The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-07-03
HIS MUSIC COUNTERFEIT COIN.
Romantic Elizabeth Folk Thought He
Was an artist"

New York. Jul: "A young Ital
ian. with swarthy complexion and
coal-biaCk hair and eyes, made pls
appear&1ce OF the outskirts Of Eliza
beth sev raj months ago. He erected
the oldest little cottage conceivable
and hid it away in a clump of trees.
His wife, a good-loOking woman, come
ly and retiring in dress and manner
Joined him soon after the cottage
had been erected. entirely by his own
hands.
The odd cottage. the chosen isOla-
ton. the strange behavior OF the
couple aroused an interest which they
obviously had striven to avoid. VINO
they might be their purpose in com
ing to such an Out-Of-theW way place,
the mans vocation, and all that.
were abundantly discussed. At length
his neighbors thought they mad him
placed He was a viOlinist, An ar
fist surely he must be-seeking soil
tude.
The basis for their belief was that
from time to time-periOdS Of month
apsing between-the mysterious Ital
ian left MS cottage in the woods. TAX
ing his violin case along These visits.
too, the neighbOrs found a reason for.
He had gone to New York to play in
concert there In lieu of name. he
became known as The VlOlinist OF
Elizabeth
Their wOnderment unsatsf1ed, folk
sometimes at night listened for those
sounds of glorious music which they
were sure the mysterious one had it
in his power to call forth. Alas, ne
would not play. Concerts were or
gained almost exclusively with the
idea to lure him on to charm the
tOwnsfolk. but to no purpose He was
fertile with excuses.
Few had visited the little cottage
up to Friday evening last At that
time a tall man was noticed 10 be
making his way toward the little
structure in the clump Of trees. Be
hind him followed at a little distance
a little group Of men. In answer to
the knocking Of the stalwart man tn
Italian opened the door The latter
knew his caller. though years haG
elapsed since he had seen him. TIL
visitor was not welcome, so the ItaI
ian tried to slam the door.
No; not so fast" the caller said
Il am William J. Flynn. of New York
chief Of the secret service there
want to have a talk with you"
Yes. | know you" said the Italian
know you just a bit TOO well. Ma
rie, Marie," he then called out
Here is Mr. Flynn TO see us
Slowly the woman came, her fac
as pale as death. She did not speah
to Flynn. When she had looked a.
him a moment she put her hands t.
her face and silently began to weep.
Flynn and his associate officer
chen began TO search the little cottage
They found lots of mOlds. base met
ais, furnace and silver-pating ma
Chimes and several hundred dollars
| IN counterfeit money. They took al
this stuff and the erstWhile violinist
with them his wife standing pale anC
SObbing violently at the door till they
were out of sound and hearing.
In Jersey City Georgia Nayulas-
| for that was his name-was arraigned
before a United States commissioner
and then locked,up for the night. He
was taken before United States Com
missioner Shields in this city and held
in s2500 bail for the federal grand
jury
"Vioinist? No" said Chief FLYNN.
| That violin case was a blind. He
/ carried counterfeit money in it to
Worth & Lamb, bargains in city
| and farm property Rooms | and 9