The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-14
PASSED GLASS MONEY
Frank Toofan Arrested for Utter
ing Spurious Quarters,
He Made a Speciality Of Tobacco.
nists In Hudson Street.
The Police Think the Couuterfeits
Were Made In Connecticut.

Detectives Quiulan and Michacls. OF
the Charles street station, arraigned
Frank Toofan. an italian, twenty-five
years old living at 500 East One Hun
bred and Ninth street, in Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court to-day charged with
passing counterfeit money. Justice Noor-
his transferred the case to United States
Commissioner shields.
Reports have recently reached the po-
lice from shop-keepers on the lower
west side that two men were scattering
counterfeit coin In that section. The bad
money was In every case a twenty five
cent piece OF 1876 date.
Capt. Delaney detailed Detectives Quin-
Ian and Michaels to the case, and last
evening they were cruising on low er
Hudson street when they heard the cry
of 'Police'' and saw IL man run out Of
Frederick Boesman's cigar store, at S99
followed by the proprietor.
The detectives gave chase and over.
took the man. who proved to be Toofan.
The prisoner had a confederate on the
other side Of the street. who escaped;
Toofan had i've of the spuriou,
in nickels and dimes, indicating that he
had successfully passed a number of his
coins before being caught
Cnrious,y enough 1Gts, Toofan seems To-
for his victims. and he had his coat
pockets stuffed with cheap cigars AND
packages of ciSarett -, showing the sue
| cess OF that days campaign.
When Toofan entered Boepman's place
last evening the tooacconist tossed bach
the coin. saying 1t was no good" Too
fan insisted that II was. Broesman called
to his little daughter In German to. e
| for "a n0lirpmnn. Than ha nrnppAdnh IL
nen9 Win F Tootan RE e'9a atter "e at As ss
| smelled a mouse on incontinently bolted
| followed by Bresm an.
| The policemen made list OF the fol
lowing tobacco dealers, all located within
four blocks on Hudson street, who rec
ognized Toofan as one Of them en- wht
coin: Jacob Franklin, No. 4ss; John Sex
ton, No: 4Si; George Hegeman, No. iS
Henri, Dish, No. 49S; N. Wasenhousen
f TS Sss N usssRh No. P't g. No. ST. al"
The coins are made .of an amaleam o
glass and mercury. They arc light ii
weight, but have good ring. The en-
| craving Is fair, but not as well define,
| as the genuine.
The police have learned that Toofai
had just come to the city from Norwich
Conn. where they believe there Ia
that roofsn 10 one OF an italian gam
that has recently flooded the Ninth am
| sixteenth wards with bad coins OF SINAI
| denominations
| Toofan was taken before Unite
States Commissioner Shields and he'll
for examination while the Secret Bervic
| men look up his record, which they be
lieve will lead them to important dis
| closures.
On examination, T'oofan said he cam
to New York Ave days ago from Con
neoticut. and pronounced the name Q
the town where he lived In that Stat
as Norwich"
The Secret Service people think h
may have come from Norwalk, and wi
investigate as to whether there Is nc
connection between the spurious 2
cent coins found on Toofar and tn
copper mold for manufacturing cour
terfeit 25-cent pieces found last wee
near the railroad station at South MOI
walk. Conn. The dates Of several Of III
nine counterfeit quarters which Toofa
is charged with either having In hi
possession or of passing bear the sam
date as the South Norwalk mold
This clue may lead the Secret Servic
men to counterfeit coin manufactor
headquarters in Connecticut.
Toofan. who is pretty well dresse
and wears heavy gold watch an
chain. Is a very sly customer. H
says the money found on him was pal
to him as wages for driving wager
He also claims to have father VIII
keeps a grocery store, and brothe
who has a fruit stand in the Harier
| district.