New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-21
BAD MONEY PLANT FOUND.
CHIEF HAZEN UNEARTHS COM
PLETELY EQUIPPED COUNTERFEIT
ING ESTABLISHMENT IN EAST
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Chief William P. Hazen of the United States
Secret Service assisted by the Hoooken ponce. mas
succeeded IN capturing at No l Corneha-st' East
Rutherford n J.. of the most completely
e-,,tn,ad co,nterfeitng plants that has ever been
brought 20 the attention Of the United States au-
thorlties in this neighborhood- The unearthihg Oh
the counterfeiting establishment was sequel 10
the arrest of Richard Ganser for passing counter
felt money in Hoboken on Thursday night. Ganser
has been operating in Hoboken for several weeks
and il has been his method to have barmalds go
out and make small purchases. always producing d
hill usually SO on Tuesday Ganser MADE MS Gus
tomary visit 10 Ernest Stauch's saloon. No 100
Third-st Hoboken, and sent a barmaid Sarah
Freewold out 20 get change of SO bill Inc girl
went to neighborng saloon. where the proprietor.
John Rurode. declined TO make the change ana
called the police
Ganser was arrested. and in the small hand
satchel which he carried found excellent
counterfeits Of United States currency in patches
OF SOC SO and 81 bills, aggregating ABOUT SS"' IN
addition this were about 500 or good money d
box of matches half pound of tea and other sInall
articles which would indicate that he had been
operating in other quarters.
Canser was arraigned in the Recorders Court yes
terday morning, and witnesses. principally bar
maids testified TO having nnocently acted as his
agents making small purchases and having bills
changed. Chief Hazen appeared and requested that
the barmaids be held witnesses
Among the effects found in Ganser's hand satchel
were two bankbooks and some insurance papers.
and Trust Company. Of Passaic, and showed de-
posts 10 the amount of $1,000, $3.50 Of which mao
been deposited Thursday
Yesterday afternoon Chief Hazen. accompanied ny
i've policemen of Hoboken, went TO No. Cornelia-
st East Rutherford, y. J., after necessary precau-
tions had been taken for guarding against any
escape. Chief Hazen and two officers, finding the
door open. entered a man. seeing the officers,
made attempt TO escape He was captured and
gave his Paul Johnson
Ganser's thirteen-ye ar-od daughter was also in
the house and taken in charge. In a bedroom
on the second floor the detectives found $3.50 IN
counterfeit SO bills In desk in the parlor they
found forty-seven 800 bills and one hundred and
twenty-five s. bills
Chief Hazen says of the finest that has ever
come to his notice They found press all ready
There many kinds OF paraphernalia, lncluq-
ing an implement for the insertion OF SILK strands
into the paper $500 -, - -.
would convict Ganser for the last sixteen months
Ganser Is supposed to have passed much OF his
spurious money among the small shops on the East
Side and was time caught trying to pass
q 50 bin there but other samples were found
in his possession. he was released
The extent Of GanSerS operations cannot De
easily ascertained. but il Is certain that ne mas
put good deal of bad money into CIRCULATION
among the German small merchants In Hoboken;
Ganser and Johnson, who is supposed TO be the
leader Of a ring, will be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Romano in Jersey City this
Ganserss daughter denies all knowledge Of the
illicit business carried on IN the house. she SAID
that her mother and her two brothers, one OF whom
Is criDnIed left home some time ago and went to
Chicago The girl asserts that her rather ana
mother ouarrelled. The girl admits she was the
hidden bv her father enter the basement under
any circumstances, and she SAYS she o6eyea nm
we're silver certificates of the series Of 1881 check
letter 3. plate No. u.