The record-union., 1895-03-30
FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATES.
Accused Arranging Before the United
States commissioner.

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sioner Heacock to-day. They are charged
with forging and uttering a certificate of
residence issued to a Chinese contrary
! to the amended law of November 3, 1898,
and also with conspiracy. The penalty
! is a term of Imprisonment not to exceed
| five years.
When the men appeared before the
! Commissioner they had nothing to say
| in their behalf Attorney Z. d. RiOrdan,
! who appeared for them, waived the read
| ing of the information, and then Com
missioner HeaCOck set the bail in the case
/ of FOss, Ciprico and katZauer at SlU,O 900
each, and that of GreenwaId and Sullivan
| at 50, 600 each.
Mr.. Riordan made an attempt to have
! the bail reduced, on the ground that
| two OF his clients could not posi-
bly, raise the $4,000 bail, and con-
| sequeHtly would have to remain
In jail until their cases were tried. The
! United States District Attorney objected,
and the matter of the hearing was put
over until Monday at 2 p. NJ. The pris-
| oners accordingly had to spend another
| night IN jail, but the chances are that
! some Of them will get out on bail to-
/ morrow.
! Among the men suspected but not ar
| rested, are brOther-in-Iaw OF CipriCO,
! and couple of people now in Oregon.
! ClprlCo IS a great friend of EOss, and the
| pair were often seen in conference on the
| dock. a man known as "Opium Brown"
! Is also said TO have been ID the plot, but
the internal revenue officers have not
| sufficient evidence against any of them
! to warrant an arrest
From information that is now leaking
/ out, 1t appears that some of the men un-
! der arrest were not only engaged il the
manufacture and sale Of forged certit-
Gates, but also in the opium smuggling
| business. Ine drug was brought here
! from Victoria, b. c., and shipped to
/ Honolulu. where two fiYe-tael cans are
/ said to be worth $50. When FOss got
| wind that the revenue people were on his
/ trail he teIepnOned for Deputy Collector,
| saying that he wanted to give information
! of a big scheme to defraud the United
| States Government. To the man sent by
| Collector Welborn he said there was a
! big opium deal on foot, by which the
drug was 10 be shipped to Honolulu by
/ the wholesale.
| All the men suspected of being in the
/ deaL are now out of town, but Revenue
/ Agents McGlachlin and Thomas expect
| to catch them in a few weeks. Ii the
| men now in Jail are to be believed. there
! are two gangs among last nights arrests.
| Clprlco, tOss and Sullivan assert that
they never saw hatZauer or Greenwald
in their lives before until Yesterday when
shaPs office. The three men first named
were all caught in the Wells-Fargo build
ing, while katZauer and Greenwald were
caught in the Castle saloon, on the cor
ner of Stockton and O'FarreIl streets.
The latter profess not to know anything
about the fraudulent certificates and say
they can prove their innocence.
tOss and his four cOnfederates in the
forging of certificates were kept in the
| cage at the United States MarshaPs office
ali day to-day awaiting arraignment be-
| fore Commissioner HeaCOck.
"ps all up with me-" said FOss, land
| fear they are going to make the bail
| $4,000. That settles IL. Pm in it, and
| pye got TO look out for myself. Pm not
! such fool as to give myself away, and
| don't propose to talk aoout this business
at all. | told them | could help them if
! they would sign an agreement TO let me
| of, but they refused and now they can
| 90 ahead as fast as they like. Ii they
want those red rubber stamps they talk
about let them find them. Perhaps /
! swallowed them"
! FOss' cellmate at the County Jail is
/ hatzauer, connection of the BOscowitz
/ family, well known in the Northwest as
! fur dealers. While employed by his rel
atlves, hatZauer smuggIed much opium
( IN shipments OF tufs, and when he came
to San francisco few months ago was
| the possessor of So, 900 in gold cOiE. All
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was card sharp, and in this city backed
several poker games and other like gam
I bling enterprises, but his ventures were
not lucrative, and for some time he has
! been without money, except when he
could wheedle it from an acquaintance,
get II from relatives or win it at cards.
WANT TO TURN TRAITOR.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-Everyone
of the five forgers captured by the Fed
/ Hnta iS +I,,
turning traitor to his confederates that
he may escape and they be convicted.
The Government fortunately needs no
traitors, and, unless the present plans are
! changed, none of the conspirators will be
allowed to turn States evidence. The
! internal revenue agents claim that they
| have complete case against the arrested
men and they are firmly convinced that
two of them are far too dangerous to be
given their liberty.
Harrison l.. Eoss and Frederick D. CiU-
rico are unquestionably the leaders of the
conspiracy. Max hatzauer and Moses
Greenwald are not credited with intelli-
gence enough to plan such scheme
against the Government, and d. J. Sulli-
van has only been a member of the gang
two weeks. Eoss was the first to attempt
I to expose his COnfederates, and that is one
reason why the Government is inclined
TO call upon him last should necessity de-
mand. In his eageTness to escape pun
lshment he exposed another ring, of
which the Federal Government has
known Tor months.
The officials of the Custom-house have
found toss dangerous and trou ublesome.
but every effort made to detect him has
failed. He has been suspected OF being
one of the leaders Of the Honolulu opium |
ring, and has now given confirmation to
the suspicion. On the day of his arrest
he knew the Federal detectives were
after him, but he was not sure for what
purpose. He knew, however, that he |
must be wanted either for forging certifi- |
Gates or smuggling opium.
lie had not the slightest doubt that his /
movements with Ciprico and Sullivan |
had been closely followed, and in that |
affair he felt safe. He acted on his own
opinions, and determined to clear him
self from all suspicion by accusing others.
lie confessed to Federal officer
that he knew not only of counter
felt certificates, but of opium smuggling.
his confession involved himself in both. /
for other facts prove beyond the shadow
of doubt that he must have been
member OF both gangs to know anything
about the matter.