, 1875-01-16
Temporary End Of the Career Of a
Noted Criminal.
His Exploits as Burglar and Couu-
terfeiter,
The Art Of Escaping on Straw
Bail.
His Confederates and Their Where
abouts.

James X. 11ltenl,ouse. alias 100 nitteu-
house, alias "Joo" " Alellcr, pleaded guilty TO
the cl,alge Of having counterfeit motey in l.ia
posHesBion, in tito Unitod States District Court,
yesterday afternoon. Tic cu1prt did NOT adopt
this policy until ho had exhausted ail tho wilca
known to tho law, and then, for rrudcuco sake,
ho ma.o tho best Of q bad bargain.
]stktentlouBc, wloBe career OF crimo has been
rather remarkable, was Indicted by tho Grand
Jury carly in December, being Ills frat appear
nnce Oil tho thoatro of a Chicago court-roon,,
although lo Inns figured ii, Kany other temples
Of Justice.
Thu man, WHO Is now vol on to 80, has boon
In tho criminal business
ALMOST r1NcE CHILDHOOD
aud was intimately connected With the notorious
Neno brothors at Seymour, 1nd. NittouhouHe
has boen fsdt-clasB burgInr In hs day, and l1is
"operatiou8 woro not niono daring, but re-
munerntive.
In 1sGG Rittonhouso one Of the Reno rnN!ans,
and man from Peoria, ILL.,, broke opou tho safo
Of tic firm Of Tructt l. jacques,
At CII1LL1coTllE. I'LL.
Thoy managed to obtain large amount of
money by this transaction. but wcro mover, for
sonle mysterious reason, punished for their
crtne,-at loast for TINT particular offcnse. In
1SGs RtttcnllouHe, In company NTH Aliko logors.
OF COUNCIL l1luL6y Qn A1GIlOH inEn0ti Allleb bnlct
| who ia now serving torn in tic pcnitontiary
| for countorfoting, together With another person
| from Indianapolis, robbed
two COUNTY TREASURES
| In tho State Of Iowa, aud obtained All fmrnon8e
| amount Of plundor. This raised such storm
| that tho scoundres ilcd to Canada, whore thoy
| found rofuge for Bono years, but in lo70-'1t
| they came back to the American side Of tho
lakes, and went boldly ind largely into tho bust-
| peEs of
MAsuFAcrun1Na AND "suoy1aa THE QUEER"
| They succeeded IN doing good business, but
| ono day Rittenhuuse ovorreached himself by
| Helling SOME OF the spurious stuff to United
| States Secrct-Hervice Agent in Cincinnati. Tho
! Agent introduced several Of htB friends, who
also purchased Bome OF the ''monny," and thon
all the agents foil simultaneously upon Kitten
l,o11uo md arrested him. 1ie WIS indicted by
tho United States HrnnI Jury, and WAS adiatteti
| to bail in a hgavy amount.
THIS he FORFEITED,
md failed to PIT in an appearance Wien tue day
OF trial came. much to tho dlHEust Ut his boills-
mon, who were compelled to fork over.
Ntttenhouso kept quiet for q little timo, and
WAS next heard from ut Detroit where hc re.
peated tho Cincinnati Gamo to nccty. Arrested
AGAIN Ann1rrED TO nA11,
and "lumped" the town In time to rave himae1l
from 4 long residence In the StAtos Prison. Ho
kept free until tho "a day Of last November
tho Chicago. burlington u Quincy cars, at An
rora, III, Tho Secret Service Agent Whu Ar
rested Ilitonlouso found $500 in
couK1EnrE1r MONEY ON lib PERSON.
lie WINS Immediately Indicted aud placed under
| heavy bail. THIS time lls could not Rnd dunes
to 70 security, mud even bad ho succeeded, Chol
Washbnrn lay in wait for him with , couple o!
bench worrantB which would have transferred
hin, to Cincinnati or Detroit, in eithor OF whicf
placea lie would hnvo found hiB deserts. Now
no doubt tho Court will send Lin to cool hi
hce1s for many year in Joliet.
nittenhouaeiH il a bosom friond Of tho
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