The San Francisco call., 1903-12-19
BOGUS MONEY
MEN IN JAIL
Secret Service Operatives Run
to Earth a Bold Gang
of Clever COunterfeit@s
SECURE COMPLETE PLANT
Operations Of the Criminals
Were Extensive and Officers
Secure All of the Bad Coin

With the arrest last night OF Charles
W. Cauan, George Tighe, Charles SUIT
cliff and John Attridge by Secret Ser
vice Operatives George W. Hazen, T.
=. Foster and T. r. McManus, a quar-
tCt Of clever counterfeiters has finally
been run 10 earth and for their efforts
TO wax rich by actively engaging IN
the manufacture and distribution OF
counterfeit half dollars a long term IN
the penitentiary stares them in the
- face.
Great cIeverness was displayed by
the officers in securing the evidence
necessary to insure a, conVictlon. a
complete outfit containing everything
essential 10 the manufacture Of spu-
rious coin. from a furnace 10 pair Of
gold scales. was found in the room Of
Caflan. 563 Mission street. He was the
prfne mover in the scheme. In addi-
ton about $500 in counterfeit halves
was also secured
About six weeks ago information was
received by Secret Service Agent Hazen
that a number Of spurious half dollars
were being passed on the Geary and
Sutter street cars. 7. B. Foster and L.
r. ArcNanus were detailed on the case
and in a short time discovered who were
the culprits. Every movement OF the
four men was watched day and night
and II was soon asceTtained that Callan
was the manufacturer Of the coin.
He was exceedingly wary and from
his actions showed that he feared that
he was being shadowed. Day by day
the detectives kept up their shadow
work and soon found where Callan was
b1vfng his metal So shreyvd was he
that he would often double on ms
tracks to ascertain If he was oelns
followed. and on one occasion led ms
pursuers a merry chase over the sum-
NIT Of Telegraph Hill. SUttclln, Ilghe
and Attridge were not even aware OF
The address of their chief and We're
eompelled TO be content with passing
the money on a commission OF 10 cents
on the half dollar.
CaIlan. after manufacturing batch
Of coins. would destroy the molds, and,
on December 2, at First and Minna
streets. dropped several Of them in the
sewer. where they were subsequently
recovered by the detectives, by the aid
Of a lantern and ladder. The quartet
worked under cover OF darkness, and
Callan would meet Suttclif and Tighe
IN a resort at 63S Clay street, where
they would be supplied with the
counterfeit money. Attridge, who had
sportier inclinations, frequented a
saloon at 1O1 Ellis street and Callan
nightly met him there. During the six
weeks investigation the detectives
never for a moment lost sight of their
men and often went without sleep and
food.
Last evening Hazen, Foster and Nc
BIauus swOoped down on Callan's room,
at 56S Mission, and placed him under
arrest A search Of the room brought
10 light a heavy iron chest in which
were concealed all the appurtenances
essential for the operation Of the un-
authorized mint.
Three volumes entitled, respectively,
"A Counterfeiter Fooled" "Roguery Of
a Counterfeiter" and "A Lady Shadow
were also brought 10 light, but il is not
believed that the reading Of this Sc
ductive literature was primarily re-
sponsible for Callan's advent into the
business.
Suttcliff and Tighe were taken into
custody at 6SS Clay street. and Attridge
at 101 Ellis street Sutcliff was former
" employed at the Union Iron Works
and Tighe, who is a waiter, claims
that his father is a cancer specialist
at Twenty-third and Chattanooga
streets. Attridge is a cooks helper and,
according TO the detectives, has been
a race track tout.
During the six weeks that the officers
have been on the case they have Sc
cured every coin that has been passed
by purchasing them from the receivers.
Callan is supposed to be an old hand
at the business, although young in
years, and recently came here from Sc
attic, where he was employed by A.
Hunbsch. None Of the men arrested
are over 30 years Of age. Tighe is A
member Of the Walters Union. No. 30.
and Attridge of the Cooks Helpers
Union, No. 10. They viii be transferred
from the City Prison to the County
jail to-day and taken before Commits
sioner Heacock for examination.
SISTER OF THE KAISER