New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-18
COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT
MORE ARRESTS LIKELY TO FOLLOW.
THE LONG SEARCH OF THE DETECTIVES RH
WARDED AT LAST-TWO MEN SECURED
AFTER A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

AFTER A DESPERATE STRUGGLE
For several weeks store keepers all over the city
have been greatly annoyed in counting the days
REGENTS at finding among the cash number oil ~
counterfeit silver certificates The shopkecpes Oh
PHILADELPHIA and Boston have been troubled IN the
same way and the attention Of the Treasury De-
partment was called to the existence OF the coun-
terfeit certificate. description OF the Dill was
sent to all banks and to the newspapers ana an
effort was made to put merchants on their guhru
The counterfeit was good one and might easily
I've taken for a genuine bill. The Secret Service
detectives have been huIing for the counterfeiters
without success 1t soon became evident that the
counterfeits were being handled by an unusually
shrewd set Of criminals, and while the detectives
were able to find many Of the bills in circulation
they could not find the persons who showed"
them. The officers learned that women as well
as men were engaged in passing the bad money.
few days ago two SpaniardS stayed at the st.
James Hotel one night, and they cashed several
81 certificates that were afterward found TO 10
countcrfeits The matter reported to IN
spoctor Byrnes. who detailed two detectives 10
make an investigation. The swindlers did noS
leave any marks Lehind except the bad money
and the officers were unable to make any headway.
The fact that a wcll-organized gang of counter
feiters were flooding the city, with money WITHOUT
being caught bothered Inspector Byrnes and the
Secret Service agents. and they worked nighs
and day for a clew Detective McManus, OF the
Secret Service, recently received Information
which put him the right track and last even
mo two of the courterfeiters were arrested and
locked up at Police Headquarters. On March
% last the window of Mrs. Lynchs jewelry store
NJ Twenty-second-st and Broadway was smashed
with a brick by two thieves who made away
with 81 400 worth of jewelry. The men VINO
did the Job were Daniel Magrano, age twenty|six,
an Italian, and Thomas Farrell Farrell was
caught in the act and Magrano was captured the
following day. When the case came up Tor trlai
Magrano turned States evidence and Farrell was
convicted and sent to Sing Sing. Magrano was
DISCHARGED. After awhile Farrell took hand in
giving away secrets, and he told Detective
NcNonus about the band of counterfeiters OF
which Magrano was member McAlanus learned
that Magranos district was the Bowery ana the
East Side and be put on lonGshoremah I'D
and went on hunt for him.
warded finally, and late yesterday afternoon ne
met Magrano and two other counteriele ia, on 'ic m
their manner and walked together to hugo
Joacknsen's furnishing store; No, 2,0 boWeiy,
AS as they entered the place McMansi sstance n
and returned as the counterfeters were leaving ieasing
the store with detective Cootreil. Magrin9
bought cake Of soap and gave tne Geth IN, .r par
50 bill When the detectives learned TINS they
Went after the men, who ran rapidly 70 Prince;
st. They darted up Prince-st. to Marion. and
there McManus caught MGgrano, who fough1
desperately TO get away.
at Broadway and he had lively fight to SUB
due him. The prisoners were marched 70 Pollce
Headquarters handcuffed together Magran9s
| companion gave tie name of Danel urlnnel:
Both prisoners refrsnd to talk. On the men were
found 5000 in 81 ,Iinterfeit certificates and $500
| in good money The prisoners will be taken , ne.
| fore Commissioner Shields this morning Ihe
| police believe that they now on the right
track of the counterfeiters and that more arrests
| will follow in n few days.