The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-28
THE COURTS.
Weaving the Meshes About an AL
legged Counterfeiter.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD SUIT,
Another Stay in the Examination Of
Gumbleton's Books.

The examination of Jacob Off, charged with being
an accomplice OF Ulrich and Cole the counter
letters recently arrested by Captain h. r. Curtis Of
the Secret Service Division was begun yesterday
before United States Commissioner Deuel.. Ex-Judge
Dtenhoeter appeared for the accused and Assistant
District Attorney Fiero for the prosecution Secret
Service Detective NJ. &. Bowers then told the story
of how OFT was captured. He said that
he first met the accused at No. 9 Spring
street. in this city, the 18th of last November, and
to further acquaintance pretended that he had
just left Memphis account of the yellow fever and
was going back as soon it subsded OFT said that
he had worked at lithographng in st. Louis and Gin
cinnsti. and had brother in the same business in
Philadelphia and suggested to the witness that If he
had little money he could 60 into the business too
and do well. On the 10Th of November. continued
Bowers, 1 exhibited some hundred dollar and fifty
dollar notes, and OFT said he had made lots of
them, and i replied that if he could make
them we could make lots of money; OFT said he had
made thousands. The witness further stated that
he ct OFT again three days atterward and he then
mentioned that he expected to receive some money
from his brother in Philadelphia. by whom he
supposed to refer to Urich; at the same time OFT
said -'Did you see in the papers that there
many counterfeit fifty dollar notes that went TO Ger
many; Do yo1 know ns how n many emigrants were
fhilsdelphis; we burned up 5000 pieces one
came and said the detectives after us; we
got scared and burned them all up" OFT
also told me, said Bowers, that he had
the plates from which the fifty dollar and
five dollar counterfeit notes were printed told
him would like to talk with him somewhere, and he
said he would like to 90 to Philadelphia; told him
that if he would get the plates would pay expenses
and would go West and make money; on Novem-
Der 10 went to Philadelphia together and before
going 1 gave him some money to take his
coat out of pawn, Bowers testified that
the way to Philadelphia he had gen.
atinn farf< fpo
OFT stating that they worked for while the
mantown Junction, and then moved to some other
part of the city, staying long i'll place; he
named Ellie Cole OFT said to me. ''who is smarter
at counterfeiting than he Isl my brother does the
engraving and l the printing, and Cole sells the
money" made an arrangement to meet OFT and go
plates, continued the detectives; OFT said he
would not dare to go there until it was dark;
went up the road about three-qua of mile and
on the way OFT pointed out some woods and said
that they buried the plates there every night, for
they were never kept in hand overnight; further
up the road OFT pointed out house where, he
said, they worked for seven months; he showed
me the room where he and his wife stayed; then
went up the road little further, to building be-
longing to the president of the Centennial Commits
sion aud OFT said that it eighteen trees from the
corner OF this lot to tree within six feet six
yards of which the plates were buried. It was too
dark to count the trees and he said he would have to
come another day OFT admitted that he printed $50
and IS counteIfeits. He said that his wife such
devil that he had to send her to Europe. and put
his out of the way to keep him from ''squeal-
ing" Every day, he said, his wife would dress up
and say II am going to the city to give this away"
md then they would have to buy her everything she
wanted to keep her quiet After OFT had seen Cole he
refused to say anything more saying that he had
been cautioned against talking to anybody. After
short cross-examnation by Mr.. Dittenhoefer the
further examination was adjourned until ncxt Thurs