The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-04
THE MAKER OF MONEY
Counterfeiter of Swedish Notes
Held for the Grand Jury.
HOW'RE EXPLAINED THE MATTER.
sjodin Goes to Jail to Await Indict.
ment-Witnesscs to Be Brought
From Sweden.

Olof Stodin, alias Oloff Albertson, the Swedish
saioon-keeper, of Anacortes, who was arrested
on Wednesday upon charge of counterfeiting
Swedish bank notes, was given preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Emery yesterday
afternoon, and was sent to Jail to await the
action OF the United States grand jury in de-
fault of 81 800 bonds.
One OF the counterfeit 10o0-kroner notes,
which was found in the possession OF sjodins
orother at Stockholm by the Swedish authori-
Ties IN an envelope bearing the Anacortes post
marx, was produced in evidence 1t had been
sent by the Stockholm authorities to Chief A. L.
Drummond, of the secret service OF the United
states treasury department, as a sample of the
counterfeits with which Sweden has been
Hooded. Mr.. Drummond received this evidence
April 30, and since then the secret service de-
partment has been busy locating the counter
letters On the face of the bogus note held In
evidence by Commissioner Emery the Swedish
ponce have made an Endorsement, of which the
following is q translation:
Examined in the Office of the National bank
at Stockholm and found to be in all respects
counterfeit" On the back of the note is writ
ten: This is to certify that this bill was taken
out OF a sealed envelope, opened in our pres
ence, with seven seal Impressions, of which
five contained the name Sjodin and two Forsee.
Dated at the high sheritf's Office, together with
Helsingiandsans Hudikswall, Sweden, April
l9."
OHe Oh the priuclpal Witnesses tOr the govern
ment was Gus Nilsson, former bartender en-
ployed by the defendant. He stated that some
time in March his employer went over to Hot
Springs, and q short time after his return he
looked sad. and the witness asked him what was
wrong with him.
"He told me to sit down." testified the wit
ness, sand he said he was afraid detectives were
after him." / asked him why detectives would
want to hunt him, and he said
wv n n
1000 kroner bank note at Is per cent. discount.
I'm afraid that the fellow bought 1t from made
1t himself. / sent it to my brother and he has
been arrested for passing counterfeit note
81 told him to go TO Seattle and see j. H. Lewis
and tell him about it. He went to Seattle, and
when he came back / said:
"'Did you see Lewis about that counterfeit
note? and he said:
"'0h, let that matter go to hell
"After that did not talk any more about the
note, and found a job that paid better and quit
him."
Charles McKinnon, grocer, of Anacortes,
identified the envelope which contained the
forged note He said that he addressed the en-
velope for the defendant; that the defendant,
claiming he could not write, asked him to write
the address for him.
N. G. Bauer, for twenty-five years In the Sc
cret service of the United States treasury
department, who made the arrest of the de-
fendant, testified that when Sjodin was con-
fronted with his guilt in the Anacortes post
Office he was very much excited and that the
following conversation took place:
"Did you ever see this before?" holding up
the envelope addressed by McKinnon, contain
ing the forged thousand-kroner note sent to
Chief Drummond by the Swedish authorities.
"No, never did"
"Didn't you register this letter here and send
1t to your brother in Stockholm
"No"
Patrick Fl. Winston, United States district
attorney, represented the state and L. C. Gilman,
of Lewis & Gilman, appeared for the prisoner
When the case comes before the grand jury the
Swedish officer who opened the envelope con-
tanning the forged note will appear to give his
evidence. 1t may be necessary to import several
other government employees from Stockholm as
witnesses in the case.