Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-29
WHAT ANOTHER DETEeTIyE SAYS.

Thinking myself in possession of sufii-
Gent evidence 10 convict all the parties i'm
certain neighborhood charged with deal
ing in counterfeit but one, ut once laid a
net Tor MN, in order to obtain more salts
factory evidence. / obtained from "A bank
a large number of the new fifty cent frac-
uonal currency, perfectly genuine, after
Wnlch j sent one of my colleagues, with
proper instructions, to the man in ques-
ton. He approached him, and having
dealt with him in counterfeit before he un-
hesitatingly infoTemd the man that friend
OF his, also n dealer in the "queer," was
about leaving for Texas, and had some as
complete counterfeit fractional notes as he
ever saw, and wanted to purchase some of
the "hard stuff
Our unsuspecting counterfeiter at once
accompanied him TO his friend, where the
genuine bills were produced, and greatly
admired by him, he expressing a willing
ness to purchase a large quantity. or
course the detective told him that what he
had on hand at present had all been engaged
but large sum would arrive by the Goth
instant. He also stated his desire to Dur
chase quantity of the "hard stuff" q
well executed counterfeit Mexican silver
dollar. The power to obtain them in large
quantities. the East Tennessean claimed to
possess and promised to furnish the detec-
tive with 81 600 in these counterfeit Next
can silver dollars, at fifty cents upon the
dollar. The contract was closed, when the
detective remarked that he had run out of
large bills of the queer" and wanted to
know if the man had any on hand. He at
once produced fifty dollar bill, which
was purchased by the detective with S15 in
genuine money. Thus the net which had
Deen set for him, proved efficient, and the
victim found himself enclosed in its
meshes.
CARTER's DEPOT.
From the detective operating in that
county we gathered the following:
Reporter-IIow did you work yourself
into favor with these parties?
Detective-Having been assigned the
duty of working up that county, entered
as blockade tobacco trader. Having
my suspicious, / commenced operations on
a certain individual first. worked on his
farm and plowed in his fields, and thus in
time worked myself into his favor. At
last the old man said: 81 know what sort
Oft tobacco trader you are deal some i'm
it myself; have you any of the 'queer?'
OF course at once admitted that l was in
the trade, but was Just out and would like
to get little. He furnished me with one
hundred dollars of the ''queer," and prom
lsed just as much more as l might want
Reporter-How did you learn of the
other parties?
Detective-The first man then made me
acquainted with several other parties, from
whom L also purchased small quantities
of the money.
Reporter-What did you pay for It?
Detective-I paid from forty to seventy
five cents on the dollar.
Beporter-Did any Of them seem suspi-
cious of you?
Detective-Yes, at times they seemed
suspicious, but / soon satisfied them, and
especially my old friend.
Reporter-How did you allay the susDi-
cions of the other parties?
Observation-Disclosures member of the Sc
cret service force came to my assistance,
and him introduced as my partner. He
soon worked himself into their good graces,
End also purchased money from them.
Reporter-How long have you had every
thing completed in that county?
petective-Have had everything COM
;pleted about six weeks, and was fully pre-
pared for the signal.
Reporter-What delayed the springing
of the trap?
DetectiVe-I was ordered to other points
70 work up other cases, leaving that coun-
ty, however, for the Ostensible purpose of
passing the counterfeit had purchased.
Reporter-When did you return to that
county?
Observation-Disclosures parties making the
arrest.
Reporter-How did they receive you in
your true character?
Detective-They expressed surprise, ana
said they had been badly fooled in me, but
claimed that they feltI no ill-will towards
me, az L had done nothing but my duty in
the premises.
Thus closed our interview with the Sc
cret service force. Many other interesting
facts could he given in regard to their la
bors during the past six months, but want
or space forbids IT, We await further de-
velopments. ..
From Thursdays Daily.
The excitement prevailing concerning
fthe c0unterieiting business was undated
Wednesday. The CHRONICLE of that day
containing interviews with some of the
detectives, was sought for with great avidi-
W, and large extra issue of the paper wac
exhausted. Our reporter visited Commits
sioner Aiken's Office where the prelimi-
nary examination in one or two cases was
held. We give the substance of testimony
as developed on the hearing, which was as
follows
w. G. McClannahan, of Cooke county,
gave bond in the sum 81, 600 for his APP
pearance before Commissioner Aiken, to-
day.
GEORGE W. HICKEY'S
ease was called up in the forenoon, but not
being present We failed to get "a synopsis of