detective wasintrOduced TO these par
ties by Morton, as a cOunterfeiter, and
It was not long before he gained their
confidence. They freely and fully
disclosed to him the terrible secret of
their guilt, and received him in full
fellowship into their criminal assOcia-
ton. They congratulated themselves
and each other on the good fortune of
receiving the cooperation and assis-
lance of such a faithful and adroit ac-
complete. The new member began to
make deals with his brethren. From
Samuel Thompson he purchased $3.50
for SO genuine, $50 being in fifty
cent scrip, old issue Lincoln head, and
500 IN twenty-five dollar Treasury
notes, old issue. He also purchased
small amounts from all the other par
ties implicated in this astounding vii
lainy. sufficient for Indictment. Rich
ard Hughes offered to sell him SO
600
Whilst Detective Bauer was unrav-
cling this shien OF crime and weaving
his meShes around the unsuspecting
culprits, and discovering the com
plicitv Of others. who arc not as vet
arrested, he was ordered to Louisville,
Kentucky, on urgent business con
nected with his branch Of the service,
and there was 10 one left to watch the
.
fed that had he been permitted to re-
main and develop his rich mine of
rascalitv in all its veins and ramifca-
tions. he would have captured at least
fifty more of our citizens.
When the detective left for Louis
Vile. he told his cOnfederates he was
going to Georgia to "shOYe off, his
greens" on the uusOphisticated peo-
ple Of the peanut State, and requested
an interchange of letters that each
might know Of the others success
This was agreed to, and all parties
kept their word Bauer had an assis-
tant detective at the point III Georgia.
TO which he said he was going, who
forwarded his letters to Louisville.
and his letters to the gang were sent
in the same way. Thus thev were
completely deceived as 10 his where
abouts until last night, when. with
the suddenness Of an aspiration, ac-
with Deputy Marshal J.
4. Felnarv and an armed posse, he
aroused them from their gOlden-coI-
ored dreams of 4 speedy fortune, and
stood before them IN all the terrors of
a United States official. The pris-
oners were taken to Knoxville to-day.
and lodged in jail, to await the com
ing of the Federal Court. These facts
we learned from Detective Bauer him
self.
He informed Us, also, that since last
April hehas bought counterfeit money
from twenty-five men in East Tennes- !
see, one man in Union County offer
ing him so, Goo
There is no doubt but there Is an ex-
EensiVe organization Of these scOun-
lrels reaching every county in this |
division Of the State, and embracing
in its pale postmasters, lawyers,
United States Marshals, physicians, |
county officials, preachers and men
whose integrity and honesty have
never been questioned. At least our
with Detective Bauer war
rants this conclusion. s. a. B.