The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
CCUNrEKFbIIhK, yEHY A0TIVs.
Many showers of the Queer Arrested Dur
ipp the Year

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-William ?.
HaZen. chief of the secret service dlVlS-
ion of the Treasury Department IN nus
annual report, shows that during tne
wear the Total number of arrests mace
was 6S7, nearly all of which were Iol
violations of the statutes relating 70
coInterfeiting United states money 81 ~
hose arrested about 800 were either con-
vicfed or pleaded guilty, 129 are now
awaiting the action of grand )urleS' Lnc
fines collected amounted to S9bf' Inc
amount OF altered or counterfeit noL ce
captured during the year was sZlSy99,
coins SO 1856. There was also captured l5f
plates from which counterfeit money had
been printed 80 dies, l56 moulds ana
large Quantities OF miscellaneous maltel'
consisting of tools, melting pots, etcs
Chief Hazen states that the events OF
ths last year furnish evidence OF great
activity among counterfelters, the num-
Der of arrests reported for counterleltihS
both notes and coins largely exceeding
that Of any previous year Ia the nlsloL
of the service In commenting upon the
large number of counterfeit notes as
covered. chief Hazen says: "The art OF
photolithography although seemingly In
its infancy. has made IL comparatively
easy TO initiate the most sklitully en-
grived designs of our notes. so that the
danger from this source is not only very
grave, but increasing, and 10 meet these
conditions the designs ana execution OF
Government notes should be Sucn as
difficult. one safeguard still remaining
however, is the secret process OF max
ing distinctive paper.
Coin counterfeiters are more numerous
than formerly, and more than the usual
number of arrests and captures OF ma
terial has been reported. Thls DTanch
of counterfeiting, however, Is more Sc
rious in its result 10 the community
than that of making spurious noIS9' a ii
much less difficult of detection. No evl-
dence of advancement in the ART OF manu-
featuring counterfeit coin mas. peeli
SHOWN. or the numerous counteIlei'9 VI
the silver coins which have appedreu gu ~.
ing the past year, none can De CldeSeu %
especially dangerous. .-. l.,
The iigures show decided increase III
the receipt of altered notes during lhG
fiscal year. The arrest OF persons charseu
with altering and passing notes are
largely in excess of any previous year,
and is due TO the promptneSs Oh
the agents of this service In thoroughly
Investigating all cases reported 10 Them
Among the most important arrests OF
This class of operators were NJ. T. Paul
son. at Denver, Col, on september 10
1888 and 5. j. Freeland and his wide'
Belle, at Chicago, H., on November io,lo5o;.
These people were artists In this line OF
ty1rI< and the community is 10 be con-
graduated that they are now serving
terms in prison. -,
ION February /, 1894, l found the bank
ing interests deeply concerned over the
great number OF HSHl-"elSHl sOiu Gum"
in circulation.
These coins had been impaired by
new and ingenious method; namely, the
milled or corrugated rim Of the coin had
been removed, decreasing its value about
) per cent. new milling was then put on,
and the coin, TO all appearances, MADE
perfect. | Immediately put agents TO
work. with the result that all OF the
guilty persons are now serving terms
In States prison one man was arrested
i'm Sioux City, Iowa on March 49, 1894,
and. after trial, was sentenced 10 inn
prisonment for eighteen months; another
and his wife were subsequently arrested
In Baltimore. Maryland. and sentenced to
four years and six months respectively.
In both Instances a lathe and complete
set OF tools were captured. Since these
arrests were made, coins lightened In the
manner above described had ceased TO
appear.
I'm the prosecution OF these cases !
was greatly surprised to learn there Is
no law to punish uttering or passing such
lghtened or debased coins, knowing them
10 be such. /. therefore. earnestly recon-
mend the passage OF an act making IL a
felony 10 mutilate United States coins, or
to utter, pass or attempt 70 pass such
coins"