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The Scoundrels is the Blue Ridge Re-r,rox of Virginia—Conviction of COUNTERFEITERS—MURDER OF AN OFFICER OF TUK GovEHHeNT.— [Special la the Washington Citronide*] — Abingdon, Pa , June 1. — Ye^-terday was trie*) toe eie of Taylor Tilson, a notorious counterfeiter, recently arrestedby the United Slates Secret Service men. IJe was convicted in the United States court and remanded to j ill to await sentence. Tilsonis one- of the most desperate characters inthis section of country. When tirsL arrested by Deputy United Sfafe-* Marshal Kill be *bot that Mlieer in the arm and leg. Jack 31 nil ins another outlaw and counterfeiter, who was arreted on the 20th ol March was alno convicted yesterday. One ol ihe mo tenergetic o Ulcers in t'tr.*cliog the arrests ot flic counterfeiters in tnis section of country was Larkin W. Selsoivi Secret Service airent, who lived at Nicbolsville. Scott county, about twenty-live miles from here. Some weeks since he re ceived a note uskiDg him to go to the hoti^o of Jack MulHn.*, in Wise county, in the Blue Ridge mountains, and secure ^onie counterfeit plates. Since that time tie tius not been heard of un'il yesterdav, when his body was found near Guesses station, in Wise county, with a bullet through bis head* tie lenves a wife and two children.Lie was a f;iitblul otli :er and true mao,
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Richmond Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Thu, Jun 03, 1875
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