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The Daily Dispatch: March 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], England and the South. (search)
her parties now suspected will be in custody. After Hoyer & Lodwig's lithographies establishment had been broken open last week, and a number of the Treasury notes struck off by the rogues, it came to the knowledge of the authorities that one George Elam, formerly employed by H & L, had been a party to the transaction, having been seen with notes in his possession similar to the ones surreptitiously printed. The detective went to Petersburg in hopes of apprehending Elam; but obtaining a clue Elam; but obtaining a clue to the operations of one of his "pals" in Pritchett, who had succeeded in "shoving off" several of the bogus "flimsies," he took him in custody and brought him to Richmond, resolving to look for the principal operator at another time. The haunts of the criminal cave been pretty well ascertained from two loose females, who were on intimate terms with him. On the person of Pritchett was found about $170 worth of C. S. Treasury notes, in tens and twenties, all signed and ready for passing.
The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1862., [Electronic resource], The production of saltpetre — something for every man to do. (search)
a Counterfeiter --Detectives Philip Cashmeyer and Theodore Woodall succeeded yesterday in effecting the arrest of George Elam, who is believed to be the principal operator in depredating on the office of Hoyer & Ludwig, and printing off for cirich was not signed, was receipted for here by "Mrs. H. W. Dabney," The officers, suspecting the anonymous sender to be George Elam, made haste for the Petersburg depot, intending to go over and arrest whoever called for the trunk. Not being in timehey telegraphed their wishes to the Conductor, who proceeded to nab the party inquiring for the trunk, who proved to be Geo. Elam. Two fellows with him, called "Flem Razor" and "Peter Pudker," seeing their "pal" in custody, beat a hasty retreat. On Elam's person was found $133 45 in good money, and in his trunk a number of the bogus Confederate Treasury notes. Prisoner was sent to the county jail. The punishment of his offence, if he be found quilty, is death. Mr. Hoyer states that he never
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], European Items. (search)
Contradicted. --We stated a few days since that the arrest of George Elam, charged with counterfeiting Treasury notes, was caused by Detectives Cashmeyer and Woodall, of Gen. Winder's force, but were informed yesterday that the party was put in jail in Petersburg, at the suggestion of J. W. Goodrich and Henry Meyers, acting by authority of the Secretary of the Treasury. The last named officers, at the time, were in Norfolk hunting up evidence against the other parties implicated with Ela caused by Detectives Cashmeyer and Woodall, of Gen. Winder's force, but were informed yesterday that the party was put in jail in Petersburg, at the suggestion of J. W. Goodrich and Henry Meyers, acting by authority of the Secretary of the Treasury. The last named officers, at the time, were in Norfolk hunting up evidence against the other parties implicated with Elam, when they learned of his whereabouts at Petersburg, and at once took measures which were successful in procuring his arrest.
The Daily Dispatch: March 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The surrender of Nashville. (search)
Arrest of another Counterfeiter --Officer Jas. W. Goodrich, of the Treasury Department, after great exertion and the expenditure of a considerable amount of ingenuity, succeeded yesterday in overhauling another one of the accomplices of George Elam in the robbery of the Treasury notes from the lithographic establishment of Hoyer & Ludwig, 12th street. The party gave his name as Wm. Crawford, and is said to be the same one heretofore known in connexion with the robbery as "Flem Razor." He has other aliases, also, as we learn. Crawford was committed to the county jail, and will soon be brought before Commissioner Watson for examination.
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Martial law. (search)
l spy.--Philip Helfrick, of Richmond, for selling liquor.--Henry L. Pelouse, Richmond. [Mr. P. is a native of Philadelphia, and was in business here as a type maker. He was among the first to take the oath of allegiance to the C. S. A. The grounds of arrest we are not advised of.]--Wm Read, a citizen of Prince George county, was arrested on suspicion of disloyalty.--Officer Goodrich succeeded yesterday, in Petersburg, Va., at the Bolingbrook Hotel, in getting possession of the baggage of George Elam, heretofore arrested for counterfeiting Confederate States Treasury notes, and on searching found $696 worth of ten-dollar notes already signed, and a $1,080 not signed; also, the ink and other articles and implements used in perpetrating the fraud.--Five men are now under arrest for robbing the Treasury Department.--Wm. A. Monoure, Second Auditor of the State of Virginia, is confined at his home in Carolina county, with a severe attack of pneumonia.--A splendid artillery company (B) has
The Daily Dispatch: August 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the Rappahannock lines. (search)
sket around the city. His personal appearance was rather prepossessing than otherwise. It will be remembered that Geo. Elam was arrested as an accomplice of the above party, and has been in confinement for several months awaiting trial, and thLudwig, who were at work for the Government. Napoleon said in his confession that on the day the place was entered he met Elam on Pearl street. They went towards the market, taking two or three drinks on the way. "George" says to him, "Louis, we'll ate on the form and struck off $800 for Louis and a like number for George. Louis said again, "Here is money enough," but Elam again struck off a number more. They left and went towards Mayo's bridge, where, going to a shop kept by an acquaintance a female asked who was there. A satisfactory reply was elicited, the door was opened, and the proprietor of the shop gave Elam a good note from which to counterfeit the signatures on those he had. The proprietor then took out a ten dollar note and p