Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-24
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.e.orfATED PRKgs ptsFATCIo.
larreDy Sensational.

...cmXrxp PRkss plsPATcED.
larrely Sensational.
v,mrsoros, May g. Secretary Fol-
- besn led 10 the bslisf that cur
-, ,otss, duplicated in . numbsa
s.unpes, and trandsrred from tha
s.tnal plates IN pcasasion Of the
n,pmens, have found their way insu
x.s,ads Of ostsids partisa II thsss
- are proved, one result must BE-
.a.moealiss The pablo credit and ssri-
~, impsir TIE value. The rslsass Of
~, i, Chicago, On Saturday, waspart
= proersmms adopted BY the SEQ
s-4.,v 70 unsarth more testimony to
~, moa the case on ono side or the
~ Of The supposed enormous CON-
,,.sv. Il Il charged that the sonspir-
3, = upon the heart Of the 0overn-
- Hieh officials have oonspirsd to
s.h.ueh The currency. Several weeks
=. samssl Fslksr. . detective Of Chi
- came 70 this clty and placed him
~ n esmmunioation with the Sscrs-
~ of the Treasury through Q friend
.hm h instructed to - Folger and SAY
= I'D in his possession sn slsetrotyps
.sue.r frsm the original plate in pos
- of he Government Of the $l,-
smmo bond issue Of 1882, and that he
a.s,rad IN intsrvisw, which was granted
- apms hesitation. Fslker then told
r.,er that hs would take him TO the
- vhsrs hs claimed vas IN electro
- transfsr, and would leave it with
- Gsaretary upon certain conditions.
vIt~ aid: "I don't pretend to know
s.yt&ine about the plate. ! simply
- 70 have exact transfer plates
= ~ Govsrnmsnt bond Issue. I
rnls no charges against anybody. l
suulv present this fact, and / want
- % pass on it. II You think it worth
vAfs 70 surrender Doyle, and give
IN fsssdo0. will change the plate for
skas~ The Secretary indicated that he
3 A,1frod 70 ssnd for experts In the b.
seu Of Engraving and Printing, to
- and examine tho plate. Fslker
-: mo, DIR; cannot allow one Of
- 70 80 il. You may call in all the
1uusts you please, bat you must re-
nubsr that this Ia . transfer from dies
tAat 2, 70 make up the original plate.
nte reflection upon the Bureau Of
Hnusying and Printing. They are in
IaneIsd in II, AMI they. should be the
~ ssas permitted to 80 It." The Sse-
nlasy saw The plate. and, promising TO
ussseve il carefully, closed the inter
~. Since then various persons have
IA summoned to examine the plate,
~ hsvs al reported II . transfer from
- original dies. It was upon this that
- order for Doyle's release under the
suepsuded sentence vas given. Now
~ Department il in most smbarrass-
ine position. Being confronted with
~ proved duplicated bond plate, It
nast follow that . rigid official investi-
enAiou will snsue, 70 ascertain Who are
~ guilty parties. II viii bo remember
"a hat IN expert in tho case of Doyle
b Chicago testified that tho printed
beah found in Doyle's possession were
psinAsd from the slsotrotyps production
& : suanAeefeit, which varied in no ~
- from The Government issue. The
0Nunmsnt expert still claims that the
tssls in Doyls's possession and the
beods Of this issue In possession Of the
0wssument are counterfeit. On this
peint, however, il has besn very success
fully sssablishsd at the Treasury De-
Daztmsnt By people Who claim that the
plaas they now possess b . reproduc-
ten Of the Government work. Only
one familiar with engraving viii know
that none Of the issues Of the 0ovsrn-
msnt ars printed from snaravsd plates.
The various portions Of the plate Of the
bin are engraved separately upon small
pisces Of steel, called dies. The en-
craving upon the dies i Transferred 10
Q cylinder. To soften the steel BY pres
sure this cylinder 10 then hardened and
transferred again by pressure 10 dat
plate Of softsnsd steel. which u again
hardsusd for use. In this way forty or
Afly diss might b used in transferring.
= In reality printing. the faes Of steel
bsnd plate, 10 b used afterward fer
peinting bonds. In the issue Of 1850
tAses wsrs -four plates made from diss.
h he making up Of thsse four plates
thses was . sliaht difference bstween
tAsm I'll, 20 that Il was very easy for
Government experts 10 show the differ
snes bstwssn The bonds In Doyle's
psosessioo and The bonds printed from
esEtain platss in ths.bood issue; but
Hhas bssn shown sines the recent sxam-
inaAion of Secretary Folesr that ous ef
isu plates ussd for printing Of The =
- e1 1850 b IN exact duplieats, line
l9 dns, Of NE Issue found in Dcyls's
pouDoosion. With this staegsrine svi-
1snss laid bsfors him, Folese has felt
vSleAsd down With the rsspoadbility Of
lAesevslatioos. The matteR vas brought
boeees ths Cabinet on Friday, and dis-
slaDsd. Il Vas received - give FolGer
IN authority 70 conduct such invsssiga-
tsa - b ssss A. Doyle has promised
= Givs tsstimony that viii throw nsv
~ On how thess people Obtained the
Dla1ss Of ths eovsrnmsnt Tor their eoun-
oklsiting businsn. This part Of tie
hvsutigAtion. however, relates 70 The
e11arA Il will b remembered the sup
Dsood capture Of countsrfsits from
Dsyis n Chieaes vas In connection With
- 04t1re Of ono Of the moGt import
- hands 81 eountsffsitsss ever knswn
atAb country. Brookvay and Smith,
= Deooklyn. were The fameus eountsr-
Ss11sea II will b rss.smbsesd that at
- tine of their eapGass 4 vas eAid the
bendh eeantsrfsitsd vsce - GOOD - tha
- y A<Ng