Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-25
SHOWING THE QUEER.
Two Enterprising Operators I'm LIN
coin County Brought TO Grief.
Fayetteville Express, Sept. "a.

Two Enterprising Operators I'm LIN
coin County Brought 10 Grief.
Fayetteville Express, Sept. "a.
Thursday last, Jim Isom, young man
Well known ard respectfully connected In
this county, accompanied by a man OF the
name of Andrews, who is also OF good
family, his relatives living in Marshall,
visited this place and made various small
purchases, dealing chiefly with the saloons,
rendering in payment what appeared 70 be
genuine SIS bills on the Traders National
Bank Of Chicago. These bills were quite
new, and had that bright, crispy
appearance which renders a young
bank-nOte so attractive TO the coyetous
eve. In every transaction, Isom
and Andrews received from the gentlemen
of whom the purchases were made, other
currency in the way Of "change," without
exciting any suspicious. Finally, however,
they offered a blacksmith, on College street,
who had done some work for them, one Of
tee bills; and thai individual having oc-
casion to get it changed, carried it to Post
master Douthat, who Immediately pro-
nOunced it a counterfeit. This led TO an
investigation, which resulted in the arrest
of Isom and Andrews on State warrant,
a preliminary trial, and their committal to
jail-the different parties who had been
vietimized appearing against them, and
establishing their guilt beyond all question.
Their baggage, at the livery stable, was
Immediately searched, and $50 of spurious
money discoveied 6levetly sewed up in
saddle-blanket, half Of which was in s.
bills of the bank alluded IT,. Two $40
United States Treasury notes, (old
iSsue) rather eleverly executed, and
likely TO deceive one not acquainted with
the peculiarities of the genuine issue, were
found in the lot, and it has since been dis
covered that several of these bills have
been circulated in the country. Isom and
Andrews are still confined in the Jail at
this place, but it is probable that they will
be turned over to the United States author
tiles and carried to Nashville for trial.
When arrssted, they claimed to have re-
ce'ved the bogus currency from bank at
Pulaski, but this statement was altogether
incredible in the face of the circumstances
attending their use of il. 1t is thought
here, and there are just grounds for the
opinion, that Isom and Andrews, in con-
nectiOn with various other parties, have
been extensively engaged in circulating
counterfeit money for some time past, re-
ceiying their supplies from one of the many
manufacturers of ''the queer" in
New York city. The s. bills of the
Traders National Bank, Of Chicago, are so
cleyerly executed as to readily deceive an
impractical eve, bu, an expert in such mat
ters wou.G easily discover their imperfec-
tons. The figure 3 IN the right hand cor
ner of the bills is cluInsily executed, the
foliage underneath is dark and hay, and
much heavier and cOarser than on the gen.
uine, while the paper itself is not so good
as that used by the Government. The SD
United states Treasury nctes have a pale
and dim appearance, the network sur
rounding the denominating figures is
rough and not arranged with the geOmet-
rical precision Of the genuine plate, and
close inspection will disclose the same
coarSeneSs in printing, the same inferiOrity
in the paper that characterizes the other
bills alluded to. Upon the whole, hOwey-
er, both counterfeits are dangerous, and we
advise our country friends to keep sharp
lookout for them.