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The Daily Dispatch: July 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Gen. Lee's Retrograde movement. (search)
nt to the establishment of Hoyer & Ludwig, where these notes were printed, to carry a message, and on leaving was seen to have a bundle under his arm. As these notes had been purloined at various times, David was at once suspected, and Detective Goodrich was put upon his track. Mr. Goodrich followed David to Dum's music establishment, where, on examining the umbrella which he had when at Hoyer & Ludwig's, was found a roll of the sheets concealed in it. The sheets recovered were one hundred and Mr. Goodrich followed David to Dum's music establishment, where, on examining the umbrella which he had when at Hoyer & Ludwig's, was found a roll of the sheets concealed in it. The sheets recovered were one hundred and twenty five in number, amounting in the aggregate to about $1,000.--After hearing the case, the Commissioner sent, the accused on for final trial before Judge Halyburton. These unsigned notes were doubtless to have been prepared for use by some skillful pensman, and but for the discovery of this theft, would by this time have been ready for circulation.
The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1863., [Electronic resource], Three hundred dollars reward. (search)
to deposit it at a bank, to be counterfeit. The prisoner being notified of the fact immediately replaced it with good funds. He had previously loaned a friend $1,000 of it to pay a debt with, and that money being also returned to him as counterfeit, he took the whole sum given him in Baltimore and deposited it at a prominent auction house, informing them of the character of the money, and taking a receipt for it to be shown to the owner in Baltimore. The accused was arrested by Detective Goodrich Wednesday night, and paroled till next day. When he went for him the next morning the prisoner handed him some money, saying "You have had some trouble, take this, which the detective refused, stating that the Government paid him for his trouble. Several highly respectable witnesses testified to the high character of the prisoner for up right dealing, and the Commissioner discharged him from custody. The notes are well calculated to deceived the inexpert, having that trustworthy look whic
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