New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-28
TIE coUN7ERFElI BRAzILIAN NOTES
now THE IMITATION LooKs-nOMyR LEE's OPINION
ABOUT 1HE WORK.

now IHE IMITATION LouKs-uOMgR LEE's OPINION
ABOUT 1HE WORK.
The work Of sitting the plot to counterfeit
Brazilian paper money some details OF which appeared
in yesterdays TRIBUNE In a dispatch from ST. loui-
was begun In this city by a. L. Drummoud. OF the
United Service, acting under nsirctoh'
and cooperating with Chief Brooks at Washington. Mr.
Dr4maoud said yesterday that ne not at itcry -
say anything about the caso TEiBUNE reporter vas
allowed 10 ono of tho counterfeit NOES.
IL Is for 200 mllrcs. equal TO aoout
500 OF United States money. Tho eeF'rr
piece aud important featuro of Tho not" Il sfs
etto likeness OF Dom Pedro H.. Emperor Of Brazil
palmetto troe aud tho Imperial arms embcllish the
corners suuburst with red and blno c'ycrs the
uppor half o the note surrounding thn portrait ot the
Emperor The note is prinoi on bond paper. which Is
the same as the genuine in weight aud hbre The
printing on the faco Il IN red. blue and black
The haek Of tho label" is stl blank but from what
Cast co. were 20 print u At Their 81 Louis establish
as u arrived from Nrwcrlcaus IL j. 0f
design that could bo easily copied by any fair cugra,fr
The Imprint, which on Tie original note bore the uaHo
Of the American Bank Note Company Is
whole the note would be taken ans where for genuine:
The engraving ~ Dom Pedro- portrait aud the red aud
blue background done by August Cast at no
Newiork Office. the remainder ~ 81 Louis The penalty
under The Law IA no OF $1,000 "reugraving caus-
be- engraved or insisting In engraving any foreign
Iolncr Lcc Of the Homer Loo Rank Motto Company.
b ing called upon ycsteray Al the Ohcs IN Cedar-st,
with reference tho cOuntrrfeitug scheme. out
spoken condennin the procedure OF the 81 louis
concern which engraved and printed ID" notes. lie said;
have .eaL OF the counterfeit aud tamil
lar with the genuine Of which II In close imitation.
due partly 10 fact that the original IL easy o. lma
Ou. much NOR 20 than the money of our Government
although the Brazilian Government pays much
ns ours Tor 10 securities. The story that CAST Co.
accepted Whites order and money. and vent with
the work. step by step, and took more money from tine
u time aud then finally became suspicious aud handed
him over the Government ~ peculiar defence OF tho
nrm. There 4. concern In the country that would
NJ "a what man wanted who broulht
them a genuine nOto " any country Without official
authority ana wanted limitations printed bank uOto
papcr. Tue law which was passed year ago by con
gress Is explicit The mere act OF imitation s crime.
Iutont In not necessary ~ be proven"
ST. LOUIE Aug 81 CSpeofdn.-LucIus A. White, the
Brazilian cOuntcrfeiter taken before United states
Commissioner Cullen today, but tho examination
postponed until september and he lodged In Jail
in default OF 900 ball There stlll halfdozen
men implicated In the scheme Who have been ar.
rested They are said 20 be In New YORK. NewOrloans
and st. Louis and the premature publication OF the
has considerably marred tho work Ut tho United states
onicers
District Attorney Bliss has nled complaint against
Detective Tyrre who Il suspected OF giving the case
the papers early Oh Tuesday morning All tho plates,
papsr engraving, designs aud autographs have been
iurnei over by Cast n co To tho United States ofccr-
ame, II White, who arrested at Waco. Tex will be
brouVht To this city after his examination IL is said
that the whites used cats-paw by the principal
copspirators. who have 50 far eyaded arrest.