The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-03
Tom Hagerty Again in Limbo.

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ly after the completion of his term for
that crime he was sent up from another
county for three years, and not more
three weeks ago his time again expired
and now he stands good chance ofgoing
back soon. Here is the story as told by
one of the Pittsburg papers:
When Thomas Haggerty was arrested
Thursday by Detective Robert Denniston
and Richard Kelly as a suspicious per-
son, the officers had no idea that they
were making such a catch. Yesterday
when his trunk was found and searched
one of the most complete kit of counter
feiting appliances was unearthed which
has ever fallen into the hands OF the local
police. From one who was at first sus-
pected to be little more than an ordinary
sneakthief, Haggerty has quickly jumped
into prominence as daring safe cracker,
a would-be murderer and acounterfeiter.
The local officers have washed their
hands of him. Yesterday he was turned
over to the United States secret service
men, along with the goods with which he
apparently intended to flood the country
with spurious coin.
"Haggerty is probably So years of ago.
Regar dless of the time he has spent in
prison, he is still W. II preserved and eager
again to take up the work which his i'm
prisonment three years ago interrupted.
He was sent up from Washington county
in 1896 70; an attempt to rob an express
office there. Until December Is he was
one of Warden Wright's mostdocile pris-
oners.
"When arrested Haggerty had in his
possession number of bars of copper of
tho finest quality. He was trying to sell
tbe metal for seven cents a pound. That
is what excited the suspicion of the de-
tectives. They knew the copper was of
greater value. He refused to say where
he had secured it and to the detectives he
gave the name of William Thomas, When
searched letters and papers revealed bis
identity. He was implicated in an at
tempt to rob aud possibly murder farm
er named Wagner, in Forest county, and
one Of the clippings told Of his capture in
Washington. When confronted with
this evidence he confessed.
Detectives Denniston, Kelly and Nc
Tighe yesterday started out to find Hag-
gerty's trunk. The depots were first Wis.,
tied. There they secured their first clew
| II xuac loo rnad tho truply had arr;uad of
Union station about Dec. 20. 1t lay there
for day or so and was then sent to a
certain hotel, according to instructions.
The hotel people refused to receive it and
it was taken back to the depot and few
days later was sent to Ann streets. There
the detectives found it yesterday after
noon.
"As the different articles were turned
out upon the floor the officers began to
realize the importance of their capture.
There were two ladies', about twenty-five
pounds of lead, antimony, moulds, alum
mum, wax and soap. When Haggerty
was captured he had dozen OF the cop
per bars with him. They are about ten
inches long and probably three-quarters
of an inch thick, two inches wide. When
the trunk was searched, number Of
these bars we're found. Out of two of
them the moulds were constructed. They
were joined together by hinge. The
face Of the coin was ingeniously stamped
into one piece of the metal and the oppo-
site side was impressed into the other
piece. Into these it was Haggerty's in
tention to pour the metal and make the
money which was to bring him wealth.
"The presence of the copper bars In the
trunk set the officers to thinking. Hag-
gerty had not seen his trunk since his ar
rest in Washington. 1t was shipped to
Pittsburg from Parkersburg, w. Va.
After his release Haggerty went to Mid
way and came TO the city from there.
Ths supposition is that he had the copper
at the time Of ais capture, that at that
time he was planning his counterfeitlng
] scheme and that the appliances have been
in his trunk in Parkersburg for the past
three years awaiting his liberation. The
detectives believe they have been in the
keeping of friend who shipped them to
him on his liberation.
"As soon as the detectives had satisfied
themselves of Haggerty's counterfeiting
proclivities, they notified the secret SER
vice officers. Agents Flynn and Snyder
called at Central station yesterday after
noon and took the man to the county Jail.
He will be given hearing before the
United States commissioner within few
days"