The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-08-12
The New 800 Counterfeit Notes.

Mr. Brooks, Chief of the Secret Serv-
ice Division of the Treasury Department
gave to a Tribune correspondent yester-
day some interesting facts relating to
the operations of counterfeiters Speak
ing of the comparatively recent 500
counterfeit notes, Mr.. Brooks said:
The work on these notes is so good
that many bankers and experts when
shown two notes, one genuine and the
other counterfeit, have declared that
the genuine was counterfeit and the
counterfeit genuine. The first 800
counterfeit note was detected about fif-
teen months ago. Since then we have
been on the alert to discover the source
of these notes. The search is an ex-
ceedingly difficult one, for several rea-
sons. We will hear of one of the notes,
say in Iowa or Texas. The next one
that turns up may be in Maine or Ore
gon. Then when we begin to trace the
hands through which note has passed
we very soon bring up in bank, whose
officers will say that they paid out the
note, but cannot say from whom they
received it and so we fail There are
six of these 300 counterfeits, all
printed from the same plates. Only
one OF them is On fibre paper. That is
rather poor imitation of the distinc-
tive paper that was used for National
bank notes some years ago. 1t can be
detected by trying to dig out the fibre
with the point of a needle. In the gen.
uine paper the fibre is tough and can be
pulled out without breaking In the
counterfeit it is very tender or rotten.
and breaks very easily"
g 1t has been asserted that the noted
counterfeiter Ulrich engraved the plate
for the 500 counterfeit" remarked the
correspondent.
''It is better work than Charlie u
rich can do replied Mr.. Brooks de-
cisively. besides, | know that he has
had no opportunity to engrave plate.
He is honestly at work in Trenton. N.
j., and earning good deal of money.
He knows perfectly well that if he were
to leave Trenton without my knowledge
he would be subject to arrest and con
viction. As long as he keeps straight
he is safe. 1 think it may take a long
time to capture the 800 plate and arrest
the counterfeiters, but it will be done at
last, for there is no honor among
thieves"
All this point in the conversation a
telegram was handed to Mr.. Brooks
announcing the arrest in Pennsylvania
to-day OF seven counterfeiters.
That is very good" said Mr.. Brooks;
" but then it is easy enough to catch
those fellows. They are coin counter
feiters."
The reason you hear so much about
this 800 counterfeit" continued Mr..
Brooks, is because it is of such a large
denomination. But the chief loss to the
people has been caused by the counter.
feits OF the So and $40 notes. The loss
In each case was small, and so not much
was said about it. Within the last four
years we have captured not less than
ten OF these small counterfeits, and
there is not single one now out in the
hands OF the makers, so far as we know.
should not be greatly surprised, how
ever, by the appearance of a new S.
counterfeit soon." ~. 7. Tribune.
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quarts of sweet milk. boil one quart,
and while boiling it stir in as much fine
Indian meal as will make very stiff
batter; add a teaspoonful of salt and
make very sweet with molasses. Butter
the pan and pour the batter in and pour
the remaining quart Of cold milk over
it. Cut little bits of butter and put
them on the top and bake two hours liz
moderate oven.