The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-05
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RAID BY SECRET
 SERVICE MEN.

of Revere, Mass, and Paper Enough to Print More Than a Million Dollars Coufiscated-Head of Gaug We'll Known Here and tn Europe.
 Boston, Dec. 4.-What is considered by the United States government se- cret service officials to be one. of the most important raids that has ever taken place in the vicinity of Boston was successfully carried out to-day in the little town of Revere, when three men, all said to be well known coun- terfeiters, were arrested and an exten- sive plant and an enormous supply of paper for printing notes were confis- cated.
 The government officers stated to- night that there was paper enough in the house where the raid took place to print more than million dollars worth of notes, while the plates and hand presses were of the finest work manship.
 The men arrested were John Davis, Joseph Boumenblitt and Moses Noyak, and it is understood that the govern ment made seven simultaneous arrests in or near New York. .s-..
 Davis is also known as Philip Schwart, Henry Smith, Henry Lieber- man and J. Weissman, while Novak has one alias, that of H. Frankel
 Davis is thirty-three years old and is fo ba "a hood nq fIa oarp and, according to the secret service off, cers, he is well known not only in this country, but also in Europe. .-..s.,.
 It is believed, however, that New York parties were behind the plot which was exposed to-day in Revere, and the counterfeiting is said to have been carried on either in that city or ill Newark before portion of the gang came to this city. ..-. ...~.@....
 Noyak, or Franke1, as he was known in Revere, came from New York about two months ago, accompanied by a woman said to be his wife He hired a house at 131 Prospect avenue, in the town. .,s .....-. .. .- .-.,. *. s..5 -s ;. Soon after he took possession the au- thorities at Washington began to re- ceive numerous complaints that coun- terteit money was being freely circu- lated in New England. From the larg- CT New England cities and from New York came the report that numerous $20 Garfield head gold certificates, s1o Buff salo head silver certificates and $5 In dian head certificates were being circu- lated, all of which were bad.
 The smaller towns and cities were also flooded with counterfeit notes of the Cape Cod National bank Of Har- wich, Mass, the Fourth National bank of Boston and the National banks of Waltham, Lynn and New Bedford. As soon as the secret service officials thought they had located the gang operating in this vicinity, Agents W. J. Flynn of New York. John E. Murphy Of St. Louis and Joseph E. Murphy of Boston were put on the case.
 After watching and waiting for some time. they finally decided to visit the Prospect avenue house in Revere. As they neared tine house they met Novak on the street and promptly placed him under arrest. In order not to arouse suspicion the officers sent on ahead a messenger boy with a letter. l As soon as the occupants of the house opened the door the messenger inserted his foot and held the door open until the officers were able to force their way in to the house. The other two men, Davis and Boumenbli.t were found and ar rested and then began the search of the house.
 Autograph plates bearing the i'm print of many different kinds of money were found in abundance. In addition there were presses for printing the bogus bills, while engraving tools were lying about in great profusion. The paper for printing the notes was not only in considerable quantity but oi good workmanship and very fair irni. tation of the genuine bank note paper From the amount of paper and tht high denomination of the plates seized the officers said they were justified il saying that there was sufficient mate rial on hand to print bills amounting tC over one million dollars.
 Davis, one of the men captured il to-day's raid. has an internationa reputation as 6 counterfeiter. A mum
 
 England for making counterfeit banl of England notes. He was never sen fenced for this offence, as he turned queens evidence against his associ ates
 Although the arrests were made a noon to-day they were not made pub lie until nearly midnight.
 According to advices received by th, local secret service agents, seven othe members of the gang were arrested il or near New York tonight It wa feared that the New York member might take warning and escape arres if the report of to-day's raid at Rever was sent out in press despatches.
 The three men arrested at Revere to day were locked up in the police sta ton in Court Square. They will be ar raigned before the United States com missioner tomorrow morning.
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