The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-12
Complete Outfit for COunterfeiting
Found Hidden by Secert-Servfce
Officer Tom Halls.
WOMAN GAVE INFORMATION
WIFE OF PATROLMAN GRIFFIN
WATCHED JARREL AT NIGHT.
Silver Dollars of Fine WOrkmanshtp
FGund by POiice-GOvernme
. Will Arrest Jarrel.

A complete counterfeiting outfit was
found yesterday by Secret Service Agent
Tom Halls and Bicycle Policemen Hull and
Griffin in the home of Harry l.. FARRELL, No.
725 South Capitol avenue. The outfit con-
sists of a pair of plaster of paris molds,
hammer, rat-tail file, bottle of acid several
coils of zinc pipe. paper bag of plaster
of paris and a blue apron. The outfit was
found in a stove in the kitchen of Jarrers
home. Jarrel was already at the police sta
ton charged with drunkenness and loiter-
ing. He had been suspected of making
spurious money and his case was continued
until Saturday to allow the officers to
search his house.
The attention of the police was called to
Jarrel by Mrs Thomas Griffin, wife of one
of the policemen who made the find yester-
day afternoon. The home of the Griffins is
at No. 12i West McCarty street and the
rear of their home joins the rear of the
Jarrel home. Mrs Griffin some time ago
called the attention of her husband to the
fact that she had seen Jarrel many times
working at night near a window, with the
blind drawn. A light behind Jarrel threw
his shadow on the blind. She told her hus-
band that she had seen Jarrel walking
around H. his rear yard wearing a blue
apron on which were a number of white
spots that might be caused by plaster of
paris. Griffin watched a number of nights
and became convinced that Jarrel was
making bad money. He told Superintend-
ent Taffe Of his suspicious and then spoke
to Mr.. Halls. The latter told Griffin that
he had reason to suspect that counterfeit
money was being made in that locality.
HOUSE WAS SEARCHED.
Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and Lowe ar.
rested Jarrel Wednesday night At the
time of the arrest Jarrel was told that he
was wanted for making counterfeit money
He denied the charge, and pulled a knife
from his pocket as If to cut the policemen
When Jarrels case was continued in court
yesterday Griffin swore out a search war
rant. Griffin and Hull went to the house
on Capitol avenue. and after searching it
they failed to find any molds. They re-
turned to the police station at noon and
about o'clock were met by Tom Halls
who asked to be taken to the Jarrel home
The three men entered the rear door and
Immediately Halls noticed f1ecks of nowder
leading from a table in the kitchen IN tho
stove. He followed the little trail and
opened the kitchen stove Here he found a
large package wrapped in a blue apron
The package was pulled out and in II were
the tools used in making counterfeit money
No coins were found about the place.
When the officers were passing out of the
house they were met by Richard Morley a
saloon keeper at III West McCarty street
who said that he had a bright new silver
dollar that he suspected of being counter
felt He showed the dollar and Halls said
at once that ii was counterfeit Morley
said he obtained the coin from JarreI two
nights before. The coin possessed by Nor
| ley was of the date of 1901 and tailed with
the mold taken from Jarrers home
FINE WORKMANSHIP
Several coins have been recovered bv the
police that were said to have been made
| by Jarrel. They are of excellent work
manship. They are usually bright in color
| and look as If aluminium had been mixed
| in their composition. They are a fraction
| of an ounce lighter than the genuine dollar.
| The police say that the dollars made by
| Jarrel are almost perfect.
Jarrel will be arrested this morning at
| the police station by Tom Halls on a gov
ernment warrant. He will be taken before
| Commissioner Moores for a preliminary
| hearing.
| Jarrel was arrested on Oct 3. 1900 on the
/ charge of counterfeiting. At that time the
| evidence against him was slight yet suffi-
| cient for Judge Baker to sentence him to
| serve two months in the Marion county
| workhouse. Jarrels father ~ now serving
| a term In the workhouse. His mother is
employed at the Van Camp Packing Conn