The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-22
EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER %, 1881.
HAUN'S HAUL,
Arrest OF Batch of COunterfeiters
by Deputy Marshal Haun.

we CupN from w euhtSuh1 hHlcI .
lean Detective Bauer's statement of
the arrests in Henry county last week,
with the incidental troubles attend
ing:
A reporter of the American called
upon Detective Bauer last night, and
asked him how his assistant, Jones,
came to he arrested at Paris. Detec-
tive Bauer said that it was simply to
keep his men from arresting counter
ieilers, who wanted to gain time
TO send out runners to those who
had been mixed up in the busi~
ness of counterfeiting. Jones had
purchased counterfeit money from
Mack Stephens, through John Hutch-
ms, alas j. G.. Brown, as much as
three times. 1t was common trick
of cuunterfeiters to have their trans,
actions through third party, so that
If they should afterwards be brought
into question they might be able to
say that they had nothing to do with
it, but that they had obtained it from
other parties. Nearly year ago
Jones had purchased ten dollar
counterfeit Treasury note from
Andrew Trousdale. After arresting
the parties from whom Jones had
purchased the counterfeit money,
Trousdale, Mack Stephens and others
at Conyersville. Henry county, and
Jones and Stephens, and had brought
them to Paris, son of Mack Steph.
ens, K. p, Stephens, went before JUS
tice Taylor and swore out warrant
against Jones, charging him with
having fraudulently bought coun
terfeit teu.dOliar bank bill, and tax
ing as a witness, one William Potts,
against whom Detective Bauer also
has Il warrant for counterfeiting, and
on Stephens warrant Jones was ar
rested and placed in jail The ten.
dollar bill mentioned, Detective Bauer
now has in his possession and is evil
dence against Trousdsle 1t is marked
on the back, "From Alexander Tr0us>
dale, December 27, 1880" The war
rant taken out against Jones states
that Jones bought the bill i'll August,
1880, whereas the bill was really
bought in December of that year.
The arrest of Jones stopped all
further arrests of counterfeiters in
that vicinity, as it was intended to do
by them. Jones remained in jail
about "a hours, when he was released
by Assistant United States Attorney
Clough, of Memphis, on Il bond Of
1000, two citizens of Paris very reads
lily, with two others, signing the bond.
When Jones was first arrested
railroad man said he would 60 Jones
bond to the extent OF SIU,UuU II ne
were released, but the authorities re-
fused to accept it, the Sheriff claim
ing that he was not in the Magistrates
office as Sheuf, hut simply as guard.
This subterfuge was resorted TO in or
der to prevent the giving of any bond
The Magistrate, Taylor, after he
had heard that the cOunterfeiters were
not allowed to speak to any one, and
during The absence of Deputy Haun
at dinner, ordered the cOunterfeiiers
ont of the jail and Jones into cell
Afterward Deputy Haun returned,
and, seeing how things stood, tele-
graphed to the United States Mar
shall at Memphis, asking advice as to
what he should do with the counter
feiters. The Marshal telegraphed
Haun to take the counterfeiters to
jackson, Tenn. After Haun and the
counterfeiters had left Paris, Rufrs
Ward, attorney for Stephens, said,
Bring the prisoners back and Jones !
will be released"
r. p. Stephens, son of Mack Ste
phens, swore that he would kill Jones.
Detective Baur said that Mack |
Stephens was found with $1,000 Of |
counterfeit ten dollar United States I
Treasury notes ON his person, Aug. >,
1880. This amount was taken to a
bank in Paris and pronounced coun-
terfeit. Not only was he not arres-
ted, but the entire amount given back
to him. This was the starting point |
against the counterteiters, After se>
curing the necessary testimony in all
the cases Stephens son came forward
and swore out the warrant, the word .
of Stephens being taken in preference
to United States Deputy Marshal .
Jones and others. Detective Bauer .
said he would leave the public to
nudge Of the occasion of Jones arrest.
The reporter of the American was
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