The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-24
SHOT ~ 4 HOJI:T,.
a Counterfeiter Killed by n Detccttve-Imi-
tation Trade Dollars.


For some time past the United States De-
tectivc Service men have been busy running
down n gang OF coin cOunterfctprs whose head
quarters seemed TO be- in tho mountains be-
tween Tyrone aud Altoona. chief Brooks de-
tailed George Is. Perkins To- manage the affair.
md that officer. in company with Abbott, on
saturday succeeded. ~ the peril OF their lives,
IN capturing two Of the chief manufacturers OF
the counterfeit coin. Some time ago Perkins
got q clue 10 one James T. Funk of ALTOONA. rs u
dealer in the queer, and Disgusting Abbott ~
an innocent Abigail he posted him IN 10 open
communication with them. Funk answered
the letters 10 Pittsburgh. saying TINT he had u
partner who could NOT 20 To- Pittsburgh to de-
liver any of the stun. hut that Abbut should
come 10 Tyrone and receive further direct ons
which would br lett for him NJ the City Hotel in
TINT pluce The further directions were that
Abbott WAS to meet Funk and his partner in the
woods some eight milo distant To- count cut the
coin, \hnoit having agreed To- tax" one thou
sand dollars in halves quarters. ANA trad" dol
lars; for which he WAS to pay twenty-five, cents
for the thousand dollars ut counterfeit coin.
Perkins accompanied Abbott over H. Tyrone
on saturday. tax NJ with him Roger Mara, 81
rest. Arriving at the Cty Hotel Mara and
Perkins concealed themselves and Abbott Law
around for his customer. Soon Funk nut in an
appearance. and Abbott positively declined To
90 t. the woods To receive the countorieits
stun. but they did nu' feel safe In counting
It 10 any hotel. AbbottS uuSuphi-tieatod look
his rough hands. and stopped shoulders. g1ve
him the appearance OF anything hhi "a -hrrwd
detective ana throw tn" on uder- comulct 'ly uil
their guard. Funk went Out Tor his partner and
IN tu"y ni!'-fuuk ana nta.l. hani~oni' man
who proved ip he ihr notorious Bishop Cousins,
Aims BIZ Hutchinson. who has already served
several terms IN the Western pententary.
Cousins. upou entering the room. imm"di-
ai"ly placed lini-olf az IA" door. which hr kept
slightly aur. ami. pistol IN hand, hc watched
and stoned iur all intrusion. Funk opened
tho ~atfhrl and gan To- iit ont the packages Of
halves and quarters upon the table. Abbott had
seated himself at tho table. and Tn" count wont
on. \ ii ilieul,y now arose with Abbott. H."
hnd not brought tn $50 IN good money with
him. anu the time for delivery WIS at hand. He
said that h" Ahlotu dilnt want ms goods 90
rattlr he did not want them wrapped up IN
newspapers: he must have cotton cloth to sur
round his trca-urt-our or tn other of tn"
cpuntrrirlt"r, must 20 out ana ls't some muslin
f. cover and mum. the sinners. Down went
Immediately on Funk. Funk put II pistol to
Abpotl's forehead. but in II moment Funk WAS
irpn"d.
Cousins was heard on tho stairs His eat. had
caught IN" sruilic. and revolver in hand he
bounded back. To- be- met hy Perkins. who came
from his room, opposite Incovering his star
he dcmande d the ~ bmiss ion Of Cousins. Take
that Cousins shouted. as he flashed the FIR.
Of his revolver ia the face ~ Perkins. "anlthat.'
swapping the pistol a second time. Although
stunned 10y the sudden action If the Desperate.
Perkins Ind prrsrn'r Of mind sum 'i"nt To
quickly stop back and the muricrlur ir,' miss
ed the olll'er. Perkins held self-ru' king re-
NnIv"r. and ~ Cousins snapped his l. -tnl the
third time Perkins Put a tan through his lett
the front door. PISTOL In hand. waving II back
ana forth With tn" -pr"d of a deer h. lrtpnd
down the alloy why nonnd IN. hotel. and alter
going hut i"W yards iell dead.
Tho countrrfeiis were pronounced very COOL
iultilon- Mr.. G"orge l. Berry. Frank Rham.
am others who cNam ln"i them on th" train
said that the coin would b, very hard tu detect.
never boon counterfeltei in this country before.
Ihg l.nsNsh coins are also very r"marknlly
Mr. Rham who declared his inability 10 detect
| the spurious from Ia" genuine 10y sound