Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-22
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states Treasury Department, whose
rooms are in the post-ofiicc build
ing, number Of counterfeit pen
mes and = counterfeit thrce-cent
piece. The person who brought the
coins explained that they had been
given TO him by Morris Rodansky. Of
whose address he was ignorant, but
whom he believed to be a jeweller by
trade, doing business somewhere on the
east side Of the town. Officer Ewes
was at ence put on the case. and while
securing the jewelry stores Of the east
side came upon the following card:
II. Rsdansky. manufacturer OF fine Jew
elry Also dealer In diamonds, watches
clocks. chains. &c Repairing In all its
branches. 3l EIdridge street. Newfork.
Upon visiting the address in Eldridge
street the officer learned that Rodansky
had moved from there, nobody knew
whittier. several months before Al
though the names were differently
spelled and the initials dissimilar, the
officer was convinced that he was on the
right track and began diligent search
for the Eldridge-street jeweller. Late
in the afternoon OF the same day the
officer stumbled into butcher-shop
in the basement of five-story tcne-
ment-house, at No. 10 Essex street,
and was informed by the butcher that
there was 'jewelry-tinker" on the
second floor who answered to the name
Of hOdansky. or something that sounded
like it. While the two men were talk
ing the subject of their conversation
passed the shop and turned quickly
into the doorway of the tenc-
ment. Officer Ewes. hurriedly taking
screw from the works of silver watch
which he carried in his pocket. followed
the stranger to the second floor. where
he found door containing small card.
upon which was pencilled. III. Ro-
dansky. jcweller." The proprietor en-
pressed much surprise at the arrival of
his visitor. but having been assured by
the officer that he had been recon-
mended to him by the butcher as
skiliul matchmaker, hc consented to re-
pair the detectives watch. promising
to put it in good order in the course Of
an hour or two.
AT O'Clock officer Eyes called for
his watch and handed the ieweller one
dollar bill in payment, receiving sixty
cents in change. An examination of
the change received showed that hc had
been given two counterfeit rNree-cent
pieces and one bad penny. The fol-
lowing day Officer Drummond, having
thrown a small nickel plated clock out
Of order by loosening some Of it, ma
cbinery. sent the time-piece to the Es-
seX-strcet jeweller by one Of the office
boys for repairs. In the change which
he received from the dollar bill given in
payment for the job were six counter
felt three-Cent pieces and seven bogus
pennies. The clock was also minus a
small brass alarm-hand. with which it
had been supplied when first sent to
the " ieweller." A second messenger
was then dispatched to Essex street to
call the clockmakcr'> attention to the
missing hand. The ''jeweller, who
had apparently removed the hand for
the purpose OF securing an additional
job. loudly proclaimed that the hand
was missing when it first came to hi,
shop. and offered to rc>!Sfcit for ~ cents.
In changing a third dollar bill, which
Va, rendered to him in payment Of this
job. he managed to work off upon OH
Ger Drummoud four bad threc-cent
pieces and five counterfeit pennies.
Meantime the coins previously obtained
from the unSuSpecting jeweller had
been taken to the Sub-TrcaSury for
examination. and were declared to he
the best specimens of counterfeit
money ever brought to the attention OF
the Department.
At 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon De-
puty-MarShal Brooks. Officer Drum
mond. and four Of his Secrct-scryicc Of
iicers. having provided themselves with
warrants. suddenly entered the jewel
Ier's apartment and PLACED him and
workman who gave The name OF
Joseph Kalpon under arrest. Rodan-
sky was found to occupy three ROOMS.
One was used a. a workshop, one a. a
sleeping apartment, and the third a.
kitchen. Upon the entrance of the
officers the wife Of the matchmaker
went into Mysteries and threw herself
shricking upon the bed. Her husband
took the matter coolly. and. a. the
officers began to unearth one after an
other the evidences OF his nefarious
trade. pointed to kalpon and said in
broken English
Hes to blame lac did it all. "
Counterleiting tools, dies, punches,
anyil>, burnisherS. cruciblcs, rolls Of
copper metal and sheets Of German Sill
yer. with bags and newspaper package
of bogus coins. were found scattered all
over the establishment. The floor Of
the bedroom was Strewn with spurious
pennies - if they had been thrown
down for Children to play with. and
from under the bed were dragged out
dusty packages of disc0l0red counter /
felt dimes tied up with bits of !
shOestrngs and corset-lacingS. Ia the !
closets, on the mantelpieceS, and among !
the kitchen crockcry the aStonished Of |
ticerS found all manner Of counterfeit
ing tools, the uses Of several them being
unknown unth Rodansky himself kind
Y explained them. Ii was o'clock
before the officers had gathered up all
their booty and were prepared to de-
part. The prisoners were taken to
Ludlow-Street Jail. and will he ar
raigncd before Commissioner Shields a,
ii o'clock thi, morning. In appear
ance the two men are striki.gly alike.
They wear long, thick. jet-back boards. !
kalpon, who speaks no English. is APP
parently fifty years Of age. and Rodan-
sky is probably year or two younger.
The contraband articles were taken
10 the rooms of Officer Drummond.
They include, among other things, a
novel and very ingenious machine used
BY the cOunterfeiter> IN stamping their
bogus coin. 1t works with lateral,
instead of a vertical. motion. and by
means OF an ingeniouSl y-contri'ed lever,
citing lIDOn "A screw. /, capable of pro-