The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-14
A CRIMINAL ROMANCE
Revealed in the Hearing Of Alleged
Costa Rican Counterfeiters.
FREDERICA MORA'S AMBITION.
lie Was to Become President of the
Republic Had the Revolution Suc-
ceeded, and Would Then Redeem tho
EAlleged Counterfeit Notes.


ceeded, and Would Then Redeem tho
EAlleged Counterfeit Notes.
New York, July 14.-Mrs. Eugenia
Reineman was the star witness yester-
day when the examination of the four
alleged Costa Rica counterfeiters,
Louis Hausman, Mrs. 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-
terfeiters, and has turned states evil
dence. Yesterday she tolu all she
knew about the alleged counterfeiting
OF $1,00O000 worth of notes of the Bank
of Costa Rica, ct San Jose, to 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.
Mrs. Reinman said that on March
last Ricardo De Requeseus, who owns
the Spanish American printing estab-
lshment in this city, and who is also
under arrest as one of the counterfeit
crs went to her room just prior to his
departure for New Orleans, on his way
to Costa Rica. He had a satchel which
the witness opened. She said that she
found it 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 Desqueseus said
that his mother-in-law. Mrs. Betsy
Chevin, had packed it at her home in
Long Island City. Afterward, Mrs.
Reincman said, she went with De
Requeseus to his printing place, he
carrying the satchel. Mora, Hausman
and several other meH were there.
Il felt bad about De Requeseus> 60
ing away" saiA the witness, "and
told Mora that he was sending De
Requeseus to his death. Mora told me
if ! thought that way l ought to go
with him to Costa Rica. I asked Mora
If he knew what was in the valise and
he pretended that he did not know.
Mora accompanied De Requeseus and
myself to the Pennsylvania station.
Then De Reuueseus took the train for
New Orleans. Mora carried the sat-
cilcl to the station. The next day Mora
insisted that.l should follow De Reque-
snus to New Orleans, and l did so.
meeting De Requeseus at the st.
Charles hotel in that city. De Reque-
scus had the satchel in his room all the
time. Before I left New York Mora
gave me letter, which l handed to
DE Rcqueseus at New Orleans"
Mrs. Rcineman then told Of the trip
to San jose Costa Rica, where they
remained two weeks. She and De Re-
uueseus then returned to this city. She
then continued: Mora called on Dc
Requcseus and myself the next day. I
told him about the arrest of Jose Cam
po on the steamer at Port Limon, Costa
Rica. 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 $50O,00O
worth of counterfeit Costa Rican bank
notes. De Requeseus told me of the
sofa and its contents when we were
together In New Orleans and showed
me the bill Of lading. De Requeseus
and Mora had quarrel, and Mora said
that DE Requeseus had spoiled the
game. He said that everything would
have been all right if he had carried
out his ORIGINAL plan and sent the
money to Costa Rica in q piano. Mora
was much put out, and said that the
revolution was n failure. On May 10
he advised De Requeseus and his fore
man. Hausman. to leave the city, as
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's
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 a
great deal Of money, should have so
many bank notes in their possession.
She had been supporting De Requeseus
and Mora for long time.
Chief HaZen. Of the secret service,
said today that young Dohn had con-
fessed to him that after the arrest of
De Requeseus and Mrs. Reineman no
became frightened and threw the ltho-
graph stones from which the notes
were printed into the North river
near the Pennsylvania ferry slip. The
weighed rs or so pounds. Chief Hazen
said that he had two divers at work
looking for the stones. and that he ex-
pected TO had them shortly.