The evening times., 1900-02-03
A SECRET SERVICE COUP
The Clever Arrest Of An h0ny Deet-
ien by Wilkes Men.
An Alleged Sounterfciter Ferreted
Out at GaItimore-Ihe Leader of an
Many Thousaad Dollars i'm Spu-
rfoHs Dominion NoteS Circulated.

John c. WiIkie Chief of the Secret
Service. said today Of the alleged counter
feitpr. Deetjen. whom he arrested in Bal
tinlsre and who is wanted by the Canadian
Government for utteriRg spurious bills OF
the Dominion:
About a week ago We were informed
by Commissioner Sherwood of the Do
minion police at Ottawa that Deetjen. OF
Decker, who had left Canada. was some
where in the United States, and that he
might be engaged on these plates in this
country. We located him in Baltimore
and last night arrested him. We found
on him two plates for the backs of the 3
dollar notes and part of one face plate.
Deetjen will return to Canada without ex-
tradition papers, and will probably be sent
10 OTTAWA next Monday.
He was formerly an e1graver in the
employ OF the British American Banknote
Company Of Canada. but left their employ
last May. The Canadian police suspected
him for some time but did not notify US
until a few days ago The plates were
made by the lithographing process, and
were very fair plates l suppose notes
from them would be very deceptive. l
don't know OF any extensive plot in this
connection although I understand some
arrests have been made in Canada"
Anthony Reetjeu. OF Decker is about
hfty-ive years of age, and had been in
TIE employ of the Burland LithOgraphic
Company Of Montreal which company had
I
grazing ior the Dominion Government.
with several German confederates he IS
said TO have been engaged in counterfeit
ing Canadian bills for about year.
Several thousand dollars worth of 81
bills were issued by the gang. and are re
ported to have been printed by a firm
somewhere in the vicinity Of Nassau
Street, New York. In addition, he is cred
ited with printing and issuing about $3.50
600 worth OF s. bills of the Nelson Bank.
Ii seems that his intention TO escape to
Germany was only prevented by he COM
Elned action OF the Canadian and United
States authorities. Ii was his intention 10
dispose OF the entire output of his plant I'm
a fortnight, and then leave the country.
For a time he lived in Montreal. but sub
sequenUy removed TO Toronto Detroit
Windsor. London. and several small place
\
ing London. Ontario. he went TO Baltimore,
where was arrested.
In experimenting him the Canadian po-
lice found a telegraphic code among his
effects with which they communicated With
Fred Couils. confederate. They also
found dies and inks buried in the cellar
OF Deetjen's house.
Upon reaching Baltimore. Deetjen Sc
cured employment in the lthographinc
house of A. Hoen q Co. where he had been
Al work since Saturday last He told the
firm that he had been employed by the Ca
madam Government and they were later
advised by the Secret Service that the
was later arrested by a Baltimore deteC-
Secret Service.
The man was taken before United
States Commissioner Rogers in BaltimoTs
yesterday and charged with having i'm his
possession counterfeit Canadian bank
notes A. the evidence was not all ready
10 make a complete case against him, Deet-
jen was committed to jail by the commits
sioner for a further hearing on Friday
next
His son Paul and the man Coutts were
arrested yesterday near Toronto II is said
that Deetien also impressed his wife into
his service and endeavOTed to secure other
confederates. a man named Hans Kurtz a
practical printer Of Chicago having been
engaged by the leader OF the gang He
was an expert lithOgrapher. and command
ed the highest salary wherever employed.
The arrest will have put a final end to his
speculatiOns. and ii is expected that the
Others OF the gang Will be secured