The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
THE SECRET SERVICE WORK
1Ir. Wilkes Annual Report TO Sec
rotary Gage.
Four New Counterfeit Notes Came
80 Light During the Year-Ninety
Arrests for Altering United states
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Property.

SBItSIA1OB--t EEoksSEEt
John E WiIkie Chief of the Secret
Service Division of the Treasury Depart
ment submitted his annual report this
morning to Secretary Gage. 1t discloses
the fact that this has been the most sue
Cessful year in the history of the divis-
ion
During the twelve months ending June
So 1901. Mr. WiIkie says. there were
placed in circulation but four new coun-
terfeit notes against an average of about
ten for each year during the preceding
ten years, there having been twenty-three
in 1898. and six in 1891 Only one of these
new notes was at all dangerous, the 9th
ers being the product Of unskiiled work
mauship. The total amount Of counter
felt currency which came into the posses
sion of the division during the year
reached the aggregate of $20,056, while
S1S.n7 in counterfeit coin was ConfsCat-
ed.
Coin counterfeiting decreased all over
the country except in New York city and
vicinity where there has been a gradual
ard certain increase in this class Of crime.
particularly cases IN which genuine silver
| forms the basis of the limitations
The arrests for twelve months show
.
ufactiug passing. and having in posses
| sion counterfeit coin There were 80 ar
rests for altering United States obiiga-
/ lions. and a reference is made to the i'll
| crease in the number OF altered note
| cases. OF the persons arrested E62 were
| convicted 1f6 are waiting the action Of
/ the courts. I is a fugitive from justice; ]
/ committed suicide while waiting trial, and
! . were acquitted. New York State leads
( the list with 60 cases. Illinois second, with
! o. Penns1-l yania had 81 Missouri, -, In
diana, A; Alabama, p. and the rerna lining
/ cases were sprinkled all over the country.
/ There were z cases in Cuba. The na-
! LionaiIty Of the prisoners was fairly dis
/ tributed-S5 Italians, a Germans, 6 were
Swedes, f92 were born in the United
States
The contrabaud property captured in
Guided 2I2 sets of TnOldS of which "a were
metal and 246 plaster OF paris There were
| - metal dies for the striking Of coin and
2E plates Of various characters for the
printing of the currency of this and for
siga countries. Eighty-one plates for the
/ printing Of forbidden advertising material
were cOnfscated.
| Reference is made to the Philadelphia
Lancaster CoUuteTfeitiEg conspiracy and
the arrest Of the thirteenth prisoner in
that celebrated case
| The thanks Of the division are extend
ed TO the police Of Jersey City for the ar
rest of Richard Gamer. alias Rudolph, a
Z
I police Of New York for the arrest Of John
Alfred Skog, Swedish note maker OF
great ability.
"A large amount Of work was perform
Cd for the other departments il connec-
ton with national bank dcfalcations. nat
/ u~al.zation frauds, thefts Of Government
stores and property at the United States
Mint and Assay Offices
/ The drafting - an habftuaI criminal
act for submission TO the coming Con
STess Is urged. tie suggestion that such
an act is desirable having been endorsed
/ by Secretary Gage last year