The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-20

CAPTURE !
Alleged Crooked Gang Arrested in
Philadelphia and Lancaster,
THEIR PARAPHBRNALIA SEIZED.

It Includes a Plant For Nfanuhctur-
ing Counterfelt Paper-Two OF the
Suspects Leading Lancaster Manu-
facturers.
Philadelphia, April 20-Probably the
most important capture in the history
Of the secret service was made on
Tuesday in this city by Chief John T.
Wilkie and his agents, when they ar
rested Arthur Taylor and Baldwin s.
Bredell the makers of the famous
counterfeit Monroe head" 500 silver
certificate. These arrests were follow
ed yesterday by the capture in Lam
caster, Pa, of William NJ. Jacobs and
William l.. Kendig, two prominent
cigar manufacturers, Harry Brailler
and Simon Kleinordingler. Jacobs
bookkeepers, and James Burns, Ken
digs foreman. There were also
captured the original plate from
which the silver certificates were
printed a new 800 counterfeit plate
and new $50 plate, and also three
sets Of plates for the printing of coun-
terfeit revenue stamps, rolls, other
paraphernalia and about five tons OF
paper and a large amount OF counter
felt stamps. The Monroe head" plate
and also the stamp plates and the other
materials were found in Lancaster
where the printing was done. The
plates for the new 500 note and the
$50 note were found in this city.
The officials have taken possession
of the factories Of the cigarmakers,
and have attached their bank account.
Taylor and Bredell, it is said, were
captured while actually at work on
the new plates They are young men,
who were employed in Philadelphia
by different firms, but some time ago
started in business for themselves.
They are said to be expert engravers,
and never before have been under sus-
picion. The men will undoubtedly be
brought to trial at the earliest possible
moment. They are said to have con-
fessed that less than $4,000 of the IA
nous 800 notes were put in circulation.
The silver certificate, which was first
discovered a year ago last fall, was
probably the most dangerous counter
felt ever put in circulation, and even
the experts of the government for
long time were undecided as to
whether the note was genuine or
counterfeit. The counterfeit resulted
in the retirement of the whole issue
A dispatch from Lancaster announces
that those arrested N that city were
taken before United States Commits
sioner B. F. Montgomery, and waived
a hearing.
United States District Attorney Beck,
of Philadelphia, was present to con-
duct the governments case. He said
the parties named in the warrants
were charged with counterfeiting an
internal revenue stamp for the pay
ment of the tax upon 80 cigars and
United States silver certificate of the
denomination of 500. They were also
charged with equipping a factory at
Lancaster for the manufacture of paper.
In addition to these charges Kendig is
charged with entering into a conspir-
acy with Taylor and Bredell, who were
arrested Tuesday in Philadelphia, to
make and engraye plates to be used
in counterfeiting. Mr. Beck asked
that the bail be placed at a high figure,
saying that it was the most dangerous
counterfeiting scheme ever evolved in
this country. The operations, he said,
were unparalleled in their audacity
and in the mechanical ingenuity dis
played the most expensive in the his
tory of the government in the last 25
years. He said it was apparent that
Brailler and Kleinordingler we're mere
ly tools, and he asked that they be re-
leased.
The commissioner fixed Jacobs bail
at $4,000 and that of Kendig and
Burns at S25 900 each. Kendig was re-
leased on bail last night, but Jacobs
and Burns were sent to Jail and this
morning were brought to Philadelphia