, 1876-06-30
Capture Of tho Most Dangerous
Counterfeiters In tho
Country.
Now York and Camden the Scenes oi
This Interesting Operation.
Seycnty-f,ve Thousand Dollars Nortl,
Of tllo Queer Secured.
A Female Baby-Farn1er Arrest
ed in New York City.
A Burglar, Discovered in House at Lud-
ington, Mich, Commits Murder.

COUNTERrEITEna.
sptcfd' Dispdleh 10 The Tribune,
NEw York, Junu aU.-rhc efforts OF Chief
WashhuFn md hfs assletants o! tho United States
3ecfct Surslcc bureau, which have bccn directed
for Fcyeral months to breaking up on extensive
canntcrfcst!ng business In this city. havo net wifi,
complete sncce*s, nt,d hnVe rpsutrl in tho eapturc
Of tho cntIro gang OF cnuntcsfettcn, tn-
cludlng some Of tho must dangerous and
experienced In tho business. Tho gang llas been
In existence for lung tlmo. sarricion was aret
drawn 10 It by tho flooding of this city In December
with counterfeit 50-ccnt notes.
Then tho movements uf several known or suspect
cl countcsfeftcFs were carefully watched, In
March 1ast thu tlFst counterfeit hute on tl.u
Merchants National Dank Of New bedford, Masa.,
appeared In this city. 1t was Of the mast skill
fuI limitations ever issued, anl number OF bills
found ihclr why through several Eanks heforo their
character was discovered. Another counterfeit,
which boFa every appearance Of being printed from
the sanlc plate, maau tte appcarance-aH Imitation
of thc 35'notes Of the Northampton National Bank,
Of Northampton, Mass. This iesuo was followed
by counterfeit Of prcclHcly tile samc kind on tho
1iamflan National llnnk, Of Westacd, Mass.
Tho detectives, from several slight c!ews, he.
came convinced that all Of these npurIuna bills
eulanated from ono GouECo III NcW York or
Dsouklyn.
Search was continued until about two months
ago, when the headquarters OF tho gang were lls-
covered At q small house Ut No. Ii Willow Btrcrt,
Brooklyn.
Tho occupants Of tho house wero extremely cau-
tl04s and calls ut tho tl0ut were answered by pcr-
sons appearing at windows to know what w.4s
wanted. anil. II any ono gained admission, 1t was
only after close questioning.
Night mud day detectives watched tho place.
They wanted to malc buro that tllor criminals
wefo Inside and At work bcfosc they usadu their
raid.
On Monday, having mnturcd their plans, officers,
eeven in number, surrounded tho house.
Detective itruok4, well known AZ a successful
''Whlsky Ring" detective ulltpr Secretary Dris.
tow wla designated 10 800 that tllo way Wua clear
for the entrance OF tho officers.
Assuming tho character Of q census cnamerator
taking the xchooi census, Mr. Brooks with n pen.
eli, nota- book. and green cotton umbrella tn Ills
handa, a,il sucking lemon, knocked nt tho front
dour Of tue huuso. Tho door opened wftio before
tho harmless Gcn*ns.takcr. Then brooks gaye
prcconcostcd s!ennl for tho attack by throwing the
lemon over llia shoulder aud the oleors rushed In
and upstairs.
In one room. hard at work, was sam Consdon,
who, viii, tho exception Of Pete Mccartney. Il
unitud States. iscforo him wns largs ri!s Of
conntagfstt notes on thc caetcton National link
p Nsw xnsk p%Nn which conon WIS putting
In an adjoining room, upon anc wines, htretchcd
from sao se MIX S wore sI,rcad notes repretcntng
taess bs were on tSo CnstIoton Sasona nan, <,
ad on ths remainder the titles wsre n blank to be
1lo gave tho nano OF Chartea Conkng, but was
ats,cS oi s Sa 10 g Srdft 1rH u y 2 ts Ge o
complete manufactory Of i,ank-rGeH. Tic officers
found movable doar to soon', md in the space
around one Of tho platcs was picco Of brown
mpcr upon which WAS written: ''Rcturn