New-York tribune., 1879-12-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A sPEcuLAToR IN SPURIOUS COIN.
ARREST OF The CAPITALIST WHO HAS suPrIlE

A SpECCLATOR IN SPUklOUS ColN
ARREST OF The CAPITALIST WHO HAS SUPPLIED
MANY CoUTFRTEiIKRs.
The arrest of James Burns, also known as
O'Keefe, for having in his possession counterfeit
trade dollars. was only the first movement toward
the capture of a gang of counterfeiters who have
been Mt work in New-Ycrk for over year. On Oc-
tober Is. Burns and a man named Currie were
arrested for passing counterfeit trade dollar, but
before United States Commissioner Shields the
complainant failed TO identify the accused men,
aud thev were discharged. Chief Drummond, OF
The Secret Service, had them watched. and the re-
snlt OF his observation has been not only the rear
rest of Currie aud Burns. but also the capture of
James Clark and of Matthew Rooney, owner of a
basement liquor store at No. $50 West Forty-frst-
ST.. who. IL Is believed, has supplied most of the
counterfeit silver dollars which have been issued M
this city during the past year Burns was arrested
Friday night after a desperate Resistance. Rooney
was captured Saturday night as he was leaving ms
house. No 136 West Forty-ffin-st., by Chief Drum
nond and United States Deputy Marshal bernhard
Sunday night Currie and Clark were found coming
out of am alley adjoining Rooney's barrooni, anu
were quietly taken into custody. Several pieces oi
the spurious com were fonnd ON them. h1osey
Curric and Clark We're arTaiened Yesterday before
Commissioner Shields, and were held Tor examlha-
tion Rooney III $4,000 bail, and the Others in
- 900 each.
The arrest Of Rooney is looked upon by the
authorities ~ most important. lt Is believed that
he has had IN his employ at least thirty men push
ing the sale of the spurious coins and that he has
placed at least SIC, 600 within year. lt has been
ms practice 10 charge 40 cents on the dollar for the
coins, and TO the who had no money Ia buy out
night from him he has allowed small c0lnnaissioh
-Four men named MCtiec, Mccarthy, Ryan ana
Hickey were convicted at the last term of the United
States Circuit Court for passing some OF the money
and were sentenced TO various terms OF iinprison-
ment. The day after they had been sentenced they
escaped from Ludlow Street Jail These men, II Is
believed, We're supplied with the spurious money ny
Rooney and the authorities have information iinpli-
ratlng "a number Of Others who are yet 10 bc
arrested.
THE COUNTS PUPIL IN A NEW PART.
ATTEMPTING TO HoRsEwnIP HoIEL PROPRIETOR
Miss AyoDia Fairbanks. "thc pupil and god
daughter" of George the Count Joannes. made an
attempt Yesterday at Taylors Hotel at the foot of
Exchange-placc in Jersey City, to horsewhip l.y-
nan FISK. the proprietor. For several months the
Count and Mss Fairbanks have boarded
al tie hotel. They ran behind in the
payment of their bills. and two months ago they
were ordered to leave the house any ordinary
PERSONS would have been under the same crcum-
stances. Their arrears then amounted to $40 -.
Dn Sunday. il apleaIs tie Count entered the hotel
and demanded some papers which were IN the
baggage unfeelingly retained bv Mr.. Fisk as Sc
,uTty for the payment q! the board bill. Mr. flsk
actually refused 10 allow the COuat To teach she
baggage. and the injured noblcman went away
highly indignant. Yesterday Miss Fairbanks
uttered tire hotel cfcc attired III violet robe and
having plumes IN her hat. She declared that Mr..
Fisk had made some uncOmphmentary allnsious To
lcr when talking with the Count, and then she
drew a small rdng-whip from under her Sacquo
and struck Mr.. Fisk two blows over the arm. He
seized her by the wrist and took the whip away.
Miss Fairbanks then asked him IN an intensely
tragic tone why he dld not str-I-ike her, Mr..
Fisk replied that he should not
nall a policeman. and when lie had returned
the whip. Miss Fairbanks strobe from the hotel.
She went 10 the First District Police Court and re-
uuested an audience with Judge Davis, who re-
fused 10 receive her, as he was very busy but told
her to come TO the Conrt to-day. OF the total
pInount due Mr.. Fisk $50 90 is charged TO the
Court and SOL - 10 Miss Fairbanks.
Miss FaiTbapks's first appearance was at the Bow
Fry Theatre about Two years ago, when she acted
the pant of Ophtid. dressed in "A white alpaca gown
trimmed with red braid aud having a train and a
large hoop. She also wore French slippers, and
ried Russia leather fan which would open aud
shut.