The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-19
John E. WiIkie, Chief Of the Be-
cret 6ervics, Wits Seattle.
- On 4 TOUR or ,NspEcrlon.


The uritsd States governments star
Cessctjve JOHN T. Wnkie chief of the
secret service, arrived IN Seattle late Sat
UrdAy night He b making hurried tour
Of inspection az the Pacifc coast enc o.
1ss department. Having practically con-
clpdet fAs work. he left ct s O'clock last
evening over the Northern Pacific for the
EAST He u hastening TO Phssafeiphia 10
be In attendance ~ the prosecution OF the
Jacobs kendig gang. which begins In
Philadelphia June - II WAS this case.
which has been on the criminal boards
Tor several years.. that gave 10 WiIkie his
greatest iaareis al detscttve- He and
w. J. Burns handed tho Case. which has
already become one Of the most celebrated
In secret service annals Their spisudid
work resulted IN breaking up perhaps the
most daring and clever band Of counter
fsftsrs with which Uncle Sans officers
have had TO deal.
Chief wnkie il - years old and spent
twenty Of those In newspaper work. There
- more Of the air and action OF . news
paper man IN his makeup than that Of q
distinguished detective. In personal APP
pearance he u tall. probably feet II
inches dark complexion. dark hair. eyes
perhaps LIS pounds.
I'm not here on any particular case.
Chief Wiikto said at the Butter yesterday
afternoon. but moro ON = tour OF inspcc-
tion than anything else. leave this even
Chicago to Philadelphia. where / WIN at
teEd the trial Of the Jacobs KIndig gang
Of counferfeisers.
there are ave OF them-we broke up the
most dangerous gang OF counterfeiters the
secret service has ever had 10 deal with
Hrieny stated. W. l.. Jacobs planned and
counterfeit paper money. and he almost
succeeded. He did beat the government
20 the tune Of ti7s,0o BY the issuance and
nue. stamps. He used these stamps In the
disposition Of s no cigars which he had
manufactured Jacobs had long been q
tig manufactures OF cigars--the second
Lancaster, Pa He conceived tho idea OF
beating the government out OF revenue
and to this end called IN the services Of
Taylor made such good limitation Of the
lnternai revenue stamp that Jacobs was
able to beat thu government out Of $iss.-
ei e sssh He da % Ss IN faes
that Jacobs suggested that he (rayiorl
Try his hand at making plates In imjtation
q the genuine article with Which the roy
err1nent turns out its papef m0ney, TAy-
lor again succee<ied admirably. His ten.
twenty and ffty dollar silver certificates
we're sf1endid strokes Of money forgery.
lie had undertaken and begun the isxu-
efce OF the sl0o Monroe head silver certi-
4cnte. They were succeeding 40 well that
Jacobs began 10 plan mammoth trick.
ers and others were taken into the
scheme. Tiers were Ave In the deal and
the plan involved tho disposition OF 49,
$3.50 worth ct counterfeit y, r. currency. each
the boodie. Their plan involved the hrib-
inf Of receivine ciefk in the New York
subsrearAy. THIS Accomplished. they
pW Packages when the party ersb0d was
on duty In the suhtreasury. and receive
IN return certificates which could have
n any sabsseasasy office II IN the United
States.
another Ss 'a s. sns for some ne r. cas-, or
and :,,s soanssrfef Ing pasapAernalia
n. cut same Of the most dangerous ss'a ~
eous0rfsts But for the wolnxhness Of
the enSssxsrs, they mskht have succeeded
In ccnnscticn VIM his case : former
United States district attorney uf Penn
syivaniA and hts assistant are under in
S ssa ses,l, ksndsE y Oh, on bonds. He Is
county banker. and his councillors. az.
indeed. these OF bis associates. are emf
nsnuy resr~faeie There IL no evidence
that any OF them had been engaged IN
previous criminal trAnsacssons''
sh'st Wlikis says thr Pacific coast II
noS krsng ire seTet service bureau r,aeh
trosSc'e tuN now. The mere dangerous
coslns~rfeit.W. h~ believes. ars 10 be foarsa
In the Esast~-the spurious paper money on
efatoFS Il orf." he said that the people
OF this Coast are pretty good ts,a9es OF
money One can't pass sp.srieus Bills herr
very easily, In the flrss place I rnd IN.
peopfc on the Cast ali more ar tess
Suspicious Of paper money from having
70 song nssn accustomed To ecgn--gold and
esiv<r. They watch PAPER CLOSELY so ii
- nN easy tn hard them a counterfeit
Il want TO say In conclusion tina, 1 am
much grained On account ,s the splendid
work done by Operative George * ia
zen IN this district. hut Lately trsnsferr..,
80 California. He has secured eanyt-,.aos
n every case hssE one His record fnsde
here IL good ore.
This district, which comprises IN.
states 81 Washington, Oregon idaho ara
Montana. t% Row ia charge Of Operative