New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-23
COUNTERFEITS FROM EUROPE.
SPURIOUS NATIONAL BANK BILLS II TIE HANDS OF
EMIGRAETs AND OTHER PERsoNS-THE WORK or
CL.TrIf IapGFuS
Iur TELKGEArH TO The TRIBUNE.I

SklLFJL FORGEhS.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNH.I
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Chief of the Secret
Service force of the Treasury Department, received
a dispatch from New-York this evening, announc-
ing the arrival Of "A large amount of counterfeit
money, in the hands of emigrants who had
landed from the steamship Hcrdcr The dispatch
SAYS that one Of these notes, $50 note on New
York National bank, was presented at the Sub
Treasury for exchange to-day, and on its re-
fusal inquiry made as 10 its origin. 1t
was found to have come from an emgrant
and il was also learned that many more of those
who came in the HcrdeT had the same kind of spu-
rious money which they had obtained from some
broker in exchange for their gold just before this
ship sailed. The notes are on two
New York banks The immigrants having
them left New-York for the West this afternoon
their destination being Nebraska. Steps have been
taken bv the Secret Service Agents Ia secure this
counterfeit money, which is believed TO have been
manufactured abroad.
Officers of the United States Secret
Service in this city. yesterday stated that emf
grants who arrived the Hamburg steamer
Herdcr, on Tuesday, had number Of coun-
terfeit fifty dollar notes Of the broadway and
TIadesmen's National Banks. OF this city. This
is the first appearance Of these notes in this
country. They printed from the plate the
counterfeit fes on the Central National Bank OF New
York. and the Thrd National Bank Of Buffalo, but the
paper Is much better. The signatures written and
are sfu forgeries In the OF arms Of the State OF
New York at the left hand end Of the back the figure OF
Justice appears In the genuine with bandage covering
her ewes In counterfeit the bandagc does not
the eyes but leaves them exposed below the baudage
The officers caution the public against taking any $50
notes of these banks.
n is stated BY detectives that there be no
doubt OF the existence in Europe Of gang Of accom-
pshed fOrgers, who al present engaged In the fab
rication Of American National bank bills. They
ore supposed 10 he the same men whom
Ihe American forger, Williamson, offered to betray II
reeg sed from confinement n London four weeks
. Percy JOseph son OF Mississippi merchant, went To
Europe last Summer, and after travelling through the
Continent, before returning home two weeks ago,
called at the clearinghouse OF Israel Co,
ono OF the most reputable in Hamburg, and
converted his German money into American bills. In
the money that he received were two 500 bills
Of the Broadway National Bank In this city,
numbered respectively 3008G and 76,lG2s ON
one corner OF the back red eagle stamp bearing the
sjcnature a. Plant Co." Plant Co. are well
Known German bankers. The engraving color.
ing and printing Of the bills are very well
executed. Mr.. Joseph arrived In this city by the
Uerder Yesterday he went TO the Office Of the Penn
syyauia Railroad Company, at No. 526 Broadway ana
purchased ticket for NewOrlcans, handing the clerk
Inc $50 BILL numbered 76,l62 IL was sent 10 the bank
and pronounced most dangerous counterfeit, ana the
first OF its class seen In TINS
country The bill numbered 30.9s6 was also declared
10 be worthless Both bills subsequently shown 10
German bankers who said the red stamp on the back
purportng be that OF L. Plant Co.. OF Berlin, was
forgery. , a.. 80 a. .A
The Secret Service detectives have no idea as to the
mnunt of these bills in circulation, but are or tue
that the cOunterfes have been gotten by
American gang Europe for the purpose OF swlndnng
Americans visiting Paris and other Continental Cities