Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-23

ct. Again. ten fnff1S OF ~ notes Ii44U~
pcared apparently while In transit be-
tween the bureau Of engraving and the
treasury. No trace OF them was ever
found II In believed that Ernestfne
Becker an employee Of the redemption
division, VINO invented the process az
making nine notes out of eight. carried
on this business for years before she
was found out. and her thies1ng was dis
covered only by an accident. On the last
day OF her employment which was in the
autumn of 1870 she earned $3.50 this way
In 1875 Benjamin. .JIailock treasury
clerk. passed out q package containing
$f7 900 in 4,S1 bills 10 saloon keeuer
named Ottoman. OF this money Sz.y6
was recovered Only last year the gov.
eminent was cheated out of $1,000 Dy en-
pioyes Of the mint at Carson, who sub-
stisuted chunks Of base metal for gold
bricks
Somewhere In the nslghborhood OF Ron.
cador Reef Il lying an iron safe contain
ing 81 10000 in paper money The cash
consisting Of one thousand 1900 notes.
yyas shipped in MAY 1856 by the treasurer
M tho limited States 10 San FrancIsco an
the C;oiden Rule The vesgel was wrecked
and IL was claimed that the disa ster was
due 10 a consti -acy which had for its Oh
loot fhe stealing Of the money. Govern-
mont detectives worked hard an ,hs
problem. but could secure no Satisfactory
evidence. The case was no. declared
eins..1 ,,ntiI six wears had rassed f,ut fhs
teen offered for payment is sufYiclent
uroof that the stisptclon of fraud Was
,xf,hou. foundation lin 10 date only ons
ATTEMPT has been made TO steal from The
hureat, of engraving An emplove en-
aaged I'm printing notes tried 10 get an
imnressjo,l on the engraved Mate hv sjIn-
s,in.s q niece Of lead foil throuvh his
nrees ,sbis could have hren ,ise,I as
rv,trix for siereotynIng P,;t the girl
u,ho ac.eI a. his assIst.n, gave Mn
axav since tben each press has had an
attachmant when registers every revo-
iuttoo ~ IN. cylinder nd the number ~
sheets nrinted IL reouired 10 corresnond
exactly 10 The member OF revolutions
ono az Tho ri sveresf njeces az work eva,
Reconnaissance bv the government, ds,ec.
,Iyes US ,ha tracing ~ The treas,rs.
which were stolen from The naten, ofscs
,rhaee were arIfts ta various presIdsn,s
and officers ~ the royernment nv fnr.
eien nowers and notentates There was
nlnf hoffle az otiar OF roses presented
10 f;eneyol S,rart nv mo Ima,,n m Wus-
80. also . bottie Of nearls a bot,Ie ~
ala rnonds a .Iiamond-stu,lded snufY- boY
se1,ar.i ieveiad sabres etc Tbesa thin.
were ke'pt an exhibition nj fhe natent ~.
Zee from which they we're iaken nv
thieves aud carried 10 Sew Work THAI
we're recovered and placed s,,bseouentlv
In the national museum. where ,hev ara
NV preserved toce.ber with hox ~
diamonds and pearls which was given bv
me Emneror n Japan to presiden, Won,f
ros ,rIts caskef VS. formerly ven. ia
the treasury vaults, where n was dis
cnvereT'' 81 intervals giving occasIon for
sensational newsnaper articles. Congress
wn,lIl moi permit Monroe 10 accent n.
INT ,.he diamonds were Of no great vaIne
There Is no sort Of ferret work that re-
oulres more cleverness than the business
~ tha ensfnrps detectives They are
eomnelled IN harnen their wits contin.
uailv IN tho fighf aoainsf narsons who
re engaged i'm cheating The revenue In
me s,n,,pqlinrs NJ o,lnu aione a Thousand
intsanin,,s axnadie,,rs ars nynniovad anJ
~, ones Az constartiy hsiny inyantad
S,fcls ~ ti,yhe, in earyass os ZOOS orc
hoIIntvad o,,t md filad wirb on,nr, E,ira-
NJ, and stal,ars On ,ba transpso,eo
sfeamsbins bida oni,,r, IN ,ha col Am nn
hoard wbera N Is aImos, honaie.s ~ Ana