The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-14
COSTA RICAN PLOT Is OUT.
MRS. EUGENIA REINEMAN TURNS
STATES EVIDENCE.


--
She Tells About the Countsrrciting Here Of
~, 900 to Bolster Zip n Projected Rev
oiution in Central Americn-DecIare she
Was Dragged Into the scheme UnwittinGiy.
Mrs. Eugenia Reineman. who. with Ricardo do
Requcsens, was arrested several weeks ago
charged with having participated in an attempt
10 flood Costa Rica with counterfeit 800 notes
made in this country, but purporting to have
been issued by the Bank OF Costa Rica, turned
States evidence yesterday. 1t was at the pre-
liminary examination before Commissioner
Shields in the cases Of Federico Mora. who is an
nspirant for the Presidency Of Costa Rica; Mrs.
Betsy Chevin, mother-in-law OF De Requc-
sens; Herman Dohm, a lithoRrapher. and
Louis I%Iouseman, foreman Of the Spanish
American Printing Company, 1913 Maiden lane.
Of which De Requesens Is President. Mrs. Refine
mans testimony contained all the elements Of
OF the story of Morals alleged conspiracy to So
cure the Presidency of Costa Rica and of the
efforts OF Dc Requesens and himself to raise
money for revolutionary purposes by counter
feiting in this city notes for over q million
dollars. To accomplish this. according to the
story, tho services Of William II. Dohm, q son
OF Herman Dohm. were secured, and he
made eight plates from which the notes
were printed. Half q million dollars
worth of them were packed in a sofa, which was
bChb W = Soute hNiSu eho pobNo
money were seized at San jose. The packing. 1t
is alleged, was done in tho home Of Mrs. Chevin.
Houseman, the foreman, 10 accused Of having
been connected with the scheme. Mrs. Reine-
man testified yesterday that the movements Of
all concerned in the conspiracy were directed by
Mora.
II went to New Orleans on March 3 last and
met DE Requesens there on the 9TH" she said.
He had a satchel filled with packages Of bank
Al - nj n. IL - - N-t, - ". Dt..
whence De Reouesens was sent back Immediately
on his arrival. 1t is alleged that Mrs. Reineman
managed to leave large sums in counterfeit
notes ut various places in Costa, Rica. but this
Wa up n9t h Srpq pstur Do MIA as y RsinemSn : s sSM Mora in
this city and an when when he heard .MTdr q ao the ,s seizure mn Of
have 'G found the Bill Of ladiIne when they ar:
oeompo wns his correspondent at San jose.
~sistant United States District Attorney Hin
man n did, Replied Mrs. Roineman.
How did you knowf'
Mr.. De Reqpesens told me in New Orleans.
piano. but the sofa was 81 substituted" 'ln'
did you ever see the sofa In Mrs. Chevin's
"No; but Mr.. De Requesens told me 1t was
packed there; l saw Il at 12e Maiden lane" ;.
sWhere did yop first meet Get De- Reauesens'"
street at0u Mr. r. Nor Mora ant fSirodueed him TO me. De
| lkSQu6bthb -tOiu hic 10 "a oih W oot AshSe
on political business for Mora, and some time
after we first met no asked me to 10 with him;
tho hands Of the Government there. he said"
when you saw tho bills did you know they
mo; / did not know a bad bill from a good
one".,,~
II should think there had been evidence
enough to show that" Mrs. Reineman replied
What did Mora say to you about the bills =.
"He said they had been made for his political
business"
What did you think when you saw Mora and
De Requesens with SO much money!
" l thought it very s,ra ss; for they had been
II guess you had been supporting them both,
and when you saw them With SO much m money
Of It T. INTERCEPTED MIR. Human.
Mrs; Reipenen laughed softly and was about
"How did you come to know about the sofa T.
MIR. Pc Requesens told me about it in New
what did you say to him about it."
He replied that it was ali right, as Mora would
redeem them when he became President of
n. mWhS %As mo 7ey 1 aia y 70 cS sss S e ppy your OK
My own. drew $3.50 from the bank for the
Secret Service Agent Burns Of, Washington
dee. 1t contained something about the plates.
!" William II. Dohm told me, said Burns. that
MS tatner knew nothing ABOUT tnc plates. l
made them at tho request of De Requesens,'
young Dohm said. worked on them nights
AMI Sundays"
Agent John Henry testified that he had seized
letters in which the plates were mentioned at
Mrs. Cheyin's home. They were written by Do
Requesens, Mrs. CheVin said she knew moth.
ing about them. There was one letter addressed
to Houseman advising him to leave the city.
THE Government officers are trying hard to
find proof" the letter said, but, II nobody
William P. Hazen, chief Of the secret service,
said that young Dohm had confessed, that he
made eight plates which he threw into the North
River near a Pennsylvania ferry slip on the
New York side after the arrest OF De Re1uesens
work yesterday searching for the plates.
The examination will be continued this after