New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE cApr1rRED couNTERFEITERs.

THE CAPTURED COUNTERFEIrERS.
NOT YET COMMITTED FOR IRIAL-DouBTs AS TO
WHETHER THERE Is STATUTE UNDER WHICH
THEY CAN BE HrLD.
The i've counterfeiters, Sauabria, Bebelagua'
Lopez. Donvan aud Motiarity. were taken oe'oIo
.Justice Smith at the Essex Market Ponce Couit
yesterday afternoon fifteen minutes before
o'clock. the hour named for their examination
Tlp Brazilian Government was represented oy
DeR W,lmot. who was counsel for il in similar
Csc bree yearsag). Mr.. Howe appeared tor the
three hrst-uamed prisoners, and Peter Mitchell LOT
Nor,arItv and Donvan although he did not arrive
or tbe scene until his clients were on their way
hack to the Central Once.
Al the request of Mr. WilmOt, Justice Smith re-
uandcd The couuterfeiters TO the custody of Cap
tam Kcllyuul p. m. to- day, in order to give the
prosecution ample time t. prepare iIs case ana
present some law under which thoy could be com
mitt.d for uial. After the order was made one OF
the counsel for the prisoners said that hs line OF de
fence would be very simple one. for he woulu
clam that hls clients had committed no CRIME
against the law of this State or OF the Oh''ed
States and the prosecution would b" much sharper
tneu he Though, they were if they produced .aW
under which the prisoners could he helu' MI
Mitchell came INTO court after the 3Iuel TO ltn,ilS
tine prisoners had been male, ana reinoDstlateu
ag.il's ia, action of tie justice IN remaining MS
cIcurs who .ad been guilty of no offence, Dach 70
prison some minutes before the houf ahh"uuOeu
I'm ted : airs Dstrict-Attorney Teunev was con
euf. ed Yesterday 10y McSsTs. Martin ana Sul,h' OF
cour-I Tor the Brazilian authorities. as 10 tue
Ir,i.eJ STATES law ,plIcable TO the crime OF tue
arrested cUuuteTfeltcrs. Alter looking INTO me
susiec. De told TRIBUNE reporter thaJ ne couiu
frG leo United States law or statute covering INC
CASE Of connie rlciiing he paper money OF no g VI
n fgreili country. A scClOu ~ lHe Sla'u''S a.
Iarg,. Vol AIX., Z. -, PROVIDED tldi II aug 10
made or aSSs, ed m making brought mo me 'o"i
~ ar had in ms upssesSlun, any ia,e or cOuutelltl
CON OF "a foreign Cuun ~ having "a hNru Ndnuc hyio
a. al pa.sug ,uirent thercat, sut person Was SuIS
oil ie.ouy. But 10 Tefegeuc, was mace 10 money
printed ON paper, and he doubted II Congress Iau
an houty % enact such law. ross by II Hleht
he covered by rraty stlpuiatQns. Nellher ul3 nc
lt.oyy of any laN or tItdtY winch en- powered the
limited safe, authorities 10 hold OF denver couh
feitcrs Of foreign notes INTO me CUSTODY oi 1ue
nation agerieyed. The eNjradjuOn treaty was Only
intended TO cover The case OF q crlmlua liz. ing
from s.ce ana certainly u could not be sad thaJ
Inc Il yc cons eIlCItcrs arrested here had ntd rom
Justice lu BlaZl. When they came heIe' no h5't yer
what their intention was, they had communion no
ceime. lie could not speak as al authority Oh 5.!S
state law touching the forgery OF notes, bt ne ulu
LOj think 10 covered me cas-; IL Ie'TlIeu :. ~
notes and nad been enacted before thl'eu cures
Treasury notes hau superseded Dahh holVS' HiuDo
then theIe had been little occasion tOI state laws
~. wa i.kcd if the authorities failed in esab-
hsh.tg a r.glt to hold the cOuutlrttters whether
r.. Iau rendered themselves liable 1or false ar
rc,J, and SAID thai Inat miSht DC d euDI'o' iOi
f r ncr inquiry. ,.-
Mir " llmut WAS asked under WAL law ne tNPeCIeu
4, hold thr PRISONERS. lie answered, uhutI me gen
eral law of Newly 0rk against forgery, whlch makes
il I'M Idictabc off nee 10 forge any evidence OF III
,es.edlc,s with tuc mteut to detTauu any person
Ii taey failed pa this point they SIM hoprO 10 Sc
cu.e the commit ueDt OF tao cOuuteritltcis on INC
cIa.p. uf cousp rucy. In the OImer case Uf count
terfrltinV noes OF the Brazilian Empire the eVl-
dr.cc against the prisoner, JOhn ). HARRISON was
n m i>t identical VITA this, ana JuSuce morgan Hau
co. mittcl him. llIs counsel had sued out IA VIII
ol habeas corpus before Judge Nestbrook, IN me
Jpncu states Court, OuJ the Judge refused 10 us
charge tine prisoner. !, was then c"ntended taaI
tDe eng. WING of Cd .ouutcrtct o. tine currency OF
for. On co ntry was o fence against ne law OF
ms conn. rs. but slI the prisoner WIS heiu' INC
case. however, never came to tlldi.
Mr. Albert o.. GOOddi., VINO has been uhtIlhs III
ms ,iior, 10 secure the arrest Of the cOnnteIees
only If or lie evidence and intent OF ihelT crime
WIS clear is very much annoy, d at the appear ice
Of "A defect IN the laws winch may render all his
labor aboTtIyo lie said yesterday That he was h"G
al,xiOus Tor the conviction OF LUp q, DohNah ana
Mouaritv. whom he considered dcluded tools IA the
employ Of Sauabrla and Bebelagua. They mad oeen
already published enough by the disgrace aud the
injury to their business. TIE two principals, how
ever were entitled TO no mercy, and 1t would DE
disgrace 60 the laws OF the United states IL they
EhOuld escape.