The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-03-06

On Thursday, February 10Th, Daniel Nc
Sweeny, operator or detective of the U. S.
Secret Service, brought to Sunbury one
John Drumheller, who lives about three
miles from Catawissa, charged with being
Il counterfeiter. He was brought before
]. II. McDevitt, U. s. Commissioner, who
committed him to the Northumberland
County prison for hearing to be had the
next day. On Friday evening he was
given hearing and committed to prison in
default of So, 200 bail. On Saturday morn
ing Mr.. McSweeny and Deputy U. S. Mar
shal l.. II. Martin, started for the Weigh
Scales to arrest James F. Adams charged
with the same crime. On arriving they
found that Adams had gone to Berks
county, about mile or two below Read
ing. They followed him to Berks county
and succeeded in arresting him there at
the house of his brother. They brought
him back as far as Shamokin, getting there
late on Saturday night. On Sunday morn
ing McSweeny succeeded in arresting an
other of the gang by the name of Enos d..
his shop on Market street. Yoder succeed
cd in getting up first class case of sick
ness. Doctors had to be called in and his
condition was such that McSweeny was
compelled to leave him at his house, plac-
ing a guard over him. On Monday morn
ing they brought Adams before Mr.. Nc
Dewitt, the commissioner, who gave him a
hearing and committed him to the North
cumberland County prison, in default OF
bail. Col. w. A. Stone, U. S. District At
o-ney, was present at the hearing. On
Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. McDevitt and the
officers proceeded to Shamokin in order to
give Mr.. Yoder a hearing, in case he would
not be able to come to Sunbury on account
of his illness. On arriving there the physi-
clan in charge gave it as his opinion that
Yoder could be moved the next day. The
hearing was then postponed until Wednes-
day morning Mr.. Martin brought Yoder
before the Commissioner on Wednesday
morning He was given hearing and
bail fixed in the sum of 81 500. He was
given until Thursday noon to furnish the
bail and in case bail is not furnished, he
will be committed to prison.
The detective found with Drumheller a
mould for manufacturing five dollars, golc
| coins, and other moulds for silver and
nickel coins. On the person of Adams
| they found several counterfeit ten cent
pieces, and AZ the house of his brother IL
Berks county they found battery fol
plating, taken there by Adams. At Ad
ans house at the Weigh Scales, they founC
counterfeit coin, consisting of ten dolla
gold coins and number OF counterfeit sill
yer coins and nickels, together with 10
of block tin and material used in maniac
turing coin, also a lot of tools, etc, used b.
the gang. They found on the person o
| Yoder $500 in counterfeit five dollar goli
coins, not yet plated.
| Drumheller aud Adams acknowledge til
corn and say they knew they did wrong
and are sorry for it.
Yoder maintains his innocence and ha
retained S. b. Boyer, Esq, as his counsel
Drumheller, Yoder and Adams wer
taken to Pittsburg. on Thursday noon, 10
trial at the next term of the U, S. Distric
Court to be held at Pittsburg in April nexl
Messrs. McSweeny and Martin deserv
great credit for breaking up this gang ant
we are confident will receive the thauks o
the entire community for so doing, Sun
bury Nesrs.