Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
LOADED WITH QUEER TwO's.
Showers of Bad Silver Certificates
Tracked by Detective.

Two months ago the secret service bureau at
Washington learned that many counterfeit
two-dollar silver certificates were being passed
in New York, Philadelphia and Boston, Secret
Service Detective William ]. McManus who
has his headquarters in this city, has been
busy for month trying to get on the track of
the New York men in the gang. From the de-
scrlptions which he obtained from storekeepers
who had been duped with the counterfeits.
McManus concluded that Daniel Grinnell and
less shady regulations, were responsible for
the principal part of the work done in New
York. Last Friday he began strict watch on
all their movements. He rugged himself out AS
a workingman. with an old blue jumper and a
very dilapidated pair of trousers notable for a
scarcity of cloth in spots. His jumper was
thrown carelessly open in front, and gave a
glimpse of very hairy breast. Thus attired
McManus started out to follow the two men
through all their haunts
Grinnell, who is youth of twenty-one was
always very well dressed and adorned with tlia-
monds. Magrano, who is an italian of twenty
SIX, wore expensive clothes, too, and passed
himself off as a Spaniard He is the same
Magrano who broke the window of Mrs.
Theresa Lynchs jewelry store at 22d street
and Broadway In the early mornin, of March
II last and ran off with 81 400 worth of jewelry.
Thomas Farrell, Magranos partner in the Job,
was caught just after the robbery by Patrolman
Bradley, and Magrano himself was captured
tile mex: day in a saloon in Thompson street by
Detectives Hayes and Breet Magrano turned
states evidence and got off, while on his testi-
mony Farrell was sent to prison for term of
years. When Magrano was nabbed several
counterfeit bills were found sewed up in the
lining of his coat.
McManus worked III his disguise until yes
terday without any results. The two men, who
always worked, together had apparently grown
cautious and 1t was impossible to catch them
In the act. But the detective was patient and
yesterday afternoon his time came. The two
men entered III. Joachmson's furnishing store,
at 216 Bowery. about O'Clock McManus only
glanced into the store and then hurried over to
police headquarters to call to his aid Detective
Cottrell of Inspector Byrnes staff who had
been assigned to help McManus in his search.
The two went back to the Bowery and found
that Grinnell and Magrano were still in the
store. A minute later they walked out and
started down the Bowery. The salesman who
had attended them told the detectives that
they had bought a cake of soap and had
rendered a 81 bill in payment. 1t took but
one glance to tell McManus that 1t was one of
the well-known cOunterfeits and the two de-
tectlves were out on the street again after their
men.
A confederate, who had been watching the
detectives. had in the meantime sounded the
warning, and Grinnell and Magrano hurried
across the Bowery and ran east into Houston
street. The detectives gave chase following
them to Chrystie. to Rivington, across the Bow
cry again and up Prince street. The runaways
tried to dodge into the ruins of an old build
ing between Marion and Mulberry streets. but
McManus nabbed one of the men there, while
Cottreh chased the other to Broadway and
caught him.
The handouts were slipped on the two and
they were escorted around to police headquar-
tiers. McManus looked like a detective out of
novel. with his ragged clothes and four DAYS
growth OF beard as he marched up the stairs
with the prisoners. The cake of soap was found
on Grinnell, as well as $500 in the counterfeit
" certificates. Good money to the amount of
$3.50 was taken from the two.
The men were locked up in cells at head
quarters after the search The two men who
entered Carl Baust's saloon at 1921 First avenue
on Tuesday and gave him a spurious - bill are
believed to belong to the same gang. One of
the men, who gave his name as William j.
ONeIll, was arrested but the other escaped
Inspector Byrnes has received word that some
OF the bad money has been worked off at the
st. James Hotel, and an Italian answering Ma
grano's description was among those who
passed it.
colored man handed a counterfeit 90 bill
to clerk in the General Post Office yesterday
IN payment for 100 two-cent postage stamps.
The bill was detected, and the man who pre-
sented 1t was led up stairs to the Office of Chief
Brooks of the secret service. He declared that
he was ignorant of the fact that the bill was
spurious, and said that it had been given him
to buy stamps with by Henry Kelly, a WASH
ington market merchant, by whom he was
employed This statement was found to be
correct. The negro was set at liberty. The
note was confscated. The counterfeit is easily
detected. The two lines of silk fiber which
run lengthwise across every genuine bill are
missing
Several of the Newark hanks took up and
Cancelled counterfeit 81 notes yesterday of the
issue of 1886. check letter b. One arrest has
been made in Newark for passing one of these
counterfeits but the prisoner proved his inno-
cence and WAS re!eased