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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19

at least half a dozen other men who were utilized in various ways in dispos- ing of the bogus money. They were the most crafty and successful makers and circulators of the counterfeit bills that ever came In contact with in my of hcial capacity. Within the past few days have had news of the chief of this gang, "Old Nelson Driggs," who is now keeping small hotel or road house near Dayton, o. He and his wife are now under indictment for passing counterfeit money, but it is quite likely they will both go free, for the principal witness against them, Charles Wesner, a lawyer, met tragic death not long ago in an Indiana court room. In dispute with another law yer he cut his opponents throat and was shot in return, both men dying within few moments.
 It was in 1883 that the secret service officials were made aware of the exist ence of this particular gang of bogus money-makers by the appearance of counterfeit f1fty-dollar bill of excellent design and workmanship. The coun- terfeit compared very favorably with the original and was being passed all over the country, but principally in the south. After careful work on the part of the secret service detectives, two ex- perienced counterfeiters, well known to the United States officials, Jim Hanford and Jim Petts, were arrested on Mississippi river flat boat and placed in the Natchez (Miss.) jail. They had been passing the counterfeit fifty dollar notes all through the southern states.
 l went south soon after the arrest of Hanford and Petts and prepared for my task of running down this gang of counterfeiters of which the two men in the Natchez jail were star members. No sooner did I get to work on the case than I discovered that the gang was the most powerful one in exist ence, and that they were turning out hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterfeit bills.
 Hanford broke jail at Natchez but was recaptured and placed in a cell at Holly Springs, Miss, by the United States marshal of that district pro ceeded to Holly Springs and engaged lodgings. I had determined that my best plan of action was to be arrested as counterfeiter and get placed in the same jail with Hanford. The United States district attorney for the district in which Holly Springs is located was c. Wylie Wells and the assistant dis
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
SAVE DOCTORS BILLS

by paying attention to properly regulating the bowels thereby preventing thousand and one Arrangements of the system which follow neglect of this precaution Once used for this purpose, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are always in favor. They're purely vegetable and far better, as a liver pilf, than blue pills or calomel Their secondary effect is to keep the bowels open and regular-not to constlpate
 Miss MARY ANGUISH, of Glen Edston, Mar was pale and emaciated, food fermented in
 .eNA my stomach. A phy-
 NKk 6ician pronounced my
 case .Catarrh of the s8AS& Stomach but he could &3M not help me. ! lived
 &4H month without solid
 EA 8N> &8 food and when tried E. 3I to eat would vomit. kA.A " At this time l began
 N taking Doctor Pierce's
 % Pleasant Pellets and in N two weeks was decid- S< edly better. l am now ~AgH~Ssas in good health, and cEf never felt better in my a,.s, Au,r,,sz life. I have a better miSs ANeoish' color, eat more, and have no distress after eating-haying gained thirteen pounds since began taking them.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
OUR SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Ex-Chief Drummonds Adventure
 with Counterfeiters Gang.
Joined the Band Himself-caused He Own Arrest and Tried to Bribe tho Jailor in Order to Deceive the Real
 Offenders.
loopYR1aHr, is04.l

What Superintendent Byrnes is to the criminal classes of New York A. L. Drummond has been for many years to the counterfeiters and others who com init offenses against the United States government. He has been the most feared man in the secret service by criminals for more than quarter of a century, and he has broken up many bands of counterfeiters in various states, brought to justice forgers, de- faulting national bank officials, as well as numerous other employees of the government who were tempted to place their hand in Uncle Sam's cash box. The story of his most exciting experi- ,ence, when he broke up the most pow ierful gang of counterfeiters ever known in this country Is an exceedingly in- teresting one MT. Drummond has just resigned as chief of the United States secret service, and he feels at liberty ito talk of the past.
 Ex-cHIEF DRUMMoND's STORY.
 While am averse to relating occur rences in which the personal proneun s'I" must figure to great extent, will depart for a moment from the rule which l followed while chief of the se- cret service. Now that am no longer in the service of the government and the ends of justice cannot be interfered with by what state, feel that can tell with propriety of the most power ful combination of men, banded to- gether to manufacture and circulate counterfeit money, ever known in this lor any other country. Such tale can not but help to point moral to the thousands of men who are engaged in this great modern race for riches with honesty left at the post. It points moral in sense that no good ever comes from the work of the criminal; in time they all share the same fate either prison cells, violent deaths or the end comes in poverty at old age.
 In the band of counterfeiters speak of there were thirteen principals and
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Oxford. Miss.

