Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-06
A COUNTERFEITER's FATE.
Killed by \ Detective In n IIsisi-Is,itWiios
Trade Dollars.

CVuNIEnr EltEno IAAEs
Killed by Detective In Hstel-Is,itWtio
Trade Dollars.
The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post says: Fo
some time past the United States d.
tective Service men have been busy run
ming down gang Of coin counterfeiter
whose headquarters seemed to bs In th
mountains between Tyrone and Altoona
Chief Brooks detailed George b. Per
kins to manage the affair, and that Off
Ger, in company with Abbott, on Satur
day succeeded. at the peril Of their lives
in capturing two of the chief manufac
turers Of the counterfeit coin. Some
time ago Perkins got clew to one Jane
p. Funk, Of Altoona, as dealer in tn,
queer, and Disgusting Abbott rs on limo
cent Abigail, he posted him of to opeI
communication with them. Funl
answered the letters to Pittsburgh, say
ing that he had partner who could no
go to Pittsburgh to deliver any of th'
stuff, but that Abbott should come Il
Tyrone and receive further directions
which would be left for him at the CITY
Hotel in that place. The further direc
tions were that Abbott was to meet Funl
and his partner in the woods some eight
miles distant to count out the coin, Alb.
bott having agreed to take one thousand
dollars in halves, quarters and trade dol
lars, for which he was to pay twenty
five cents on the dollar, or two hundred
and fifty dollars for the thousand dollars
of counterfeit coin.
Perkins accompanied Abbott over to
Tyrone on Saturday, taking with him
Roger O'Mara, Of the mayors detective
force, to assist in the arrest. Arriving
at the City Hall, O'Mara and Perkins
concealed themselves, and Abbot lay
around for bis customer. Soon Funk
put in an appearance, and Abbott posi-
lively declined to go to the woods to re-
ceive the counterfeits. Funk said that
his man was in town with the stuff, but
they did not feel safe in counting it at
any hotel. Abbott's unsophisticated
look, his rough hands, and stopped
shoulders, gave him the appearance of
anything but shrewd detective and
threw the offenders completely off their
guard. Funk went out for his partner
and in they came-Funk and a tall, hand
some man who proved to be the notori-
ous Bishop Cousins, alias Bill Hutchin-
son, who has already served several terms
in the Western penitentiary.
Cousins, upon entering the room, i'm
mediately placed himself at the door,
which he kept slightly ajar, and, pistol
III hand, he watched and listened for all
intrusion. Funk opened the satchel and
began to lift out the packages of halves
and quarters upon the table. Abbott
had seated himself at the table, and the
count went Oh. A difficulty now arose
with Abbott. He had not brought the
$3.50 in good money with him, and the
time for delivery was at hand. He said
that he (AbbotD didn't want hisigoods
to rattle; he did not want them wrap
ped up in newspapers; he must have COT
ton cloth to surround his treasure-one
or the other of the counterfeiters must
go out and get some muslin to cover
and muffle the sinners. Down went
Bish. Cousins for the muslin. Abbott
moved Immediately on Funk. Funk put
a pistol to Abbott's forehead, but in
moment Funk was ironed.
Cousins was heard on the stairs. His
ear had caught the scuffle, and revolver
in hand he bounded back, to be met by
Perkins, who came from his room, op-
posite. Uncovering his star, he de-
the submission of Cousins.
"Take that" Cousins shouted, as he
flashed the fire of his revolver in the
face of Perkins, "and that" swapping
the pistol second time. Although
by the sudden action of the
Perkins had presence of
mind sufficient to quickly step back,
and the murderous fire missed the
officer. Perkins held self-cocking re-
volver, and as Cousins snapped his pistol
The third time Perkins put ball through
his left lung. Cousins turned and fed
lown stairs out the front door, pistol in
hand, waving it back and forth. ssWith
The speed of deer, he leaped down the
alley way behind the hotel, and after 60
ng but few yards fell dead.
The counterfeits were pronounced
7ery good limitations. Mr.. George I.
Berry, Frank Rham, and others who ex-
lmined them on the train said that the
,oin would be very hard to detect, par
icuiarly the new trade dollar, which has
lever been counterfeited in this country
before. The English coins are also
7ery remarkably well done, and several
pieces were jingled by Mr.. Rham, who
declared his inability to detect the spuri-
,us from the genuine by sound,