New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08
ARREST OF NOTORIOUS COUNTERFEITERS.

THE WORK OF THE SECRET SERVICE DIvIsioN-A
LARGE NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE-sEvENTEEN
LEADING CoUNTERFEITERs CAPTURED-NUMER-
Gus PLATES AND TOOLS SECURED.
For nearly year past an unusual amouns
of counterfeit scrp and nickel gold and silver COINS
have been circulating in the Western and southern
States, and although 100 persons have been ar
rested mostly In North Carolina and Tennessee, the
leaders of the counterfeiting gangs have until recently
escaned CAPTURE Through the agency Of the Secret
servlce Division Of the Treasury Department about 80
persons have been convicted OF uttering spuri-
GUS money and sent to the Albany Fe"te"-
nary The officers OF the Secret Service
knew however that the persons arrested and convicted
were only the seconds and abettors Of powerful
organization, the chiefs Of which 1t was absolutely
necessary capture in order to put check upon tho
circulation OF large quantities Of counterfeit money.
The convicted persons what are called showers OF
the QUEER and not the makers OF the counterfe
These arrests although Of great Importance were there
FORE only preliminary to the capture OF the leaders Oh
the counterfeitng gangs Of the country This has az
last been done, and for time at least the ISSUE
of counterfeit money to any largo amount
or of kind that will pass under ordinary circumstances,
has, thought. been stopped On the 2oth OF May tns
officers Of the Secret Service were successful IN arresng
in Cleveland Cincinnati and Detroit. seventeen OF tho
most notorious counterfeters in the United States.
There Is one Thomas Ballard, still at large who is DO
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$500 nterfe note which the banks every where
now accepting many without question. Among
those arrested last month James Seymour. John
Mills. Bill Gordon, Jake and Andrew Deyota, g. c.
Berkeley, James Earle. g. slopplekampe Fred Kreuzin-
ger. Joe Miller John McNeaen. Mary Brown and Mrs.
Twitche.
On Thursday morning Col H. c. whteley. Chief Of the
United States Secret Service Division arrived In Wash.
ngton evidences of the guilt OF the prisoners
and 1t is thought there will be little trouble IN convict
ing them Col. Whiteley brought with him 50 welen-
eight steel transfer rolls and bed pieces
for printing the counterfeits some 80 different Of
pistols from common hint-lock to volcanic, repeaers
large quantity of fiber paper and nearly 500 600 10 spu
rious money. Among the plates was copper one ZOE
printing the two-cent check stamps. class OF stamps
from which the annual revenue to the Government il
about s3,OO0,cO0. The hand-rolls for printing d
the notes were boldly engraved upon them. and after
ward transferred by heavy hydraulic press to softer
another transfer was made by the same process. By
this means any number OF plates could be made. from
The limitations were good and would readily pass for
genuine money One OF the most curious and cunningy
is SUPPOSED to be the work Of Thomas Ballard whose
arrest o standing reward OF 5000 is offered.
cured by the officers of justice and probably the only
one in existence. Col Whiteey has several peci.
mems Of the new counterfeit $500 BILL but the plate on
which it is worked has not yet been taken This c3ur-
terfeit also supposed TO be the work OF Thomas Bal
lard The bill has been widely circulated, and under
ordinary circumstances would be accepted any bank
The operators, In making this note would wash gehu-
"s s 5ss Ge syfhs s
have also been readily accepted Among the other
plates captured we're some aGr mk sS aSes
Bank of New-York, SO counterfeits on the National
Farmers and ManufastSrsrs Bank OF PSugskeePsis'
On the inst United States detectives also arrested
VIM Ratheqrn at Fort waSne 1S
large Of counterfeit 5ocept currency was cap,
ured together with go notes on the First National
were taken " Cleveland.