, 1880-12-12


Special Dtspateh to The Chicago 1rtoan&
NEW York, Dec. 1L-Counterfeiters IN
this section of the country are having a run
| of ill-luck, Judging from the success OF the
law officers in pulling them in. A number
| Of Secret-Seryice detectives, under the di-
rection of Operator Perkins, Of the Pitts
! burg District, have been at work for two
months past in this city in fixing the trail OF
a party Of dealers In counterfeit money. Mr.
| Perkins has been aided in the search'by men
detailed BY Operator Drummond from the
| Sec1et-Service Bureau III this city. To-
! day the result of their work be
| came known by the arrest Of almost
| the entire gang. Some Of them were cap
| tured on Thursday and held In private
quarters until the remainder were arrested
yesterday.
THE MEN IN CUSTODY
are Henry Russell, of Brooklyn; Charles
Marsh, who lives In Fifteenth street; Thomas
Johnston, trnckman OF No. 5 CoentTes slip,
Banett; B. S. Barnard, who says he lives at
the Bridgeport House on Water street; Will
lam Spike, Of South Sixth street, Brooklyn,
Eastern District; Edwin P. Barrows, Of this
city, 'agent"' for tug line, at Nos. Is and
IA South street and William Runyon,
saloonkeeper at No. 81 Moore street.
Joseph Seinroth and Andrew Yates were
arrested in Brooklyn, they being members OF
the same gang. Officer Perkins in January
last broke up and captured gang Of sixteen
counterfeiters in Oswego, and from some Of
them obtained Information which led him to
LOOK FOR SPIKE AND BARRows
in this city, as the men who were making
and selling the spurious money. He sent
agents here, who met and formed their
acquaintance, and made what are called
ideals" or purchases OF the stuff from
them, and A3so came on here and
got introduced and made some purchases
himself, Barrow being the first man found.
These deals with the agents, who were un
der assumed names, inspired confidence in
the rogues, and by degrees they were intro
duced first to one and then to another, until
finally they became acquainted all around,
and
NUMEROUS IDEALS" WERE MADE,
the Is money! purchased ranging from sums
Of $40 to S1o0 at time, which were paid for
at the rate Of IS to IS cents on the dollar.
After the party had beep thoroughly worked
up they were run in ohe at time, so as not
to excite suspicion and get the whole gang
it possible and the plan worked to charm.
Barrows Spike. and Yates are regarded as
the principals in the gang. Russell, who is
young and dresses we'll, is said to be asneak-
thief. 1t least twenty-five men who have
been convicted for counterfeiting at various
times have used Spikes name, and Barrows'
also, which shows how well known they are
in the profession.
Spike was originally connected with
- TIE TOM BALLARD GANG,
whose distinguished and able leader is now
serving thirty years sentence in the Al
bany Penitentiary. The officers obtained
about 81 900 in counterfeit silver from these
men in the course of their deals. Two OF
the gang were still at liberty tonight, with
good prospects Of their capture. They had
been operating In
COUNTERFEIT F1FTY-DoLLAR BILLS
on two New York and one Buffalo bank.
These are the same bills which German
emfgrants across the water were beguiled
into investing in a few years ago.
Detailed reports and memoranda Of all
transactions with men were kept, and by de-
grees the field Of traffic spread out so as to i'll
clude the Brooklyn men. The money OBJ
tanned from them at first was counterfeit
silver standard dollars, and later on nine
bogus trade dollars were bought In some
instances two or three ideals" were made
with the same man BY the different detectives.
While the work was going on few weeks
ago, Russell and Parker and man named
uausman were arrested in Brooklyn for
passing counterfeit money, but Russell es-
capped and
FLED TO THIS CITY.
Finally, man, who was ostensibly thief
and "crooked" " man, was put into COM
munication with Parker and uausman, and
gained their confidence The Government
officers were anxious to get at the principal
dealer" and Parker took the "crooked
man," who was, in fact, detective, to Rus
sells hiding place. After several days
parley, Russell introduced the detective to
Marsh, who says his real name is MCGOWAN,
and about a week ago. Marsh agreed to sell
him S100 worth of the "queer"
at place agreed on In Sixteenth street.
When the day. came he offered to sella closed
package which he said had 500 in it, but
the detective was afraid the dealer was try
ing to sell him "boodie," and refused it
unless he was
ALLOWED TO OPEN IT.
They disagreed, and another meeting was
arranged for OH Thursday last. Then Marsh
and Russell were arrested, but 10 counter
felt money was found on them. It was then
concluded to wait no longer for the other
men, aud those who had been located and
shadowed were arrested quietly.
AN UNEXPECTED EPISODE.
The man Yates who was arrested yester-
day was taken to a photographers in
Brooklyn to-day to have his picture takeu..
lie protested vigorously, but was finally
forced into chair, from which lie suddenly
jumped and attacked one of the Deputy
United States Marshals called Slater. Scan
Ian and Slater grappled With him, and all
three {olled to the floor, Scan1an underneath,
Yates on top OF him, and Slater lying across
tile prisoners body. Yates pulled from his
pocket jackkpife and plunged it into
slater's neck behind the right ear and within
about two inches of the jugular vein. After
withdrawing the weapon Yates wrigglcd
around, and, raising the knife above his
bead, was about to plunge it into Scanlan's
face OF throat, when Biggart rushed for
ward, and, seizing the prisoners hand. wrestcd
the knife from. his grasp. The wounded man
was removed to the Long Island College
Hospital.
Yates, moment after the stabbiug. ex-
pressed sorrow for what he had done. and
was taken to the United States Marsha1's
once. Chief Drum,nond, being summoned