The evening world., 1894-09-21
Frankie Thought to Have Made
Most Of the Spurious Small
Change Here.
TURNED OUT TEN-CENT PIECES.
1.-The Two Children Accused Of Pass
ina Them Released on Account
of Their Youth.

Agents of the United States Secret
Service last night raided the rooms of a
gang Of Italian counterfeiters. at 1888
East Forty-seventh street, and arrested
Ave persons, whom they arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Alex
ander this afternoon.
Their names are: Antonio Frankie,
thirty-six years old; his wife, Angelina,
thirty years old: their son, Frank
Frankie, nine years old; their daughter,
Rose Frankie, aged seven, and Ange-
una's mother, Annie Clemente, seventy
years old.
Frankie and his wife manufactured
counterfeit Decent pieces, which were
passed by his children and the grand
mother.
About IS worth of counterfeit Decent
pieces were found in the rooms of the
prisoners, and also all the plant. cru
clbles. moulds, &c.
This particular gang Is believed by
the Secret Service officers to have made
and passed most of the counterfeit small
change in circulation in New York
Frankie and his wife were neatly
dressed, and the children particularly so.
| The old grandmother also presented a
respectable appearance.
Secret Service Agent Wilson testified
that in March last he saw Antonio
Frankie purchase a quantity Of tin in
Chatham Square and saw him take 1t
home. He Swallowed the family since
4 "Men, and this morning with another
Vent visited Franko's room on the
hurth floor of 33S East Forty seventh
street. He found all the prisoners there.
Near the stove he found a large bone
cup half full of molten lead, guam
tty of plaster of Paris, several sheets
Of tin, a quantity of files, knives and
backing to age the coins. In a, drawer
found nessy = anhe OF
pieces in it.
Or the daughter, Rose, a pocketbooo9k
son Frank pocketbook, with a bad
Decent piece in 1t. In another drawer he
found more couterfeit Decent pieces anc
ner of cupboard ne found large guam
tity of broken plaster Decent piece
moulis
The witness said that Sept. II the little
girl passed a bad ten-cent piece ct 81
Second avenue for loaf of bread, ano
brought the change to her grandmother
On the 18th, 10th and goth he fount
where she had passed bad ten-cen'
pieces in the neighborhood for milk
fruit and matches. He produced the bac
money in evidence.
Acting Local Chief Agent Baggs SAID
that Mrs. Angelina Frankie was ar
rested by Secret Service men sever
months ago for passing counterfeit
money on the cars. She was examined
snd discharged by Commissioner
Antonio Frankie admitted that the ar
ucles described had been found in hi
roomt but he denied that his famil!
knew anything about them. He sait
an the plant and money had been lief
n MS care by Leopold Centonza; Of 30
Fast FortySeventh street who ha'
promised to show him how to use them
r1ommissloner Alexander held Antoni
TTranko in 81 200 bonds for the Gran
IItttty. Both he ana Assistant District
AattQrney Mott agreed that the charg
against the two children would not hol
Sn account of their youth, and they wer
pnhe agents had not shown that Mrs
ishko had actually manufactured tn
e eO' nor was 1t shown that Annie Glen
tbs TITS had passed any counterfeit coir
MereIore, the Commissioners discharge
ht,s, franko and Mrs. Clemente to tn
'Hasrin Of the Secret Service popl.