Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-02
ooUNrERFEIrERs ARRESTED.
Brought From stoyestown to This City Yes
terdaY Evening.

Brought From stoyestown to This City Yes
terday Evening.
Friday afternoon four counterfelters
from Somerset county, in charge
of Deputy Marshal CARRIER and Officer
McSweeny, of Pittsburg, arrived in this
city and were lodged in the Johnstown
lookup, where they were held, await
ing orders from headquarters. The work
of these men has been puzzling the
authorities for some time. Marshal
OHara. of the Western District of Penn
svlvania, was instrumental in bringing
the men to arrest. The four men arrested
were taken into custody near Stoystown.
Their names are Edward Bisbing, Jere-
miah Wilt. John Seipe and John Henry
Bisbing.
Edward Bisbing is stone-mason ana
has a wife and family. Jeremiah VIII Is
coal-miner, and is said to be Bishing's
father-in-law. John Seipe is carpenter.
He is also married. John Henry Bisblng
is a young man and single.
In possession of the men were found a
set of moulds and bogus half-dollar. II
is expected that more arrests will follow
The men were taken to Pittsburgh last
night on Fast Line.
The hearing of James Wilt, the young
man from Stoyestown, charged with max
ing and passing counterfeit money, was
neld before Commissioner McCandless, oil
the United States District Court, Pitts
burgh Monday morning.
The Commissioner sat in the ONCE OF
the District Attorney. Mrs. Mary
Stanger, who now keeps a boarding house
on Neville street, Pittsburgh, was the first
witness examined. She said that in 1888
she kept boarding house in McKeesport
In December Of that year Wilt boarded
with her. He made three silver dollars,
gave one to the children, one to some
other person and kept one himself. She
did not see HIM make it, but the children
did. He said he could make lots of them.
Afterwards he began to make nickels
and dimes in the kitchen. In SO doing
he spoiled the table. She then told him
he would have to stop all such practices,
and made him leave.
James Sipe, who is also under arrest
on the same charge, testified that he
lived at Stoyestown. a year ago young
Wilt came home from McKeesport al 4
came to the. coal bank where he worked
to see him. He gave the witness three
counterfeit dollars and told him he could
make lots more Said he had dies and
was ready for business.
Wilt next testified in his own behalf.
He acknowled ged that he had made this
counterfeit money but said he did it for
fun. A man named Frank Ober Taught
him and his father how to make this
counterfeit money. They made the
money in shanty near the coal bank.
They had plaster of Paris molds.
Mr.. Hugh Miller, another boarder in
the house at the same time, was the
next witness. He testified that he saw
number of counterfeit nickels in Wits
room. Wilt told him that he had made
them. Witness burned them and gave
Wilt good advice, telling him that he had
better stop this sort of business altogether,
After hearing the testimony Commits
sioner McCandless held Wilt in 81 SOC
bail. The boy said he would commu
cate with some friends in McKeespC r.
and thought they would help him. Mr..
Candless SAID if they did not he wouldn't
have long to stay in Jail, as the court met
next week.