The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-27
Arrest Of the Seamps Infesting New England
and New York.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE "QUEER."
Plates, Presses, Paper and Tools
Captured.
Precautionary SURROUNDINGS Of
the Criminal Workshop.
Boston. Feb. %. 1879

Concerning the gang OF counterfeiters lately
arrested In Massachusetts,, II appears that the
nrst ntimation that money was being made In the
vicinity OF Attleboro or Wreptham came from the
Treasury Department at Washington, who were
aware that large quantity OF counterfeit cur.
rency was in circulation In New England and New
York and in the West.
The North Attleboro National Bank seem to
have given the Information that led TO the move.
ment for discovery In that vicinity. The officer
engaged In working up the case quietly VISITED the
towns OF Wrentnam and Attleboro, where be
found large quantity OF counterfeit scrip In cir
culation OF the denomination Of fifty bills with
the Dexter head upon the face Some OF this
money was also found in Providence and more IN
Springfield. The store OF w. r. Powers. In
Atteboro was ascertained TO be favori,e
place for disposing OF the "queer.n it be-
ing given in exchange for goods. Mr. Powers
was directed by the oflcers TO take all the scrip
that was on'ered him, to mark 1t for Identification
and note the parties Offering it. 1t was subse-
quently ascertained that Joseph White ana Ru.
dolph Myers. two Of the parties now under arrest,
were in the habit OF going back and forward
between New York and Atteboro, ana were also
in frequent correspondence with parties in both
places William Young, an employe OF P. s. Bacon
& Co., Jewellers In Atteboro, was the person who
spent most or the money in Powers store but it
was only few days ago that the latter had taken
suficlent to be used as evidence.
SHADOwISG THE 'KONIACKERs.n
william Young went to New York while he was
under surveillance, taking with him quantity OF
evergreen, which was probably only "stall' TO
avoid suspicion. While in New York he was
Swallowed by Ofncers, who were in daily
correspondence with the officers in Bos-
ton. Joseph White, who Is an old "Konl-
acker," or maker OF counterfeit money
was ascertalned to be Young's brother.in.law, and
1t was learned that the two were in close commu.
nication. George Young, brother OF william.
living in ShepardsviLe, was also watched, and so
was the young man Myers. VINO was friend OF
the YounRs, and who went to New York several
times. but returned and resumed his work in the
ahop.
THE ARREST OF YOUNG.
Upon SUFFICIENT evidence being obtained the ON.
GERS went 10 william Young's house in Wrentham.
two miles from Plainvile, where they arrived In
the night. Young was arrested and the house
searched, and more poverry.stricKen place was
rarely seen. His vile was sick, with child
week Old. There were two goats, four cats and
was the place in that O6icer Kent provided
sns E' { Eia OF to sse Hare
icy Bacon, that he might be oaiiea.
Sssn engaged IN the crime CHARGED The o Oh
took Young 70 hotel. where they remained all
night In room. Young at first Was very retlcent,
but early In The morning he gave way completely,
lYsas'ag to the officers. You seem to know some.
thing aoout me, ana may as well tell you what
place where the plates and tools are from which
the money was maze" The three proceeded to
meeting MIN on the way; some distance from ME
house. they took him into acsifiase ana returned
THE PLATES FOUND.
Upon searching ais house a get Of four currency
printing the 'front.' aaosner or the back. third
dor the seal and a fourth for the hair lines.
the making 'S0nH enar Dans
bills, one OF which was nearly nnisned
tured, u.on which there was quantity OF fresh
green Ink. The shears used to cut the paper and
linen apron stlnened with Ink we're In the room,
and IN the centre was heater iOr drying the
paper alter printing. Tbs heater also adapted
as a means OF precaution, Tor with strong nre 1t
in moment II he wa. surprised by the approach
oil anyone; but IN this respect he was well qua DIED.
| IN three ways, and the operating room Was IN tue
upper part. inaccessible save by a narrow starr
| case out OF q Kitchen. 1t was also arranged that
be could escape oy wlndow II surprised.
| THE OTHER OFFENDERS CAPTURED.
quenty made. While arr-sting Racnen on We'd
| nesday, the oficer received Information from
New York that Wnite would be in Attleboro tnat
| he being the most wanted, all the detectives IN
the case set about looking ior HIM. White was too
Old bird to travel Oh ex sreSS trains, his racket
being to take slow trains, stop at stations and
| then proceed on the next train. He arrived IN
Attleboro aud Was walking from the station 10
where he worked wnen ne met two men in q
wagon. He asked them Tor q r.de wnlcn was
given MIN, WIN the men, not knowing VINO he
was, narrated tne whole story about the arrest OF
Young and Rachen, and the TACT that officers were
after White.
WHITES ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
This was enough for White and after riding
awhile he concluded to get Jut, which ne did, TAX.
ing his valiSe Win nlm. AS ne knew now for the
hrst time thas he was wanted. he destroyed or put
away the entire contents OF his vase, 1t being
perfectly empty when he was arrested. He OF
course attempted 10 get away, put 1t was night
and IL would De fatal Tor him TO hire q team. SO
he walked through the mud and slush to East
Attleb0ro, wnere ne took the first train IN the
morning which passed there at twenty.seven
inmates past six O'Clock Tue detectives knew
tnat he was about somewhere, and all the
roads and branches were watched. The ofncer
was ON the very train that White took passage
on, AID as he passed into the smoking car vas
seized Dy the Ohicer and arrested. me ofcer had
received deslatch staring that Lizzie White,
vile oil Joseph, Was arrested In New YORK, ana
that other arrests were made. the names being
witnneld for the present. II Is also probable tnat
some arrests nave been made IN North Carolina oy
this time.
The breaking up Of this gang is one OF the most
important pieces OF detective work that has been
done IN this part OF the country for great while.
william Young, Racnen, White and Meyers WIN
be arrsigned IN the United states Court t0.mor.