The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-03
Amateur HOOsier Detective At
tempts to Make Arrest.
Alleged Raised Bill Dealer Escapes In
the Woods and Prevents I'm
portant Arrest.
HEADQUARTERS NEW ORLEANS.

De resIOnslDle TOT the 20 or ~ ralseu
bills turned loose in Paducah the Sth
of August has been located through
murderous assault made on Charles
Marshall, Of Rege, Ind, who IL in a
dying condition in New Albany hos.
pitaE The affair brings to light the
fact that an organized gang of expert
oounterfeiters and "green goods" men
with headquarters in New Orleans,
have been operating extensively for
some time IN Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and
Kentucky by selling raised bills"
The tragedy resulted from the effort
Of an amateur detective of Grange
county. Ind. to decoy swindler to
Indiana from New Orleans aud place
him under arrest. Had the plans of
the young detective been success sful a
most important arrest would have
been made, and perhaps the result
would have been the capture of
whole band of counterfeiters, but by
attempting to make the arrest without
assistance and in lonely wood, the
detective may lose his life. The
swindler made his escape and is now
to be hunted down by the detectives,
who have had more actual experience
than the young farmer Of Orange
county.
Marshalls assailant was q man who
gave his name as II. O. Hite and who
came to New Albany from Chicago as
result Of correspondence between
Marshall and q swindier in New Or.
leans, which had been in progress for
q year.
Marshall told q strange story of his
experience as detective. He said
that he joined . detective agency some
time ago, and had for o year been cor
responding with q green goods man
named westteld, in New Orleans.
Through Wcstatld, he said, he got
into correspondence with II. O. Hite,
Of Chicago, who was a dealer in
raised bills. After . few letters had
passed between Marshall and Hite the
detective proposed meeting at French
Lick Springs with view to Turing
the green goods man. to place where
he could effect his capture. Hite did
not want to come to French Lick,
whers he was doubtless known, but
agreed to meet Marshall in New Al
bany, and the men met there week
ago and held numerous conferences. in
which Marshall represented himself as
being willing to purchase q large
amount Of raised bills.
Marshall engaged room at the
home Of James Poison, a friend. who
lives at 1913 East Market street. New
Albany few days. After Marshall
had been in New Albany few days
he confided to his friend his plans in
the detective line. He had little
money, and he told Poison that if he
had 5000 to make a clash" on Hite
he believed he could lead him into q
trap. Poison had some money and
proposed to lend it to him for the pur-
pose indicated.
Marshall consented TO the PROPOSE
ton, and that day Poison gave him a
roll of bills containing $3.50. This
was Monday afternoon, and that night
Marshall had an appointment to meet
Hite in Scribner park, in New AL
bany. The conversation turned to the
sale Of raised bills, which Hite was
trying to dispose of, and Marshall pro-
duoed the roll that he he'd borrowed
from Poison. He told Hite that he
hade 900, which he would give him
for 81. 900 in raised bills. Hite con-
sented to the proposition, and 1t was
arranged that Hite deliver the bills to
Marshall's room the next morning.
Early yesterday Hite appeared at
Marshall's room and informed him
that the raised bills were hid in the
woods about two miles from town.
He insisted that Marshall accompany
him TO the spot. Marshall consented.
He then procured Of Poison the key to
the house, and asked that he and his
wife vacate the place fer few hours
that he might get the counterfeiter
back to the house and place him under
arrest. He and Hite then set out for
the woods to get the raised bills. In
the woods when the amateur detective
attempted the arrest a night ensued, in
which he was badly used up, and mis-