Oxford, Miss.
 Before 1 was taken from Holly Springs, though, had been arraigned before United States Commissioner Ab- bolt and held for trial on ten thousand dollar bail. On the way to Oxford jail I had rather an experience with colored deputy sheriff who marched Hanford and me along Holly Springs main street to the railway station. MT. Pierce had a pretty big gun when first met him, but this colored deputy had one at least foot longer.
 In order to impress Hanford, I att tempted to bribe the colored deputy, Randolph Gore. I offered him five dol lars if he would take the handcuffs off and let us escape.
 '.Doan you try ter bribe me, sah, am an officer of the law, sah, and must do my duty, sah," replied MT. Gore, as he held his gun closer to his prisoners.
 He became convinced that I was about to attempt to escape, and when I halted for an instant to ease my handcuffed arm, narrowly escaped being shot.
 ''Go along there now, sah, I've got to do my duty, sah; I'm an officer of the law, sah," he yelled as he raised the hammer of his big gun. Hanford and quickened our pace to the station, for we saw that Gore would not stand on ceremony in shooting. When we reached the station MT. Gore turned us over to the United States marshal who had proceeded us.
 "Fo heavens sake, Mistah Marshal, watch dat little man, sah" exclaimed MT. Gore, "he Is bad man, sure, sab. Fo' de Lawd, dat man had his hand cuffs off three times, and if I hadn't done my duty, sah, he would have es caped suah, sah."
 All of this by-play, it will be seen, impressed Hanford with the belief that was desperate counterfeiter. At the Oxford county jail Hanford and I had many talks on counterfeiting, and I learned great deal about the gang of which he was member.
 He was beginning to regard me as a good man for confederate, if we ever got out of the scrape we were in. So I planned to break jail. Hanford advised against the undertaking, but told him that if he would stick to me, we would get out together
 The United States marshal was then taken into my secret and he called to see me, as was arranged, the night 1 was to make my break for liberty. He took the sheriff, MT. scroggs, to |
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19

trict attorney was a MT. Lee. These were the only two men excepting Q banker in Holly Springs who know of my plan or were acquainted with me at all in that section of the state.
 It was with District Attorney Wells that made my arrangements to be ar rested. After going about the town for several days, chatting with people and making friends, walked into a store and bought box of paper collars, offering to pay for them with a fifty dollar bill which was refused. The bill had been made to look pale by solu- tion of acid and the district attorney had also marked it. After I took my collars-which paid for with a fifty. cent fractional currency note-District Attorney Wells entered
 ''If you don't mind," he said to the clerk, "I would like to see the bill that he who just went out gave you"
 Tt was counterfeit, sure," yelled the young man, land refused it."
 MT. Wells said: Watch out for that fellow, for he Is a counterfeiter. If he comes in here again notify me at once, call the sheriff and have him ar rested"
 That clerk did watch out for me, and when went into the store a few days later and presented another pale, marked bill, this time a ten-dollar note, he promptly notified Wells, and had me arrested by United States Marshal Pierce. MT. Pierce was very tall man with slow way of speaking. He held up big gun while he read me his warrant in his slow and decidedly unmusical tone.
 denied any knowledge of the coun- terfeit or any acquaintaneeship with commercials. As he fnished reading the warrant, attempted to throw away big roll of counterfeit bills. MT. Pierce made dive for them, all the while keeping me covered with his big old style gun.
 My alias was George Malm.
 As Mir. Pierce recovered the bills he put his big gun little closer to me.
 George Malm," said he, ''you are counterfeiter and have got the evi- dence, sah, so you had better confess" became freindly with Hanford in the jail, for he soon learned that had been arrested for passing counterfeit money. Being United States prisoners we were handeuffed together one day and transferred to the county jail at
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Birmingham Age Herald. l

