Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-10

ing the method ofchecking off bond.
when paid, says: Although al
those bonds have been redeemed ex
cept $37S,OOO Of that issue, never
have two bonds Of the same number
been offered. 1t is also fact tina,
there never has been offered for re
demption bond with number
higher than or different from the
same genuine number recorded in a
book. The existence of counterfeit,
bonds or of the Doyle bonds was no,
known to any branch of this depart.
ment until October, 1880, when
Doyle was arrested in Chicago and
spurious bonds were found in his
possession. 1t afterward appeared
that three of the spurious bonds had
been before that pledged as collat-
eral with a bank in Peoria, Illinois
There were then taken from him in
all 2O4 OF the spurious bonds with
one $50 coupon attached to each
bond, and fourteen detached cou-
pons OF the same kind and denomi-
nation. Three bonds that had been
thus pledged were afteward sur
rendered to the officers of the Secret
Service force for the Government
making in all POI bonds.
1t has been stated in the public
prints that $22,0OO,OOO was the nom
mai amount of spurious bonds that
were struck off by counterfeiters, and
that many of them had been put in
circulation. Surely, if that amount
OF bonds, or 1.-THE of it, had been in
the hands of innocent holders, long
ago some bonds would have been Of
fered for redemption.
a Special Agent of the Treasury
and detective from the Assistant
Treasurer Office at New York
neither of them in any wise connected
with the secret service of the Govern
lnent, and acting without the knowl-
edge Of that service, were detailed To
ferret out the matter. They have re-
ported to this department that moth
ing had yet been found to give the
east color Of truth to the rumor, and
t IS almost certain that no more
were ever in possession of DOYLE
han the POI. This much, however
S quite important. AS to the state
nent that the plate from which the
spurious bonds were struck was Ell
her itself genuine or reproduced
rom genuine dies, and that the work
md the means of doing it were fur
llshed within the Department, l am
thoroughly satisfied that the alleea-
ions are entirely unfounded.
Doyle was brought to trial sec
md time at Chicago ON the second
lay of May last. Shortly after
samuel NJ. Felker, a private detec
i've in that city, came to this De-
and declared that he was
lere IN behalf of Doyle, to get for
I'm immunity from punishment, and
n consideration he offered therefor
he surrender Of the plate from
Which the spurious bonds were
and proof that it was genu-
ne work from which real Government
onds were struck, or that it was
reduced by the use of that genuine
Iork, and that this genuine work or
Sc was had by completely of the Off
ers or employees of the Government. ;
have no reason to suppose that Eel ,
er was not sincere in his offer or in
is belief of the facts which he wish
d to prove. This Department de- $
lined to interfere for a postpone ,
lent of Doyle's trial. -,
In the meantime Doyle had been t
led and convicted, and Felker put t
lie plate into the possession of this |
and a promise was given |
i'm that an effort would be made to
ct suspension of sentence upon
'oyle, and an assurance Of Glenn
ncy if through his means it should
e proven that the matter from which
ie spurious bonds were pro-
uced was procured from offic-
is or subordinate employees
the United States, or otherwise
obtained from within the
department., the purpose being to
unish any Department officials if n