The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-19

arrest was keuI secret, dnu Il tEGu anu
| Harrigan redoubled their eXertiOns. The
latter, with his companion OF the marble
yard, Immediately went to WOokry's
house b, fore his wife had motto his pro-
lOnged absence, and took up their abOde.
Night and day one of them remained in the
presence of the eounterfeiter' wife. From
the time they entered the house she never
removed her clothes, and was not allowed
to 90 outside the door. Wherever she
went in the house one of the detectives
was with her. Not a word of information
could be got from her, but as time hung
heavy they instituted close search of the
premises, gradually collecting old plates
on State banks, and old stocks of the
"queer." One morning, in stirring up an
ash-heap, they came upon the long-Sought
plates of
THE BANK OF NEW ORLEANS.
Hill printed a ten-dollar note which de-
fed detection, and before the war there
was standing reward of $4,000 for his
capture. Mrs. WoOkey smiled sweetly
upon all their searching, but never volun-
teered aid. When the household supplies
ran short one of the det. ctives went regu-
larly to market. and the woman cooked
their meals. Gradually, however, her
spirit seemed to fail. Her step, which had
three or four DAYS to be undergoing tor
ture. On the fifth evening she sat on
lounge carrying on a desultOry cOnversa-
ton and shifting about uneasily. Finally,
with half sigh, she got up and walked
out of the room. One OF the detectives
followed; the other, Harrigan, who had
been cautiously observing the wOman's
actions, went over to the lounge and,
picking up an old wrapper which had
been lying there, found the heavy steel
plate with which the Terre Haute Bank
had been worked. The woman had car
ried the heavy metallic block for five DAYS
and nights under her clothes, and the
ceaseless vigilance of the detectives had
finally forced her to drop the burden.
That night ended the watch at WOOkey's
house. About II o'clock the detective on
duty heard little tap on the door. A
strong arm was reached out, and in an in
slant
JOHN FRIsBIE, THE DOODLE CARRIER"
was landed in the middle of the floor.
What neither Wookey nor his plucky
wife could be forced to dO-give away Hill
and the whole game-Frisbie did almost
as soon as asked. After the brief delay of
getting his story out of him, Eagan, Har
rigan, and a squad took covered wagon
and drove out to the City Hospital. Fol-
lowing Frisbie's directionsthey surround
ed gOthic-roofed house about half way
between the hospital and Lafayette Park,
and then prepared for the encounter. The
men took their positions and Eagan
knocked. After a little delay a male voice
Inquired who was there. "JOhn, replied
Eagan, Stimulating Frisbie's whining tone.
The bolts ratified. and Hill stood face TO
face With little band of American detec-
tives, and looked down into two or three
pistol-barrels. Eagan, who had acted as
spokesman, stepped into the house,
promptly telling Hill emphatically that
the Jig was up and the best he could
do was to take it quiet. The powerful
muscular Englishman hesitated a mo-
ment, as if half inclined to give the deteC-
tives a tussle, but at the same time burly
Irishman named Hennessey, who is still a
detective here,
SHOWED REVOLVER
i'm his face and he succumbed, quietly ask
ing thar the women folks be not disturbed.
Eagan ordered Hill to lead the way TO
his workshop, and the engraver went up
to a large room in the second story. As
he entered the room he sprang to his
bench, snatched a scrap of paper from a
plate and thurst it into his mouth. Eagan
was at his side in a second, and, giving
him "hand and hip" tiattened him and
chOked the scrap out of his mouth. 1t
was the face of split greenback, with
which Hill was Just finishing the lace
plate. His mode was TO fasten this split
bill to highly polished steel plate with
drops of white varnish, and then trace
the lines. Hill was put in a condition to
make no more trouble, and a search COM
menced. When the detectives came to-
gether. after a close scrutiny of the pre-
misses, they had the plates on
TWELVE STATE BANKS
and pounds of the rag money" Of just
before the war. As the search was in
progress, piOus ejaculation from Hen
nessey drew Eagan and the rest TO a large
closet. There was found over 100000 in
the greenback demand notes strung on
linen threads passed TIN Ough the margins
TO dry. The backs were finished, and the
faces had received the black impression,
including Spinner's name and most of the
work. They lacked only the final passage
through the pres with the finished plate
and cOlored ink. Hill was just living the
plate the finishing touches, and would
have completed the job in another day.
The notes hung in the closet like tobacco
leaves in the DIR, ing house. The detect
ives took them down in great festOons,
threw them together on an Outspread
sheet, and when all were down the cor
ners of the sheet were drawn over the
mass, and formed bundle which was all
one detective cared to carry out to the
wagon. The raid was complete, and the
whole outfit made a good wagon load.
TRIAL AND CONVICTION
followed. Hill went to the Missouri zen
itentiary for five years, and WO0key for
three. Mrs. WOOkey drifted southwark
in the rear of the advancing armies, and
was last heard of keeping a boarding
house in Kentucky. FriSbie is said to be
somewhere in Canada. During the pro-
gress of the great Sanitary Fair on Lucas
Market Place. in st. Louis, Hill ingenu-
ity was turned to account. He was fur
nished the necessary tools in the Peniten-
tiary, and occupied his time in engraving
the Lords Prayer on the daItened faces of
silver half dimes. Scores of these Won
derful specimens of the engraver's art
were sold at the Sanitary Fair for 50
each, the proceeds going to swell the
grand total. 1t was nearly three years
after this capture in st. Louis before coun-
terfeiLs on the national currency began to
appear. Then, through the Instrumental
ity of Government officials, Hill was par
dOned, and taken into employ by William
p. Wood, then chief of the secret service.
For some months he Ostensibly played
into the hands of the Government, causing
one wholesale arrest in Pittsburg, but he
soon disappeared, and the authorities have
never been able to get trace of him since.
| It is believed, however, that both he and
Ritche returned to the old country, and it
is among the possibilities that they have
been engaged on the plates from which
are being printed the spurious notes on
the Banks of England and France.
A Hint for Housewives.