The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-14

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New York Times.I
James ;. Maxwell, a member OF the firm
representing the Bald-Eagle and Empire
Flouring-Mils, Millersburg, o., came Ia
this city last Saturday and took rooms at
Smith & McNelfs Hotel, i'm Greenwich
street. He was assigned 10 rooms
Nos. -, So. and SO. lie had two
satchels rs baggage. During the AZ
ternoOn he called on several commits
sion-houscs down town with whom his
firm is In the habit Of tranSacting business.
among others Mcssrs. {. X. IIckoX e Co...
of No. % Whitehall street. Mr.. IlickOX
introduced him 10 several other merchants,
10 whom Maxwell showed samples Of fine
brands Of flour. of which he had a satchel-
ful. He solicited and obtained several or.
dcrS. He was taken to the Produce EX-
change and introduced To many OF it, mem
beers, and received a pass, signed by the
President. admitting him 10 the floor OF the
Exchange during business hours.
Having transacted his legitimate buSi-
ness, Mr.. Maxwell turned his attention to
other matters. He called on Charles kreS>,
an electr0typor for LoveiOy. Son d Co., i'm
Rose street. and was shown some samples
of fine work. Then he told Mr. kreSs that
ne wanted some work done, and Mr. krcS>
led the way 10 the private Office. Mr.. Max
well SAID hat place would not do" and
Mr.. kresS went into an outer room with
his mysterious customer. Mr.. Maxwell
drew from his pocket package of photo
graphs Of United States Treasury notes.
and said he desired 10 have some notes
printed from the clectrotype-p plates of the
photographs. Mr.. kreSs made an appoint
ment TO meet Maxwell at Smith d McNelrs
Hotel at 1:30 O'Clock Monday night. If
was understood that Mr. Kress was TO
ascend TO the second floor Of the hotel.
knock at the doors OF each OF the three
rooms occupied by Maxwell, and on re-
ceiving the reply "Who's there?" from
Maxwell, was 10 reply "43-6." Mr..
kreSs called on Detective Sampson, Of the
Treasury Department. on Monday. and
Mr.. Sampson referred him 10 Chief Drum
mond, Of the United States Sccrct-Service
Department. The Chief and several as
sistaniS accompanied Mr.. Kress on his
visit to Maxwell. Mr.. Kress did not know
the name OF bis customer, and Chief Drum
mond thought from the description that il
was Ed Hall. notorious cOunterfeiter
Mr.. kress gave the necessary signals and
was admitted to MaXwell's room. The
latter said he desired to have counterfeit
notes printed, colOrcd, and finished ready
for use from the electrotype-plateS of the
photographs. Mr.. KreSs understood his
customer then. and took his order. 1t was
as follows: $4,000 One-dollar notes. II. 800
twos, 5000 tiveS. 1900 tens. and 900 ten
dollar silver certificates. Mr.. KresS calmly
Informed Mr.. Maxwell that the price Of
the work would be $1,000. The latter
agreed TO pay that sum, and requested Mr..
kresS to have some OF the notes finished aS
early a. possible. With four Of the sample
photographs Mr.. kreSs Joined Chief Drum
mond outside the hotel. The Chief told
Mr.. KreSS to return TO MaXwelrs room,
and he followed with his men. As they
passed the hotel reading-rOOm they saw
Maxwell writing at table. Mr.. KresS
spoke TO him. and he was arrested hv Chief
Drummond. He made no effort TO conceal
the letter he was writing. and the Chief
took possession Of it. II was to the Prison
er's wife. and read a follows
Dear Wife: | contracted for part Of the
work tonight in order TO commence send.
ing to you. | think | can send some bv
to-day week. will prepare the goods be-
Tore / send 10 you. All of the work will
cost me $1,000, but when | get ready we
can make il go. but it must be done very
careful, and use good Judgment. Now. |
IL.
practice on that kind OF goods till | send
you some more. Keep things gong, and
when get my hand in ii will 20. Now,
Mary, never say a word about bill being
good or not. When YOU pay out a bill.
never look at il. just throw il out and
walk off, Never pay out a bill when there
Is any stranger about, and don't be about
the warehouse when viii is. When Won
go TO put bill III the drawer, don't LET any
one stand bv or they might blame YOU. Ii
any one should say the bill is not good
Here the writer was interrupted bv his
arrest. lie took IL very calmly He gave
ms name and submitted 10 being searched
Win GOOD grace. In his pockets were a
number OF busineSS-cards OF his house.
commutation-tickct on the Cleveland. CO.
iumbrs, Cincinnati and INDIANAPOLIS rail
road, and book containing numerous adj
dresses OF engrayors and dealer, i'm sta
uonery and INKS. Among the addresses
OF engraver> was that Of Charles III. Smith.
who ala the engraving for the coun-
teiieiter Brockway. In hk room were
TWO sa,chelS, one OF which contained
samples Of flour and his clothing, while in
The other were various cards, two hand
somely-mounted revolvers, and sixteen
photographs OF Treasury notes, mounted
~ FAiNt'A NoAl VI w utn u-htu where he
had the photographing done Maxwell re-
piled thai IL was the work of a photogra-
pher in Chicago. "H He is a friend Of
mine" said Maxwell. "and Pm not going
10 give him away" The negatives had
been destroyed rs soon as a good impress
sion had been made. aud there was moth
ing by which 10 trace them.
The prisoner was taken TO Ludlow
Street iail. Yesterday he was taken before
United States Commissioner Shields. where
he waived examination, and was held in
$4,000 bail to await the action OF the Grand
jury: Accompanied by Deputy Marshal
Brady, Maxwell went down town He
was cordially greeted by his new no.
quaintances on the Produce EXcbap~o
ana he visited his most Intimate
friends In an effort to obtain hail Ue
was unable TO do so, and was locked nm
IN Ludlow-Street jail. He sccur, d Tni,ed
cltes-Commissi0ner j. NJ Deuel os biS
counsel and refused TO talk 10 anvbodv
ny hls counsePs advice. Mr. Dsnci so;ii
ms chent would telegraph 10 his brotbor
". W. Maxwell, and the latter womb como
on ana arrange bail. Mr.. Deuel s,id be
thought Maxwell had been ON q drmntan
spree. lie said he should have an exa,niral
non. as haxwell SAID he had moi int tha
10 waive one before the commissions