The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
Man Who Passes Bogus Ten-Dol-
lar Bills in Renton.
REFUSES TO GIVE HIS NAME:
Swfndles . Restaurant Keeper and
ffNcates Raised Fr0m 81 tn SO
Leaves Town Abruptly - Good
Work by Constable Bunstine and
owen Roberts, Who Arrest Him.

A mysterious counterteiter, whom the
authorities have reason TO believe is not
unused to the interior OF a Jail, was
bagged under somewha: peculiar circum-
stances al the peaceful hamlet OF Renton
Saturday night. The arrest was made
by Constable r. Bunstine, assisted BY
Owen Roberts, citizen of Renton. Tell
ing evidence against the prisoner was Sc
cured at Renion, and the counterfe4ter
was brought to this city yesterday morn
ing and turned over 10 the Federal au-
thorities.
The man was arrested within two hours
after he had succeeded IN passing two
bogus 80 silver certificates at Renton. HIS
prompt arrest was due to the vigilance OF
the constable and the quick action OF one
OF the men whom ne victmized
The couaterfeiter refused 10 give his
name either to the arresting officer or TO
United States Attorney Wilson r. Gay,
before whom he was taken yesterday. A
warrant has been issued charging him
with uttering counterfeit currency, under
the name OF John Doe. He is at present
confined at the city Jail, but viii probably
De taken before a commissioner today
and committed 10 the county jail
As gathered by Observation-Disclosures re-
porter yesterday, this is the story of the
mans adventures with the people of Rem
ton and OF his swift capture by the peace
officers OF the village:
Along about dusk Saturday evening q
stranger entered tina restaurant kept by
Mrs. John White and asked whether he
ana companion could secure a bed ut
the house for the night and breakfast the
next morning. He was given an affirma-
i've reply, and then explained that he and
his friend had had supper that night. He
asked what the charge would be- Mrs.
White told him it would cost the two 81.
I'll pay you now" was the strangers
answer, so that we will be all ready for
an early start tomorrow. l Will return
ABOUT O'Clock with my friend" he con-
cluded.
Mrs. White acquiesced, and received a
$40 certificate from her guest. She gave
nm the change, So. and he left the Mace
me man was about feet 6 or Z inches
tan, slight, and apparently 80 years old.
ms -ignt brown mustache was streaked
with gray and his hair was half graz
MS oody was slight and his face thin and
"rinhled. lie wore dark macintosh
over a dark suit
lne man went directly to a shoe stora
nara by kept by Fred Ditlevsen. Enter
ing the place he asked to be shown soms
cheap slippers. Choosing nair that cost
% cents he said that they would suit his
purposes. and rendered the storaxaanar
another so bill in payment.
IL was nearly dark by this time NJ
betleVsen's sight is bad, and in his bastv
examination Of the bill he did not aa,nc.
Us character. He took the necassarv
chanse. @25. out OF the cash till and gava
II TO the stranger.
Within a haff H.,
was seen waking down the ROAD ton-n ,t,,,
me railroad track. Then he was sean -
set on the track and proceed at a ra,id
gait southwark +"pi"
belore ne was gone half an hour NJ
nelieVsen mind reverted to the transac.
M LII ana ne bethought him to give the
pili more thorough scrutiny ThIs -
aid, to lind evidences to his mind W.. =.
was not genuine '" ''iat II
IeVseh, alarmed az the possihiI;,v ~
ms having been swindled bnrrind 80. va
ms shop with the bill, taking II IN a ,aie.t
n,anms "" OF three others were sum
. s.uu' ana the bill was placed under
fr.I,a9, ana carefully examined. lis
A4auiueht character was at once ann,ron.
constable Bunst:ne was now s,rn,,a,.as
pS the alarmed Villagers, many of -.
,eahZed that an Accomplished su., III, III
had oeen among them. Consta bIn p,'...i1
pelhs informed of the affair artea LII
p :, P'0ii'PtHeSs' Tie aroused the ins,fca
OK me peace. BY this time II was -
70 ~ CLOCK. The justice listened "a ~
case. ana then said that he douhta1 ~
F!sht 10 act In case where tho Ea[,ora,
statute had been violated. ID
Nothing daunted, however, the cons,a,,n
| SET oot down the railroad track after ia
criminal. He summoned Owen Rohor,s p,
ms assistance. and the two. nrocurInp =
hahd car, were soon speeding south m
the track IN the direction. o, Black pIa-
mond A'i
About 1890 O'clock they overlook tho On.
sltlVe counterfeter, He was arrested
without difficulty and taken back 10 Ron
ton. During the night Mr. Roberts s.lo,
guard over him. To Roberts the man nran-
tcatiy confessed 70 having passed the
counterfeit bills
Yesterday morning the prisoner was
brought TO Seattle ana confined In tho
lily Jail. He was taken before niStrIr.
Attorney Cay. In answer 10 the latfer's
questions he said that he had neither
friends nor ecquaintances here
What Is your Nance" asked Mr. Cav.
That's something I'm not going 10 tel
you" was t1e SuEly reply. The man was
booked under the name OF John Doe.
TIE counterfeit bills and the money
| found on his per on. SIS -. are IN the pos-
session OF he United States att1rntv No
Il tiers. papers .sr oll'er articles le.,d.nr TO
the discovery OF the prisoner lie l:itv
were found on him. The officers believe
that he ia not new in the business
The bills are good eou1ierfe!ts. They
are 81 silver certificates which have been