Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
Fire at Owatonna-TwO Noted Counterfeit
ers Arrested by New York Secret Service
Observation-Disclosures Fires at Various
Observation-Disclosures Criminal Notes.


Observation-Disclosures Fires at Various
observation-disclosures Criminal Notes.
CoUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
New YORK, Jan. 19.-The secret service
officers of this district made Friday evening
the most important arrests which have fallen
to their care in many years. The arrested
are Henry G. Cole and Charles Ulrich, to
whom are traced counterfeits upon the Cen
trail National bank Of this city, the Third
National bank of Buffalo, National bank of
Tamaqua, Pa. Beyond this there is no
doubt these persons are responsible for
many counterfeit bonds and notes so ex-
tensively circulated in Germany and brought
to this country by emigrants. Ulrich was
pardoned from the Columbus penitentiary
in Ohio in August, 1878. when serving SEN
tence of forty years for engraving a one
hundred dollar note on the First National
bank of Boston. The plate was first en-
graved to suit the Ohio National of Gin
cinnati, and Central National of New York.
The bill was one of the best counterfeits ever
made, readily passed and within three days
nearly half million dollars of it was Sold
Ulrich was regarded as the most skillful en-
graver and counterfeiter living. He was able
to do by hand with accuracy, the work of the
best machine. He was the only man who
successfully engraved notes of the Bank of
England. Cole formerly lived in New York
and was connected with bond forgeries of
Roberts and Gleason. He has been counter
feiter since boyhood, and during the last
three years has handled more counterfeit
mr. in %ho i&o1 0to%oa
He has served one term of Imprisonment.
It is said by the secret service officers that
their counterfeit notes are the only ones in
circulation the plates of which have not been
captured, and as the principal and engraver
are now in custody the plates will soon be in
their hands.
FIRE AT OwATONNA.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
OwAToNNA, Jan. ia 2 o'clock this
morning fire destroyed the two story frame
store, corner of Vine and Cedar streets.
Loss on building and Photographic goods,
owned by G. w. Chesley, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. The first floor was occupied by
Skinner & Jewell, groceries. Loss $4,000;
insured for ST. 500. Origin of fire unknown.
OFF THE TRACK.
train No. 4, on the Ohio g. Mississippi rail
way, due here at 7:3O this morning, was
thrown from the track by broken rail Near
Gravel Pit, twelve miles out. The only pas
sengers injured were J. E. Nathan, of New
York, shoulder dislocated, and Mack Sherry,
of New York, simple fracture of the right
leg just below the knee. The injured were
brought to this city and the best medical at
tention given them at once.
THREE BUILDINGS OREMATED.
GALvA, ILL.,, Jan. ia fire broke out at
"a. NJ. and destroyed three two-story brick
buildings in Union block adjoining the new
Temperance hail. Dun & Co., grocers, lost
their entire stock; insured for $4,000. DR..
G. M. Clark, drugs, total loss; $1,000 in
surance on stock. He owns two of the
buildings burned. which were insured for
$4,000. Lynd & Co., dry goods, saved their
stock but lost the building on which there
was but $500 insurance. Odd Fellows hail.
the Galva Journal office and the law Office
of T. E. Milchrest, total loss. Insured re-
spectively, $4,000, $1,000 and $1,000.
Milchrest lost fine law library and many
valuable papers. Temperance hall narrowly
escaped destruction. The floor of the hall
and ceilings of three store rooms below
were burst open by some unknown violent
explosion of gas in front and shattered in
fragments. Damage to the hall probably
$1,000; fully insured. Total loss $20,O0QI
Snyder block damaged but little. Origin of
the fire mystery.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. ia special to the
Courier-Journoz says: Saturday morning
at o'clock all of the business portion of
Allenville was burned. Mr.. Adams, dry
goods dealer, had $4,000 worth of stock,
occupying two story brick building. He
had an insurance of $500 on the stock, but
nothing on the building. Adams Express
company lost considerably. A number of
other stores were burned. A lady owning a
millinery establishment lost her entire stock
and a trunk containing 800 in silver. The
loss will reach 100000 or $4,000. There
was but little insurance. The fire is sup
posed to have been started by an incendiary
for the purpose of plumber.
DEFAULTING BANK TELLER.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 19.-Wm. e. Coffin,
for many years receiving teller of the La
fayette bank, who has been missing for
nearly three weeks, is reported to be de-
faulter to the amount missing, variously es-
timated from ten to twenty thousand dol
lars.
The Truth OF History.
st. Charles Times-Senator Hill, Editor.