The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-04
COUNTERFEITERS CAPTURED
a Raid by the Police Last Night Upon
a Den in Full Operation.
1--WE of HE Counterfeiters Arrested, and Their
Nolds, with Soohie of the Spurious
Coin, Captured by the officers.

For ten days past, probably longer time, the
police authorities have had information of the
manufacture Of counterfeit money at No. 165
East South street Isaac Reynolds rented four
CT five rooms OF the house from man named
Robinson. A proper time was waited for before
q raid on the place was organized While the
police were thus watching their opportunity
shady nickels in considerable quantity, made
their appearance in the lines Of small trade.
Reynolds's rooms are aonside narrow alley,
runnir~ from the south side of South st-ssots.
Into this alley, and from the rear
rooms he occupied, door led.
last night Captain Campbell, Sergeant
Quigley and Pa.ro!men Clarke and Schwab were
ready fer operations against the den, and about
half past O'clock, with details of location
gathered by Schwab and Clarke fully fixed,
started for the place. At the opening of the
alley two officers waited until the other two
went down to reconnoiter. Within FIVE minutes
the signal was given, and the four policemen
made rush for the door, which gave way at the
FIRST assault. They dashed into the room, Gov
cred Reynolds and his partner with their re-
volvers, ordering them to surrender. The mill
was in good working order, the ladle, full of
melted metal, being on the fire in one place,
while in another lay freshly fled molds.
Not Tar away was stack of freshly coined
half dollars dimes and nickles. Reynolds had
just emptied one mold, holding it in this hand as
the police astonished him by their presence.
Said he, gaspngly WELL great heavens Who
put you on to this?"
I'VE heard you at work., replied Patrolman
Schwab; "besides, we saw you through the
window filing one of the molds."
II give up" remarked Reynolds, laying down
the mold he had in his hand. sit is no use to
kick when one is caught dead to rights in this
way. There is the stuff; it is yours"
Both he and his partner. whose name is with
held from the public at present at the request of
fhe police. because he was instru-
mental in leading them to the sue
eessful capture, were taken to the station
house and charged with manufacturing counter
felt money. Mrs Mary Reynolds, the wife Of
Isaac. was arrested, but there is some doubt as
toher connection with the illegal work. and it
is very probable she will be released.
Reynolds is an old offender. He has served
Two years in the penitentiary at Michigan City
for similar offenee, while living at Glen Valley
about five years ago. ne Is carpen ter by
trade, good talker, ready in reply and some
what versed in the ways of detectives. He
seemed to regret that the arrest was made by
policemen and not by United States officials.
TO questions asked by Journal reporter he gave
prompt responses.
"Who was working with you2" he was asked.
''No one but myself and partner. thinkahe
gave the scheme away. I am certain of it.
sentence of about two years l expect now, but
If the police don't want to arrest me for murder
after serve my time. the court had better give
me twenty five years sentence. Ill kill him
sure when get out"
.sYou seem to have lot of candor about your.
whats the use to deny it. l am caught,
and that with the stuff and means to manu-
facture it about me- I don't care, though. If
Esy time for it. She knew nothing about the
work. Had no connection with it."
"Are you seller or shower Of the queer"
Neither did not get chance. Tonight
pity all that good coin should go to waste.
They came out handsomely and will make, after
finishing about the best stuff I ever saw"
did you ever manufacture it beforeP
mo. Did not know anything about the work
until a few days ago. When l was convicted,
some years ago, it was for passing a twenty FIVE
cent piece. man down in Glen Valley tried to
sell me some money, and wanted to instruct me
how to make it, but l refused. He is in Idaho
now He left lot of the money about the
house, and thought would pass piece of it.
think now it was set up job between him
and the United States detective to get me in
trouble and divide the reward they would gain
for arresting and convcting me. BY the way,
where is Rathboneg"
about Washington, think. Did you know
him2"
YES he is slick citizen. He is first-rate
detective but have been too sharp for him"
''If you are a novice in counterfeiting how is
It the United States detectives pay you particu-
lar attention."
''Well, don't know. Perhaps they think am
''What outside parties are with you?"
''None. tell you have been going on my
own hook"
where did you get your mods and instruc-
fions about how to make the stuffW
II sent 81 to Harrison & Co., Newark N j.,
for the molds and directions. They wrote to me,
stating that they knew / was square and all that,
and wanted me to take their goods. l got the
molds on Friday"
''You have not made much money, thenl"
''No. l did not make the counterfeit to pass
or sell. Love or money could not get it from
me- / wanted to have about 81. 500 worth about
me so could think myself rich just as the
miser hides his money under a rock and looks
at it now and then, so l wanted to do with this
stuff made. 1t is great pity my scheme was
broken up"
Thus Reynolds went on, but always evading
adroitly any questions as to the connection of
others with him. He had alf-dollar, dime and
nickel moulds, and twelve of the first, ten of the
second, and about the same of the latter freshly
coined, were captured He IS about thirty five
years of age, and takes his i'll success as one of
the risks of his practice. About II o'clock last
night Superintendent Lang and Sergeant Quig-
ley arrested Edward Carskegon, an employe of
the Indiana Paper Company at his home on
South Meridian street. as confederate OF Rey-
nolds Carskegon had battery for finishing
the coin. This was seized, together with lot
of the queer"
A Dangerous and Vicious Man.