The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
COUNTERFEITEBS FACES
THE DECEPTIVE wsAcEs OF FIVE
REMARKABLE CRIMINALS.

HfIIHHIOEuDAANNN" nUAAA AAHN A-A-A ~"r-a
in accurately reading some Of the faces
one sees m the Treasury Departments /
album OF criminals. says ". Herman
Moran. In Golfers Weekly A great
walnut case against the wall In the
Office Of the Chief Of the Secret Ser
vice contains a remarkable collection
Of specialists in crime. Other Rogues
Galleries there are. much more exten-
s've than this one. but none with more
fascinating stories than are associated
with the faces that look out from the
frames Of this big cabinet In
space that might be covered by ones
hands are the pictures Of FIVE men
whose output Of spurious notes aggre-
gated more than S5.000.O00, and yet
from all this wealth they realized so
little that they were always in iinan-
cial straits All Of them, too, learned
what the solitude Of an iron barred
cell meant: some of them are still serv-
Ing out long sentences; some are fill
ing felons' graves. and some have prof
ited by bitter experience and are liy-
ing honestly. Their faces are the faces
Of honest men; faces that invite in
stant confidence. that show the pos
session Of all the traits that one ex-
poets TO find in the average trustwor-
thy. dependable. upright citizen.
"Old Bill" Brockway-the dean Of
.nafI.s
taken for a Sunday school superintend-
ent. with his kindly-expresslve, time
lined, intellectual countenance, yet
five Of the most dangerous counterfeits
ever turned out were Attributable to
him. They created CONSERVATION in
business circles. and caused the Secret
Service no end Of trouble in tracing
them TO their source.
Peter McCartney's strong rugged
face gives no indication Of the crafti-
ness and overwhelming criminal in
stlncts Of the man. whose remarkable
achievements with graver and press,
and wonderful escapes from custody,
earned for him the title king Of Kon-
iaekers." An incident serves to illus
trate this mans contempt for prison
bars and bolts. In 1896. while Nc
Cartney was confined in the Jail Al
Springfield. H., Chief Whitley, Of the
Secret Service, went out from Wash
Ington to see him. At the close Of tlfs
interview Mccartney turned to the
Chief and good-humoredly said: "Yor
won't leave me here, 1 suppose. Colo
nelY7
Mccartney smiled. "Oh, can &c
out OF here easy enough. have donl
1t before and can do 1t again"
Chief Whitley expressed incredulity
and. with a careful look at the irol
I. bars Of the door. started TO go.
You don't think so?" observed Nc
Cartney. well. III return your cal
at 10 o'clock this evening"
The Chief smiled at what he consid
cred jest. went to his room. soon be
came absorbed in Writing and entirel
> forgot the matter Ten o'clock came
and the busy Chief wrote on. At tn
last stroke Of the hour there came
. soft tap on the door
Come In. said the Chief, and to hi
vast astonishment, in walked McCari
ney. with a smile and quiet Goo
evening. Colonel"
4 springlng from his seat. Whitel
drew his revolver and. selling Nj
Cartney by the arm, fairly shouted
How did you get heref"
n "Put up your gun. Colonel" sal
4 the visitor: Il merely called to pa
my respects and I am going back"
4 He did go back, for Chief Whitel
went with him. and he subsequent
I remained quietly enough.
+ Miles Ogle. with his handsome fac
neatly trimmed heard and CAREFUL
I arranged hair. might well be taken II
10 a professional man. artist, opera SIM
er-anything rather than a keen. II
n trepid desperate whoEe entire maj
4 hood was given over to a career +.
crime almost unparalleled.
"A typical unsophisticated farmer
IS what one might say Of Ben Boy
!. yet he was one Of the most ingeniou
1, daring and prolific counterfeiters wi
i ever monopolized the attention OF Il
q Secret Service. He 1t was who IN
8 tated the fve-dollar issues Of thirtes
= different Illinois banks by the use
\ skeleton" face plate. The desil
!, for all fve-dollar national curren,
notes being identical except as to Il
IN title Of the bank. Boyd simply omittl
Il this from his face plate. aud when
/, desired a new issue Of counterfeits
n was only necessary to cut a title. S
Il that il found It's proper place on d
+. note. and start his press.
Passing % the last member Of Il
famous Quintette. one finds a remark
hly prepossessing face. intelligent. !
nj fined. This Is Tom Ballard. engravl
n. chemist. inventor. mechanic Of ra
H.. SKIN, and exper ia the nanufactu
Il. Of paper; the universal genius. n
prostituied his talents % \ forbidd
~ art. and was rewarded with a thir