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Domestic News
July 19, 1820
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A false report of a counterfeiter carrying $800,000 in spurious bills led to the wrongful arrest of an innocent Montreal gentleman in Granville, NY, who had $20,000 in legitimate money. The informant, Noble, was convicted as a counterfeiter and sentenced to 14 years in state prison.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. JULY 12
The report published last week of the apprehension of a counterfeiter at Granville, with $800,000, in spurious bills, proves to be incorrect. Noble, the fellow mentioned as the informer, had suggested that a person was on his way from Canada, with the amount of bills above stated, and had so completely described a gentleman from Montreal, who was in Granville a few days after, that he was arrested, taken to Salem, examined, and found to have in his trunk $20,000. all in good money! He was of course liberated, and Noble, on a previous indictment, as a counterfeiter, was found guilty, and sentenced to the state's prison for 14 years,—Sentinel.
The report published last week of the apprehension of a counterfeiter at Granville, with $800,000, in spurious bills, proves to be incorrect. Noble, the fellow mentioned as the informer, had suggested that a person was on his way from Canada, with the amount of bills above stated, and had so completely described a gentleman from Montreal, who was in Granville a few days after, that he was arrested, taken to Salem, examined, and found to have in his trunk $20,000. all in good money! He was of course liberated, and Noble, on a previous indictment, as a counterfeiter, was found guilty, and sentenced to the state's prison for 14 years,—Sentinel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Counterfeiter
Granville Arrest
Noble Sentencing
False Report
Spurious Bills
What entities or persons were involved?
Noble
Gentleman From Montreal
Where did it happen?
Granville
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Granville
Event Date
Last Week
Key Persons
Noble
Gentleman From Montreal
Outcome
innocent gentleman liberated; noble sentenced to 14 years in state's prison
Event Details
False report of counterfeiter with $800,000 spurious bills led to arrest of innocent Montreal gentleman in Granville, who had $20,000 good money; informer Noble convicted as counterfeiter.