, 1877-04-21
, HOME SINNERS.
**Afrett Of John Graham for Receiving
Counterfeit Money.
Convicted OF Counterfeiting Foreigners
Tradcmark...The Federal Grand
Jurys
The Herd Of Minor Oriminals-Reoord Of
the Police Justices.
COUNTERFEIT HALVES.
loun oRAHAM RUIZ nv,

zQHN UKAHAM HUN kNs
John Graham man who ban done considerable
collecting for A. 3. Trude, Mikc Mcdonald. md
other parties. Was arrested yesterday morning by
Detective TJrselt, brought before Commissioner
lIo5nc the charge OF having In his possession ten
eouhtesseit silver haf and gtro ball IN the
anu, Of 81. 200 for hts appearance before the Com.
missioner Wednesday afternoon. Mike Mcdonald
for his appearance. Tits was all thst the records
deeo.cd Of the caae, but subsequent iaqutfses
shed additional light on tho msttsr and uadc 1t
sccm quito likely that ''thcre's more to follow"
/. Along in the early part OF the winter, counter
felt half-do1las wa4 showed on the market which,
from lts highly respectable Appearance. was cslcu.
lated to deeeve not only tho upwary, but even tho
very elect. A sharp.eyed clerk In FEeld Il Letters
retail store w1s tho dFst to detect II, however, and
the firm called tho attention Of Mr. ". II. Miller,
Cashier OF the Sub.Teessury, 10 the fraud. Mr.
Miller at drst declared that 1t Was gennine but tho
aforesaid clark stdntlJ maintained tho contrary.
Finally, TO settle al doubts, tho pfees VIA eut
open, and the clerks judgment proved to be sound.
The facts wero Immediately given to the Secret
Service men, who discovered that large amount
Of stntI was flooding tho markell and forthwith boz
gan most thorough investigation Of tho matter
with tic~ 10 finding out the person or persona
who were utte'lns and circulating tho counterlcit
r nss':ss,sa Gs.ss s =: ps.
, tho etrctcst watch, anu every package
, 70 il destination. Flaaiiy Detective Tyirei came
through Mill atone especially when thers vas !
hole ID It, and, following up tho resu1ta Of h,a
: secret investigations, he At lat !nstsucted tho
. Superintendent Of the Reg!steTcd-Lelter Depart.
10 ono John 0snham. Iay befora yesterday q
hddrras. II was opened, and found to cuntaIn tho
ten silver hs't.dollnra referred to: They wcre Of
The rsme kind ~ lhaso discovcrsd By Field. Lslspr
proceed to Commissloner lIoyne's ot.lce and pro.
cure warrant ior Grahanfs srFcet In order to
accomplish this. note was sent 10 The mans house
requesting him to call at tho lost. Once and receipt
fnt registered package addressed to him. TyFTell
reached The Office nboAt O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing and took ha position Inst1o tho railing. After
TyrEel had waited ovcr TWO huusB Gratnfn cAsne in
pir.ente tle note, ssnea biz nano on the register
about ting to put an cdcetnat stop to the gnme.
Tyrrc followed hin, tor half block 80. arrested
him. and .ro him awHy In triumph to tho Commis,
soner'B Office, where he was accommodated In tho
manner above set FORTH.
Tyrsell is acnt as to tho place from which tho
paekhso Was sent; and when approached TOT infor.
ea.c. st ".anam dee,ass. In s ths iansu.se q serp
turc: ''An enemy bath dong this; yea,, be hath
lrn!ch with him until he shali have a opportunity
tn prove his Innocence, which he says he can do.
All that he hnows Ut tho package, he aays, Il
that pcrsnn called At hls house ay before ytsier:
there WAS registered package for Ms. Il. sho do.
clineh hAytng any thing to do with 1t, aud told nl
husband, who called for It yesterday ~ stated
above. lie .aye shat he had no ldea what tn II,
ami did not have time to sec. he having been Rr-
Jeated and the package taken from him almost II
so0n ~ ho rccrtptcu fur II.