The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-30
A DEN OF NICKEL COUNTER
FEITERS~
The Detectives Make a Raid.
Capture Of Five Ringleaders.
Surroundings and Incidents.

About three months ago. Mr.. f. Wasbbrrn
Chief NJ the limited States sacret sa,r;oo 80
Ou'oi y. .n0 oui'e" o'"'es oecre' service, re-
Q. ived information that there was a gang of
Italian counterfeiters in New Orleans, He at
oroo cant NJ T. wb;t,.r ono 80 10 80.
49, '' oAo VI Aie AioS'
expert detectives, 10 shis CITY.
con,nn.,v IN the s,rsat ces anS py us
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lar a'tenuoh 10 the nickeis as they were de-
posted. He soon discovered that Italians in
variably deposited counterfeit nickels, and were
".".S' l0aay W conec' iaoles iafe' ro'urnihs 'he
change, II any, in the spurious nickels. De-
tective Viii ney then began to shadow the parties
connected With th;s conn,erseit game and di,.
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cosereosDy Close observation that they nVed IN
different parts Of the city.
In shadovino them he found that thew would
move their residence verv oftanN a ont onca in
nverv s,vo uaasssnd ths+ then lay ;r1s IN
their EMPLOY. Who wonld selI nickels to Italian
frnit vendors and deliver Tho sauna in bo"Lota
covered with onions or fruits. After some tronble
and most dilioent search Detec,iye Wbitney
srcceeded in IocatipO the factory or house IN
which these conntarsa3t nickel We've made A..
cordrplv takino = fnrnished room onnosita the
hnildinc mo "a a.. Philin street1 in Which ths
work vss being carried on, he watched the move.
ments Of tho I2alians VIVA had heen most nrnrni.
nent in Tho nassinc Of thesa ,;ckels ''-os'
! nv hi, ohservafione he discovered that Satur.
| dav was one of their specially appointed davs far
ths deIivery Of large nackaoes 81 these connter.
ss;ts -' - -e0 p'~A"eo' y. 'A0'e oou"'''-
| Accordingly he concluded To mako n raid u,op
tham rastorjav Nall;no on SUPERINTENDENT W
r Loan he ststed his hnsi, ,ess when the matter
Was mt IN the hands of Cant Malone Of the
Sasectiva eorce Who dets;Iad specals nayarasux
| Hernessoa RYev Enrdrca Hherman and p,srsnn,
- .ss,st r. Wh;tnav in the orrast % tha ,ar
tes Thev accnrd;nofv a. svo;J snsnicon ny wpe "t
ons nv one 70 he room If NJ Wh;tnav "oA'
oA 70 1891 % trSa, 4hn. s",, IT, r..,;.
Az Az O'Clock oi H tney saw anIee Italians
1nar aHr-;vsI a.. On ns 49, as
ons - the connterse;ters Iosenh Jnnsnrca a."
$50 ~ - ~ go 80 ,;n, 49, ne.,s@~;
| DJ ~ a. h;IIS fS~t III, 80
;s,y a ,n" th IMP a'Jb ooM ea a.
h b,, ~ S.o ,".I;o "IsaS ., &c ~ Ts W
Jnws 'cIad he door, and ever "a "a tenea tha
49," ~ tne aiIavwsv Which ied 10 tha house.
SSo;no mn tiara ha vent tbrons RI The same nre,
O. nt;onarv stana, 5
Tho 1a;ao' Ne v.;.;r, for shor, .n,o ,,,,,
.har ,homeht that tho Iso liz hid comn,annaa
| their worE mada . rnsh ACROSS the straat rom
| thar hiding Mace and hraak;no oman The doors
I rrshed m e+a;rs vhara thew Fund parI nrlando'
Tosenh Jpnfnrcsdo (;hrst;sn SL,rdo and wife
Who ia the dsnohter Of Orlando and snotbe,r
Italian named Ven Carso Thev were ali stt;no
On the floor in the front room m stars conntiny
Mich Ella All nsrties were arrested and The honss
sasrched when S31lO in Counterfeit nicLals vara
fonnd. aliNfinished and ready for the market.
There WAS also found quantity Of metal
acids ar 4 sn,nhnr nsed in the mannfactnre ~
the annr;oua cnins
The house in which these counterfeiters were
discovered ia 4 two-story brick house At No. rs
At Philin strest. between Dauphine and Bur-
loundv. having glass doors in the front and
gate on the side through which the counter