Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-25
Willy WOMAN.
Il. 4 Many Aliases With q Life
n 4 Startling BpisOdes-A
4 Black Record
b..muts to Force an Alleged
t.s,'r TO o Life Of Shame
The Girl Escapes
La Hunts Her Victim to the
4 md Is Held for Attempt to
| Eidnsp and Murder.

10 while Gen. Butler was In
A At New Orleans, a great deal
IL was experienced with the
mount Of counterfeit money
.belng constantly thrown into
4,on. Gen. Butler issued an
bst no money of any kind
n redeemed except that of the
the national greenbacks, and
that none other should be cir.
THIS caused all of the private
moppers to call in their circula-
reby leaving only the city
nd greenbacks.
m mcclure it was discovered
suiy money was being coun-
4 nd in looking around 1t was
lhd much was already in cir
Butler sent for Detectives
n and Price, and told them OF
Is far as he knew, instructing
In to locate the person or per-
csged in this infamous busi-
81 sso the place where the work
u. Kuowing well what this
ant, and being unable to at
10 anything else, they
e % work with a purpose.
yersl weeks work they sue.
r ID getting clew and following
4 closely they located the place
<she money was made. They
employed another detective,
"a Greer by name, who repre-.
K bn the quiet that he was a Con-
colonel, wounded and at home
@bugh; that he was getting infor-
aud in fact recruiting for tn e
a This man represented that he
4 hse counterfeit money to great
{sge in the Confederacy,
and finally succeeded
Dtslting G b. Valentiner
"a him a proposition to handle
bf this bad city money. The
+ ton was at once accepted, and
ements made whereby he
X $50 900 worth, paying therefor
on the 81, and at once left the
&eping out of the way a long
Mus leading people to believe
was with the Confederacy.
8ing, he called again upon his
3nd this time arranged for the
Rse Of an additional $4,000, as
that the other had been 80
FULLY gotten rid of-that it went
without the least trouble, etc.
lner then introduced his two
s, the Van Alstyne brothers.
:said now that he wanted q
2shover" to help him get rid of
Rw purchase. To this Valen-
Pa he had the very one for the
~ the shape Of a woman. The
was sent for and was brought
etntiner to Greer's room, where
Ements were perfected whereby
employed to go into the Con-
~ with Greer and help "shove
neerp Everything was ar
aud they were to leave on a
night from Valentiner's photo
Flght came and the parties were
poled there, when, at q given
me place was stormed, sur
+ and Capt. VIM. Miller, with
police, had the place with
The captains orders were to
Rtfy one in the house except a
man with a handkerchief
lls arm, who was to pass out.
Bult showed that all were caught
re-, who got out.
liner, the Van Alstynes and
ee Rutledge were taken, to-
nun all the new city money,
llk, presses, etc. Van Alstyne
with Valentiner were sent to
ahd, but the woman, though
was turned loose. AS soon as
nut she went to Baton Rouge
NE there got a permit from the
marshal TO sell fruit through
~ She did not long confine
sigles TO the sale of fruit,
WY soon commenced
WHISKY, though no bottle could
ana 1t seemed impossible to
Ky matter. To better work her
,. woaId get all the officers
El,us drunk. The source of the
seemed impossible to dis
.I athorough overhauling of
/" peddler disclosed the whole
cue was found to wear q hol-
~ corset that was capscitated
Two gallons of whisky and
~ Investigation her plan of
|, was discovered. She carried
~ ir1it around ostensibly to
4. ~ TACT only IA a blind, for
!, io9hd a poor thirsty soldier
\ Who required a dram and
81, asqlisite Is or so cent?, she
'Ts lhem a draw at the rubber
.l, one was arrested and sent TO
l,sansr where she was again
I ~ Time heard FROM, she was
and selling countraband
aug was arrested and sent to
,aiee or four months, but final
~ ~ and sent beyond the lines.
w made her way to Mobile
' . again heard from in New
Win a counterfeiter named
IN ean but evaded arrest. 1t APP
vs IN ne mad been dealing pretty
/" IA the queer and was
the arrival of a.
III. OF money from
~ az lie left the city but was
~ and arrested at bayou
~ on lake Pontehartrain,
~ Sack TO the city, but no money
M de was then released on
"a and when his money final
! ne turned 1t over TO Mrs.
~ Who tOnlr 10 - TaalyaCn