Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-13
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The st,sdy eeisg ps.eh srswsn q
he Eastern Sho' Exeitsd Ovsr ~.
Discovery Of Band ef higa-
Toned Makers Of Queer.
An tloplse JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

HIIIsbcRoUGH, Nd, Decemoot i<-r
nearly two years two houng men, the sons
of prominent and highly-rsspected ciessns
of this nsishborhood and not yet twenty
four years Of sge, have been engaged upon
what they said was new invention. may
worked secretly and kept everything care
fully under lock and key, 20 that no pry-
ing ewes could discover their valuable -
cret before they could secure patent
Their fond fathers dreamed OF the wealth
and fame that would soon iow In upon thetr
sons; for, latterly, these young hopefuls g.
sured them that their invention was npaely
tionise Che world. Nov it tufns o7t thas
they were engaged in making and pr
fectinR the plates and dies with which 70
manufacture counterfeit money. Thoy
carried on their operations In an upper
room OF an old frame farm house near this
town, In Talbot county, belonging 70 X, A.
Stevens end in the tenancy Of NJ. Duiin:
They manufactured counterfeit silver ball
dollars and dollars, counterfeit hve DOLLAR
note OF national hank OF 6andusky, o., and
q counterfeit ten dollar note on one Of the
national banks Of the stats OF Vermont Inc
IVuSsu 4 eoantsri.it III two w. and : hslf dollar sold
piece esists the acid test and can only be
detected by q pair OF coin balances, being
very little short in weight. The plates
from which the notes are printed are said
TO be the most perfect ones ever executed
by counterfeiters. All that part OF the
note, including the red seal, known q The
Treasury work, Is
Abssistely Perfect
under the microscope. II has been stated
here, whether authoritativaly or not Ii
not sscertained, that the United States
authorities have offered $4,000 for the
production OF the plates and dies. These
articles are believed 10 be secreted some
where in this vicinity and the detectives
still have hopes Of unearthing them.
Two or three weeks ago these young men
made q descent on Centerville, Queen
Annes county, aud passed considerable
quantity OF their counterfeit gold on the
unsuspecting merchants OF that town. A
few days later several citizens OF Denton,
Caroline county, received letters from .
party in Baltimore, signed ID. G. Clarkson,
offering to sell them counterfeit money aL
the rate Of 800 counterfeit for so of good
money, or SIS counterfSit for - OF good
money. One of the citizens OF Denton who
was thus favored handed his letter TO the
cashier Of the Denton National Bank and
he forwarded II 10 the Postmaster
OF Baltimore city. The postofice
authorities at once took the matter In
hand and soon succeeded, by mems Of de-
coy letters, In arrestinG one Of The young
men before referred TO- who gave the nsnie
of Thomas Gale. When arrested he pro
sented written order fos the mail OF u. q.
GARRISON. This young msu turned out 70
be Thomas q. Atkinson, eldest son OF DIR.
+. +. Atkinson, OF Carolf1e county, Mary.
land, whQ was recently appointed 20 po-
sition irf the Baltimore Custom House.
He Is The ams party who last summer
shss william RtuUsla.
Of Caroline county. during . dispute about
some peaches, md is now undhr indictment
for aHanlt with intent 10 kri, In thu Cir
cunt Csurt OF Caroline county. AZ the n.
leased from custody under baif In the sum
term otthe court, NJ Denton, teAnswsr this
Tie v1her young man, who 10 the sou Uf
one OF siieiargest hrmers and peach gruw-
RS, (wltpse name In WITHHELD for ttie parsut).
fook the morning train at RidRley. Caro-.
inc County, one day about week ago, sud
ias Tot since been Heard from. n II cur
enn y reported, however, that 10 10 rusti-
atm in'Cnnada.
Iark, ,sm<n In this section Of The country.
'urin ne past summer they vercin he
abit VI rsmusing themselves and friends by
booti ng silver dimes from, between sach
hers fdgers, SHOCKING the ashes oR cigan
eld b ,t~ren each Others teeth without
nttinI sut the fire aud shooting the
ones Gus OF peaches of each Others bare
esds, at distance sftwenty PAGES, with
, ordi n,sy rife.