The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-18
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fore he noticed a steel engraving of Viii
liam Allen on the wall.
Then Mary Brown volunteered the
story Of the picture, telling how Ulrich,
the forger and engraver. had made the
plate on an old saw-blade while doing
time in the Ohio penitentiary.
Then Mary told now Ulrich had made
one of the plates for the Webster head
counterfeit, which was news to the chief,
but not surprising, for UlriCh was the
best engraver in America.
Chief Bell. while masquerading as
Lawyer McWilliams, did not know that
he was the intended victim of a poison
ing plot.
Guyon had proposed to put morphine
in the brandy of the Hartford lawyer,
rob him of the money he had with him
to buy the green goods with, and then to
make 1t appear case of suicide.
ALMOST A MURDER.
The plan was carried out, and would
have been successful but that a tipsy
girl on a carousal in the HomewOod
tavern clinked glasses with the chief and
spoiled the fatal potion. Then the muir
derous combine agreed to let McWilliams
have the goods at certain time.
Guyon had brought the stuff up from
Cincinnati Chief Bell then arranged for
the capture of every one in the gang.
A Gordon of secret service men in dis
guise was put around the place There
seemed no chance for plans to miscarry.
The chief. as Andy McWilliams, was
ready to get the green goods. Guyon, al
ways crafty, would not deliver them.
Gerty was to do this, and she came into
the parlOr with a tin can in her hand.
The chief put down his supposed five
thousand-dollar roll. Then she showed
him the green bills rolled up in the can.
In a moment Bell had drawn a revolver
and fired. 1t was a signal for the men
outside to close in on briggs, GuyOn &
Co.
The handouts were soon over Gerty's
wrists, and outside old briggs rushed
from behind his bar, only to be grabbed
and manacled.
Trapped !" yelled old briggs. Caught
both of US Oh, that McWiliams.n
Outside the operatives were coming
towards the house for Guyon.
Alas! once again jim was hid in the
barn. When the revolver cracked out its
signal Guyon knew he was in a trap and
he decided to glide out. He got fully a
rod from the barn before Billy Hall
caught sight of him.
Guyon kept on, going straight into
picket fence, but he cleared it at single
jump. Billy Hall and Sweeney fired at
him, and Guyon, still smoking a pipe,
stopped, rested his revolver and fired TO
kill. He missed, ana ran among the trees,
not hesitating to keep up steady fire as
he lodged from tree to tree like an Indian.
DOnello was shot in the ear, but was soon
up and after the shooter.
GUYoN WAS TOO SLIPPERY.
Guyon was lost sight of in an oat field
and from that time on the secret service
Of h., lar 4 n
how Jim GuyOn got away.
He fooled Captain Hall in 1879 and ten
years later he fooled Billy Hall, the son.
Nor did the officers get trace of the plant
The press, plates, paper and the ink
with which GuyOn worked out his
goods were spirited away briggs and
Gerty were put in the Dayton jail, but
they are now out on bond and still live
at the HomewOOd Tavern.
There has been n delay in bringing these
cases to trial for lack of evidence.
Jim Guyon is a man we want" said
Capt HaZen Yesterday. Don't YOU be-
lieve it when any one says he is dead.
We had one of the Webster-head bills
here the other day. The government re-
called the entire issue but, of course,
some genuine ones are out yet, as well as
the counterfeit. 1t was supposed that
about 100000 was distributed by the
Driggs-Guyon people and their cOnfed-
crates"
The description given officially by the
department at Washington reads as fol-
lows
james Guyon, American, age about a.,
hight about six feet, weight 800; com
pleXiOn dark, hair dark brown, at times
with full beard: very slow in his move
ments; high cheek-bones; in habit of
carrying left hand behind his back
turns his whole body when he looks
around
The eye of the government never
closes in its hunt for men like Guyon.
Day and night the search goes on, and it
is only matter Of time before jim
Guyon viii be behind the grating of
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