Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-24
A CRIMINAL ROMANCE
Revealed In the Hearing Of Alleged
Costa RiCan COMMENTATORS.
FREDERICK MoRA's AMBITION.

He Was TO Become President OF the
Republic Had the Revolution suo-
CSedod, and Would Then Redeem tho
2 Alleged cOunterreis Notes.
New York. July 1A-NrS. EuTenia
Reineman was the star witness yester-
day when the examination Of the four
alleged Costa Rica counterfeiters,
Louis Hausman. Mrn- Betsy Chevin.
FREDERICK Mora and Herman Dohn.
was resumed before United States
Commissioner Shields. Mrs. Reinman
Is also under arrest as one OF the coun-
tsrfoitors. and has turned states evil
dsnce. Yesterday she toll all she
knew about the alleged counterfeiting
OF 81. o0O. 900 worth OF notes OF the Tank
OF Costa Rica, at San Jose. 70 assist =
revolution to overthrow President
Yglesias and the government OF Costa
Rica- Mora was to be the new presi-
dent OF Costa Rica In the event OF the
success OF the revolution.
Mr8. Reinman said that on March :
last Ricardo De Requeseus. who owns
the Spanish American printing estab-
lishment In this city. and who IL also
under arrest as one OF the counterfeit
erss went to her room just prior to his
departure for New Orleans. on his way
60 Costa Rica- He had a satchel which
the witness opened She said that she
found II packed with 100 pesos notes
OF the Bank OF Costa Rica- The notes
were similar to the alleged counter
feits which are in the possession OF the
district attorney. De DesQueseun said
that his mother-in-law, Mrs Betsy
Chevin. had packed Il at her home In
Long Island City. Afterward. Mrs
- - n
ReQueseus to his printing place. he
carrying the satchel. Mora. Hausman
and several other men were there.
IT felt bad about De ReQueseus go
ing away" said the witness. and
told Mora that he was sending De
ReQueseus to his death Mora told me
II thought that way ! ought to 80
with him to Costa Rica- asked Mora
II he knew what was In the valise. and
he pretended that he did not know.
Nora accompanied De ReQueseus and
myself to the Pennsylvania station
Then De ReQueseus took the train for
New Orleans. Mora carried the sat
chel TO the station The next day Mora
insisted that should follow De ReQue-
seua to Nav Orleans. and did 20.
meeting De Requeseus at the St
Charles hotel In that city. De Reoue-
seus had the satcbel In his room all the
time Before I left New York Mora
gave me q letter. which handed to
Dc ReQueseus at New Orleans"
Mrz Reineman then told OF the trip
to San Jose, Costa Rica. where they
remained two weeks. She and De Re
queseus then returned to this city. She
then continued: Mora called on De
ReQueseus and myself the next day.
told him about the arrest OF Jose Cam
DO on the steamer at Port Limon. Costa
RIGA. and he exclaimed: My God. the
government must have got the bill OF
lading for the sofa he referred to
the sofa which contained the $500. 900
worth of counterfeit Costa Rican bank
notes. De Reoueseus told me of the
sofs and its contents when we were
together In New Orleans and showed
me the bill OF lading. De Requeseus
and Mora had a quarrel. and Mora said
| that De ReQueseus had spoiled the
game. He said that everything would
have been all right II he had carried
cut his original plan and sent the
money to Costa Rica in a piano. Mora
was much put out. and said that the
revolution was q failure. On May 1C
he advised De ReQueseus and his fore
man. Hausman. to leave the city. ~
he feared they would be arrested"
On cross examination she stated that
De ReQueseus told her that he had
made the counterfeit notes for Mora'l
political business. and that Mora would
redeem them when he became president
Of Costa Rica- When she saw the
money IN the satchel she was surprised
that the two men. who owed her .
great deal OF money. should have &C
many bank notes In their possession
She had been supporting De ReQueseuI
and Nora for a long time
Chief Hazen, OF the secret service
said today that young Dohn had con-
fessed to him that after the arrest 81
De ReQueseus and Mrs. Reineman he
became frightened and threw the ltho-
graph stones from which the notes
were printed into the North river
near the Pennsylvania ferry slip. The
stones were eight in number, and
weighed IS or so pounds Chief Hazer
said that he had two divers at work
looking for the stones. and that he sx-
pocted TO find them shortly.