Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-18
Two Noted COunterfeiterS.
THEIR ARREST BY THE TREASURY SECRET ~
MEN

THEIR ARREST BY THE TREASURY SECRET SER
VICE MEN.
The secret service agents report the arrest in
New jersey OF two OF the leading counterfeit
ers In the United States They are ChaS. u
rich and Henry c. Cole, better known as Harry
Cole. Ulrich was arrested recently at his home
in Fanwood, n. j., while engaged In engraving
the plates for a counterfeit legal tender note OF
the denomination OF Sl08. Upon his arrest he
frankly disclosed to Chief Brooks, who with his
assistants, made the arrest, the names of the
persons by whom he was employed to engrave
the plates. lie gave such information as to the
future intentions Of his employer furnish
the press, paper and other material to be used
in the printing OF the notes when the plate was
compieted-aS induced the chief to hold him In
close confinement In his own house to await the
arrival OF his employer. Yesterday afternoon
Henry Cole the employer put in an appear
ance. He had In his possession some OF the
expected articles, and was at once arrested
Both men will have a hearing to-day before L .
5. commissioner keaSbey, in Newark, \. j.
COUNTERFEITER's LIFE.
Clrich Is by birth PruSSian Of fine presence
and genial manners. He is about 43 years Old
and has been in the United States about %
years. He has served two terms OF imprison-
ment one at Sing Sing and the other in the Co
lumbus, Ohio, penltent1ary; both for counter
feiting. In the latter place he was sentenced
for ~ years in June, 1865. He was pardoned in
1876, having served eight years of the time for
which lie was sentenced. Among the finely en-
graVed c0unterfeits executed by him previous
the Central National Bank, OF New York city;
500 counterfeit on the First National Bank, of
Boston; 500 counterfeit on the Ohio National
Bank. Cincinnati Ohio. When arrested in Gin
cinnau in 1867 he was engaged upon and had
nearly completed the back plate for a $500 L. s.
note. There were also found in his possession
unfinished plates for a S. counterfeit note
Since his release In 1876 he has been unusually
active in his nefarlous business as counter
feter he has engraved plates ttss ana printed
terfejt on the Central National Bank, city OF
New York; $50 On Third National Bank, Buffalo;
IS On First National Bank, Tamaqua, Pa s. on
the First National Bank Hanover, Pa; $50 on
National Broadway Bank, New York: and $50
Oh Tradesmen's National Bank. New York.
THE GERMAN EMIGRANT swINDLE.
1t Will be remembered that the counterfeit
issues On the two latter banks found their way
to Hamburg and other European ports, and
were passed upon emigrants leaving those
ports for the United States. The work OF issuing
counterfeit notes OF the same denomination on
different banks is greatly facilitated by what is
known TO the counterfeiter as skeleton or
transfer plates, by means OF which he can, by
together with the signatures Of the president
and cashier uhe work OF week., produce full
set OF plates, by which the issues OF any Ma
feited.
COLES CAREER.
The guiding spirit under whose direction all
Inc mischief wrought by Charles Ulrich was
accomplished, was Henry Cole. He Is an Old
ccunterfe1ter and an eX-cOnvict, about 64 years
OF age. He has a large family, lives in good
style In Philadelphia, drives his horses and has
He served term in the Clinton IN. y peni-
tent1ary,. and was pardOned by Governor Hotf-
man early In 1871. In October, Of the same
year. he was again arrested in New YORK, having
a few moments previously sold 5000 In coun-
tefleit Ten and twenty dollar bank notes. He
was admitted to bail in $4,000, and subse-
quently giving Information in relation to tn =
operations of an alleged counterfeiter name
Miner, nOle pros was entered i'm his case I'm
medlately after the release OF Ulrich from the
Columbus, Ohio. pen1tentiary, Harry Cole pai /
him visit to induce him to again take up coun-
terieiting: The result OF his step is above
staleo; Cole, being man OF some means, has
controlled l'lrichs operations from 1876 up to
the time OF his arrest. The relations between
them were that OF employer and employee Cole
regards the sending OF the counterfeit nifty
dollar notes to Europe as one OF the most
successful and profitable ventures OF his life
The amount that he sent over and disposed of
70 unwary emigrants was upward of $50 00o.
Inc secret service had been for a long time
looking up the man who gulled the emigrants.