The Florence tribune., 1897-10-02
MAKING FALSE MONEY.
sone Points by the Chief of f"A
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clever work by Chicago Counter sefterE--The Southwest Furnishes tne Most Makers of "the
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 4 counterfeit of the five-dollar United states silver certificate, series of soc was forwarded | few days ago o.1,a secret service bureau at the treas nrv department from Chicago. It was tbe first which had been received since last January, and experts declared it is n clever piece of work, which would so+ he detected as a counterfeit except under cicse scrutiny. It had num- her e,f points about it which stamp it as beinr spurious, but which would not be noticed in the least by the laity.
 Il had been expecting this note to turn up for long tine,' said Chief Haaen, of the secret service bureau, to Star reporter the other day, as he .boved the counterfeit note across the table to be examined Dy the reporter. T ann rather surprised that we have not secured it before.
 Tt comes from Chicago, and from certain ear marks which 1 can detect about it it is the work of a noted coun- ierfeiter by the name of John Alfred ] L'Koog. L'Koog is q swede, about 5
 ears of age, and rather clever as a aote maker. He escaped from Joliet prison, Illinois, last March, where he i had. been gent from Chicago for coun- serfeitinc. with two other men. They were coin makers, named Jacob John son and James Foley. They were re- captured and returned to the prison, but so. far L'Koog has eluded the l wafeafulness Of the officers.
 Ever since his escape we have been l fookI ag out tor some of his work, and it has fGst turned up. When man has started in the business he never quits t, unless by force of circumstances.
 ..It was only reasonable to suppose that L'Koog would return to his old hsunts and occupation in Chicago, and tle aupposition proved correct.
 .9he last counterfeit note we re- ceigfsl was from Chicago, also. Itwas a 1 s2Q Manning head certificate, and turned up January Il. The windy city ls center for counterfeiting, as the workers have often 6een captured therep
 The chief sat in his private office in the treasury building. about which elings an air of mystery connected sith everything pertaining to the se- sret service On the walls were pie lurea of famous makers and showers of the qneer." more were held in cab inets. and records, which if revealed ! would cause sensations throughout the United States, were hidden in boxes and carefully filed away
 "Connserfeiting might be termed the aristecracy of crooks. They are gem orally quiet, not often immoral or con eirial,- and are naturally very reserved. { ft5 is to their interest to be retieent. It a paradox, bat there are never thieves 1 among them. What l mean is, while s,ley follow counterfeiting, which is 9ne of the worst crimes imaginable, thsY would not rob or burglarize. 1 sEsnv of them have been known to be axeeaiingly charitable, though it may 1 be said H they are successful they can easily afford to be so. They are mild T class than that of any other criIuin- als. They never cause trouble in any i community wherever they may happen to be. outside of the counterfeiting.
 There are not so many women in the business as formerly; why, cannot just be explained. There are few fe- males in is now, and those who are en- gagged in the business cooperate with 1 their husbands. The man generally makes the money, and the woman l passes it, as she does not find SC. much trouble in doing so.
 There is more eoining of the queer in the west and southwest sections of he country than in the others. It prob bly, started there and has continued. lt $ transmitted from father to son, jlls. like any other trade. and fourishes in much the same manner as does illicit 1isti1Iing.
 1t is a mistaken idea to suppose that eounhsrfeiters, as has been stated, buy silver and make it into coin, thereby raining the profit which the stamp is supposed to add to it. Not by any means. A counterfeiter will not pay 50 cents or 62 cents an ounce for silver i to use when he can getthe same results differently. He buys antimony, tin, ] plaster of paris, and other materials. the whole outfit costing about S1.50. With these he can get out coin to the face value of s2Oo or $500. They wish b nuke as much as possible out of as little as possible.
 We recognize the work of individ- aal coin counterfeiters by the manner which the coins are finished, as to he milling on the edges, and other de- talis. It is very seldom that we are mis- .aken in this respect. Every one has lis own mark. Washington Star.
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