The age-herald., 1902-02-18
APPARATUS WHICH STYLE USED FOUND
 AT TALLADEGA
Complete Set of Tools Unearth- ed in the House OCCu-
 pied by Him
PASSED AS PHOTOGRAPHER
Officers Have Collected Eleven of the Queer Bllls-Prelimlnary Hear ing Set for This Morning.
 Shye Silent.

w. R. shyle, held here for making and passing counterfeit $2O bills, is something of a genius in his line, as is proven by an examination of his working outfit which was brought from Talladega to Birming- ham last night by Secret Service Agent McAdams.
 Shyle used his knowledge of photogra- phy in making the bllls printing them di- rect from a negative on albumin paper. MT McAdams said last night that Shyle's commercials were as good as any he ever saw from the photographic process. This is considered by secret service agents the most unsatisfactory method of counter feiting.
 Secret Service Agent McAdams brought with him the twelve photographic nega- tives used by Shyle. The negatives were found in Shyle's photograph establish ment over Williams store, and MT. Me- Adams says there can be no question that the bills were printed from these negatives.
 Printed From Photos.
 There are twelve of the plates and six bills can be printed at one time. The pa per on which the bills were printed was sensitized in the same manner as ordin- ary solio of albumin sheets. An ordinary photographers printing frame was used in transferring the lines from the plate, the sheets being reversed to get an im- pression on each side The coloring was done by a mixture used in tinting photo- graphs.
 MT McAdams says the people of Talla- dega had already raided the room when he arrived, and were holding the plates expecting some reward from the govern ment He said Shyle's room was very scantily furnished and showed that he had attempted little business of a legiti- mate nature. He was told that Shyle came to Talladega in October and opened pho tographic establishment under the name of Shryocl. His real name Is Walter Ray mond Shryock.
 A large amount of correspondence was secured by the secret service agent, con- taining many letters from type foundries and printing establishm ents, giving prices, directions, etc.. for printing. The red letters on the face of the bills were made with a stamp in which type were adjusted This was used as a stencil.
 Question of Reward.
 As to the reward paid by the govern ment for the detection and confiscation
 M. .1 the following paragraph from a general order sent out by the Treasury Depart ment to dspel the exaggerated stories cur rent in Birmingham
 "A statement of the general principles governing the action of this Division in presenting small gratuities of money as an expression of its thanks to persons who perform m eritorius service in bringing counterfeiters to justice will be a suffi cient answer to your letter of inquiry on that subject.
 "All persons not United States soldiers who arrest and procure the conviction and sentence of a counterfeiter, or whose evidence is regarded by the prosecutinG attorney as having been more material in the case than that of any other wit ness. upon application, in writing, to the office of the Chief at Washington, D. C. Accompanied by a certificate from the prosecuting officer, which certificate should set forth the docket record of the case, and state that the applicant Is the meritorious person through whose agen- cy a conviction of the counterfeiter was procured) will if approved by the As sistant Secretary of the Treasury, receive a gratuity.'
 The first news of the capture of Shyle reached Talladega through the Sunday Age-Herald, and as soon as 1t became known that the commercials were on Talladega bank, the officials went to work on the case and located the room where Shyle worked for four months.
 Several proofs of the bills were found but it is supposed he carried all the money with him as none was found. Shyle left Saturday afternon, but was not missed until the news of his arrest reached the city.
 The preliminary hearing was postponed from yesterday afternoon at o'clock to this morning at 9 o'clock. The postpone ment was granted at the request of Secret Service Agent McAdams.
 ShyIe Remains Silent.
 Shyle continues reticent about himself and his operations. He has made several statements which did not amount to any thing and were all practically the same as that published in the Age-Herald Sun day morning. He has given out nothing which would in any way lead to the de- lection of his place of operation or to his family. if he has any.
 Search is being made for a woman who is said to have accompanied him to the