The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-12
CoUNrERFEITERs HAD OPIUM.
Queer Lot of Spells Captured by the New
York Police.


New York. Dec. 11.-What Acting
Captain Woodruff of the Fifth street
station believes is a counterfefters' den.
was raided early yesterday morning
when two prisoners were captured. De-
6e1otive George Bagg of the Secret Ser
vice bureau assisted the captain and
the precinct officers in making the ar
rests, and is at present making the evil
dence in the case complete.
For some days past Detectives MuNe6
and Ackerly have noticed eX-convicts
and supposed green goods workers
dressed in the height of fashion inter-
ing and leaving 81 Seventh street. They
instituted inquiries and learned that the
place was tenanfed by one Mathew
Macnellison. WHO professed TO be a
painter. and other investiga tons gave
them good grounds 70 believe that he
was not only a dealer in counterfeit
coin, but was also running an opium
joint.
The acting captain Joined in the in
vestigation and obtained. IL is said, pos
tive proof that Macuellison was all
that ne was suspected to be In com
Dany with his detectives he then went
before United States Commissioner
Shields. who granted them a warrant
but gave II to the Secret Service detec-
tives to serve. Meanwhile the police
had kept MacnelliSOn under the strick-
est surveillance, and his residence.
which is on the second floor and is the
front fiat on the east side of the address
given.
At 10 O'Clock on Saturday morning
Macnellison left his residence. leaving
mis- wife and 2-and- a-half-year-old bow
at hoire. They began long and weary
wait for his return. The detective. with
the warrant for his arrest, expected
that he would return with some mem
bens of the gang and that all would be
captured.
1t was not until nearly o'clock YES
terday morning that their vigilance was
rewarded by Macnellisons return. But
to their intense disappointment he was
alone
He was allowed to enter his apart
ments but dine detectives were close
enough 70 him to observe that to gain
admission ne gave q shriu whistle.
and then tapped three times at long in
tervals on the door.
Those who were on the inside ans
vered his whistle and Immediately af
opened the door. After wait
ing about an hour for other arrivals
who, however failed to materialiZe. the
detectives decided to enter the place
detective Acllerly initiated Nacnelli-
sons whistle and taps on the door. but
there was not response from within
After wait Of a few minutes the de-
teouNeS broke open the door and rush
ga IN Mcnelhson was seated by a
table while opposite to him was XViIi;,-n
Nestayer a professional counterfeiter |
VINO recently served a six months |
term and in fact was only released last
Thursday.
Before the men could recover from
their as;oniShment the men were upon |
1hem and they were handcuffd A half |
larted attempt at resistance was uueH- |
ii by the sight of Detective Miller's |
ilrswn revolver
.Mestayer then said: What have Won
yot me- for? I'm dead innocent. I only
Ust came out and haven't done a lob |
since
MscneAhson didn't say word. He
-urned IS white as a sheet and leaned
ae< n his chair as If 10 support him
dis wife and child, awakened by er1a
iltSual commotion, wept piteously, and /
he avoided cheir chances.
\ thorough Ssar~ih Of the apart menEs
as then made. and the following arti-
les were found on A shelf in 5F1a c7,-1-
'1S}Td: Ten opium layouts. $40 opium
ais. two cans Of opium and a bottle
4 OH used by opium smokers. and on
mother shelf thlUty-fOur decks OF play
ne cards, several packa ges contain
lS counoerfezt dimes and quarters to
ne amount q $50 plates for the coun-
a'7te-ting Of The coins. two packages of
l2nk checks. = promissorv notebook
no seNeIrty-five keys Of all sizes and
eScriptionS.
AleStayer also had a handsome opium
ape, ana was using 81 when arrested.
2 me cellar OF The house Macnellison's
GA On WaS subjected 70 a thorough |
s,tTcn. and Tich haul was the result. |
our Satc1e.s containing packages Of
i'een goods money were found. II add /
on % three boxes q counterfeit coins
ID oooA containing the names Of
laaN prominent men EhrOaChout the
2ited StaEes and Canada.
In Essex Market court Yesterday Da-
-crlve Ackerly stated Faat afacneIlis,n
al admitted 70 him chat he was a
-een goods man, and often showed the p,
ueer On lays" who came 70 this CITY
, set 81 Tor 10 Gems {
Magistrate Mott recognized Nes.ay-s-
5 a counteTfeiter whose convjctio,, he
scured while he was United States as
slant district attorney
The prisoners We're remantisSi hack
me Fifth street station house. and
~ De rea--aignei before Magistrate
lot This morning. and later before
A.Neu States Commissioner Shields. ,
PEAcE At LAsT-s.There is nothing now
ma cur happiness as Bass remarked I
zen MS wlfe's mother tool< her f.ar1ar-f,r,. |