Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-31
w Rothert will announce the other
changes in the faculty at the Iowa
school for the deaf some time this
Spurious Bank Notes.


Des Moines. July 31.-Iowa has been
State Bank of New Brunswick, N. j..
and each day complaints come to the
federal authorities asking that steps be
taken to apprehend and punish the per-
sons responsible for their circulation.
Charles Leonard and Edward Judge
We're arrested for the offense at Carroll
and the federal authorities in this city
notified AT the time Of their capture
they had in their possession about $780,
600 worth of the spurious notes. They
are made in several denominations and
in general appearance look like ordinary
paper money, but no where on them APP
pear any counterfeits Of the marks or
insignia of the United States govern
meni.
Information of the ares, and samples
of the bills captured We're forwarded 10
the federal authorities in Des Moines to-
gether with a representation that the
prisoners, when they could not pass the
money without an explanation. con-
veyed the impression that they were
bills of Canadian banks in New Bruins
wick. In this way ii was represented
they had succeeded in disposing Of large
dHlouIitslti lile DiAis' anu ia utiidu'tifiS a
number nf persons District Attorney
Miles gave II as his opinion that there
was no crime against the federal stat
utes in the passing of the bills and az
advised the Carroll authorities with the
result that they turned the men loose.
1t was thought they would at least
make an effort to prosecute them under
the state law but no such effort was
n Il.
handlers of their notes pursue the tao
tics usually adopted by green goods mer
except that they let the bills go instead
of delivering :. satchel filled with saw
dust. and in this way place Thousands OF
! dollars of the spurious bills in the hands
of persons who are Intent on passing
| them.
The men continued until they reached
| Joliet, where they have been arfestS
land large Quantities of the bills seized
| There an investigation developed thai
! they can not be prosecuted under tins
| cute them under the Illinois law BY
| cheating by false pretenses.
1t was ascertained that they are mere
4 iy two If number OF persons who hay,
been working out Of Chicago and tina
persons III lineage eti l't9eH-s
| sion of plates of the bank of New
4 Brunswick used fifty years ago, ans
have been making the spurious money
by the bale and shipping it over th'
country to confederates who pass il y
dispose of il to those who think the,
4 will be able to do so.
Specimens of the bills received in De
Moines from points thru the cenira
| part Of the state very much resemble or
binary bank notes in general appear
ance. but on inspection there is nothin!
about them To deceive person unless i
ia the representation that they are Ca
madam bills of the province of Ney
4 Brunswick. for the words New Jersey
following the name of the town Of Ney
/ Brunswick are printed in small letter.!
1 aaeinst dark background.
Bankers in towns where the note
Iwere scattered promiscuously repor
numerous Instances of receiving Their
for Deposit and are doing their best 7
i put people on guard against them t
preevnt the further success of the swim
al