The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-06

Reauesens had formerly engaged IN tn.
| piano and organ business. A sentinen
| tai love for these instrumen ts made hin
| oppose this SCHEME of degrading then
| to so base a use. An old sofa was CON
sequently substituted. This was shipped
to Costa Rica by way Of New Orleans
On March 2, 1897. Mrs. Reineman and
De Requesens at New Orleans sailed foi
Costa Rica.
DE REQUESENS SAILS.
Now 1t happens that in January. 1897
enc Of the counterfeits notes on the bank
OF Columbia mad SHOWN UP in San Jose.
The attention OF the president of the
Bank OF Costa Rica had been drawn 10
it. He promptly pronounced it coun-
trefeit. He had communicated with the
Minister OF COSTA Rica at Washington.
]. B. Calvo. Calvo had come to New
York, shown that the money had been
made in that city, and placed the mat
ter in the hands of a private detective
mere, and a st. Louis agency. Neither
succeeded in doing anything.
Aoout this time the United States Sec
ret Service had been very successful in
the discovery OF counterfeiters through
out the country. Calvo determined to
consul, them. The matter was submit
ted to Lyman J Gage, Secretary OF the
Treasury. AS the money had been coun-
terfeited in the United States. the de-
lection OF the criminal fell within the
province Of the authorities of this coun-
try.
The entire mateter was placed in the
hands OF William p. Hazen, Chief OF the
United States Secret Service, who called
into MS aid his brother, George Hazen,
chief OF the New York department OF the
Secret Service, and William Burns. the
latter an expert from Columbus, Ohio.
who had displayed great zeal and energy
in capturing counterfeiters in New Or
leans and other parts OF the South They
went to work upon the case immediate
". They spotted Mora al once as sus-
picious character Working on his trail
they came in contract with the Spanish
American printing company. De Reque-
sens. as an intimate friend OF Mora was
included in the search. While prosecut-
ing their Investigations they came across
the consular reports OF shipments.
1t struck them as odd that among
them was an cid sofa which had come
ct Of the house ~ Requesenes. and had
been shippen 10 Cos;a Rica. Trey de-
termined TO follow up this clue. They
found that when il vas shipped /. was
tken from the house II had been ship
ped 20 De Raquesens at New Orleans.
There i had been billed from the New
Manhattan Chair company. " New
York. 20 one Angel Puerta. Burns made
inquiries II Nav Orleans, and disccv-
cred. ~ he mad expected. that the New
Manhattan Chair Company was myth.
Then Re was convinced that ne was on
the right scent Tie Presi 5e.lt o. Costa
Rica was notified. A cipher code was
established With secret service men over
in that country.
ARRESTED AT LIMON.
De Requensen and MS Helen arrived
At Port Limon all unconscious OF these
developements Before landing Mrs.
Risneman concealed under her dress four
packages OF bills which the consa.ratoEs
had brought in a sstchel from New York
These she succeeied IN smuggling ;hro'
the custom house TIE sofa na5 arrived
at LimOn about three weeks before they
did. De Reqaesens put the fOu- pack
ages upon a wa1i1soe IN a hotel where
ae ard Mrs. Rieneulsn had secured "A
room. and warned her not 70 touch
them. The Esxt day after the landing
the chieaf OF police and the private sec
reta-y. Iyiesias. arrived in Linoa 81 a
s2ecial train De Rs4ues=Es Ess -ecog-
nlZsd. The governor o. Sae port ordered
him q 81 On board az oaSe ana leave
me country An accomplish named Oc-
snpos, w.ro had joined them in Lsu7on.
MAS arrested On Ms re-son ve-e <oa.n ! /