Little did we think years ago when Dr.. Holloway, our great southern specialist, located in Birmingham and modestly an- nounced through the columns of the Her aid that he would treat only special class of diseases that he would ever achieve an international reputation. To our personal knowledge from across the ocean, in far away England, they have learned of his skill and fame and consult him. We be- lieve with the doctor that truth, merit and honor always win. He stands at the head "a pleasant gentleman, an able physician and is recognized as the leading author ity in the treatment of all private diseases. Birmingham may well be proud of him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Birmingham Daily News. l

No specialist in the south is more fa- miliar with the treatment of private troubles than Dr. Y. B. Holloway. Dur ing his long residence in this city he has successfully treated many thousands of pa- tients suffering with private troubles of every conceivable form. This great expe- rience, together with his skill and ability, not only places the doctor at the head of his profession in such matters, but is a guarantee to all that place themselves un- der his care that they will receive the best treatment possible to be obtained.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Labor Advocate.]

Step by step, year by year, Dr. Hollo- way has acquired his almost national rep utation as a specialist and which, with his genial nature and open hearted public is rapidly winning for, himself unlimited social and professional honors aud the most flattering practice, both at home and abroad.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
lAiountain Home, Talladega, Ala.l

The excellent and praiseworthy reputa- tion of Dr. Y. E. Holloway is well de- served by him. We are personally ac- quainted with the doctor and know him to be a man who is straight and square. His superior ability in his line is recognized by all who know of him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Opium Fiends In New York.

It is estimated that New York has no less than 10000 opium smokers. Like many other vague estimates, however, this one is apt to be very wide of the mark
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19

graduate Surgery
  
 
  Brningh by in the union.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Chinese Justice.

In China a man who killed his father was executed and along with him his schoolmaster for not having taught him better. s
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Sumter County Sun.l

In point of ability he is second to none, and has been longer in Birmingham than any specialist there. "Truth, merit and honor always win,'' and in that line Dr. Holloway stands in the front rank.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
PRESS NOTICES.

Holloway notices nearly which he is held by general public:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
BUSINESS NOTICES.

WANTED-A strong, capable girl for Gener.
al housework. Apply after August "a to
A. II. Campbell, johnson, Vt.
wANTED.-1OO lbs. sage grown in 1894 l.,
and dried in the shade. HALL & CHENEY.
JUST Four LEFT mean those No. ? Wa
verly bicycles with Morgan and Wright tires,
the strongest wheel in the market Price $50
on time, $40 cash. II. WAITE.
For SALE.-The Gallup Farm on Cady's
Falls and Morristown Corners road, with
stock and tools, and glowing crops. Apply
on the premises.
F. S. MORGAN, Morrisville, VT.
Inasmuch as | have sold my residence and
expect to move awav, | would respectfully re-
quest all having accounts with me to call and
settle the same at their earliest convenience.
| have a horse, carriage and harness that
will sell cheap. JOEL ALLEN, NJ. ID.
johnson, VT, August 6, 1894. 42tf
For SALE-My farm, including one hun
dred acres tllage and pasture land also all
my personal property, viz: Three hundred
sap buckets aud storing tubs, all new, several
horses and colts, thirty tons hay, five cows,
ten rods new slaves, plain, Ointed and bu6-
ted, for penstock feet in diameter, one three
years old mare colt, by Rare Ben, her dam by
Daniel Lambert, standard and registered, and
other personal property; also my saw mill,
situated three miles from WOlcott, on the
Eagle Ledge road Easy terms if desired.
For further information call on or address
A. l.. JENNINGS, Wolcott, Vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
Fl. e. DOUGLASS, M. D., c., M.

Office hours Until 10 a. M; rom TO p.
Om., and to Sp. m. ONCE, NO III SuLher
Street, MOrrisville, vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
EDEN.

