The sun., 1883-10-10
SIMPLE MIR. j. w. MAXWELL.
COMING TO THE WICKED CITY TO BIN
N1BBED FOR COUN1ERE,EITIN0.
A Rich Miiler's Letter to bis Dear wifo In
Rural Ohio, Telling her H"w 10 shove tho
Quecr-ArrRnging rnr y Bnrrel Fun or IL

Rich Miiie-'. Letter to bis Dear wire In
Rural Ohio, Teilins her H"w TO shove tho
ouecr-Arrnneins rnr y Bn-rei Fun OF II
John w. Maxwell OF Millersburgh, Ohio,
was arrested in Smith 4 McNell's Hotel In
Greenwich street. by Chief Drummond OF the
Secret Service. on Monday evening on charge
OF countcrfeitipg. The principal witness
against him is Charles Kicrs. an export eiec.
trotypcr in the employ of Loveioy. Son h Co..
40 and 81 Rose street. Kiers says that Max.
well came to his place on Friday afternoon. and
asked to SEQ specimens Of steel plate engrav.
ing. Ho said that friend in Chicago and Thos
Edwards OF so University place had men.
toned Mr. kiers to him as an expert In dupll
eating steel ongravings
There Is the business want you to do" he
added. exhibiting photographs of United States
Treasury notes. Mr.. Kiers told him that the
photographs were not first class. and he re.
he was not entirely satisfied with them. He
invited Mr kisrs TO meet him on Monday
talk moro privately about tho , business SIM ' ho
wanted done nc, He told Kiers to to knock thres
& and 0Gfs st o' wGen sled Is Is
there 2" he was to answer. Forty three.six."
.i kieTs eommpnisatcd foTthWth with pstee:
on Mosaay sysnins SS Ghisi r N'i. L. Pra@mSSd
also there. kicrs found Maxwell in room TO-
and he says that Maxwell showed him q nun.
Der OF photographs Of Treasury notes. of the
Duplicated l, in electro mates 80 that he might
d rxSs Sos s1y' e SrSss detes to
5000 50 notes. and 2. 500 $40 notes.
hotcl office and hegnn writing letter, but was
| interrupted by Chief Drummond who slipped
handouts on his wrists. He was informed that
ne nj, Whs M arrested Tyr counterfeiting. The letter
Ss N%nx oSr Ssi en nFat4fsW Water SsI
street and is as follows:
DEAR WYE: have contracted for part ot the work
Will be able to send some this day week will prepare
the bills before send them TO you. It will cost me
out danger II mus, be done carefully and good judg
ment will .end The silver goods hrst you prac.
tise on TINT kind i'l send more Keep thngs
going and when get my hand in will NO more
Never say word about Tie hill eing good not when
walk Of Never pay out bill when stranger is about
=. MaXwel said that he is the proprietor OF
the, Empire and Bald Eagle flour mills OF
MMill@ersburgh. Nh @ and that hs docs u business OF
ST to Soog year There w"ro found on
notes. and IN his room were found photographs
| OF " nnd SO Treasury noos. and OF n 80 silver
certificate. He also had with Him two re-
| Cleveland. Akron and Columbus Haiiroad for
l.OOo miles. and memorandum book contain.
ing the names OF cpgtayelS. printers. elec.
tr"@typers, and Ink makers in this city
Maxwell said that the photographs we're made
| IN Chicago. but he declined to tell by whom.
lie was taken before Commissioner Shields
yesterday. and held in default of So. 500 bail.
,Cnlef Drumln9nd says that the intention Of
| Maxwell was to have iac-simile, of tho photo.
graphs made by new process in matrices OF
gelatine. from which electrotypes could ba
made for printing counterleit notes The off,
| OuSly perfect yet discovered,