The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-20
SECRET SERVICE
MAKES BIG HAUL
Band of Famous Counterfeiters
Caught in Philadelphia,
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL ARREST,
Harvey a. Hewitt, TX Assistant
United states Attorney. Charged
with Attempting To Bride the
DctectiVes-the Prisoners,

WASHINGTON. April 19.-Probably the
most important capture ~ Tie history
oil the secret Service was made yestcr-
aay ia Philadelphia by Chief john h..
Wilkie and his agents, when they ar
resi- Artnur Taylor and BALDWIN >.
Bredeil, the makers of the famous coun-
terfeit Monroe head one hundred dol
lar silver certificate.
These arrests were followed to-day by
the capture in Lancaster. Pa. OF VILE
liam ~. Jacobs and William L. kendig.
two prominent cigar manufactures. and
James Burns, who was do Jacobs em-
ploy. There were also captured the oiisI-
nal plate from which the silver ccruh-
Gates were printed.
A new hundred dollar counterfeit plate.
and a new so plate. and also three SETS
Of plates for printing of counterfeit rove.
nue. stamps rolls, other Daraphefnalia,
and about five tons of paper and large
amount Of C., lnterfeit stamps.
II - PRINTING OFFICE
The Monroe head" plate and also Tho
stamp plates and the other material were
found in Lancaster where the printing
was done The plates for the new hum
dred dollar note and the so note were
found I'm Philadelphia. The officials have
taken possession OF the factories of The
cigar makers. and have also attached
their bank account. Taylor and BredcI
II is said. were captured while actually
at work on the now plates. They are
young men who were employed in phiia-
delphia by different firms, bat some time
ago started i'm business for themselves
They are said 10 bee expert enelaNcrs and
never before have been under susuic.on
The men viii De brought before the
United States Commissioned. and uu-
doubtedly will be brought 90 trial az the
earliest possible moment They are said
TO have confessed to-day that less than
$4,000 OF the famous notes were put into
circulation.
ARRESTS ~ LANCASTER.
LANCASTER. PA. April la-The var
rants for the arrest of Jacobs. his two
book-keepors. Henry Brail.ier and simon
Kleinordlinger; w. L. keldig. and hs
foreman James Burns. John Doe aud
"B. j. Zercher" were sworn out hy
United States Commissioner Henry I
Edmuuds. Of Philadelphia.
Secret Service Agent John Wilkic. ac-
companied by a dozen secret service De-
tectiyes. came here this morning. 'met
Wilkie first issued attachments on me
Fulton National Bank. the Farmers
National Bank and the Northern
National Bank o. the deposits of Jacobs
in these institutions Amounting 10 f-''V''-
Jacobs was then placed under arrest
and later all those named aroNe' WIN
tho cvception of John Doe and 'B. b.
Zercher'' these latter names being un-
doubtedlv fictitious. The accused were
taken before United States Commissioner
II + MONTGOMERY and waived hearing.
The Commissioner fixed Jacobs oah nc
s45 600 and that Of Kendig and Burns az
s25 600 each. .-t.
Eondi~ was released on bail tonight
but Jacobs and Burns were sent u JAN
ana will be taken TO Philadelphia to-hor-
row morning. ,.-..,,,-,.
PHILADELPHIA, April ia sensa-
,,o,ai arrest was made in this city TO-
night in connection with the capture or
the counterfeiting gang.
Harvey X hewitt. who was Assistant
United states District Attorney In this
city during the administration OF Presi-
dent Harrison. was taken into custody hy
secret service men on a warrant sworn
out by Chief Wilkie. charging him with
bribing Detective McNlanus. of the Phlla-
delphia Office. He was given private
hearing before Commissioner Eimunds.
and held in $4,000 bail. which was fur
nished by a wealthy friend
II was shown at the hearing on March
6th. hewitt gave McManuS 500 as a pflnf.
and on March 18th. 500 more. This
money was turned over % Mr.. Wilkie as
soon as IL was received.
OFFERED BRTBES.
According 10 the story told by one oi
the officers, Kendig Of Lancaster. sus-
pected early this year. that he ana MS
confederate were being watched by So
cret service men ms Lancaster. re
came TO this city and engaged hewitt as
a go-between 10 bride officers Burns ana
McManus. who were working on the case.
Burns was not approached. but NeWlt
saw MsManus and the latter agreed To
accent the bride All Of the meetings be- ,
tween hewitt and McManus were VIII
messed bv members Of Mr.. Wilkie' force.
and the evidence against him Is SAID 10
be most nositive hewitt Is well con-
nected and has practiced law here since
retiring from the United states District !
office. He has also been prom 7,
nent in politics.
II was stated here tonight that coun- !
forfeit stamps were captured by The de- 1
tectives I'm Lancaster 10 cover 100000 /
cioars As near as can be learned. about /
mo 900 worth or bogus stamps have been I
nsed on cigars thus far sent out from !
Much Of the money realized has been /
spent on experiments IN manufacturing /
scattered fibre paper such as IS used /
by the government.