Alleged Counterfeiting.--Last week two young men named Lucius Swarts and John Caster were arrested near Schuylkill Haven by Constable Bunkell, on a charge of making and passing counterfeit gold and silver coin. They were brought to this Borough, and finally taken to Philadelphia by United States Deputy Marshals Jenkins and Wynkoop. At the first hearing which took place in the United States Commissioner's office, before Commissioner C. F. Heazlitt, on Tuesday, Constable Bunkell was examined as a witness and testified to making the arrest, and also of searching the defendants, in whose possession, it is alleged, some $700 in counterfeit coin was found. The defendants were held in $3000 bail each for a further hearing on Thursday.

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Unknown, "Local Affairs, Alleged Counterfeiting," The Miners' Journal and Pottsville General Advertiser, Pottsville, Pa., Saturday, 23 January 1858, page 2, col. 3.