The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-10

IN speaking or the hendiS- jacobs COLI
spiracy Chief Wilkie, of the Government
Secret Service. said that eleven persons
connected with the scheme had been ar
rested. and that the following machinery
and tools had been captured. thereby con-
GLIDING the work. and putting the Gov
eminent in possession of all secrets and
particulars connected With the conspiracy.
The captured outfit consists of three large
steel plates for printing 5O-cent. internal
revenue cigar stamps; three sets OF trans
-Sfer rolls: face and back plates Of 500 Lin
feoln head legal tender note; face and rack
fplates OF 800 Monroe head silver eertif-
cate: face and back plates of $50 Eyarts
HEAD silver certificate; face and back Of
500 Hamilton head legal tender note; face
.iand back plates Of $50 Manning head silver
certificate: face and back plates Of $40
Sheridan head Treasury notes; plates for
two seals, and two sets of tin foil i'm
pressiOns for electrotyping purposes: three
numbering machines.
The eleven persons connected with the
conspiracy are Jacobs. Kendig. 4. Taylor.
II. Taylor BredeN James Burns. Ingham.
hewitt Downey. Fairbanks, and O.Dea.
Three Of these made a fight in the courts.
but were convicted, all the others will
plead guilty TO the charges preferred
against them on the 25th Of this month
when the case will come up before the
grand jury in Philadelphia.
Relating the circumstances as connected
with the arrest of Harry Taylor and the
confession Of his brother Arthur, and Bre-
dell, who are in Moyamensing Prison.
Philadelphia, awaiting trial, Chief WiIkie
said; On Thursday morning last the
City Trust Company in Philadelphia found
one Of the counterfeit $40 notes in the de-
post Of the Goodrich Rubber Company.
This concern n mediately notified Opera
tive Griffin. of the Government Secret
Service in Philadelphia. OF the matter. who
learned from the Goodrich people that
they had received the note from a bicycle
dealer by the pane of Dunlevy. Upon
questioning Dunlevy about the counterfeit
note. he remem 7ered that the note was
given to him on the preceding Saturday
by Harry Taylor in part payment OF a book
account. In order to see what Taylor
would do with the note Griffin instructed
Dunlevy TO return the same TO Taylor and
notify him OF the character Of the note
Taylor called and redeemed the note say
ing that be knew where he got it, and re-
turned home Monday evening last Taylor
passed in a car the hotel at which Chief
Wilkie was staying. He was informed that
the chief wanted to see him.
When confronted with the crime
he first denied all knowledge but
upon learning that Chief WiIkie
was well posted on the matter be ad-
mitted his guilt. He said that he received
so from his brother Arthur. who was then
in Mcynmensing, and positively bad no
knowledge OF anything about more COUn-
terfeits. After a searching crOss-eXamina-
JiOn by Chief Wilkie. Taylor saw that il
would be useless to withhold further par
ticuiarS- Chief Wilkie. Operative Burns
and District Attorney Beck thereup0a
e..4 tn me int A
Taylor and Bredell about the plates but
they insisted that they had thrown hem
into the Delaware River, describing the
exact place. Chief WiIkie knew that they
were not telling the truth and had search
warrants sworn out for a number Of places
where he thought he might get a clew 10
the plates. Mrs. Taylor. the mother OF the
imprisoned men was seen. but she was
entirely unconscious Of the mlsdeeds OF
her sons. Chief WiIkie when on the point
Of leaving asked Unexpectedly. What
became OF the package which Harry took
away Mrs. Taylor admitted that Harry
had taken il away about a month ago. but
that she did not know its contents. Harry
Taylor thereupOn took the Secret Service
men about ten miles out from PhiladeI-
phia on the Darby Pike. where the pack
age containing the two tin foil impress
siOns were found buried a foot below the
surface along the stone wall of the garden
VI the Burton residence.
Chief Wilkie and Operative Burns there
upon returned 10 Moyamensing prison to
endeavor TO secure the confessions of Ar
thur Taylor and Bredell. After being made
acquainted with the recovery Of the plates.
they decided 10 make a full confession
Chief Wilkie said that the discovery Of
the plates and the securing of the infor-
nation Of the whereabouts Of the plates
Is largely due to the cleverness of Opera
tive Burns