"'MRS. LLOYD, corner North First Street and
Third Street, Brooklyn, E. D.'
"This note was conveyed to the above address by the brother of the
sheriff who had the prisoner in charge, whence it reached 'Louisa,'
who, of course, 'cleaned things away,' much to the disappointment of
the detectives, when they called for the purpose of making the seizure.
The guilty brother of the sheriff has fled, and has thus far effected
his escape.
"The detectives are now in pursuit of a confederate of Roberts, and
they are quite confident of soon capturing him. Since his incarceration
Roberts has confessed everything. He says that the plate which has been
seized was intended for his final and greatest effort. If the
detectives had only held off for another week he would have made one
hundred thousand dollars, and been in Europe enjoying it. We understand
that Roberts's new counterfeits, to the extent of twenty thousand
dollars, are already afloat.
"Overton, the counterfeiter of twenty-five cent stamps, who was
arrested some time ago, pleaded guilty on Friday last. Roberts will
also probably be speedily convicted, and, as he is not so fortunate as
to have 'a wife and nine children,' there is no likelihood of his
receiving the hasty pardon which was recently granted to Antonio Rosa,
a similar criminal."
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