The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27
BIG FORGING PLANT
Machinery for Making Bogus
Chinese CertificateSDiS-
covered.
RAID ON A BUTTE JOINT
Complete Outfit as Could Be
Found in the Government
Office.

BUTTE, Mon, June 27.-Three
wealthy Cinnamon of this city have
just been held to the district court for
trial on charges of forging certificates
which were being used to bring China
men into this country. The discovery
Of their plant was one of the most inn
porJant that has been made for long
time. The certificates were so cleverly
forged that Cinnamon were easily
brought into this country OH them.
The found a ready sale in China at
from $50 to $500 each. according to how
big supply of the forged certificates
man was to come to America. The
certificates sold there are forgeries of
the certificates issued nnder the amend
ltory act Of Nov. 3. 1893.
Six weeks ago Colonel w. H. john
son, special treasury agent with head
quarters in Spokane, and with Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington included
in has district, received word from Spe-
cial Agent Cullom that these certifi-
Gates were, it was believed, being made
in this district. Since then Colonel
Johnson, assisted by other officers, has
been following up the matter. 1t was
finally decided to search in Butte, and
detective work has been quietly carried
on for the past few weeks.
1t was finally decided to raid the
house Of Louie Quong Lung, the well
known interpreter aud local represen-
tative OF the Six Companies and gen.
eral boss of the Chinese of Silver Bow
county, and it was there that the most
important discovery was made.
A Rich Haul Made.
Nothing was found in the house, but
in an old shack outside was discovered
as complete plant for turning out bo-
gus certificates as could be found in the
government printing Office at Washing
ton, together with about 175 of the
forged certificates. In addition to the
supply Of fraudulent certificates the
outfit includes several rubber stamps
for inserting the Helena and Mon
tana" and another for affixing the sig
nature Of Ambrose w. Lyman, the in
ternal revenue collector. The repro
duction Of Mr.. Lyman's signature is
said to be perfect one. Some of the
certificates had been stamped with his
signature, and it has bsen put on so
carefully as to defy comparison from
any one but an expert. There was also
an exact fac simile Of the collector 9
seal. and full set Of large figures Of
wood type for numbering the certifi-
Gates and another rubber stamp for
stamping tine words ''issued under
amendatory act of Nov. 3, 1898" across
each certificate in red ink. Green ink
was used in the words Helena" and
Montana" and Mr.. Lyman's sigma.
ture was in black ink. Ali of the ink
ing pads were found, and the outfit
was as complete as could be imagined.
The printing Of the certificates is also
an exact reproduction of the genuine in
every way.
Louie appeared to be greatly sur.
prised when the find was made, but he
and two of his business associates, one
of whom gave the name of All Chung,
were Immediately taken into custody
and locked up.
The three Cinnamon were arraigned
before United States Commissioner
McMurphey and bound over to the
district court. They furnished cash