The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-05
CUTE CouNTERPErrERs.
The Trial of the Captured Gang at Par
kersburg.

The Trial OF the Captured Gang NJ Par.
kersburg.
Special Correspondence Of the IntellIgencer.
PARKERsBuRG, February S.-There Is
nothing new in the city, except the opera
tions OF Uncle Sans court. Judge Bond
has gone to Baltimore, and Judge Jackson
Is now running the institution alone. He
can do It, and does do it to the satisfaction
Of all. He is good Judge, and is on the
bench nearly all the time. The court has
been in session since January 10th, and 1t
will likely run along through the most Of
the present month. Up to this time, two
postofIice robbers have been convicted,
and two more are on the way; they, too,
will 20. Six counterfeiters have also been
sent up, and there are twelve more, who
are on the ragged edge, and will "play
checkers with their noses" at Buffalo, N. Y,
where all Government prisoners from West
Virginia are now sent, when convicted.
THE couNTIRrRITRRs.
There never was such q successful haul
Of rascally counterteitels made in West
Virginia before-indeed, it is doubtful
whether eighteen violators, all guilty, have
been pulled in at one time, in any other
State. Several persons are entitled to q
share Of the credit for this great work; but
the head man OF the posse was Detective
G. B. Perkins, OF the Pittsburgh division.
He was ably assisted by Frank Sharer and
John N. Thorn, Of Marion county, who
who have been at work for six months or
more, building their fences around the
yiolators OF Uncle Sans currency laws. To
these gentlemen and to Captain ]. W..
Haggerty, who had conspicuous hand in
one or two OF the cases, the State owes q
lasting debt Of gratitude. The arrests were
made by Deputy Marshal G B. Gibbons,
OF Parkersburg. Among the Government
detectives, the name Of e. b. Perkins ought
to be, and no doubt is, written in big,
black letters.
PROMINENT MEN IN, TIE RING.
Among the parties arrested for Showing
the queer" are three or four prominent
and well-to-do citizens Of the State. It
seems that they were in the ring, and for
sometime past have been dealing in this
bogus coin with which several OF Tour coun-
ties have been flooded for year or two
past. They will most likely go to Buffalo
with the rest: Before they get out OF the
clutches OF the law they will find out that
"the way OF the transgressor is hard"
A boy thirteen years old was tried yes
terday Tor taking letter from one OF the
boxes OF the postoffice, broke It open, alb.
stracted check and tried to collect the
money on 1t. He was undoubtedly guilty;
but his youth, coupled with the tears and
sobs ofhis mother, who was present during
the trial, saved the boy from the peniten-
tiary. Both Court and jury were greatly
touched at the scene before them, and
"mercy" prevailed. It is well.
NANIoN coNPEssEs. "a
Tom Manion, the chief Of the eighteen
counterfeiters, confessed his guilt, and
threw himself upon the mercy Of the
Court. Tom is an old sinner. He Is
smart, and cunning as fox. He was at
one time a prominent Baptist clergyman;
was one term prosecuting attorney Of
Wetzel county, and represented that
county two terms in the Legislature. He
will 20 to Buffalo for at least ten years,
and perhaps fifteen. 5
The mint, when the party was captured,
was in Richie county. They made dol.
lars, halves and quarters. The dies are
perfect. They had battery with which
the silver plating was done. One dollar Of
real silver served as plating for about one
hundred Of their make. The good
coin was dropped in acid,
and after 1t was dissolved,
1t was transferred to the counterfeit pieces
OF coin by the battery. All the tools are
in Marshal Atkinson's possession at his
Parkersburg office. He also has about
eight hundred dollars OF the bogus coin.
When the Grand Jury was ready 10 be paid
off the Marshal drew out his carpet bag Of
counterfeit money and laid it on the table,
telling the Jury that the "laborer is worthy
Of his hire" but they thought otherwise, and
preferred greenbacks. When the cases are
all tried, this bogus money will be sent to
the Treasury at Washington.
Detective Perkins had group OF his
eighteen "birds" taken, and has sent 1t TO
Chief Brooks, to be hung up in the
SRosues' Gallery" Of the Treasury build:
ing, at Washington.
1forgot to state, that among the roll Of
criminals convicted at this term at the
Federal Court, was Hustled Whitney the
colored individual who murdered white
man at Charleston last May. He was sent
to the penitentiary for eighteen years. He
was transferred to the United States Court,
because the. State authorities are too hide.
bound to allow colored men to sit on juries.
George W. Palmer, the business manager
OF The People, the colored newspaper
lately published in your city, was on the
Jury that convicted Whitney.