The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-02

nan, smoking a clay pipe, and called for
thinks As he uttered the words he threw
Town a silver dollar. When the coin struck
The hard wood surface with a sharp ring
Capt Hall startled slightly, looked sharply
At the man wearing the green shaGs, and left
the saloon. Crossing the street he waited.
Presently the man wearing the green shade
Ind his companion left the saloon and walked
howard the railway station. Capt. Hall fol-
lowed them. The men bought tickets to a
little town in the edge of the great pine
woods. Capt. Hall bought ticket to the
nme place The train did not start until
hear midnight, and it was morning when the
Two suspects and the secret service agent
reached their destination. All three break
tasted at a small restaurant whose tables
rere guiltless of cloth. Wien he had FIN
shed, the man wearing the green shade drew
rom his pocket silver dollar. Capt Hall
lid the same. The two coins, striking the
liable one closely after the other, rang out a
Iharp disSonance, and Capt. Hall looked
pleased.
After breakfast the suspects went outside
md stood near q lanppost talking earnestly.
Capt. Hall approached them, lighting his cob
pipe, whereupon the men stopped talking and
stared at him insolentlv.
swell, Bill said the agent, using the name
BY which be of the green shade had been ad-
dressed by the lumberman, sit is time you
were getting out of this part of the coun-
try
s'who are you, and what DO you meanT'
answered Bill sharply.
81 am Jimmy Morgann-using ore Of the
aliases Of a well known counterfeiter-''and
this is what l mean"
Taking from his pocket the silver dollar
which Bin had just exchanged FOR his break
fast and seventy-five cents in honest silver
quarters, Capt Hall let it fall with a signif-
rant ring on the stone pavement. Bill turned
pale.
Ever hear Of Capt. Hall7n asked the agent
Of the secret service.
Bill nodded with a look of terror.
''Weil, he wants you. I've seen him. I'm
less you look sharp he'll have you inside Of
twenty-four hours
Biil was panic stricken. He begged his
supposed companion in crime to help him and
his gang ont Of the United States with their
lit. Capt. Hall reluctantly consented, and
Eli and bis companion FASTENED 10 a livery
stable for horse and wagon Capt. Hail
went TO the telegraph Office and sent long
message to the department at Detroit
All day and half the night Capt. Hall and
the counterfeiters drove through the pine
woods AT midnight they reached a de
terted. half decayed lumberman's hut in q
thiclct Of second growth pines. They were
welcomed lfy q man and a woman, 10 whom
Bill hastily explained the situation. While
the horses were being fed, the men. Capt
Hall assisting. placed in the wagon beauti,
lul set of counterfciting implements and up
yards Of 300 Of the spurious silver dollars.
At daylight the party set out for a small
Inland town where Capt. Hull said they could
rest safely and look about them. WheI
within two or three miles of the town they
overlook four lumbermen with axes on theil
shoulders. Capt. Hall got cut to stretch hi
legs. The countelfeiters remained in th'
wagon Two of the lumbermcr were on ont
1ide OF the wagon; the other two and Capt
Hall were on the other side. Suddenly th'
fumbermen threw down their axes and thu
counterfeiters were startled TO hear In th'
voice OF Capt Hall the command:
Throw up your hands,"
They were more startled to. observe fy