At the Democratic Caucus last Thursday
evening, G. A. Harrington was placed in
nomination for representative.
DR.. Kinsley has removed his office from
hotel Mt Norris to Mr. Frank Whitemore's,
where he will continue business in future.
Mr.. Benjamin Barrett from Waterbury
was at William Warren's over Sunday. He
lived in this town a few years, forty years or
more ago.
At the Republican Caucus Saturday even
ing at which F. II. Raymore was chairman,
and Merton G. Shattuck secretary, Janses
Atwell was put in nomination for Representa-
tive on the sixth ballot. Each party noRl-
mates a justices ticket of their owu.
Last Monday morning before people were
astir, some low-ived sneak let down the bars
into Joseph Reeds pasture and opened the
gate into his cornfeld, which was quite near.
When Mr.. Reed arose at five O'Clock his whole
flock of cattle were in his corn. 1t is suite
probable that the party who took the trouble
to do this coEtemptible act will hear mere
about it, as it is being investigated.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISNlLLE.

L .
vacation.
O. l.. Leach left Monday to return
to Virginia.
A new crossing has been put down
on Portland street.
Watch for M. A. Stone & Co.'s
announcement next week.
Arnold Whitney of Bakersfield, was
the guest of Geo. Robinson last week.
Leon Bracket is at home from
Chicago, where he has been for some
time.
Regular meeting of the w. R. C.
Saturday eve, August %, at 1880
sharp.
Miss Jennie Arnold of Peabody,
Mass, has been at The Randall the
past week.
H. Waite has received his first
shipment of preserving plums to-day.
The quality is fine.
Tom Utton's stakes are represent
ed by six horses at the Enosburgh
Falls races this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Pope, accom-
panied by Glee Towne, are visiting
his sister in New York. z-------
Saturday afternoon brings the
special town meeting to see about
building a school house.
Rev. N. NJ. Pratt of Island Pond,
preached an excellent sermon in the
Cong'l church Sunday morning.
The first service at the Advent
camp-meeting on Maple street will be
held tomorrow Thursday evening J
A. t. Cheney has the cellar excava-
ted for a new house on Harrison Ave-,
next west of Geo. Cheney new house.
Ellis Foster returned Monday from
a two weeks vacation, spent at
Peake's Island, Old Orchard and
Boston.
Lamoille Grange meets next week
Thursday. New members are to be
initiated and business transacted re-
quiriDg full attendance.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.Church
are invited to meet with Mrs. Amos
Strong Wednesday, Aug. 30. A cor
dial invitation to all. Let every one
attend.
The Democrats of the town are to
hold a caucus this Wednesday, eve
ming at the Union House, to put in
nomination a candidate for Repre-
sentative.
Mrs. A. r. Tewksbury has returned
from Montpelier where she has been
studying dressmaking. She is to
open dressmaking parlors at her
home on Maple st.
Mrs. M. A. Stewart of West Burke,
Miss Mae Soper of Springfield, both
former residents, and Frank Harris
of st. Johnsbury, have been visiting
at D. c. Spaulding's.
Congressman Powers arrived home
from Washington on Saturday. He
has staid faithfully by during the
long tariff struggle, and is now en-
joying we'll earned rest.
Hon. H. H. Powers delivered the
presentation address at Hardwick
to-day, the occasion being the gift of
a fine memorial to Ellsworth Post of
that place by Mrs. Judevine.
Mrs. C. C. Rublee and children and
Others spent the past week at Idle
wild camp, lake Elmore. L. F. Rice
and family of this office are enjoying
a weeks outing at Bacon's camp.
A. R. Campbell on Saturday sold
to s. L. Leavitt of Craftsbury, a
building lot on Maple street recently
purchased by him of Mr.. Choate. Mr..
Leavitt contemplates building resi-
dence.
Mrs. S. H. Tiff and daughter, Miss
Stoughton, left last Friday for New
York, summoned there by dispatch
announcing the death of Mrs. Tift's
son, the result of an elevated railway
accident.
Mrs. Charles A. Sanders and son,
d. L. Sanders, have returned from
Montpelier, and the latter left Tues
day morning for the Forest Hill ho-
tel, Franconia, N. H., where he has
been engaged as bookkeeper.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23

