The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03
Everybody Goes to DoWe's'
SHOPPERS PAL CAUGHT
NEGROES HERE ARE ARRESTED
 FOR CONTEMPLATING.
Tools for Making Lead Money Found in South Decatur Street House by the Police in Raid
 Yesterday.

The Montgomery police have made an other big haul.
 Captain Taylor and Officers Griffin and Oliver yesterday morning unearthed a nest of alleged counterfeiters in Mont- gomery. Dies. molda and other para phernalia used by counterfeiters were found in the raid, and three negroes were arrested. They are Allen Sanders, a and Willis Thomas, his brother-in-law
 Willis Thomas was the first of the trio arrested. Thomas was noticed by Officers Griffin and Oliver while walking along South Hull Street near the corner of Grove Street about o'clock in the morning. The negro had a pistol in his hand and was acting very suspicious. The officers arrested him and carried him to the police station. He was searched and several pieces of money were taken from his person.
 Sergeant Thomas and Captain Taylor were in the office, and they detected in minute as the money was dropped on the desk that it was counterfeit. Captain Taylor took Thomas into a cell and made thorough search of his clothing. The negro was closely cross questioned as to where he got the money and fin ally acknowledged that his brother-in- law, Allen Sanders, made the money at his home on South Decatur Street.
 The officers went to the house at once and arrested Allen Sanders and his wife. A search was made of the premises and in 8 chest under the bed was found a lot of counterfeit money and three dies.
 The dies were made of plaster of paris and were for dollar, a dime and a five cent piece. The latter named die was made so as to turn out two nickels at one time.
 Tho negroes were taken to the police station.
 In the meantime. Tom Shorter the Conductor Little, was brought to Mont. gomery and arraigned before United States Commissioner Fillmore. Shorter acknowledged that he got his money Day. After hearing the evidence Shorter was bound over under $1 900 bond to await the action of the Federal, grand jury. in the afternoon before Commissioners Dawson. There was no evidence against Thomas that he attempted to pass coun- terfeit money. He testified that he got evidence against Minerva Sanders and she and Thomas were discharged, but Allen Sanders was held under g, ,Oo0 bond. Sanders had been living on Union Street, but since the arrest of Shorter near Union Springs he changed his place 6R residence.
 Late last night oflcer Griffin made a thorough search of Shorter's house and found several dies and other parapher- naiia used by counterfeiters. Shorter Is negro well known to the police. He has figured In police circles several times.
 Some months ago Shorter attempted to make his wife. who is cook for a well known family in Montgomery, go to Honolulu with hIm. Shorter had been interested by the owners of a large sugar plantation, and he intended leav. ing Montgomery with a gang of negro laborer:. He made all manner of pre- tences to get his wife to go. but at the last minute the lady TOT whom Shorter s wife cooked appeared at the depot and prevented him from taking her away.