, 1881-11-23

t!,Ii1 to cn1lsu tito ldss nf Il nrse n,nom,, -,
lnnney to Tho lm1itrrs of Chlc;.ro: VI
Prominent atn0nk tho arresta for lin ,,,.,
cni ycnr htaIida thtt III tho lIrurkwny tn,,s ~
ronsty Nlllct t c,nsiatinH nr WlIllntn \ l,s11, ~
wny, ChnrleB II. Smith, n.ltt Jnnr. ~ Ns' ,'''
For twu md /. half ycnrs tcsu .ncu Inn, n, "y'"'
vnfs Ut ttino seorety uld si,nrney tlr,,,". "'.r.
wclf.oSccntetl counterfoit elU3 t.otcs '"''o
IN H1x DIFFERENT ISSUES
Of M fnnny National banks. Far ,o,.,
antmo length Ut ttnu tho secret uurn,, -, .as
uovcrn,1unt Ind, With diligence nm, , VI .h'
uitcy, cf,dcns0rsl vnlMIr to ,eoycr ,bo
Of ttseso falso sukcns. The method. c,n,'a ,|usce
by this gahg Ut cot,ntorEcttcra fur tin. d'.na'a
lion or tl,cIr spurious productions lrtr,, -.
maoti NJ vArlantu with NIL former pollcIc. nv ~
l'crIcncetl. anl tho notes Ut sucl, scror 49,.
.Ilanshlp ~ TO sntlaty tho scrutiny n o's' has.
officials, o1ir Investigations us,lntiy ul,cd ""A
At eOafE CASHIERS DEyK,
whore tho nGtos hntl hceti ncccp,t,t finn ,.
cent holders rs EcNillnc. nnd 10 ntld in o,,r lin
cultles. froqkwny, co.l1ltcrfultcr rrIor IN Isnr
WINS known nnty by repl,taton tnu,,r unrr,,i,.a.'
mil report represented him rs II rcformc,l ,s,
Smith, tho c'Ernrer, WIS IL, yenrs Ut ,,uc ans
never before arrested atl during h's wbulc fn
tItnc enjoyed tho confidence Of his c,nntorns.
VIM comprised several Of tho lmnk.1,tuc ' 49,
RrntlnE c0lnpnnies Of Now York, nnvIa
country etorckoohcr and stock- -tien1er i, H.
stuto of Illinois. t,al unlimited credit win ho ,hs
merchants of chlcnKn. md wi,s n,!y .py shn,m~.
reninlscencc connected with cot1utcrrr,,, =,
tho ~ lunB aso," Tho counturfcftcra dun ,vo. :"
IN THE MIDST 0r CULTURE AMI KrpIyr.
atENT, ave-
resting l11tlos tho very s.ntlAy, hut mt with H..
cunn,yutcu. of Justice. Yet, notwlths,und,nr
tho extraordinary SKILL 1T rlnnnIng aud ncrrs"s
Ut operation manifested by ILLS trl,nJn,,
nfn nnfa
and arrested them on tho ryo of tho
cu1tsutntnation Of tho most GIGANTIC tratJs
known III THO annals Of eo,tntepfctt!uu. TLI.
grand fnct stands ,,ndlsplied.-,la.nely iba, mt
fur tho arrest TT t)uyo tho bnilkgrs Of {.btcnrc
would hnye suffered IL loss Df nearly s.;lIt.
but tho preclpitatu action rc1l,Irrd tu nrnyrn,
this Catnstrupln loft tho uoyur,nlcut viii, IN.
sufficient evidence to convict
THE CHIEF EOSsrlf.ATtl1l, Hi.ncEwAy
and led to m arrangement butwccn his cu,n.o,
and tho prosecuting o!!lrcr, which was npproyrd
by tho Secretary Ut tho 1'rensury, upun nly tee.
0fnmcnattotl, whereby twcltty.two flucly.rrn,
cuto,l counterfeit pntcs fur printing untcd
Btates bonds and 500 Nattnna) bnnr
notes. two expensive ruling -nachincs, ora
press, tlA,0N in Cnitntprftt nutes, ,nucb
3bro pHpcr. and Dthor nrnpcrty, was er,rtcn.
dcrctl to tho Government, md llrot.kway re.
lcascd Under Il suspension ri sen,cncc tur,uy
goud behavior. Smith still atuntls Indicted with
no promise Ut Immunity interpreting between
him md his JuAt lcscrts whiiu Doyio has lea,,
trIcd, found guilty. mud sentenced to ten yenrs'
Imprisonment. but. On eo1no Technical point, h,,
counsel aro sucking for him /, l,cw trint ro-
lowing close upon tho foregoing cnpiure ca,no
tho arrest Of
THE. SPIKE GANG
OF countcrfciturcs IN llrot'kiyi. N. r., consist
Ing Of nEnt persons, atld, ut It Inter date. thu
LeUnurt FANG OF EutintcrtGiters III ths
City Ut New York, cpilslst!ug OF four.
tcot Individuals, thnn whom a,pro
vicious sat OF criminals wcro ueycr
cnggl, adding IL the erinlo Tor which they wcro
arrested otlurs muro csplcabIo nnd ruyolttnS,
1t Is With greAt eatslaation stnto tha, tho cir
cn!Rt1on Of countcrfett Treasury aul National
bunk notes taB
NOT BEEN LESS
since tho War Of the isobe'lon than at pscsnnt,
md n moro srfuputons observance Of tho
provisions Of Sec of tho act or Congress a'!.
thorlztuR tho appointment OF Receivers Of NJ.
donnl hunks by f,nnk officers who uro required
to stump upon the fncc Ut u fraudulent motto la
trlic character, would iurt1r rc.lslru such cir
cusntion at 1cast u per cent. Tho receiving
teller Of II Nntionai l,us,k Inn Western city rc.
Gently Informed ono Of our opcrn,lycs ttM. 10
returned counterfeit so llote tlvc tfncs to rs
lnnny different dcposftors. Hui au responded
faithfully n tho obligation iMp,sc,! !y t.at lls
| atd branded the motto "Cn,Intcriclt," such III
experience would hnvo brpn Impossible. 4
contributing eause to tho ttecrrnsc 1T counter.
foting of papor ol,rrcuuy Is
TiiE NON-ExEItciSI; UF EXECUTIVE: CiEN-
ENCT
toward notorious md dangerous conntrrfetar.
Ut whom tho prn!tonttnry now cnntnlns ihrce-
fuurths OF thoso whs, greatly troubled nr cs,n1.