The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-28
HOW THE JOB WAS DONE.
a Counterfeiter's Story OF Work in the
Bureau OF Engraving and PrintinE.

bureau OF Engraving and PrintinE.
"If you want to see o man who can tell
you about some Of the crooked business that
has been done in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing ! can show you one" said detective
to SUN reporter yesterday. Then he led the
way to dingy basement of a lodging house on
the east side amid cluster of tenements and
sitting by an old table was man who once had
lad long bushy beard. His eyes we're blue
smooth, and he had the air Of man who had
that he would not be betrayed the man said:
" ! have seen the time when ] did not mind
when S we did the greatest Job Of putting out
counterfeit money that was ever done in this
country, and when we worked the Bureau Of
WorEsd nu Il took G as
Hank Hall. Josh Miner, and Peter Smith
the w9G 21 uP om
BSrssd s 81 EnSEsylne and Printing; Ihis vas
husband Ned Langdon, and he, fathsr-in; Jaw
were plate printers, and the plan was to get
them TO steal lead impressions OF the genuine
plates OF the a,SC Treasury notes and other her
bureau. and took out parts of the work at vari
GUS times, These lead impressions were used as
4 recolect well the day when Minnie Lang
don brought the lead impression Of the 7:30's
s5d notes to SGT York
We, had been supplying her and her relatives
with money all the time they were at work in
ittook three or four months TO get the plates
ready. but when they were done the notes
printed from them were as good as the gen1 u;
The very frst day the counterfeit was issued
York alone. We found no difficulty in passing
them anywhere. Banks, bankers. brokers.
tieSseiiers. storeSeepers. everybody to whom
TThe same operation was repeated elsewhere;
Inc Who'll, whole thing was done very quickly and
counterfeit money before il was discovered.
some OF tho biggest bankers in New York,
oeiore the counterfeit was detected. Then
there was trouble.
capture OF Chick Treat IN tn" oil recio g I'm In
Hail e fG np % passing some Of the money Hank
THEN @% Woo ss G'n Ge TGFs Ste ss a%
nervlce Department, discovered the plot,
irn I@I nMt thI gang and arrested four Of US
Iha bankers mad passed SONG OF the money
WI tne treasury Departments the counterfeit
wa, Ietssc JoI mat the Goycrnment officers did
mo, uetect u until long after the bankers had
s2t lhelr money, There was a big lawsuit and
H"s ,r's T ErrT out Of this counterfeit. The
'-'''TA ~ IfINntl ana Insisted tnat
NE notes We're genuine. They brought experts
tt i,,, NJ mat they, had worked in the Bureau
~ thgraWnS anu Printing. and knew tho work
Tx INT they We're beaten: and had to refund.
ti" GOWN about $4,000; This was saved to the
s,orHt ~" u. il that I am not afraid TO tell the
loo rnpcS sll, you may say this. that knew
'Le blI.h about how the work was got out Of
hard '"1fhu Tor the Government to be very
very . an me- They were glad to let up on me
ming ''oay The Job was a success from begin
We t,dI "Ad, and paid us we'll for all the trouble
~. " ~ ~ getting it through. Most Of tho gang
HanpI-r" WIN very little punishment. Minnie
hand died not opc sfcr h eot his shaI pu If
iievc "o y, Wy, The old man Langdon was. be-
printiaatwor work IN the Bureau OF Engraving and
'''n''ns when he was arrested"
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