The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-20
A TRAVELLING MINT.
Italian Showers of Queer Cleyerly
Captured in this City.

The police OF Jersey City made clever
capture last evening of a gang of Italians
vino were flooding the upper section of
the Heights with the new counterfeit 50
bills. Policeman Murray Of the Oakland
Avenue Station was patrofing Central
avenue when his attention was attracted
by the peculiar actions of four Italians.
Three Of the men would separate and
enter stores while the fourth fingered in
the neighborhood. AS the three came
out OF the stores they would report to the
man waiting outside. Murray concluded
that he would arrest the men, but ut his
approach they started to run away
The policeman, however. caught one of
them and took him to the Oakland Ave
nue. Police Station. There the man. in
very fair English. described himself as
frank Ango, OF Mulberry street. New
York
He was searched, and upon him were
found a one dollar bill and ninety fiv
cents in chnnge, good money. and one Of
the queer 50 bills. When this discov-
cry was made the man suddenly forgot
all the English he knew, and not another
word would he repeat
A description Of the three men who es-
capped was telephoned to headquarters
and general alarm sent out Policemen
Fred Helmer, Doherty and Mcmahon of
the First precinct, were sent down to the
Pennsylvania ferry, as it was reported
that the three men were seen going in
that direction.
The policeman waited patiently for
over IN hour when their vigil was re-
warded by the appearance of three men
who answered the description of Argos
companions. The three were taken into
custody aud Immediately began to pro-
test against their arrest in forcible if not
elegant English
They said that they had come over to
Jersey City from New York to visit a
friend of theirs, who is a barber on Rail-
road avenue.
In spite of their protest the policemen
took them to the Sussex street station,
where they gave their names, according
to Sergeant Carroll, rs Antonio Whatcler,
Antonio Senvegi and Reno Moro. They
said that they lived on Mulberry street,
New York, but would not tell the num-
ber
They were taken into Captain Farrier's
room and searched When Whatcler's
pockets were emptied the eyes of the
policemen btl4ged out with establishment
The pockets contained S130 in genuine
81 bills, S41 in small change and is Of
the counterfeit 81 bills He had many
packages consisting OF nfnety-fve cents
IL change wrapped up in a good 81 bill.
Nothing was found upon the other men
cACepb u Y uAQLlbY Oh small CAKES Oh soap.
handkerchiefs, cigars and other articles,
which had probably been purchased
for five cents. When the con-
tents of Whatcler's pockets were
brought to light they seemed to paralyze
the English tongues of the three Italians
and they declared brokenly that they
could not talk English when questioned
about the money.
1t is thought by the police thar What
cler was the chief counterfelter, and that
he had hired the three men to
work of the counterfeits and when
the men would return to
him after leaving the store they without
doubt turned over to Whatcler the change
they had received for the counterfeit
bills and kept the articles they pur-
chased.
The police are also certain that
Whatcler is one of the New York gang
who has been flooding this vicinity with
the bogus bills. The men were locked
up, and will be arraigned before Com
missioner Roman tomorrow.