Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04

the counterfeit money. This was To-
Gated in an obscure part of the woods
near the Agency road.
Mr.. Trotter found that spurious
quarters were being passed upon OF
tumwa merchants, and after investi
eating the matter he found that the
Commodore was the guilty party. Ac.
cordingly he arrested the man and in
company with secret service man
| from Des Moines he went to the house
! in the woods, getting the moulds, me.
| tai, ETC., with which the prisoner piled
l his trade. Commodore Foote was con.
victed twice of counterfeiting the coin
of the realm and was sent to the peni.
Tertiary both times.
A Female counterfeiter.
Among the curiosities in Mr.. Trot.
ters' cabinet are some of the quarters
manufactured by the Commodore,
along with other counterfeit money
which was taken from woman who
came to this city from Keokuk and
while visiting here, passed counter
felt dollars upon the merchants. Mr.
| Trotter got this woman and collected
evidence which afterwards convicted
her.
Razors Galore.
The knives which are to be seen
with the array of other weapons in
the cabinet were used in Cutting
scrapes" which were causes of excite.
ment at the time. There are a half
dozen razors or more, most of which
We're taken from belIigerent negroes
There is putty knife which was used
by a housebreaker, and sand bag
found on prisoner. There are also
several billy clubs which show that
they have had usage, and three pairs
of "knucks" which were contributed
by local toughs.
KEYS If Al, Kinds
Kevs Of several different kinds helm
oomn1s+e tbe co1lection Of .stronbies !"
FIattaned shoe huttonars and skeleton
yavs ara tn be scan and these wero
rai,,.d +hin. o., net tban &c bonsehreals,
mo Voc q fsyorite vocation with crim.
ino1s Ono of +ba Levs 10 made nj
zinc and Was made after much trouble
nv . nrisonar in the iail for the mr.
noso If effect;ne bic escane He was
cansbt at work however and the kew
talsen away from him before he had
chance 70 nee II
c.,h,;nn no,eae discontinued
Will. M, Tro+er Voc cbief ~ tho M
1;oo tl,n aan,l,li,o honsas s,,fpared ond
q few deeLs of cards a dice cun mr. twe
conntina arrangement for faro
1912, ana son,a srnalIer .r+ic1as
3 renresen+ tba troubles If th.s class n
(. ,epnIe eve didn't allow them to rur
1 In those days " savs Mr. Trotter "As
: snon &c we found that a eamhl,ne ioint
. yas in onar.tion we would swoo,
!, down nm II and confscate the goods
4 Furnitnre orc amounting tn severa
! h,,ndrad dollars in valne were DESTROY
r ad
. Railway officia, Graft.
!, The railway official graft was on,
i. which Mr.. Troter did his best to dis
! courage, and his cabinet contains sew
q eral badges testifying to this fact. TIL,
8 game of the criminal who practice,
!. this graft was to wear a badge pro
n claiming them an official or employ
Q of railway, then enter depot on tn
h line, talk to the passengers and ge
II money or valuables from them. Their
/ are several ways ito, play this gam
successfully, as the criminal inspire
confidence with his badge.
q Long Chase.
4 Mr.. Trotter tells an interesting
It story of the capture of two confidenc
n men at Agency, after chasing then
S from this city. "One day Rispo1
5. Johnson came to the station and toll
Y. me about an old man at the Q depo
. who had been worked upon for abou
r SIS by confidence men. Dan Hannol
y and / went to the depot found the fe
n low, got description of the man, and
II learned that they had started towar
l. Agency along the railroad track w
n started out on foot to follow then
d and kept track of them by asking pee
A. pie along the route.
e Follow Quarry In Enoine.
D. W. ara ovar+,l,en IN tho b;,, hv !.
IS ~. W. W." - ,,hia,, Evan Ianas NJ,
1T tsta ohan;a - Nros+or o y,
le slneer. W. nasseu mn mn anu sta l'a ~ ~
the men and let US out so we could sc