The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26

ferrous man arises from the fact that he
has proved himself more than ordinarily
cunning In his supposed operations. While
Seattle has been his headquarters, he has
held himself aloof from those who were
working with him, and has been careful
that the spurious money was not put in
circulation near home. It IS doubtful II
those who were IN on the deal knew the
history OF their leader or where he kept
his machine. as IL Is called.
From some source unknown TO the Post
Intelligencer reporter who has been work
Ing on the case. the police have been told
about this mysterious man having an
electric machine" IL was said that he
used II in stamping the coins. II is sup
posed that the correct explanation OF the
matter is that the machine" was used
for electro plating composition coins. 1t
has also been said that either 81. 40 or
SEQ worth OF gold was put into a
counterfeit so piece. which would bolster
up the theory that IL was an electro
plating process.
Mack McAIpin. the harness-Tnaker. who
Is now IN the city jail with William Lau-
RE and Charles Hussey for three burglar
les. probably knows something about the
electric machine" and its owner, but has
not seen 1T 20 communicate any OF his
knowledge TO Chief OF Police Reed. Yes
terday afternoon Detective Corbett dis
covered that McAlpin had two residences;
one in the cabin with the gang and anoth-
er at the Nicoilett house. on First avenue.
In searching the room he found a Sludgeon
concealed under q bureau, ard also very
poor counterfeit half-doIar. The blud-
geon was made out OF piece OF iron pipe.
about fourteen inches long by An inch
thick. 1t was wound with blue cloth.
which was held IL place by thread. The
counterfeit piece was made to represent
49, Ea=vr - 80 6.t@ D.
grace 20 the profession There is no
doubt whatever that the material used in
Its manufacture IS the same as that found
IN the cabin of McAipin, Laurie and Hus-
sey. and IN which was a part OF coun-
tsrfeIt nickel.
In the cabin were discovered large and
small Jimmy. Each was made OF steel
and would enable e skillful man to force
any ordinary door or window. In Meal
pins pocket was found bunch Of skele-
ton keys. which would unlock az ordinary
doors.
II is believed in police circles that Meal
pin ard the kirgpin OF the Seattle counter
feiteEs were friendly In the beginning. bat
that when MoA9pin got Il with Laurie and
his gang the Old fox feared for the future
and wisely took himself away. II this
theory - correct * may be presumed that
the gang thea made an attempt to coua-
g0oS luck IL making clear moul1s
Laurie and chuu1 OF hts named Alfred
came here about three years ago. They
are runaway English ssf.ors. aged ls or p
They went out and took possession OF a
shack OF the easf side o. Randall addition.
on the shore % Lake Washington. They
got living BY petty depTsdations.
TIE fsr$t time they were arrested was
two years ago for stealing a bot Of tools
-
plea that they wanted ths tools 70 DO some
work 20 earn a living. They were let of
win merely nominal punishment
Later they came down and to-ak posses
sion OF q cilapldated shack on Division
street near MoLane. Then another man
Joined the party. g young tsllow. about.
the sa-s sEo. who West By the name %
Douglas NcCc-e.e- &cCo-lhfe was ar
rested about eighteen months aro Yer
burglary 81 Frank Cgayton's house. cor
Ter % Terry avenue and Jefferson street
Re was sent % The psnftentaarv for a year.
he ssrve1 re time sn1 has been out FOR
sHcut SIX months. lie returned 20 Seattle
snd has bee- WITH re Earx
TIE gang has also received the as6i-
son q TWO or tnree boys. who have done
tire in the reform scsool About three
weeks sro the gang separated, sr4 Alfred
EcCose,s zrs some - his associates
removed 20 q shack on Decatur street. 81
fne nsAEh so-hco9 CO TAtrttefh AvsnuA-
Recently the-s lave been associated
=ith tAesn two or sNree rev men unuss-
tnkahlY crooss Fer tne l&s. three years
tssy have ben nuisance 20 the uelxh-
borHoo6 70 cE.'s aav41r ard chicken r1on
s@.ng sac TIE wc-xt feature of T. Is thzs
tAsir pace szs h~sn 4 rs-es-xoas sor A
zgzzAsr o. srlAII oxys o. respectable FAM
hss. ranging IN age Eroa :: 90 Is years,