The New York herald., 1879-09-06
INTERNATIONAL ROGUERY
ARREST or TWO NOTED AMERICAN CRIMINALS
IN EURoPE-GEIMAN EMIGRANTs WITH BOGUS

ARREST or TWO NOTED AMERICAN CRIMINALS
IN EURoPE-GEEMAN EMIGRANTs WITH BOGUS
BANK NOTES.
In the HERALD Of January 81 1879. appeared the
testimony of engraver. Ulrich who had been
arrested as counterfeiter and turned States evi-
dence against Jacob Ott. printer. who along with
a man named Cole. had been arraigned before United
States Commissioner Deuel. on the charge of coun-
terfeiting. Ullrich. on crcss-examination. stated
at the time that large quantity or the counterfeit
ffties on the Tradesmen's and Broadway National
banks had been sent to Europe. II
not long after that quite number of
emigrants arrived here with bogus American
bank notes purchased in Europe Some of these
were stamped by Ii. G. Plaut Co.. bankers. of Berlin
and wherever that stamp appeared the amount has
been made good owing to the active interference OF
the German Consul General at this port. Other
bills not so stamped, of course. were total
loss to the poor emigrants. This increased to
such extent that. with the aid of the
officers of the Secret Service Department in Wash
ington. measures at set on foot
by the Consul General. rather by the
German government. to ferret out the agents who
spread their counterfeit American bank notes all
Germany. Holland and Belgium. where the
credulous emigrants readily purchased them
Within the last few days the Consul has received the
full account of the arrest trial and Judgment of two
who had sold tho identical counterfeit bank
notes which led to the arrest of Ulrch OFT and Colo
in this country in January last. The names these
arrested and tried i'll Munich. Bavaria, are J. s.
Conkling. alias Chapman. and John Butler alias
Barker. alias Barsby. alias Dobson
THEIR ARREST IN MUNICH.
It was owing to the suspicion aroused in the mind
of Mr.. Neustadter. a banker ut Munich, where
Conklng and Butler had exchanged a number OF
new American bank notes. that these were
watched by the German ma police. Day after day
day when 1t became noised about that two
Americans had spread broadcast any number
appeared from the cafe. The after
noon, however, they were noticed purchasing
and remained at the station, though the train was
to leave only at seven O'Clock. police officer de-
manded their passports. They were en- riyte. The
in London and showed that he forty years OF
age and native of New Jersey. Buffers passport
sn0~en s ensineer e and nasys ns Of Ssw York a
Upon being boldly accused OF having sold
ling said that he had plenty more left of the same
sort, showing a roll OF newly made bills. Notwith
standing his protessed innocence he was arrested
with his companion, ut the railway station, tho
officers finding less than 800 marks in his pock
cts. 115 American bank notes of fifty dollars each
and several ten dollar notes of the Consolidated Bank
| OF Canada at Montreal.
RECORDS OF THE CRIMINALS.
|
set to work unearthing the records OF these men,
They found, upon inquiry In this country and in
Europe, that Conkling alias Chapman, had been
concerned in the robbery Of Baltimore bank; that
subsequently he escaped to Europe, was sentenced
to three years imprisonment at Constantinople for
crimes committed there, but again succeeded in max
ing his way to London. lie left London April 25,
1878 accompanied by Butler for Vienna and they both
| arrived there on the 29th Of the same month The
very next day he disposed of five thousand dollars
| worth of National broadway bank notes and also
| Tradesmens bank notes and after enjoying them
aot ebur WvIrZ ZhrrU Cc1o Afava
and other places they made their way to Munich,
Conkling registering himself under the
OF w. Morgan, at the Bavarian Hotel and
Butler under his own name ut the Rheinischer
| Hof. TO all OF their transactions in Munich
| 1t was noticed that Butler always did the
| talking and the Offering Of the bills, while
! Conking pocketed the money. and that nearly all
the bills they offered were dated April 80. 1865. In
cidentaly it came to the knowledge Of the German
| police that Conkling had previously raised u f2OO
sterling letter OF credit from Drexel, Morgan Il Co.
to e.. .000 and had obtained f120 thereon from s.
| Morgan Il Co., OF London. After all these facts were
established the trial did not consume much time.
! and resulted in Conkling being sentenced to
| nine years at hard labor and Butler to Ave
years. The difference in the sentence is accounted
for by the fact that Conkling disposed in addition
his American counterfeits of the genuine ten dollar
Canadian notes. The Consolidated Bank OF Canada
had made issue OF these tens, amounting in
all to $4,000 aud one fine morning they all dsap
peared from their Montreal banking house. Quite
number of them turned up in the hands OF this
fellow Conkling.
Thero is one peculiar feature connected with this
transaction. It is known that Butler has not been
in this country for fifteen years. and that Conkling.
though he has two children living here, has trav-
elled for years The German authorities have en-
deavored to ascertain who has remitted the bills to
these but upon being lnterrogated in regard to
this while In prison. Conkling said che would not
mention his friend in New York who gave him the
bills"