The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
COTNTERFEERS' KING.
-ur EXPERT AN DARING MILES
ocrE put BEND THE BARS.

-.s.,+s of His ID Career-He Was
'I no-n 70 a Life oCrime-A Floating
vsc+orv of Bogl Money His Won
aa-n,I Disguise His Last Sentence.
From the P1adelphid Press.
r..rrrxnroN Al. 6.-"The recent
80 of niles Oc, the notorious coun-
csy s~!.s- at Cincinati, and bis sentence at
,Slu,-bjs to ffteeiyears in the peuiten-
-.t.--- ali atkentiorO a man whose career
Va 80 rods mo like fiction than fact"
"a Aeting-Chieof the Secret Service
i3,-o at the Treury yesterday. "O1 all
- crooks whose leeds have emoelllshed
.5s annals Of erie none EXHIBIT q nIe
~ unioue and heckered as that OF
Miles 0gle; andas counterIeiter anu
-s-sTd manipulpr Of the queer he stood
IL second to etc Mccartney, whose
ou.J death drew the public attention TO
H. Torthv's haltentury Of unparalleled
.- ..-o OBS methods we're so
C S.e~;rsI and so keniously executed that
vSla'ssasiiv discount all other members OF
I;.obosan profesOn on this side Of the
Lnotar and ont tohe blush many of his
t,iows who fsncil they knew it ALL No
o.be- crook woulever have conceived the
;Sss Of using a fiaOoat on the Mississippi
as besdouarterfor the manufacture OF
pogus bank noses
An HEREDITARY CRIMINAL.
NIiIss OOle cate Of a family of crooks,
10 frat became nown in New York state,
where thew hauIbd the rivers in company
-ri+b hand of tbives IF the lowest ilk, and
while ostenslbly prsuing respectable oc-
crnation preyed n the large and small
craft Of those watrs and the surrounding
country. Brough up under such circum-
s,ances and with Vgabonds and outlaws as
HE associates, il not astonishing that
yrban on the threshold of manhood he
sbouId begin work s a counterfeiter. From
bis German parenage he Inherited that
ingenuity, craft, ad thrift which distin-
grished his subequent years. Miles
was born in New York state in 1S4l,
and the family cosisted, besides, of his
father George and wife and his brother
John. About the tine that Miles attained
his majority his faher bought a hat-boat
near Cincinnati, on|he Ohio river, and the
whole family embat1ed on an expedition Of
thunder. They fIated down the Ohio
toward the Mississippi, and before they had
rnrsued this coursef life many days they
we're suspected of SINE robberies which had
re,sntly occurred aong the banks and an
stte,npt was made at their capture. But
the old fellow skillflly eluded his pursuers,
but after few da's the party was again
under suspicion, ard the legal authorities on
10th sides Of the river made renewed efforts
to find them.
Just at this time the boat was lying off
Rockford, Ind, ald everybody was below
but the vigilant Niles. He saw man jump
on deck at the OTHER end of the boat and he
knew they were il danger. The officer made
rush toward Niles, who without an in
stant's hesitation picked up gun at his side
and emptied it at the newcomer. The
officer took q couple of steps, threw up his
arms and fell dead to the deck. Miles was
arrested on the boat, and after a short THAI
was sentenced to five years in the Indiana
state prison for murder. His light sentence
was attributed to his comparatively clean
record at the TINA and to other ameliorating
circumstances.
JOINS THE RENO GANG.
When he was discharged from prison he
had improved his mind to such an extent,
through the training he had received while
there, that he was at once recognized by the
Infamous Reno gang as a most desirable
acquisition. He was soon admitted to men,
bership in this band of scoundrels and BAN
dts, which was then the terror of Southern
Indiana, and while amo them they ac>
tuaily subjected and tyrannized over whole
counties OF that state, and the law-abiding
citizens we're afraid to organize any scheme
for their capture. In 1868 Reno gang.
with Ogle, Frank Reno and Mike Rogers as
Leaders, made flying visit to Mills county.
Iowa, and before the good people of that
vicinity knew what was going on. these
precious rascals had robbed the safe of the
treasurer Of Mills county and decamped.
But the people of Mills county got mad
right of and decided to bring them back
dead or alive. Accordingly every means
was put IN force to effect their capture, and
afew days later they bad taken quarters in
the Mills county Jail No facts were Lack
ing TO prevent prompt conviction, and the
plous people or that section were once more
settling down in peaceful security. when
enc morning their cells were found empty.
and they were never seen again in those
parts. The Reno brothers were finally
ynnched, but the willy Ogle escaped.
III $50 Ogle made new departure and
launched out boldly as professional coun-
terielter. For time he was with the no.
torlous Mccartney in Missouri, where he ex-
ecuted the printing Of number of S. bills
from plate engraved by Mccartney. His
saVlng Pete was decidedly informal. for
When that gentleman aWoke one morning
ne found not only Ogle gone but SIS. 600
worth OF his notes. Miles struck ont for his
90 stamping ground, Cincinnati, and sue
Gssfully placed the queer" with regular
IealsrS and showers" the. While in the
neyaSy or this prosperity, he was in II ar
ses'ed under the name Of George w. Will
Al al Plttsourg, where he was indicted
ana convicted of oounterfelting in the fol-
OWING october. He was given his liberty
vi oail' which he promptly Jumped
anu was not again in The clutches
Of the law until 1873. when Some detac'
yves terreted him out in PHILADELPHIA for
printing IS notes of the United States
treasury. In default Of SI2, 900 bail he was
llcarcerated and then sent to Pittsburp
where ne was wanted. After having been
~ ~ 11e mt sburg Jail from May to October
Le was admitted to bail with the under
s.anulng that he would furnish information
40 ah expert counterfeiter to assist In the
oppression OF the crime. When arrested
I AN. Time he surrendered to U. s. District
t.sVoiney SWope at set Of copper plates in
.Gur pieces, a set of steel plates In two
Rs .S for printing counterfeits of the
sumner" head variety of 50-cent notes.
nN G large amount of counterfeit cash
0sie ielt that section as soon as liberated.
A FLOATING WORKSHOP.
Inc detectives saw no more of him until
January OF II, when detective 'spotted''
, sim on an east,bound P. and st. L. railroad
rn' near Collier Station, Pa. This was a
~ niosV unfortunate encounter for Miles. for
~. .be 9l once immediately arrested him, and on
sue i2th OF the following March he was SEN
ii ~ at Pittsburg to eight years at hard
,1oor IN the Allegheny penitentiery, and to
pay. pay nne of $4,000. Nothing served to So
, lure MS conviction so much as the the fortv-
t t1fee electro plates from the 80 note pilates.
= e, tace, center and border-back plates for
= = Slv national bank note and red seal plate.