Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18
A Little Clever Detective Work Breaks
Up Gang OF Counterfeiters.
How the Evilencs OF Guilt Was Obtained =
Love Feast Meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the State Fair.
Special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX. Nov .F.-United States
| Deputy Marshal A. r. Smith, has come
in with an arrest that does great credit
to the officer and has for It's effect tho
| breaking up of bad nest of counterfeiters
who for some time have been flooding
the country with bogus silver
dollars. The counterfeit money is
a very poor imitation and could only he
passed in o crowd or to some person who
would fail to look at it. A few days ago
3 man was arrested at Hanlon's theater
for passing bogus dollars and wGs ar
rested and jailed on the charge. The
man at the time of his arrest gave his
name as w. j. Williams aud said the
money was paid to him for cotton pick
ing done in Ellis county. At his exami-
nation he gave his name as 7. j. Under
back and still persisted in his innocence
as to any knowledge of the money be-
ing counterfeit. The officers were of the
opinion that the prisoner knew more
than he was willing TO tell and went to
work on the case. It was subsequently
learned that supposed counterfeiter
named Russell was in town the night of
Undsrbsck 3 arrest and that as
soon Is he heard of the ar
rest he left the city. Officer
Smith went to Ellis county, at once
going to the house of James Fuuder-
burk about fifteen miles below Waxa-
hachie. ana thsre practiced a few tricks
of the trade, and got just what he
wanted. The ''rnderbach' under
arrest was a son Of james FuRderburk
named 7. J Funderburk. Mr.. Smith
asked the senior FuHderburk if Russell
had cone back, and was answered i'll the
negative. The next question asked was
if he could come back without his
(Funderburk) knowing it, and again
was told no. Mr.. Smith then demanded
Russell's valis., which after a time was
given him, but was found to be empty.
Under some pretext Fuuderburk left the
room, when Mr.. Smith told Mrs.
Fuuderburk that her son was in q bad
scrape, and that she had better tell
what she knew and try and tighten the
SON g sentence. She at last owned that
Russell was the chief of the gang, and
that he had sent word home to get away
with the material. moulds and other
things used in the business. James
Funderburk had acted on this advice
When James appeared again before1
Officer Smith he Was told that
his wife had given the matter
away. Funderburk then began to
curse aud abuse his wife, but
was stopped by the officer. At last Fun
derburk gave up, took Smith to the field
whose the implements of the trade werss
secreted aud the material scattered
through the grass. Funderburk was,
placed under arrest and brought to this
city. Some of the money was also
brought along with the moulds, ladies
and other things used.
The case is a strong one against the
Funderburks, and the son will to-day be
arraigned on the charge of counterfeit
ing along with his father.
An informal meeting of the board of
directors of the Texas State Fair and
Dallas Exposition was held to-day in the
reception rooms Of the North Texas ma
tiouai bank. The report of President
Armstrong was read, showing that the
fair just held was by far the greatest
success Of any previous one. Congratu-
lations were showered upon President
Armstrong and Secretary Cour, and the
whole directory were unanimous as to
the determination of making the fair of
1891 much greater success than even
the last one. The regular meeting of
the stock hoiders will be held in January,
ut WHOM time the plan of action will be
made for another year.
United States Deputy Marshal HUFF
tipgtou has just returned from Nash
Vile, Tenn, where he went to carry
Dick Burke, wanted there on various
charges, among which are the breaking