The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-29
NE History Of the Finest Cou nterfeit
Money Ever Issued.


Money Ever Issued.
The New York Herald of Monday had
she following interesting narrative :. 80.
The arrest or P ,kulski, the Prescott
House barber, and the capture of over
$4,000 worth Of stolen or forged United
States revenue stamps in his possession,
On "Wednesday afternoon, have brought to
the surf.ce some extraordinary facts
which the entire detective service of the
eountry will do welFto carefully study.
A gentleman connected with the press
Of this city had occasion to visit Ludlow
Street Jail. He went there for the pur-
pose of interviewing NJ. GARNER, who was
umcarcerated for debt. AS the conversa-
ti5n ended, NJ. GARNER said: SPY the
gav, you should have q talk with the lit
Gle Italian cngraver,
ToL1.oMEo DE CHIEvErTA.:' ="
who was brought to the prison the other
fay.'' The reporter acted upon the sug-
aestion, and in few. minutes was listen
ing to revelation Of thrilling interest.
Rolomco dc Chievctta was handsome
young man, below the medium size, with
large, lambent black eyes, high forehead,
Grecian nose and modest delneanor. In
reply TO the reporters questions. he said
he was &c years Of age, that he was born
IN Italy, but had learned the business of
Al engraver in Turkey, 1.-The engraverS
of Constantinoplc, said he, ''are the
finest in the world, although they are
very slow, and my work there was al
most exclusively confined to
ENGRAVING WATCHES.
An unplcasantness that arose from a
cove affair npelled me to leave the Sui
sans dolninons, and l proceeded TO
Naples and commenced business. Trade
was dull. and therefore applied with
anxious alacrity for an engagement as
skilled engraver, which had been adver-
tiSed in one IF the Neapolitan papers.
The advertiser was all Italian, natural
ised subject Of the United States, and q
resident Of Nv; York. lie gave the name
Of Signor de Vinci, and he said before en-.
gazing ne he would like to see some
specimens OF my work. I submitted
some. He was perfectly satisfied, and
Instructed me to engage a private Office
ann hold mysclfin readiness to commence
york. lie furnished me plates and
work to copy. He said Che samples were
American billhcadS, and that, il,
consequence o! the high price Of labor in
America and the lack of really skilled
operators. he lad brought the work to
zta1y. know now said De Chievetta,
with Il merry GUS tWitch of the mouth. shat
che sub jcct:; given me to engravc We're
rai,ruad bonds aid five a2d ten dollar
notes Of U,nitc'( States currency.
thought the work was coarse and common,
and BEGIN and completed my work to
S.ynur de Einci entire satisfaction. He
paid me hjcrally, more than | had bar
gained for, and after frequent conversa-
sioyS with him / resolved to em,sratc to
$hc United S;atcs.''
With letter of introduction from
iojgnor de Vinci to Sisnor Pologniac-a
barber under the Pacific Hotel on Green
wich street the young engraver arrived
IN New York in March, 1873. Pologniac
received him with empressement, and in
sisted that he should become his guest.
nc barber lived on Essex street. and his
syi(, was a fascinating woman Of romantic
proclivities. After he had been for few
Gays an inmate OF Poiogniac cosy home
Yollomro WIS introduced to another bar
Der. Paku'ski, whose place CT business
Eas under the Prescott House, Broad
way. \ day or t~o after
sIGSOR 1oRRINo,
another balhcr, was introduced to the
young en.ravvr. and the three men us, q
TO go out III tn evening and enjoy them
selves. Nine. Polosnac in the mean
.inlc. beg II to admire the handsome Ell.
eravrr. and took no pains to Genera: her
fixing for him. After * fortniShts ac-
qua:l1ancc she impressively warned him
against her husband and his two barber
svunain'anrc>. ''They will surely get
YOU INTO trnuiie,' said she, Sand for my
sake, as we'll as your own, lie very. very
careful Mime. Po}ogniac's sister WAS
the wife of the barber pakulski. The sis
ters were young and contiding. Both adj
mired the ennraver, and when conf'ling
together there is 10 doubt that he formed
the topic Of much Of their conversation.
They we're both emphatic in the convic.
zion that If he continued to keep the COM
pany Of their respective husbands and
r ol.rino he would as>ureoiy be ruined.
So earnest was Nine. Paku in the mat
tcr that she accused her husband Of try
ing to compass the ruin Of De Chievetta
by inducing him to becosue
A FORGER.
Paknlski acquainte his two tonsorial
.onfrereS with his wi(c'S arraignment. and
q scene at the house in Essex street was
the consequence. One night, when
Ma,Iame and the engraver were in the
parlor together, Pologniac came home in
q ,empcsluous mood. His face was livid
and his eyes flashed like burning Goals.
His voice was tremulous with suppressed
rag, and his fingers and facial muscles
twitch"d convulsively. With fendish
! 4 h e I,