The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-19
CLEVER COUNTERFEITERS,
ULRICH. THE FAMOUS ENGR1TER, IND
COLE, ms BICKER, CIUGHE
One OF Them Pound Mt Work n 500
Treasury Note. and the Otner Arrested
Aner seven Meeks slendy watching.


Treasury Note. and the Otner Arresied
Amer Seven Weeks STEADY Watching.
Tho United States Secret Service officers,
It is announced by despatch from Washing
ton. have in custody Charles Ulrich, one of tho
most skilled counterieitcrs Of national bank
and Treasury notes in tho country and his
financial backcr Henry G. Cole. Of Philadol-
phia. Ulrch was sentenced to the Ohio Pcn-
tentiary several years ago for counterfciting a
500 note on the First National Bank OF Boston.
Tho note was one OF the best countcrfcts ever
executed and had becn used without immedi-
ntc detection on different banks. Not less than
s500.000 were put out before the counterfeit
was discovered. Ulrich was pardonod before
his ten years term was finished. and he en-
gagged in an honest business In Columbus. Ohio.
for a short time He was watched by detectives
for some time. because he was one OF the finest
engrHvcrs in the country. and 1t was feared that
he would again begin work. In the fall Of 1876
he disappeared from Columbus. and tho de-
tectivcs lost track OF him. In tho spring OF
1877 we'll executed counterfeit Of the $50
notes Of the Central National Bank OF this city
made its appearance, and experts detected
out success, until April 1879. whom he WINS
seen In Philadelphia, with Cole. his financial
backer The two men wore apparently getting
ready for campaign. but they were not
caught IN criminal act although continually
ShndOWpd.
In October 1873. Ulrich removed 10 little
village in New Jersey. the name OF which the
detectives withhold for the present. whore he
| hired house and bcgNn life ostcnsibly rs u
| retired gentleman Of leisure. He was Of good
| appearance. he talked well and dressed in
! good taste and his mode OF life attracted no at
! tention among the neghbors. A detective,
| however, mover lost sight OF him; Ulrich cnmc
frequently to New York. and the Invisible officer
| noted in his memorandum that the places
| he visited were principally shops wherc cngrav-
Crs' tools were Kept. After fey trips & to N@eT @
seldom came out. Then the detectives knew
| that he had begun work on another plate Chiet
! james j. Brooks OF Washington and Capt Cur.
ts Of New York had a conference and planned
! the arrest. A favorable time was chosen. and
tho officers dashed into the house.
Uirich in shirt sleeves was working on tho
| nearly finished back of the plate OF a 500
TreaSqry, note The gngraymng ms Yas A. a ol marvel I,
work tracing that on the genuine notes is done
| by the geometrcal lathe, machine Tor which
| the Goyornment paid 100000. because itcould
| do work that could not be- counterfcited. II was
said by Treasury officials who saw the plate that
the imitation was so good that the notes
printed from 1t would have passed anywhere
Tho officers still lacked the evidence TO con-
vict Cole, who remained in Philadelphia They
were satisfied that he furnished the capital to
UIrich. and Ulrich confessed as much to nc
oiS tSS soS The
i publicity. "G and d' he uvS was % used to Sait
| u uttertlNO sNilu Win. OlIi'u III Nt idN-
ter's own house night and day waiting
for Cole. At last Cole appeared, The officer
was secreted. and Cole and Ulrich talked over
their plans. ny Friday night Cole had SO COM
pletey implicated himself that the waiting dc.
| tectyes came from their hiding place and
arrested him Before United States Commits,
| sioner in Jersey City the men were committed
| in default Of $50 600 bail.
Ulrich's confession embraces q remarkable
| catalogue OF counterfeiting jobs. He says that
after his Imprisonment in Ohio Cole inycigled
| him into the business again. In Philadelphia.
| in 1876 he engraved n plato for the $50 notes
on tho Central National Baok Of rp this
Third, National Of Buffalo, which was
| Banks and on the Tradesmcns National Bank
| OF this city. The skilful counterfeit notes
| brought over in large quantities by German
| emigrants last summer were also his handi-
work. Ulrch Is said TO be the only man who
ever successfully counterieited the notes OF the
| Bank Of England.
Colo has served q part OF short term for
dealing in counterfeit money, He has been ar
rested a dozen times but he always contriyed
10 get of on defective evidence. lie 10 man oil
wealth and Of great shrewdness.