The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
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n u unJeTItll UI lDt UVe-0Ullhr u ait
ed SLates silver certificate, series of
1896, was forwarded few days ago 10
The +, cret service bureau a. the TIRE as
ury department from Chic go. 1t was
The first which has been rec, wed since
asst January, aud experts declared it
is ciever piece of work, winch would
not be detected as counterfeit exc, pit
under close SCRUTINY. 1t had number
of poins about il which stamp il as
being spurious, but which would not be
noticed IN the least by the laity.
81 have been expecting this note to
turn up for a ong TINE" said Chief
II, zeu, of the 8, or, / service bureau, to
Star report the other day, as he
showed the counterfeit note across the
table to be examined by the reporter.
am rather surprised that we have
not secur' d it before.
at comes from Chicago, and from
Grain ear marks which ! can detect
alb Jut IT it is the work Of noted cUuu-
terfe,ter bv he name of John Alfred
L'Koog. L Koog Is a swede, aboht 80
years OF az, and rather Il yer as a note
maker. He escaped from Julnt prison,
Illinois, lat March, where he had been
sent tron Chicago Tor counlerteiting,
wi b two other men. They were coin
makers named jacob johnson and
James F ley. Thy we're re captured
md re urned TO the prison, hut 81 far
l. K oy has eluded the watchiulness OF
the Ulcers.
"E ,r -ince his escape we have been
lookl g out tor some OF his work, ami ii
has just turned up. When a man as
start d in The business he never quits
it, unless by force of clrcums taDc.s.
IL w>s OF " rea. onable to suppose
that l. KoOg would return TO his old
haunts and occupation in Chicago, and
the suppO Ition proved correct.
" The last counterfeit note we re.
ceived wa4 from Chicago, also. II was
II 800 M ming h. ad C rt6cate, and
tuned u, Japus y IL. The windy CT J
is C, inter- Tor CVuuterieitlDg, rs the
workers have often been captured
there"
The chief sat in his private Office in
the treasury building, about which
clngs an air Of mystery conn, cteC
with everything pertaining to the g.
cret service. On the wa i were pic
lures Of famous makers aud showers o
! Int queer, uOIc "eIe uel' III eau
NETS, aud records, which if revealed
W. uld cau-e sensa ions thfou lhUut the
Uut-d S It's, were hidden in boxet
and careful J filed away.
CounterIelit e might be termed the
ars' ocracy OF crooks. They re gen
er ly quiet, not often immoral or con
VIVA, aud are naturally very reserved
Ii is to their interest to be rellcent. |
is a parad X, but there are new, r thieve'
amol them. What | mean il, while
they follow counterfeiting, which il
one of the worst crimes imaginable
tn would not rob or burglarize
M Il Y of them have been known To bt
exec, DINGHY charitable, though it ma,
be SAID if they are successful they Cal
easily afford to be 80. They are
mllder class than that OF any Othe
criminals. They lever cause trouble
in any c. immunity wherever they ma,
happen TO be, outside OF the counter
frlting.
There are not so many women il
the business as form' rly; why, canno
Just be explained. There are few re
males in it now, and those who are n
gag, d in the business co operate will
lutlT HusDduue. L he mdD kOltTdlI'
M kes the money, and the woman
passes it, as she does not find 80 mucl
trouble in doing so.
There is more coming of the quee
in the west and southwest sections o
he country than III the Others. l
probably started there and has con
linued. 1t is transmits from fathe
t. sou, just like any other trade, ant
dOuri>hes in much the same manner a
does Illicit dlslilling.
1t is mis- AIKEN idea 10 suppose
that counterfeit, RS, as has been stated
buy silver aud make it into coin
thereby gaining the prof. which thu
stamp is supposed to add to it. Not 3,
any means. A counterfeier WI no
pay sky cents or sixty-two CENTS al
ounce for silver to use when be can ge
the same results differently, He buy
ani,mony, tin, plaster OF paris, an
other materials the whole fit cost
ing about 81 So With these he cal
% t out coin TO the face value of 5000 o
$500. Thy wish TO make az much a
p, ssible out of as little as possible.
ave ri cognize the work of individ
ual coin counterieiters by the name
in which the coins are ii li-hed, as t
the miliI on the edges, and ther de
tails. 1t IS very seldom that we ar
mistaken in this respect. Every on
has his own mark. Washington Sal