Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-07
COUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED.

Excitement Yesterday Over the Appearance of Counterfeit Ftve-Dollar Bills in the CIty-Two Italians Who Were Passing Coua- terfe1t Money Arrested in the After. noon.
 There was asconsiderable,.s e,.sxcitement around the city yesterday over the discovery that there was quite large number of counter felt five-dollar and two-dollar bills in cir oulation in various parts of the town. Quite a number were offered at the Me chanics' bank, but were refused. One bank took five of them before the counter felt was discovered and another had one. Two were passed on Michael Hessler, & well known baker on State street near Hum phrey, and William H. Arfmann holds one in his possession. Complaints have come from almost all parts of the city, so that it would seem that they had been pretty gen. erally circulated. None of the counterfeits appeared here until Labor day, and it is surmised that they were circulated very freely then.
 At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Of- fcers Klaiber and Bowen made couple of captures which show where some of the counterfeits came from. The men arrested were couple of Italians, who are believed to be part of gang of New York coun- terfeiters, who came here with the inten ton of flooding the city with bogus notes. The two Italians approached the fruit stand of Jose Celalana, 23 Church street. and made few purchases of his wife, who was | at 1fpc fo &ho oe ALa payment they handed her one of the coun- terfeit bills. Sheat once recognized that 1t was "no good," and when they persisted in making her take 1t in payment, she called the two officers named above, who, on making an examination of the bill, ST l rested the men and took them to police headquarters, where it was found that they had quite number of the bogus bills about them. Eleven $5 counterfeit bills 1 were found on the person of one of them | About $59 in genuine bills and $34 in gold and silver were found in their pockets. They gave the name of Victor FaralH and | Pietro Discis.
 Among their belongings was picture of a group, in which the faces of both pris- oners appear, on the back of which was written Fl Mulberry street, New York; also | two letters, one directed to Victor Pietrc | at 179 Park Row and another at New Mil ford.
 United States Commissioner Wright was immediately notified and United Statet Marshal Loveridge soon came with mitti mus from Commissioner Wright. Upo1 the prisoners statement that they could not procure bonds they were handcutfec together and sent to the jail, where they will await the hearing, which occurs nex Monday.
 l C,or ofSar tho n,xr, of 4l. .x L came noised about the city. Raphael Milo restaurant keeper at Hill street, ant John Raccino, who keeps fruit stand a the corner of Meadow and Water streets came to police headquarters with some o the counterfeit bills, which they claim tn, men passed upon them.
 The $5 bill is 8 silver certificate of tn series of 1886. It has 8 portrait of Genera Grant on the right hand side, and this the only weak point that runs chance o detection. The seal is small scallope. one, excellent both in color and execution The color of the treasury number is als good, but the figures are irregular. Po1 trait of General Grant is poorly engrave and has motheaten appearance.
 One aid in detecting the counterfeit i the fact that all seen so far are of the serie B 13, which can be found engraved on tn left of the portrait.
 The back of the bill is very we'll done
 but the engraving of the silver dollar is
 triae smaller than on the genuine. All the banks have been warned of tn
 counterfeit, which has appeared recent
 in other cities, and each has g description
 In substance of paper the bill is very sim
 lar to the genuine, but there is apparent
 slight increase in thickness. The bill
 appear to be such as only in circulation
 short time. That is they have not To,
 their bright color and crisp condition The parallel silk threads are represente
 by pen strokes which are very good i'm
 tations of the genuine thread. In fac
 the counterfeit ia dangerous one, and f
 considered by the bank detectives