Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22
A FEW COUNTERFEITERS.I
sHagwpsess OF The MEN WHO
MAKE AND PASS BAD MONEY.


TIE Thirty rhsas.sd D.iiar Job ef the
Ra..ss-rhs 'saasaiias" Trick 20 Miles
oxis-cre.i Coz, sf an Data, and the
Dimeaity sf securing the Proper Paper.
One % the most curious stories Of the
operations OF counterfeiters IL that OF
Gaetano Russo and his wife Rosa. They
were liberated from the Cambridge,
Mass. Jail In 1871. after a short term.
and Immediately went To London, Eng
land. There they sought an old nc
quaintanoe. Louie Orlando. an expert
photographer and engraver. who photo
graphei and engraved for them plates
81 a g. and 81 silver certificate. With
the plates they went to Paris. and there
bought a press. ink and paper for 800
francs and printed $4,000 Having ac-
oomplishcd their work. they returned
the pres Ia it, former owner. complain.
ing that u did no, work satisfactorily.
and received back all it, price except w
francs charged for it, use. Destroying
the plates. they prepared 10 return.
Rosa Ru z q Vas required TO carry the
money. When she demurTed Orlando
and her husband threatened 10 Kill her.
and abe finally consented "a sev the
notes IN sheets In new gown con.
stnicted for that purPo-c. They arrived
safely In London. but Ro-a was 40
frightened AZ her narrow escape from
discovery at the hands 81 the custom
officers that she absolutely refused 10 bc
the medium for transporting the notes
a. America While she was asleep Louie
and Gaetano chloruformei her. took her
money and jewclry. all the sheets of
cOunisrfciis. and skipped for America
They arrived safely Ia New York. but
when they we're about "a begin opera
tons Rosa APPEARED upon the scene and
threatened an exposure unless she were
taken Ia on an equal footing. She had
borrowed money from an Italian friend
In London and had taken the steamer
which follow 81 that In which Russo and
Orlando sailed. Elaborate preparations
we're made for showing the stun. They
had left London In November. 1917. and
la June. lSSs. were rcady for $4,000
Transaction. - little time docs Il require
~ become rich by counterfeiting " one
/. not caught. AlAsl b.forr one month
had pas.cd. Oastano and Rosa. Louie
Orlando. August Russo and wife. SALIVA
tor Ia Giovanni and Angelina. his wife.
and Robert ]. Tnynor wero arrested,
speedily convicted AMI sentenced TO
terms % from four To twelve years.
one % the tricksof cOunisrfcitsrs Il 10
get 81. or a. secure n mitigation 81 -sn-
tcncc. by promising 10 give valuable In.
formation and I--sibly b. bstny the
whereabouts - other countsrfciicr. In
thu. way Milo OgIc pulis,i the ~col over
the cye- - - shr,wd district attorney
a. Iiuchcr sWopc - tho western district
- Pennsylvania Milo. was arrested In
Iitishufg Ia is'1. and vowed to swops
that N let Oh on light hail be would give
Information that would result Ia the total
abolition u counteffciiing. and having
rvcciv~l Swopcs promise, be- gave oui
mas ~ the - called secrets "a counter
f,iting. which sounded veil. hat amount
81 a. nothing az all. and told Ia addition
where a few scrib countcffcitcrs oould
L. found lie forfeited his small tail.
hought a farm near Cincinnati, ami scon
hal on the market another dangerous
counterfeit In 1871. however. be and
William Johnston. one ~ Pete Mozart
nsy old friends. wrrr arrested on their
way from Cincinnati "a Piiisburg ~ith a
vali.o In their Possession containing
plates and tools. convicted and sentenced
10 eight years In the Allegheny Isniisn.
tiAry.
Ever body knows the career u Brock.
way. the attorney. one % the most a.
pert and insinuaiing - counierfciiers,
who~. pardon Was year ago a matter
81 DISCUSSION on account u extreme ~
health. Brockway's lat Counterfeit va
- good that 10 was supposed 81 have
tccn printed from a genuine plate
To what extent counierfeiting l. prac-
ticcd. and ~hat amount ~ counterfeit
money Il Ia circulation. 40 one knowA
An offender once caught l. spotted for.
ever after. and his carver u full ~ dan.
ger How many cOunierfcslcr. are en-.
gAgci Ina the business Who are never
caught az ALI What amount ~ cOun.
terfcit paper money AMI begun coin IL In
circulation a. yet unr-cognifen A coun.
tcrfcit bill which l. no, particularly god
may travel about Tor months and an
sw,r every puus~e ~ god money In
many hands before u reaches takcr
who recognizes ia spurious character
How long viii goo.i counterfeit traveR
With paper money the great obstacle
In the way ~ successful counierfeiting
Is the expense ~ the plant Zach plate
for genuine bill costs about $500. and
the cU-t Of counterfeit can hardly ts
Lea Then there l. the press and paper
and ink and tools Tor engraving. all eH.
pcnsiyc. No PRES ever captured has
b-cn 81 Kind on which god work was
possible. All have becn clumsy and
primitive.
Bu, are these all the implements at
work. Il IL no, possible there are 100
presses grinding out counterfeit bills
which arc u the b., manufacture for
plate printing! l. It not possible there
arr plants with geometric lathe, plate
printing presses. operated by engrayers
aud printers A. expert as any In the bu.
reau % engraving and printing, with ink
and paper indistinguishable from that
used ior genuine bills. turning cat cOun-
ierfeits by the million. which are as
good A. the genuine
All. the silkcn thread woven In the
genuine paper. YOU cav.
Yes, on that little silk thread hangs a
vast deal. bat who knows II no imitation
has been Produced Who knows the
silk thread process IL a secret Let mo
tell YOU there are bills nj the treasury.
and other balls have teen presented there.
which have hafiled the efforts Of the
most expert detectors I'm the country to
tell whether they are genuine or bogus.
The experts disagreed. and still disagree.
experts 81 equal cunning.
The subject Is a fascinating one, and
the problem one which governments Will
h. compelled 90 give more attention 10
In the future than In the past. Pittsburg
Dispatch.