The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02

Shbiic clipping ID JTlubSu III SOllQ non
pareil and secondly, that on the front
side the confidence men did not get
enough type set by one line and there
is tell-talo white space broad
enough to show half line of print at
| the foot Of the column, which is also va
cant on each side of the rules, while tho
clipping is exactly half a column in
length. 1t is needless to say that no
| New York daily sets it's whole paper in
SO small type as nonpareil. The arti-
Gle from first to last is puff for tho
''green goods" which Mr.. Charles Will
son, alias "You Know" alleges in his
circular he has for SALE 1t bears in
ternal evidence of having been written
and concocted by the same person as the
one who wrote the circular. In spots
the English language gets very much
the worst of it. For instance, note this
gem: Very queer remarks, isn't it?
| What would you think?' The article
is too long to print in full, but from the
following extract it will be seen how
artfully 1t is contrived with n view to
persuading the dishonest but ignorant
man that Mr.. Wilson and his counter
fcits have tied Uncle Sans hands
behind his back and left him pow
erless to interfere with their cir
culation. Tho interview with the
millionaire is particularly brilliant,
for tho common belief of tho ignorant
is that any man who has a million
must in the very nature of things have
stolen it. The audacity of "You Know"
in attempting to palm off tho screed
as tho work of a metropolitan news
paper man is an offense In itself worthy
Of seventeen years without food or drink
in the deepest depths of the solitary
cells at Auburn. Tho idea of report
er on New York daily saying, 'to give
our candid opinion VIC could SEQ no
difference" etc., is an entire novelty.
Tho article commences:
The failure of tho United States Court to con-
vict Charles Wilson, one OF the most gigantic,
successful and altogether ingenious counterfeit
ers In this or any other country, is great dis
appointment to tho chief of tho secret service.
Detective Johnson's evidence Is the first on
tho list. He swore that about three months
months ago q prominent merchant OF San
|
in New Jersey, offering to sell him money
printed from Treasury plates that could not be
told from the genuine.
Then comes the alleged story of the
purchase of the counterfeits and the ar
rest and trial of the counterfeiter. The
following extracts arc very rich:
Il. Here the prisoners counsel asked
the Government experts If they would swear
that the bills examined by them were counter
| feits. To the astonishmcnt of every member
OF the grand jury, they replied that they would
not, in fact could not, as they were positive the
bills were as good as any issued by the Govern
ment excepting the fact that there was not as
much silk fiber interviewer In the paper Of tho
bills found on the prisoner as in the genuine be-
longing to the United States. The fault, con-
tinucd tho expert, lays in tho careless manner
observed in the Treasury Department in allow.
ing the worlmcn to handle Government plates,
printing inks, dies, etc. as they wished
The judge had no other alternative than to
instruct the jury to discharge tho prisoner,
who thanked tho jury and quickly tripped out
of the court room vaisc in hand that contained
cold 100000 CT money that was good enough
| for the writer at all events.
To give our candid opininion, we could sec no
difference In the bills, as the notes were printed
| from genuine United States. AS the case now
stands, some one is getting rich in q safe, fast
and sure manner at the expense of the Govern.
| mcnt.
=
| The sensational report published in an even
ing paper yesterday that I. well-known million.
aire made his fortune by dealing in counterfeit
money and bonds that were issued by Wilson Is
| secuted by his numerous friends. When our re.
porter called at tho millonaires mansion last
| evening he refused to talk on the subject and
| gruffly said: Il have nothing to say for pub
! lication. Let the people attend to their busi.
| ness and I'll attend to mine." Very queer re.
| marks, isn't it? What would you think?-Chica'
go Journal.