New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-02

remarkable counterfeit 500 Monroe head" silver
and Baldwin BredeH were in Novsr1ersi,- Piso T
awaiting sentence
M, For G several days these imitation $50 notes turned
~ IN cue soEsrnInent ohlGers We're put forth 10 OBJ
until the fourth day. On the morning a. NV :
Ine goodyear Rubber Company. At the latter
that that the note game from a bicycle dealer named
8orr5 ~. Donievys cashier remembered that
with this so bill Here was lead which prorsed
Ta TilavsI ths mystery-Harry Taylor and Arthur
AT the SUGGESTION of the officer Mr. Donlevy
sent note TO Harry Taylor requesting, him 10 cai
and redeem the counterfeit This he aid imme-
GIaJeiy and for two days thereafter his move
mi g be caught in the act OF showing the queer
by this surveillance one most siif,TT r5r vas
n3tsdIthe circulation Of the spurious notes ceased
Wa tne DonIevy incident
Eeenng sure Of their game. the Secret Service
aSentS aetermlned 70 give Taylor an opportunity
20 eNpidl1, On Monday morning. MAY :. Taylor
went tSs 70 West Philadelphia to visit friend. On
named Grimm was on the platform Of the same car
When the car reached the SchuyIkiII River bridge
suspectng shove At I0 S osSi9 me tr
ne Wanted him to get off the gar The man uent
where Chief Vii 20 snd T0om n g9roy hIts
them. At first Taylor denied thar he knew the
nots paid 70 Donlevy was counterfeit. but he sub
much hssitatio stated that his 6r6thsr Arthur
startling information that Arthur and his partner
~ SIIiNe ana ceImate ar MOyameDSinS prison
baidwn Bredei, had supplied him with 80 OF the
uotSS 70 pass. and that he had succeeded in dis
EoslnS or Iorty-nve OF them up the time Mr.
O: t sent Ior hTn-an incident which gave aim
such a fright thar he promptly put the remaining
h9teS IN the 81 I'VE and destroyed them
II was now up to- the prisoners at MOyanen-
SINS 70 explain. Leaving Harry Taylor IN the
CUSTODY or Ciriftn, Chief Wikie proceeded 70 the
prison and had Taylor and Bredel brought down.
tney were nervous and eyed each other apprehe1-
slVely when the chief asked them 70 be seated
Attet nolulng out against the rapid fire OF cross
QuSSIlonlnS for some time, Bredell weakened.
w nat 40 YOU want 20 do, cut own heaQs
on ne asked Chief Wilkle was quick TO take
Sue cue II you are innocent OF this new counter.
felt, why should the truth cut your heads Of
ne inquired Eredell looked appealingy at Tayior;
better tell.''
After brief pause Taylor yielded and made the
concession that he and Bredell had engraved me
plates ana printed the notes in their cell. the nee
sleu IN by various members of their families ana
tte same means employed to ger the stun out
wnen a slnicient number Of the notes had been
ter OF fact way. with minute detail. made 1t I'M
pressive, and was of itself sufficiently aInazlhs.
out the motive which impelled these operaJloiis
was Yet more startling. The scheme formed os
tneSe men as they conSpired in their cell was % p
the so notes in circulation, wait until about tnss5
and then offer to turn up the plates in return lor
lenlency in the sentence for their original ouenc
The plates were found three feet under Sroung5
near the grave or TaylOr'S father IN ternWoJu
Cemetery, where they had been buried az Artn9I
request. While some doubt existed IN the IIll
story. his statements were subsequently ruly CUT
rObOrated-