The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-26
BOGUS MONEY MAKERS CAPTURED.
sHREwD DETECTIVES.
Secret Service Men Run Down the Counterfeit
ers Who Had Circulated the Spurious
eIoo Silver Certificates.

The Secret Service department has
caused the arrest Of four men who
were engaged IN making and circulat-
Ing 800 silver certificates. The cap
turc In one Of the most important IN
the history OF the department and wns
made Thursday In Philadelphia by
chief John ". w'lklc aud his agents,
when they arrested Arthur Taylor and
Baldwin $. Bredcli. the makers of the
famous counterfeit Monroe head"
500 silver certificate.
These arrests were followed by the
capture In Lancaster. Pa. OF William
NJ. Jacobs and william l.. Kcndlng.
two prominent cigar manufacturers,
and james Burns. who was In Jacobs
employ. There were also captured the
original plate from which the silver
certificates were printed: n new 500
counterfeit plate and new $50 plate.
and also three sets of plates for the
printing OF counterfeit revenue
stamps, rolls. other parnphcrnalia, and
about i've tons OF paper and n large
amount OF counterfeit stamps. The
Monroe head" plate. and also the
stamp plate and the other materials,
were found In Lancaster, where the
printing was done. The plates for the
new SlO0 note and the $50 note were
iVNllh lil fHllhu'l1filVs
The officers have taken possession OF
the factories OF the cigar makers. and
have also attached their bank account.
Taylor and Brcdell, II ls said, were
captured while actually at work on the
new plates They are young men who
were employed In Philadelphia by diff
ferent firms. but some time ago start
cd In business for themselves. They
are said to be expert cngravcrs ana
never before have been under suspic-
lon The men will he brought before
the United States Commissioner and
will undoubtedly be brought to trial
at the earliest possible moment They
S iess ' Han - H,is'S5s y III famous nous notes
were put into circulation.
| THE silver certificate, which was
| first discovered year ago last fall by
| an official OF the Spb-Treasury at
philadelphia. was probably the most
dangerous counterfeit ever put into
| circulation. and even the experts Of
| the Government for n long time were
undecided as TO whether the note was
genuine or counterfeit After most
careful search, however. distinguish
Ing mark was discovered which dccid-
| ed the question and enabled the Of
| ficialS readily to distinguish tho
| genuine from the spurious. Secretary
| Gage recognized the very great dan
ger of this new note and at once call
ed In the entire issue Of many millions
of dollars. At the same time he sent
warnings 10 all parts OF the country
fully describing the note.
| This prompt action baked the
| counterfcitcrs at the very beginning
Although not less than 100 notes were
issued. only about 2G have been dis
| covered.
Plans were set on foot TO apprehend
the counterfelters, and, acting on the
advice of Assistant Secretary Wander
lip. John r.. Wilkle, newspaper man
OF Chicago. who was known 10 have
done some very clever detective work
was sent for and placed In charge OF
the Secret Service Bureau. He Inn
medlatcly laid his plans and, on Feb.
ruary l.. 1898. found the clew which
resulted In important captures. From
| the very first appearance OF the notes
Secretary Gage and Assistant Secre.
tary Vanderlip have taken "A great In.
terest In the capture of the culprlts
and during the last II months have
been In close touch with every move
that has been made. and have ma
terially assisted Chief Wilkie In his
| long hunt.