Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28
WOMAN FORCED INTO CRIME
Neither Of Two week. Old Babe Driven 10
LawlsssneEI by Husband.
CALCULATES SPURIOUS COINS He MAKES
Caught by south Omaha Police to
whom She Relates Pathetic. Tale
and Incriminates Husband
in Council BIuRss.

Mrs. G. F. Eads, claiming to live at 1923
Avenue d, Council BLUFFS, was arrested In
South Omaha last evening, charged with
passing counterfeit money. During the aft
ernoon numerous complaints we're made at
the South Omaha police station that coun-
terfeit s5-gold pieces had been passed. At
last the Chicago bakery on lower N street,
discovered that a gold coin was spurious
and Immediately started to trace the often
der. Oficer Charles Alstadt was passing
and his attention was directed to a nicely
dressed young woman, whom he suspicioned
had passed the money. She was arrested
and taken to Jail. AS soon as she was taken
into the ONCE Of the jail she broke down
and to Oficer Henry Elsfelder and a re-
porter OF The Bee told her story. She said
that her husband is a dentist in Council
Bluffs and that he has been making these
coins for some time and forced her to pass
them upon the public. She said that she
had a baby only two weeks old and almost
up to the time Of its birth her husband
would send her out to do his work.
Forced to BE a Criminal.
II always rebelled at the work, as It was
disgusting and criminal in my eyes," sobbed
the young woman, but he told me that he
would kill me II l didn't go ahead and do
what he wanted me to. 1 did not know
what to do. l went to my mother and told
her that l thought l would have to come
home, but she begged me not to leave my
husband. l did not tell her about the coun-
terfeit money. Then my baby came: that
was Just two weeks ago. Yesterday he or
dered me out upon the streets again, Civ
ing me some Of the money to pass. I started
to work in South Omaha, and you can see
the result"
The woman told the police that the dies
in which the coins were moulded we're in
her husbands office in Council Bluffs, and
the South Omaha police Immediately tele-
phoned to Council Bluffs to have Eads ar
rested.
When arrested Mrs. Eads had about ST
on her person. When this was taken from
her she cried and stated that 81 of It any
way belonged to her and she hoped that this
would be returned to her. The SIS, she
stated, was the money she had obtained by
passing the counterfeit money.
Mrs Eads is a young woman about %
years of age, of refined appearance and
seems to be highly intelligent and we'll
educated. She was dressed in up-to-date
manner and did not, by any means, have
the appearance Of q crook. The story she
told the police was related Ia such a
Straightforward manner, and the woman
seemed to be 80 thoroughly pertinent that
it is believed by those who talked with
her. Her father, Charles Ratzel. lives at
No. 519 North Twenty-third street, Omaha.
She was later turned over to the United
States authorities and taken to Omaha.
George c. Fades, living at 1923 Avenue
d, Council Bluffs. was taken into custody
last night at his home by Captain Webb,
government secret service officer from
Omaha, assisted by oficers Murphy and
Leusch Of the local police force.
After Fades had been placed in the city
jail Captain Webb and Chief OF Police
Tibbits made a search of the house at
1923 Avenue d, where Eads claimed to fol-
low his profession as a dentist, although
his name does not appear in the city direc-
tory. TIL officers found all the materials
needed for the manufacture OF the spu-
rious coins, including plaster Of paris dies,
gold wash, metal and various chemicals.
The officers also found one completed
counterfeit IS gold piece.