"JosHUA SIMPKINs. THE above
named play, under the personal di-
rection of Reno & Ford, will be the
attraction at Town Hall, Morris
vile, Monday evening, Aug, 9th.
1t is said to be a well-written New
England comedy drama, with an in
teresting plot, the story being a
happy blending of sunshine aud
shadow. The situations are said to
be strikingly realistic, with an over
flow of fun and amusement. There
are seven comedy parts in addition
to that of Uncle Josh, which charac-
ter is really whole show in itself. A
sensational novelty is introduced in
the third act, in the shape of realis-
tic saw mill scene, in which monster
circular saw is used, and which is
said to actually saw through real
timber.
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r. n. RAND & co.,

STommission Merchants and shippers Agts
Z for the sale OF Produce, Butter, Cheese,
Eggs, Potatoes, Hay, Grain and Maple Sugar
C0Rsignments solicited. 81 Washington St.,
Haverhill, Mass.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
C. II. CRISTY,

CURVEYOR. - Surveying, Leveling, Plat
- ting and Draughting. Close measure
ments q specially. johnson, VT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
BUSINESS CARDS.
RED'K c. PAGE, PHI. c., NJ. d.

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office hours
n. m. Office, DR.. Aliens residence, johnson,
Vermont.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
G. w. DOTY,

DRACTICAL UNDERTAKEN. Finest goods
a the market affords. Ice box and embalmer
MORRISVILLE, VT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
]. A; ROBINSON,

HENTAL SURGEON, WORTHWHILE, VT
- ONCE open Sundays from II to P. M for
extracting. Patients from out of town, please
make engagements bv mail in advance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
II. N, WAITE, NJ. ID.

NEW YORK and Vermont References. Reg
~ ular Physician and Surgeon. Special at
ention given to the treatment OF ChrOhlc ana
manentlv located JOHNSON VERMONT
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23

VIM. w. GENGE NJ. D., G. M,
OFFICE HOURS Until 1OA. NJ. from to
~ P. M, and from to P. M. Special atten-
ton given to Surgical work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
POWERS & POWERS.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, ~.
N Halls Block, MoRRIsvILLE, vt.
H H. POWERS. GEO. M. PoWEHs'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
A. A. NILES,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MORRIsvILLE VT.
n Agent for Life and Fire Insurance. In
surance placed at lowest rates. Also fehslon
Claim Agent. Collections speciality.
OFFICE IN HALLS BLOCK.
Mohave County miner., 1894-04-28

What virtuous spell the newspapers
OF ths county have on them since the YER
dict in the Breckenridge-Pollard case was
rendered. It looks TO US a. though the
result of the trial showed fully that Mad
cline anted to work the congressman
for more money than he could put up
and then to drag him down from his
high position instituted the proceedings
against him. The suit was not for breech
Of promise of marriage, but simply for
cash, the full cash value Of her chastity.
The price Of honor, as viewed by the jury,
was cheap, but In this case it was rather
steep.
Mohave County miner., 1894-04-28

Local papers do more good in showing
up the resources OF the country in which
they are published than hundred
write.ups in metropolitan papers would
accomplish. II they have anything Of
importance to say OF their locality it will
be copied into from ten to forty or more
exchanges and thus is given wider pub.
licity than any one metropolitan journal
could give 1t. To illustrate this fact
One year ago the editor Of the MINER
was conducting The Eye, at Needles,
California. A wri,eup Of the Vanderbilt
country was given that was repuhlished
in fifty daily and weekly papers through.
out the coun ry with a combined cir
culstion of over 100000. Tins this ar
ticle reached fully 100000 readers. Few
people recognize the power Of the local
paper for good. but this is to be expected
Of email communities.
Mohave County miner., 1894-04-28

II is quite Imaginable to observe the
ylee OF republicans over the new rules
formulated in the house and the witty
sarcasms thrust at Speaker Crisp in re.
gard to the manner in which Car Reed
climbed over the democratic heap. Now
The plain fact of the matter is that the
quorum counting rule was in vogue in
Congress before Thomas Reed was ever
heard from and was invoked by ID. b
Hill in the New York legislature while
he was lieutenant governor OF the en-
pire state. Reed was simple follower
of an old rule. Only this and nothing
more.