National Republican., 1873-03-12

IBiportnBt Arrest OF Counterfcitera-Lara
Quantities Of "Queer, Captured In Phil
ndelphia-Threc Cont Pieces and Plates
How the Case wns "worikcd W.
Letter OF Introduction, &c.
Col. II. c. Whitley, chief Of the secret service
division, was some time since In receipt OF In.
formation concerning the existence OF gang OF
counteIieiters who were plying their neiarl99s
TSeSsi6Sn IN several % q ne TssteEn states ne
OF his most trusty operatives, to investigate the
case. MT. 4. shortly after started for Clnein-
natl, and after a brief survey Of the grounds,
alias Chas. DAVIS, one Of the "orinon gang, and
partner of John Mccartney, together with his
brother John ogle, and John Morgan, all noto.
rions counteTfelters, were engaged In engraving
plate for manufacturing counterfeit t5 Treas
nry notes. After solourn OF two weeks, the
omcer was called away TO attend court at An.
discontinued. The Philadelphia Press gives the
following account Of what afterwards trans
plrc1.
Upon his return to Cincinnati II appeared that
the party that had been there had taken night,
probably scentlng danger. subsequently John
oglei, was N arrested at Kansas Guy where he I'm.
then lost the trail Of the gang but Col. Whitley
continued his CScrtiOns, and warned his deputies
,G Keep sharp lookout AZ the same time COM
sylyania and New York Of the passage Of COun-
tcrfelt grcCnbaCks, and the CHEERS assistant. Mr..
lC. Nettleshp, detailed Mr, AnehlsL 70 again
!
his healquartcrs In this city and begin his orcr-
atlons here.
be best Understood by hfs own explanation,
which Is here quoted: II came to this city lmme-
dlately after receiving orders, and soon struck
oil, and began the plan for the capture. l knew
| that the people were old offenders, and were very
smaEt. Some Of them had served terms In the
| pcnitentlary. An entirely new system, there
fore. had TO he devised in Orlcr to secure the
\ evidence for their conviction. selected an able
assistant and began. | ilrst went to one OF the
| prison commissioners, on Walnut street. and
asked him for a pass 70 the pcnlten!lary for the
at hrst, but finally gave me one.
| "Ihc man whom | desired 10 SIZE was James
Foster, WHO bad been sent up for four years fol
| burglary. said to my assistant: 'NOu buy some
cigars and go there and tell him that fellow by
the name Of Texas, another burglar, sent them
| to him, and desires to know whether he can dc
| anything for him In his trouble. The point wa
to get a note from him TO some one who fire.
quented Charlie Welsncrs place, No. 926 81. JOhr
street, and knew that Texas would he the bes
man, as he lived near there.
"The prisoner was, Of course, deceived, ant
he gave note to the man by the name Of Price
My assistant reported TO me, aud shovel me thu
note. | then sent him to Charley Weisners
where he asked for rrice and was Immediately
introduced to him. lie IN this way got q certaiI
footing, and by frcqnentlng that place aud othsl
localities whcro counterfeiteTs and thlcvc
thrOnged he soon made their acquaintance, ant
In measure secured their confidence, beCaus,
they began to regard him as a thief.
NtHN 10 liuOtnUA luTt
nnger.rinRs, which I had marked, and givin
them TO my assistant directed him to trad
them with these people for counterfeit money
bic amount Of The trash. Nv ain was hghei
than tho retail dealers, however; ! wanted q
catch the hig dealers. In order to effect thei
capture had to make them imagine that m
assistant was burglar. Frequent visits wer
made to baltimore, during which my asslstan
would write letters to the gang, which were al
swcrcd.
~ discovered IN this way that Marx ItcInhar,l
alias The Mllkman,' who runs milk route, an
resides No. eS3 Locust street, was heavy opera
ior. lie used 10 meet the gang at Tenth en
Locust streets, which was the rendezvous. Sec
ing that this mans Intimate friend was on
Rance Abrahams, aims George Ralcntham, ALA
James Cole, aud that he had served eight year
In the pententiary, was convinced that ] wa
right. told my man to try Rance nfst. Rlnc
told him that he hadn't any counterfeit money
but that he would Introduce him to man tha
would sell him all hO wanted.
"lhe meeting that followed waI watched b.
me, and thcreat the purchase Of $500 counterfeit
money was effected. This purchase was onecte
At the corner OF Tenth aud Locust streets on
|, Thursday evening. During this time ! dlscOy
cred that John Oyic and John Morgan had bee
, In Philadelphia, where tncy had sold larg
/, amount OF counterfeit nNc-dOllaT notes.
started at once for Baltimore, where II was su,
, pected they were. Information was subst
, guGntly received, however, that they had gon
, West. The telegraph was put into reQuistIOI
and Officer Bats succeeded In alrcsting thel
, while In the cars at NlnCcnnes, lnd. John MOI
gan had 81, 900 bad money on his person l,IC
were found In the possession Of Ogle, hkewis
, bogus.
"Thesc arrests were unfortunately pubiIshc
all over the country, and his brother, Miles ORlI
who was supposed to be In Baltimore, Jumped
, Operations were next principally institute
, against Charley Wcisner, Rancho and 'fhe MIL
man, which resulted In the dccOying Of all
such Il way Us to enable me 10 arrest them, an
secure, besides plates OF O. grccnhlcks, 6l-ccn
stamps, etc, numerous correspondence, ~
! dresses Of cOunterfetcTs, any number OF wei
, executed notes, and a kind OF metal for th" mai
ufaCtuTC Of . and scent pieces"