Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-11-19

that the bill was SO large that he mao
gone to bank near by TO nave ~
smined before he accepted it. Having
fonr6 that it was a good bill, hs
brought her the change. She became
very indignant at having her honesty
questioned. refused to take the shawl
and started to leave the store with hef
81 600 bill Suddenly changing ne.
mind. however, she came E;c'' ana sala
that she would take the shawl 1.,.n"r
than go hunting another, as that oi!e
inst suited her. The clerk wrapped IL
nm for her, took the bill. gave her the
! chanpe. and away she went An houI
! later, when the store se1,t its money 70
! the bank, for the days business tne
, note was declared to be countefieA'' T.
! The chief of police was notified, detec.
tives were sent to all the depots ana
,vh,rres to watch for the woman, ano
she was CAPTURED as she was boarding
train. She had a good 81 900 bill IN he'
! rocket; and that was the one orlglna'lJ
offered to the clerk. She had ten o'AAe
bills. each Of them OF the $l,ooo oeHo.n
ination, and they were counteTieiS'
She was going to New York to work 'iie
same scheme. She is now In the Peni
+en+;,rv Moreover, the forger VINO
These criminals cannot long keep ous -
the clutches OF the law.
5 The museum of the secret service con
t,ins not only specimens of the work o.
this class of criminals, but the Phoso
craphs of many of theIn-a rogues gaI
Ierv The attendants and guides eS
S nlnin many things which would other
: wise be passed unnoticcd. For eNui''
: ple if YOU were to see an lInl'atio'
= tive.doIInr note, with an advertisement
5 of n hair tonic on one end OF H. ~
;, would not suppose that that was N
d +.pIad To be a counterfeit; and prot
l. biy it was not originally so 1nte!'oee
;. rr,+ that advertisement has been pas:
l. ;,p among ignorant negroes IN I'll
It south as Il genuine fve-doller bill "nt
l. il is nearly worn out. 1t was hf'
r. e,;ven TO the public in Chicago as gei
l. uine advertisement, but some rasca
h rathcred up number OF copies, zoo
'e them south. and passed them as eoe
lie money. Another very singular tnihS
IS the Chicago baseball bank note. II M
,r =, ricturc of Manager Sralding on u
e. front and the pictures Of the baseba
team on the back. That adveft's
nent. which is an imitation OF go
certificate. was used as good mon
among ignorant people until II hao
be suppressed. Yet when 1t WAS
sued no harm was intended.
Nv attention was called to si,o
\ government bond which was count'
\ felt, and yet it is exactly like the 80
, bonds of the government. Many Set
oco a certain bank in New YORK
riven an order for plate for sl''
bond. An expert engraver was put
work and faithfully executed the
SIGN which was furnished hlm.
worked all day on the plate LOT
Government, and then he wcrHea
. night at home on a similar plate h'
were finished together. The gove
mcut accepted the plate and Palo
the work. Immediately after the
ernmcnt bonds were issued TINS
rraver printed OYER 100000 OF SIM
on bonds from his duplicate plate 10
as clever a crime ever was conrnlt'
10, But before a single one of those co
.'y terfeits was issued the treasury ce
oie tivcs arrested the man who car
'iHs them to Chicago. and he is now IN
penitentiary. From this you can Ju
"' how CLOSELY these detectives watch
pectcd men and how promptly they
tcct them The law never shows
mercy to a courterfeiter.
,ne- SMITH ID. FR
nor