The Evening critic., 1883-06-28
RATHBONE,S RAIDS,
The Marvellous Career of the New
chief of Pension Examiners.

Major L. G. Rathbone, formerly of the
United States Secret Service at Cincinnati,
arrived here Tuesday, having resigned his
position in that branch of the Government
service to accept the position of Chief of
and will have under him 200 men to
aid in unearthipg frauds that
are being practiced on that Department.
His compensation formerly was 50, 100 per
annum. 1t will Hereafter be $4,000. He
will enter upon his new duties on Saturday,
the 30th inst, that being his thirty-sixth
birthday. From an old friend, and who
occasionally went on some of the Rathbone
raids, as he would to picnic, few incl
dents have been CLEANED, one or two of
which THE CRITIC gives:
''With one OF his men," said Mr.. Rathbone's
friend (who, by the way, :s Cinclnnatian),
she Swallowed the celebrated Miles Ogle from
Freeman street to the Little Miami Depot, In
Cincinnati, and there boarding a train with
him unobserved until nearing little country
town they swooped down on him, capturing
$4,000 in counterfeit money and los pieces
up in the village Jail, having selected this
particular place as one free from newspaper
correspondents, who would have been
ae1 70 spoil saSseaSsat BSrk By
OF the wire chartered engine brought tn
pair back TO Cincinnati, where, with addi-
llODal al0, tney captured and nelQ In private
custody John McKernan and eight associates.
The day was still early, and soon Rathbone
was again on the road, this time to the West.
Reaching Osgood, Ind, he secured Lille Levi,
rest OF the Lewis, five In number. At Vincen-
mes seven more were taken by him, making a
total OF twenty-three cOunterfeiters arrested
and Jailed within day and half, and, best
OF all, the men were sent up for a term OF
years.
''He had been preparing for this raid for a
long time and wbpn WA
special engines, FREQ use OF cipher telegraph,
avoidance OF newspaper men, aud Intelligent
officers TO help him at each point, completed
the splendid work. on another occasion, after
laboripg year and a-half, he managed TO
bring twenty-one cOunterfeiters together at
Tipton, Ind. They came from Ohio, Kentucky,
West Virginia and Michigan into TIpton on
the same day and on the same night were gath.
cred Into one room, out OF which they were
called under pretext by twos and threes to the
floor below, where irons were clapped on their
wrists and they were hurried OF 10 Jail. The
twenty-one were taken 10 Washington mex,
day, where, on trial. one was discharged for
want OF evidence, second was granted new
trial, and The nineteen others were sent TO the
penltentiary.
"one Of Rathbones best pieces Of work, how.
ever" continued his Cincinnati friend, 'was
| capturing Pete Mccartney, the worlds king OF
| counterfeiters. Making the arrest at Rich
mond, Ind, at night, he took the regular train
| Tor Indianapolis, where he arrived at 8 O. m
| AT 10 o'clock the grand jury convened, and an
| hour later Mccartney was indicted and puI
on trial, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
| Within thirty-six hours after his arrest Nc
Cartney was wearing conyicts stripes in tbs
| Michigan City penitentiary, and IS there to-
| day. on the way from Richmond to Indian
| apolis stranger seated himself by Rathoon,
and counted out on his knee eighteen new
| crisp one.thousand-doll bills and said
"This is yours II you Will 60 to sleep for fly,
minutes. That's all ! ask you to do. You
| prisoner In the seat in front OF you Is heavily
| ironed and can't get away. l only want yol
| 10 take five-minute nap" Rathbone replied
"Wait until we get TO indianapolis and II
| talk to you. There are TOO many people
| around u.s." Reaching that city, Rathbon,
| clapped irons on The stranger and had hin
sent up for year for trying 10 bribe a Gov
| ernment officer"
| THE CRITIC congratulates Mr.. Rathbon
upon his promotion and wishes him success
in his new field of operations.