The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-31
ULRIcHs STRANGE CONFESSION
Tic Admits that he Engraved Many Danger
Gus Countcrfcits.

IIc Admits that he Engraved Many Danger
Gus Countcrfcits.
Charles Ulrch, the expert cngraver who
has served two terms Of imprisonment for
countcrfcting. and who produced some OF tho
most dangerous counterfcits now in circulation
that OF the 50 note OF tho Tamaqua Bank and
the $50 note OF the Trademarks National Bank
OF this city-was used as a witness by the Gov
eminent yesterday in tho case Of jacob OFT.
who is accused Of printing tho notes that Ulrich
engraved.
Capt. Curtis OF the Secret Service Department.
who recently caused tho arrest OF Ulrich and
OFT. identified two counterfeit notes printed
from tho plates engraved by Ulrich. These
notes wero used recently in tho Circuit Court
for tho purpose OF convicting Henry Peckham
and Michael Connors. who were engaged in
selling the fraudulent money. Capt. Curtis
said that he knew Jacob OFT. the prisoner. and
had conversations with him after his arrest
OFT said that he had been working two years
with Ulrich in Philadelphia and suburbs and
was engaged in printing counterfeit money.
Capt. Curtis produced n bundle Of materials
used in plato printing. which were found IN
Charles Ulrlch. tho counterfeitcr. was then
called. and ho made n full confession OF his
agency in the production Of counterfeit money.
This confession. he said. he made OF his own
FREQ will. and without promise from thn Gov
eminent that he should escape punishment.
lie Is u tall. well built. llrm-featured man with
n Roman nose, keen gray eyes light hair. and
Roatee. He is fluent OF speech. His story was
us follOwa;
II reside at present in Trenton, n. j.. where
/ am incarcerated on a charge OF counterfeit.
ing, am an enRraver by trade, and learned
the business In Germany. in the city Of Berlin.
| came to this country in 1853, aud resumed my
business on my arrival here. ! went away Tor
On my return lived in Ilizpbcthport. y. j.. Tor
short timc. and then in New York. was in
prison in Columbus. Ohio. eight years for coun-
terfeitng. After came out started buslnrss
there with the Warden OF the penitentary. We
did an engraving and ithographic business;
Jacob Ou the prisoner was employed By US.
recognize him here now. first formed his ac-
quaintance in 1876. at Cincinnati. | think II
was in July. | was sent on there to procure n
printer, and he answered the advertisement.
OFT remained some three or four months with
us ~ Columbus when our business imled; and
we had 10 give up. OFT went with me to Philn-
dephia in December, 1876 He knew | was
going 10 Philadelphia because we had n CONVEX
going to dothat we were going into the coun Gun
terfeiting business. He took his family with
him. We moved to sixth and Cumherland
plates. made the plate from which that coun-
iterieit was printcdCthc Tradesmnn's National
nize that as one of the notes printed from the
," How do you recogizo that2" Mr.. Flero in
4" As easily as you would tell your own hand
VI o.
on another plate from which that was printed
Mr. or did the printing. and ! assisted him.
put IN .Ie paper "hd thoh IL on; A,r the plates
| called OAK Lane. six mills from Philadelphia
There those $50 notes We're printed again
| Bank OF Buffalo. n Y. and the Trndesman's
| National Bank OF the city Of New York. Then
started the IS motto OF the Tamaqua Bank As
soon rs the plate for the green back was done
| OFT commenced printing alone. In the mean
| time was az work engraving the hlnck hack
4 sol hat
| the note. The Tamagua Bank counterfeits
| were printed ut Oak Lane. From there W.
| moved To sharon Hill. where more printing was
| done from both sets ot plates. ! think Their,
| were 1000 " the $50 notes printed M Oak Lane
and about 900 OF the s. notes. When we co
| TO Sharon Hin there were 1000 more $50 note.
| printed and 10000 Of the IS notes. mnknl
$4,000 worth IN all. When we gave up The
| business in 1878 OFT came to New York. and
stayed in Philadelphia. | paid OFT for doing h /,
| part OF the work 5000 in cash. and his family
were supported about two yeare for nothing.
| identity these cloths that We're taken from OTIS
trunk as part Of tho materials used In PRINTING
the counterieits. | cut them myself, and or.
| wife stitched them on the sewing machine. W,
were both employed by another man. who fur
| nishcd the capital.
on cross-examination by Judge Diticnhocfcr
| prison in 1865 for n term Of five years on I
| charge Of countertciting. but was pardoncd b,
| Gov. Morgan. Officer Bowyer. he said who 60
him sent up, started the story that he was
| countcrieitcr in Germany but the reports from
there were so favorable to him that Gov. Nor
gan signed his pardon. He declared tLat Il.
was innocent Of the crime for which no WA
convicted, but admitted that he had engraved
! copy OF one vignctte on q Stnte bank note JUS
10 show what he could do. He was sentence,
% the Columbus, Ohio. penitcntiarv for tWelv
| years Tor engraving "a counterfeit Hoo uatiOun
hank note. but got out after serving eight Vrnrs
He did not promise not 10 counterfeit any NOR
unless 1t was privately 10 individuals. VIII
We're interesting themselves to yet him out.
Have you received n promise of iinmunit
from punishment for testifYing against you
accompliccs in this case 2"
| No, sir" promptly replied Ulrich and II
reiterated tho same answer In various ways
declaring that he did not expect 10 evale nun
ishment, but would be very agroeahly disnp
pointed II he escaped the fun penalty Of the law
All lac knew about II WIS that. the night before
q secret service officer told him to get ready I
come To- New York TO testify.
Commissioner Deuel. held OFT In default II ba
10 answer any Indictment that may bee found b
the Grand Jury. Ulrch was taken back I
Trenton.