New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12


case. Yesterday, while an ctfrt was making
to take the photograph OF Yates one OF '"e
prisoners. he stahl ed an officer three times
m1ctng dangerous wounds.
HOW THE MEN WE'RE CAPTURED.
Gilber: b. Prrkens eli Fl agent of the United states
Secret Service Department at PlttsbuIg mas oeeh
employed IA III, state for more than two moa'hS
looking after large gang of c0uncrieerS Oh SILVER
c.in whose tail he struck while engaged III Wolk-
M NJ a countcrelling case ~ Bunalo carry IN
1850 Three men were arrested on the Ene Canai,
an. after ihcy had been sentenced M Buiid" they
confessed nat they obiained the spurious c0l'
from William Spike and Edward BarrOwS. spike
Is ont OF the oldest conn crteiters III the United
states. He was originally member of the Ballard
gang winch operated in the neighborhood OF BdiiaIo
and Fora Ere Ballard eventually came 10 grief.
aud was sentenced by Judge Wallace. az Albany, to
the pcnuenuar, tor thirty years This was tie
louCes sentence ever gwen TO countcrielier.
Since he has been III the peniUntIary be
has twice attempted 10 commit suicide. lie Is
an accomplished chemist, and about two years ago
le of I'd 10 furnish the Government with paper
for bans-note purpls which could not be counter
fsited on condition that he SHOULD be granted oI9
lberiy. This offer was declined, a1d Ballard thcn
attempted suicide ioT the second time. lie IL the
e ~
panel
Spike was a close associate OF his. and the ma
I.rity of the : Hers of counterfeit money In the
northern part OF e state date their trouble from
the rlns ihev first met Spike. BaIr0ws had been
known as a dealer IN spurious money for many
years. lie was ut one time a policeman on me
HuH'p forcc bat getting into difficulty he came 10
Ncw-York. II, Is a man of " flash" appearance
lie dresses handsomely, wears dyed inoustache.
aad la, tie f1redla,r of hi5 right hand missing
soon after ms arrival In tbs CITY he secured en-
Iiovmcnt as agent for the Mills Line oi tugo"ats.
ms Office beng at Nos. ID and Ii south ST., ana
under cover of respectable occupation j. IL he
lcvcd. has been dong large business part cuiafiy
with ,tea,lpoat and canal men.
With tits iutnatIon rs 10 the supply Of coin, MI
Perlcas came to New-York and consulted with
Ch.et Agent Drummond. The result was that Mr.
Pcrkcus began an active war on tie counter
letters. He picked ont two truss worthy assistants
from the NeW-lork Office. and they We're
detailed to see what Trey could DO with spike and
Burrows. Burrows found ut ms Office, and let
tor of Introduction from an old companion wdo IS
well-known cOuuteTieIter gained his confidence.
Several deals III counterfeit money were made
M pr .ss RANGING from 81 10 - cents on the dollar
The de; Give b-came iu,imste with Burrows, ANA
IN short time pike was introduced. Then tIe de-
tCctNe IN irGGuCtI Ms partner anu INC
buviue of counterfeit money became active. Other
men who had money to dispose of were iniroiuc d.
and the detectives were soon on most confidential
terms with ten or doz.n men. all III the same line Of
business The desire OF the officers was to make the
transactions as small az possible but the counter
letters were anxious to do large business Ere
nuently il was necessary 90 purchase much "a
500 but the amount bought was seldom more than
$50. Nearly 81 900 o. the spurious com has been
purchased. Tne counterfeIts standard and
trade dollars and silver half dollars.
Last Thursday Chief Perkens decd to arrest all
the mem bers Of the gang. This no easy task,
for they were scattered this city, BROOKLYN and
jersey CITY, and the slightest demonstration on
the part of the authorities against any
one member of the conspiracy would
alarm the others. The first arrest was made
on Thursday BY Chef Pcrkens, and the victim was
Bsrrent b. $. Barnard. nominal proprietor OF 10
Bridgeport House this city. The Bridgeport House
il the title of a iqnor store IN Nater-st. which Is
managed IN the interest of Paddy" Ryan, the we'll
known pugIlist of Troy. and man nan, d
Med witt. Barnard had become intimate with Mt
Perhens ana on Thursday went INTO MS room al hs
hotel TO sell hlm some com. tie was arrested very
uuietly aud was taken to a private mouse up toNh'
where he was kept under guard. W IAN SPIKE
was arrested in ErOnt-st. the same day. ~ M
house IN Brooklyn az South Sixth and NlXth,sts"
There was foun quantity of the metal from which
the COIN was made also Il number ol lacIe5'
RESULT Os THE DETECTIVES w0iK.
In all the arrests much stratagem had 10 be used.
NJ man was taken III a public place, and the utmost
rare was used to prevent the alarm from gong
abroad. The result was that by O'Clock ye,te. day
afternoon the following men were under arrest :
JOSEPH Seinsoth alias Joseph Parker, of Brooklyn
Henry Russell of BROOKLYN arrested III Nineteenth
at New-York; Charles Marsh, alias McGan-
oron. New-YoIk; Thomas Johnston. truck
man OF No. . Coentrs-shp; Barrent Is. D
Barnard, liquor dealer, Water-st; - William
sm i'M south Six and sixthsts Book! yn9 ;
Edward Barrows, tuP-line agent, Nos. is ahJ -
south-st: Andrew Yates, l0cksmith. Ne. 81 Bed
f,rd-ayp Brooklyn ms home Is at No. OH3 Myrtle
ave. DIooklyn; William Runyon. hquor-deaier'
Ibe headquarters OF the prisoners were at
Browns hquOr-stOre III South-s. at Munyon's 10
Moore-st. and at Iiquor-stores III the heghDorhood
Joseph scnsoth. alias Parker. is an old offender
lie was only recently discharged Tor lack OF eve
c,nce NV Commissioners Allen, OF BrOo6INn' on u
charge Of passing counterfeit money. Since then,
IN conversation with a Secret Service Olncer, DC
boasied of hav ing passed So IN bad money ID one
day. 1t was through hun that Russell was caught
and Marsh, alias McGanoran, owes his arrest 10
Russell.
from the business for time, but III order not u
CiSappoInt q good customer he put Inn III The way
OF dealing with his pilnclpa. h5'gli VA, ., ,n.
fmniaiu-head. meeting was arranged 10Y De-
tw en- the olficeI~on the one hand ana LusSe!l ahd
M,rsh The latter wanted TO sell 500. bat 90 II
- drne IN m package the officer pIofessed 20 he
AFRAID of what Is known as . II boobie game, aut
IN, deal" was not made. Another appointment
wa made for Thursday and when TIE counterfeit
~, teut n tucy were arrested. There was captured
en- Joynsio,'s possession 800 III the spurious co n
All of the men arrested. with Inc exception o.
Yates and Seinsoth who we're captured III DfOohh ID
,ynr. airalcucd yesterday afternoon before Uhitec
Sin.es commissioner shields. Il. NJ ante appeared
Oh their behalf Peas OF not gulny were eh'e e
c., do ~ for the examination If the prisoners were
ser for next week Bail III each case was hxed al
81 600 and IN default OF II they were committed Il
Ludlow Street jail.
sTABB:NG AN OFFICER.
Yates vino WAS arrested Thursday in brooklyn
vs. g,vcn into the custody Of the United state
,t.-t-.i % p,oolIcn The prisoner has Dat