The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-28
SHADOWING A com TERFEITER.
Getting Adu,issions from OFT that he Printed
the Notes that Went 60 Germany.

In connection with the recent arrest OF
Ulrich and Cole. accused OF countcrfeting.
Chief Curtis OF the Secret Service Department
caused Jacob OFT TO be Swallowed in this city M
an accomplish. who had been engaged to do tho
printing OF the spurious money The examin-
alton OF OTIS case was begun before Commits
sioncr Deuel. Yesterday. Detective NJ G.. Bow
ers told his story of how OFT was apprehended.
He said that he first met OFT at Spring street
on Nov. IS. 1878; that he got well acquainted
with him. and talked with him a great deal.
PMS on account OF tho yellow fever. and WAS
going back as soon as the fever abated. OFT said
that he had been in st. Louis and Cincinnati,
and had worked in those cities at Autograph
ing that he had n brother who was lithog-
rgpher In Philadelphia. and that Il Bowers had
a little cash they could 20 into business and
make money. On Nov. 49, bowers exhibited
some 500 and $50 notes. and OFT said that he
had made lots Of them. Bowers replied that IL
OFT could make Thorn they could make lots OF
money hv them. OF said he had made thou
the note WIS on but 1t was n national bank note.
Three days afterward. Bowers had CONVEX
sation with OF. who spoke OF brother who was
This brother is understood 10 be UIrich At the
snme Interview. OFT said: Did you see in the
papers that there were so many counterfeit
$50 notes that went TO Germany? Do you know
how many emigrnnts were swindled with coun-
trrieit money? printed them all and my
brother In Philadelphia. One night we burned
up 5000 pieces. as the man we were at work
for" (beleved to bee Cclel came and said tho
burned them all up" OF also told Bowers that
he had the plate from which tho $50 and IS
counterfeit notes were printed.
Bowers said further: " told him / would
like to talk with him somewhere. He said he
would like to 60 to Philadelphia, ! told him II
psnses and we could take the plates West and
make money. On Nov 10 we went to PhiAdel-
pha together. gave him some money TO get
his cont out OF pawn. On the road TO Phiadel-
phia we had general conversation about this
counterleting. He said that they were working
in a place this side OF Germantown Junction
for while. and then moved 10 some other part
OF the city never staying long in one place. |
said: Now. II 1t is not asking too much. who
WAS the man that you worked for 2 He 81 ID. 1t
was Henry Cole. who hns a wife named Effie Cole
She Il smarter nj counterieiiing than he is
OF also told me that his brother was an en-
gravcr and that he did the printing: that when
his brother finished engraving one plate he
would 30 on with the printing. and when his
brother finished the second plate the two would
be printed together, and that Cole sold the
counterfeit money
ii made AN arrangement to meet OF TO 90
out ten miles from Philadelphia To- find the
place where the plates were buried. OFT said he
would not dare go there until II was dark We
went up tho road about three-quarters OF
mile near the Baltimore pike, and on the way
OFT showed me some woods and said: Here is
where We buried the plates every night. We
never kent the plates on hand over night. We
took them out with pistols in hand and buried
them until the next morning.
After walking three-quarters Of mile we
came 10 house, and OFT said: Here is the
mousse where We worked Tor seven months. lie
showed me the room whore he and his wife
stayed OF said that he had his press Ut "A GER
tain window that he pointed out. We went up
the road a little way TO a building belonging To-
the President Of the Centennial Commission.
As soon ms we got 70 the end 81 the lot he said:
| want to see the place where these things were
buried and stopped to count the trees. OFT
said II WAS eighteen trees IRON the corner OF
this lot 70 tree within six feet or Six yards OF
which the plates were buried We looked
around. but II was too dark. OFT said he would
have to come another day. When We were re-
turning home. OFT told me that Cole used to
visit the house every day while the counterfet-
ing was going on. OFT admitted that he printed
$50 and IS counterfets: that his wife was such
devil that he had TO send her to Europe and
he had to put his son out OF the way 10 keep
him from squealing. OF said that every day
his wife would dress up and say. | am going to
the city TO give this thing away, and then they
had TO buy her everything to keep her quiet.
After he had seen Cole he refused Ia say any
more. He said that Cole cautioned him not to