The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
CONCERNING couNrERFEIrERs.
The Chief or tho secret service Take Abour
Makers or Spurious Money.

Tho CHIEF or tho secret service Take About
Makers or Spurious Money.
From the Washington Erenino Star.
A counterfeit Of the 70 United statos silver
to the Secret Service, Bureau at the treasury
Department from Chicago. It 10 the frs
perts declare It Is a clever piece OF work. which
would not be detected as a counterfeit except
aPSss f & %h% fisEbu s ! Il Il a as bei ns% sSsri Of SoiS1 butt
which would not be noticed by the laity.
for RI a h lons G iime. ssf ssid GEis shi Ha nsie Of e the eq seer "R
SHOWED showed the hs's Counterfeit iS dtd note tep across .f the Table TO to,
surprised that We have not secured it before.
1T comes from Chicago, and from certain ear
Of a noted counterfeiter-by the name of John
Alfred L'kopg; L'kSog Is a swede. about IS
March. Where he had been sent from Chicago
james FoleV. They were recaptSr padiI and A re.
s eiadsS tho to a vhs BBff'iiGn; but Of t iS f offe akoos has
Ever since his escape we have been looking
up. When a man hos. started in the business no
never quits 1t. unless by force of circumstances.
would return to his old haunts and occupation
In .! Chicago, and the suRpposition proved correct:
from Chicago also. It was a $50 Manning
head, certificate, and turned up Jan; II. The
workers have often been captured there" 'n'
TIE Chief sat in his private office in the Treas
terry CONNECT conne ete dOS With ~e eNery Gibbhiss q ner fE 81 Ry 70
the, secret service: On the walls were pictures
more nf rsm Mere R SeId rs en Sin shev sna Of @ec ,ths ouch WS E
Il REVEALED, would cause sensations throughout
the United States. were hidden in boxes and
"Counterfeiters might be termed tho aris:
t ,9tsn iym of crooks ok They are generally auIss, NOT
reserved. 1t is tic, their interest. to be reticent.
1t is a tb parado%S, bi but there are n meyer thieEss
crimes Imaginable; they, would not rob or bur.
exceedingly charitabl though It may be said
II they are successful they can easily afford to
other criminals. They never cause trouble in
any community wherever they may happen to
ness as formeriy;:why cannot Just be explained.
their husbands. The man senerSIiy' makes the
find so much trouble in doing SO.
There is more coming of the queer in the
than in the others: It.probably started there
and has continued. 1t is transmitted from
fiourishes in much tho samesmanner" as does
Illicit distilling.
tcrfoiters, as. has BEEN stated sddpSSS ay s siiTef cI ana
make i into coin, thereby gaining the profit
by EM any 'n %os ssamp A Is c s%RReTedi ,S add bot # M! N Ss
can geI inc same results differently. He buys
tSrials,, the whole outfit Costing about $3.50.
OF Mt' sao s5e se s b can f Tst out Mi sgi1 1t to n the face value ,Lus
recognize the work Of individual coin
counterfeitcrs by the manner in which the coins
arc finished, us to the milling ON the edges, and
other details. It is very seldom that We arc
own mark.
The biggest capture we ever made was tina,
n. j., In 1895, There were six members of thc
gang, including the notorious Mrs. Abbio
tenco y, the New Jersey Penitentiary at snake
HILL, The woman made tho notes. She was
cousin TO- DR.. Bradford. one Of the prime
we swoopcd down upon them In Hoboken
peiorc they had a chance to put any Of their
bills In circulation; We captured notes Of ali
eanEs' figuring up 10 tho value of $3.50 600.
MANY or the bills were In a partly finished state,
bav .he Work was exceedingly clever; and would
Inc last case we had was a man and woman
arrested recently for counterfeiting dimes In
The Chief opened one of the cabinets, fixed 30
mat leaves, In which photographs were fixed
OF noted counterfeiters, easily swung outward
inet slU %s,e 81 m tbs ! than loo 0eo photos rim IN this cab :
all ages. colors, classes, and appearance. Some
OF them were women. we'll dressed. with, in
OF a number Of the men We're handsome, the
expression pleasing and intelligent.
Chief Hazen pointed 70 the picture of a young
man, with an open. smiling face.
That fellow Is a college graduate" he said.
HAM, Is now Wv Se e1iiins a esSeFa, years, =sontence In
pires no will probably return to It,"
SO no went through a large list, telling Of the
crime and deeds 9tithe originals OF the photos.
and the Chief frequently inspects them SO that
they will not fade from his memory.