New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-21
CONTEMPLATING CASES.
TAYLOR AND BREDELL HELD UNDER $4,000
BAIL


rh,,. dslnh,a April D-Arthur Taylor and Bald
Tin a Bredell engravers who arrested In
this city in connection with ne counterfeitng con-
spracy discovered by Secret Service officais were
arraigned before United States Commissioner Ed
munds this afternoon They waived hearing ana
were held in $4,000 bail each.
Commissioner Edmunds announced that In order
IN AZ the amount Of bail 1t necessary 10 take
some testimony He accordingly called John T..
wilkie chief Of the Secret Service. TO the stand
After identifying the prisoners Chief Wiikie testi-
ned that in company with six secret service
agents. he visited the engravers shop ana arrested
the two men In the workroom were two engraving
desks and each prisoner required 10 designate
his Under Bredelrs table there was drawer
fastened with Yale lock. In this drawer were
found two unfinished counterfeit cigar-stamp plates
Both men refused TO say who had last worheu vi
the plates Later the detectives found 80 silver
certificate plate and under a machine In ano'her
mart OF the room discovered proof Of the PACK
Of a nfty-dollar note Chief Wilke testified further
that both Taylor and Bredell showed an incnha'ou
TO assist the Secret Service men IN arres'lhe ."o
Others implicated in the conspiracy layio' III
formed him that William NJ. Jacobs, the Lancaster
cigar manufacturer who was arrested yesterday
approached him nearly FIVE years ago with
proposition, which he accepted. to engraVe cigar
stamp plates. For this work Jacobs PAID MIN sew
eral thousand dollars. When the first set wore out
Taylor made another.
Lancaster Yesterday of William NJ. Jacobs. William
L. Kendig and James Burns He said that Taylor
and Bredell had admitted cutting the plate from
which the famous 500 Monroe head certihcate
was made This plate was seized al henois
cigar factory in Lancaster yesterday. Taylor told
xyyti. that not over $4,000 OF the 500 certificates
had been issued by him and Bredell He couid not
say how many revenue stamps were printed In
a,cobss factory Chief Wilke said. nine tons OF
imprinted internal revenue paper was found
Taylor and Breden were then asked II they had
anything to say. Both remained silent They were
committed 70 the custody of the United States
Marshal.
In speaking OF the arrest Of Harvey X hewitt
formerly Assistant United States District-Attorney
shs city Secret Sr se4Vce agent 10 Tned
District Attorney Beck said to-day; .,.,,..
10 the effect that this gang of counterfeiters sus.
pected that they were under surveillance by seSre.
time II ON their work. and for many weeks the
game which was beng played between dne nsv
shrewd counterfeitcrs was a waiting one Finally.
TO test whether hey m b 9es of the
Secret Service The information furnished me is
New hs e 1sfS ihss sGT s' Of
which do not care 10 state and MI NEWT IN IN
secret Service by Offering him bride of $500
month for twelve months. the conditions OF me
Mr. hewitt whether any investigation was then IN
progress. and If not he was 70 be informed II any
Information. Mr.. hewitt was 70 receive very iarge
sum the amount Of which am not willing 70 T s,aIe
al this time. but 1t will come out at next tues
days hearing , ,. -
Mr. hewitt said: Il am absolutely innocent. and
when an opportunity presents itself TO tel my sde
OF the story there will be entirely different as
pect given TO the affair. can only ask the pubic
10 suspend Judgment until that opportunity Is pre-
sented." , 49,, .. ~
Jacobs and Burns brought here from Lam
caster to-day and taken TO the county prison
COUNTERFEIT GOLD PIECES IN CALIFORNIA
San Francisco. April 2o.-There is reason to be-
leve that considerable counterfeit gold coin is in
circulation In this city. -Four spurious hve-dolar
gold pieces were passed late Tuesday night on Fred
er,ck Peterson, a bank president. John Keoush'
an associate of the man who uttered these coins Is
in the custody Of a Secret Service agent named
Brown The police and Federal detectives are in
close quest Of Keoughs companions one of whom
is known as Joseph Walker. Keough states that
he and Walker came here by way OF Puget Sound
points from the State OF Washington where they
had been employed in a coal mine On the steamer
Queen they met the who passed the Dad
money and he seemed TO have a large supply or
fve-doar gold pieces, which he spent lavishiy
HIS identity is as yet unknown. The counterfeits