Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-12-03
Tho GreenbacK Advertisers.
THE THREE PARTIES SELLING THE aREKNBACKi
HELD FOR TRIAL IN $1,000 EACH.

THE THREE PARTIES SELLING THE aRERNBAcKe
HELD FOR TRIAL IN $1,000 EACH.
John Halahan, ]. II. Ford, and Lambert de
Neuekerke, the three New York parties who
were arrested on Wednesday for peddling an
advertising circular resembling a greenbacl
note, had hearing before U. s. Commissioner
Smith, last evening, at the Jury Room, in the
present, but the defendants were without coun-
sci, stating that the party for whom they we're
working had promised to employ lawyer for
them but had not done 80. Mr.. Chas. Gar
fed that his firm had bought six thou
sand of the greenbacks of Hashan, for
$31 so cash; Martin Alsberg testified that he had
bought twelve thousand from Ford, giving his
note for $40, at four months; and ]. W. Canary
that he had bought six thousand of dc Neue-
kerke for 800 on note These facts were not
denied by defendants, and the only question for
the Commissioner was whether the advertisement
was such as is forbidden by the U. y. law. He
decided that it was, and ordered each Of the de-
PENDANTS to find bail in $1,000. for their appear
ance at the next term of the us. District Court.
This they said they were unable at pres
ent to DO, though they hored that
the New York parties by whom they were en-
ployed, called the Novelty Advertising Co., "
would provide tho necessary bail. They there
fore remained in the custody OF the U. s. Mar
shall who placed them in quarters at the City
Hall, for the present, until it shall be ascer-
tanned whether they can procure bail.
The section.of the U. s. Law unler which
these arrests are made is as follows
Sec. 3709. 1t shall not be lawful to design,
engrave, print, or in any manner make or exc
cute, or to utter, issue, distribute, circulate or
use any business or professional card, notice.
placard, circular, handbill or advertisement, in
The likeness or smilitude of any bond, certif-
cate Of indebtedness, certificate of deposit cou-
pom, United States note, Treasury note, fraction
al note, or other obligation or security OF the
United States which has been or may be iss ued
under or authorized by any act of Congress
heretofore passed or which may hereafter be
passed or to write, print, or otherwise impress
upon any such instrument obligation, or secur-
ity, any business or professional card, notice, or
advertisement. or any .notice or advertisement
OF any matter or thing whatever. Any person
violating this section shall be liable to penalty
of one hundred dollars, recoverable one-half to
the use of the informer.
The circulars or advertisements" are not like
ly to be taken for genuine greenbacks by any one
having the least acquaintance with money, the
paper being very poor, and the engraving of
the commonest sort. They do bear some resem.
blance, however, to a greenback note, having
on them the figure Of Liberty, which was on the
old 80 greenbacks, and the engraved words
" United States" The figure " 81 is on the note
in large characters in two places.
Sympathy is expressed for the three men.
The law they have violated Is a technical one,
and there ia no Indication that they we're acting
with any guilty intent, whatever