New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09
THE DOYLE COUNTERFEIT BONDS.

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY fOLGEh.
NONE OF THE cOUNrERFETs BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN soLD-No PART OF THE PLATES GEN
UlNE.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Secretary Folger to-
day furnishes publication statement OF the origin
and result his investigation concerning the so-caed
"Doyle bond plates" in the course OF winch he says;
IT Is a fact that there has been offered for
demptiOn a duplicate OF bond heretofore redeemed;
that say have two bonds OF the same humber
It's also fact that there has been offered for
demuuon "A bond with number higher than, or differ
ent from some genuine number recorded III the DOCK
kept for mat purpose.
he existence OF the counterfeit bonds tthe Doyle
bOpds was known any branch Of this Department
until October 1880 when Doyle was arrested IN Ch-
cago the spurious bonds were found IN LIS posses
sion IL aterward appeared that three OF the spurious
bonds had been before that pledged as collateral win
a bank in Peoria, Ill There were tuen taken from nm
in All 2O4 OF the spurious bonds, with $50 coupon
attached each Oond, and fourteen detached coupons
Of the kind and accumulation, ana the three
bonds that had been pledged we're after that sur
rendered officers Of the secret service force OF the
Government, making il all 207 bonds
been stated IN the pubic prints tnat S22,O@OOOO
I'm nominal amounts OF spurious bonds struck
of by the cOunterieers ana that many OF them nave
been pu H. crcaiasicS. t-csc 20 'ac re 75aiheance
is to he elt Of the facts above stated surely II that
amount OF bonds or tthe OF IL had Dee placed IN the
hands Of innocent holders, long ago Would some Oh the
bonds have been offered Tor redempon Tor 1t Is not to
be supposed that Win the WhOe amount OF te genuine
bonds outstanding reduced TO @Z1cOOO ana WIN the
interest no iongeE III the ou snIrions houds
believing them be genuine SO wealthy or SO careless
as not
been offered comparison OF the numbers on them
win the book Of record OF the genuine bonds would
hers exlsted That fact having appeared, II s
bnun TO be conclusive that the story baseess OF the
larg, amount printed and put Ia circulation.
has also been in tie way That more than
204 of tue spurious bonds were found on Doyle, and
tn Oy tie conniyance OF some officer Or officers
over that number have Oeen set ahoat. Pre-
missing that tine 2O4 found on Doyle anu
tire pledged with the Illinois bank and the coupons
al sclea ~ them and fourteen ueescned coupons, are
now m tine custody oil officers OF tue GOyepnment, and
by actual count lately mae are snp"h ~ DC neIe Is
frtner To be that the belief that more exist than
n. above STAGED rests the Official report Of the
oicers Of secret Service, made Oh Official oath anu
upon investi cation lately la l.
Die ~ important u~Lter Is the statement that the
rtt. from when the spurious bonds were struck was
either itsel genuine was reproduced from genuine
de- and work that the means Of doing were iur-
uisaed from within the department am thoroughly
satisfied that allegations are entirely unlOunded
Nothug mas been SHOWN 10 the department tending to
prove any oeia eInpioye OF the Government had
an, timing to with the production of the spurious
Dond the plate or dies Or any part thereof from
winch tine spurious bonds we're struck.
InI- Department summoned Alr. Maror, teller IN
ana an ackuo lodged expert III the Inspection Of sucn
49, Mr. Rho. Is, treasurer OF n: Photo FL, tyl
HEfeIs an expert tie mechanical and chemical pro
cesses VI that company aud air. Homer Lee, OF the
=. uouer Lee Bank Note Company" The plate and
genuine and spurious bonds and all lmpre--
sions from genuine OF spurious Iies Nrre
a-kr, 10 pursue methods independently Of eacn
o,ner win intmatlOn 10 each Other Of the tendency
III
to the department without making tnen known 10 e~eh
oIner Inese eTperts nave pursued tHeir inquiries
thorourLly They have taken time enough.
Tnrv nave been minute in examination.
am have applied tests which their practical skill
put IN their Ana The result OF each report made
m wruug Is the Doyle bonds are spurious and 50
uuIike tie genuine detected by the inspection
OF an EXPERT that is single part OF the plae
that has Transferred from genuine roll
ar has been in any manner produced or faD-
Iicated from or by means Of an Impression obtained
iron a genuine plate through the application
nj uy pnOtO process, that the counterfeitcrs Urlg
mai Inc whole every part OF tnc plates are CONNER
frt differing many details and features from the
Feminine Inc spurious die Of the standard Oearer," II
n lad been produced any way from the genuine die
thereof ought match with tie roll ny winch the lat
ter "a a. made but when the spurious dle put under
the roll IL was found that u would not match. aud that
I'M, lines Of Jne IN different direction from the
lines OF the other -,---.. .
Tere are VI ner things revealed by the examination OF
the ers that my mind conclusive That the plate
now 10 possession OF the department Is altogether
counterfeit that part Is genuine or Reproduction
lrOtn the genuine
The reports Of the experts appended to Secretary
Folgel'e report