The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-02
FOUND THE PLANT,
Inspector Hicks Makes Out a Plain
Case Against CounterfeiterS.

Inspector Oscar Hicks yesterday afternoon
made an important find in the case against
j. H. Boston and James Monroe held in
Minneapolis and Chicago respectively, for
making and passing counterfeit money.
After search the inspector found the
house where the two men rented room
about two months ago. 1t is in a delapitated
house at 1906 Seventeenth avenue north and il
is about a month ago since the men left the
place, Monroe going to Chicago. and Boston
engaging in the shooting gallery business at
507 Washington avenue south, in company
with a man named Kelly. The room occU-
pied by the two suspects had a little side
room to one side. Upon a shelf in this place,
which is very dark, inspector Hicks found a
mould, made Of plaster of Paris, for making
dollars. The imprint Of the dollar can plain
~ be seen on the bottom of the mould A can
containing peculiar polish, put up in round
balls, was also discovered as well as small
dishes for holding acids and other vessels,
apparently used in making the spurious coin.
inquiry OF the owner of the house revealed
the fact that these utensils had been left
by the two men, who were characterized as
hard characters. 1t also learned by the
of1cer that no one was admitted to the rooms
while they were being occupied by the men.
The blinds were kept down and something
mysterious seemed to be going on. The
people in the house stated that sometimes
Monroe and Boston would stay up all night
and at other times they remained out late at
night. They claimed TO do uphostering, but
the neighbors state they did not do sufficient
business 20 make ! living.
The officers feel morally certain that their
prisoner and his Chicago pal passed consider
able coin here. The proprietoress of candy
store on the north side was victimized to the
extent of two bad dollars, and from her de-
scription the guilty parties are the men under
arrest. She will be given an opportunity to
identify Boston today.
Boston has made great professions of be-
ing an old soldier, and wore several Grand
Army badges, although he does not look as if
he had been of sufficient age to have served
in the army He also has been around the
salvation Army quarters and has been try
ing to secure aid from them in having his
wife brought here from Vancouver It is
claimed that he admitted to his partner
Kelly, that he was making the queer, - and
that because Kelly thought he was not being
treated right in the shooting gallery deal BY
Boston he gave the officers a tip" This
action so enraged Boston that it aggravated
the assault for which Boston was first arrest
ed Friday night. Boston and Monroe are
given hard names by the police. Monroe was
thought to have stolen $50 at a Bohemian
wedding about six weeks ago, but there was
not sufficient evidence to convict him. Besto1
is said to have a black mask in his possession
which led the officers to think he was en-
gagged in the holdup business as a side line
He was known to be absent from his bust
ness a good part of the time. 1t is thought
that there are other members of the gang but
it is not known if they can be captured.