The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-30

and FASTING these npon a good 81 bill. He
took bis first lesson in Illinois and he acted as
q sort Of a pedler with a wagon far the passing
Of his hills This was before the war began,
and he succeeded very well. The FIRST bill ne
passed made him counter otter fcr life. 1t
was The worst speculation be ever entered
into. lie had the sbiiity TO make fortune
IN any legitimate business, but after he found
that BY 4 twist d tie wrist he cOuld change 81
u $40 be turned his back upon the farm aud
started on tie road % the devil in which road
be continued 10 the day 81 his death Until
tie Wat began he did nothing but make these
bogus notes. lie had factory near Walnut
HiA, Cincinnati and one Of the chief
managers was a noted church member and
schOO trustee named Taylor. lie had coun-
teTfeiters al around him. and he married the
daughter Of cOuuturiciteT.
PETE McARTNKYs WIPE.
Pete McCartney's wife was a fit mate for the
King o. Counierici;erg Tier name was Martha
Alderman. and Pete married her when she
was oniy i years Of age. Her father had died
IN the TseuiteHtary, where he was serving a
term Tor cDBntereitiug, and her stepfaiher.
John Boyd, Lad served several years IN the
penIieuiIary Tor the same OGeuse. Her brother
ln-lsW, Ben Boyd. vas a noted maker Of coun-
teTieIt plates and the whole family made a
business o. printing counterfeit bills. When
Martha Alderman was II years old, she began
"A
years ln TIE pcuItentIary. locked at her
picture On the walls Of the Rogues' Gallery in
TIE Treasury Department. She las a long
marrow. aud refined face. She looks like a
lady, and is undoubtedly a woman Of more
than ordinary ability. She has bad divorce
from Mccartney since bis last imprisonment
and she i DOW leading quiet life as the wife
Of Western farmer. She was true 10 Mozart
ney while she was with him. and she did ali
thc could 10 get him TO give up his dangerous
living. She did not succeed. however. aud
after a long struggle she went into the making
OF counterfeit money with him, aud she was
one Of bis chief ieutenants in the planning Of
hIs schemes aud ia the passing Of his bills
In lotb. when Mccartney had been arrested
and was in jail a. Springfield. Ill, Mrs. Mozart
ney called upon him with $1,000 sccreted IN
her dress. During her visit this money changed
from Ter hands 70 his, aud within few DAYS
a. erward AcCartneys cell door was found
open, and The doors Of the jail curiously
enough were not closed. The cunning conn
terfeiler and his wife had both disappeared.
and il is certain tie Sheriff was bTibed. He
was arrested FOR bribery. but nothing could be
proved against him, aud Mccartney afterwards
SAID that bIs wife had passed KEYS 70 him by
which be had worked his way out Tie prob
ability ls that the Sheriff WAS bribed.
H'cARTSEY's BRAVERY.
There WAS nothing that Pete Mccartney
NoAlA not DO 10 escape when caught. lie
twice gained bis liberty by Jumping from
trains, and during his fret arrest in 1864 lac
got 81 Ia tbis way. lie was in the hands Of
the United States Marshal, and was being
taken 70 prison over the Pennsylvania Central
KsrirOad. The cars we're going at IS miles an
5Our bot he made his leap for liberty and got
II. lie Was al this time worth perhaps 10000
EDd he was passing counterfeit bills upon tho
soldiers al a military camp Ia West Virginia.
lie spent money freely. but the officers found
HIM out. and he was sent over 10 Washington
Both has arms aud his legs were ironed, and
ss he sat IN the train going at this speed. lac
ssys, saw u would be all up with me If they
ever got me 10 Washington, and did not want
70 see tie inside II tue old Capitol prison.
watched the guards and determined 10 iump
J was pretty sure that they would Kill me ii
they got Inc 10 Washington and ] could NOT
be any more than killed If ! jumped from the
TRAM lie did jump aud got loose He
watched bis guards closely and then pretend.
Ing be wanted drink Of water laboriousl .
moved himself of 20 the Watcr-c0oler at the
rear Of the car. As be drank hc opened the
door, ana then with jerk pitched himself
from the train just as il was going around 3
curve. The guards did not notice his Gight
until tie cars lad gone on for a mile or so
They backed the train and looked for him, but
could not find him. Mccartney had fallen
into pile Of soft gravel, aud was for a moment
unconscious. He sWoke, however. before be
was discovered. 10 find that two Of his rib.
were broken and bis body much bruised. He
erawied of into the high grass. ana after the
train had gone on broke of his chains with
heavy stone and craWled into town.
HE LECTURES or coUETERFEITIEG.
The great counterieiter was now laid up FOR