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Domestic News
April 16, 1839
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Francis Seyler, a German counterfeiter operating in Philadelphia, was re-examined before the Mayor on Friday, where evidence of his guilt and skill in altering banknotes was presented, as reported in the United States Gazette.
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The Counterfeit Case at Philadelphia.-Francis Seyler, the German counterfeiter, whose operations have been so successful in Philadelphia, was re-examined before the Mayor of that city on Friday, when further evidence of his guilt and consummate ingenuity was produced. The United States Gazette says :
"The alterations in the notes are made in the most ingenious manner, and show that he is a perfect master of the "trade." The Mayor exhibited to us several notes in his possession, and among them 3 of $100, each altered from 20s, so well done as almost to escape the closest examination. Also, a $100 on the Chambersburg Bank, altered from a $10, and a $4 note on the Bridgeport (Ct.) Bank, about half finished, intended for a fifty.—The ink appears to have been entirely extracted by some chemical process and the necessary alteration made by a pencil or crayon."
"The alterations in the notes are made in the most ingenious manner, and show that he is a perfect master of the "trade." The Mayor exhibited to us several notes in his possession, and among them 3 of $100, each altered from 20s, so well done as almost to escape the closest examination. Also, a $100 on the Chambersburg Bank, altered from a $10, and a $4 note on the Bridgeport (Ct.) Bank, about half finished, intended for a fifty.—The ink appears to have been entirely extracted by some chemical process and the necessary alteration made by a pencil or crayon."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Counterfeiting
Philadelphia
Francis Seyler
Altered Notes
Mayor Examination
What entities or persons were involved?
Francis Seyler
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
Friday
Key Persons
Francis Seyler
Outcome
further evidence of guilt and ingenuity produced during re-examination.
Event Details
Francis Seyler was re-examined before the Mayor, with evidence showing alterations to notes made ingeniously by extracting ink chemically and using pencil or crayon, including $100 notes from 20s, $100 from $10 on Chambersburg Bank, and a half-finished $4 to fifty on Bridgeport Bank.