Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
BOGUS MONEY
Being Put Out by the Whole
sale from Revere.
Plant Seized, Friday, Capable Of
Doing a Great Business.
Whole Outfit Taken, but of Course Men
Deny Guilt.

Boston. Dec. 4.-What is considered
| by the United States government secret
| service officials to be one of the most
important raids that has ever taken
place in the vicinity of Boston was
successfully carried out, today, in the
| town of Revere when three men, all
snli to be well-known counterfeiters,
| We're arrested. and an extensive plant
and enough supply OF paper for print
| inS notes were confiscated.
| The government officers stated, to-
night, that there was paper enough in
the house Where the raid took place to
print more than Il million dollars worth
of notes, While the plates and hand
| presses were of the finest workmanship.
The men arrested were John Davis.
Joseph Boumenbltt and Moses Nocak.
and it is understood that the govern
| n"nt made seven simultaneous arrests
in or near New York.
ltHTlS is also known as PhiliO
Sch"art, Henry Smith, Henry Lieber-
men and j. Weissman, while Novak
has ono alias. that Of H. Frankel.
Davis is 50 years old and is believed
TO be the head of the gang, and ac-
cordinS 10 the secret service officers.
nc Is Well-known not only in this
country but also in Europe.
1t IS believed. however, that New
ork parties We're behind the plot which
was exposed. today, i'll Revere and the
courteffelting IS SAID to have been car
i1ed OH either in that city or Newark.
before d portion OF the gang came TO
this city.
Novak. or FrankeT, as he was known
in Revere, came from New York about
two months ago accompanied bv a
woman said ODE his wife. He rented .
iouse at 13l Prospect avenue in the
town.
Soon after he took possession the au-
thorlties at Washington began to re
ceiVH 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
$50 Garfield head goiG certificates. so
Buffalo head silver certificates and s.
Indian head certificates were being cir
culated. FL OF which We're bad
Tie smaller towns and cities were al
50 flooded with counterfeit notes of the
Cape Cod National Bank. the Fourth
National Bank Of Boston and the Ma
tiont.l Banks Of Waltham, Lynn ard
New Bedford.
AS soon as the secret service officials
thought they had located the gang OPP
Grating in this vicinity they decided to
visit the Prospect avenue house in Re-
we're. Novak was met on the street and
placed under arrest.
The officers upcn reaching the premY
Uses found Davis and Eoumenblitt VIII
were arrested and then began the
search Of tho house.
Lithograph plates bearing the imprint
If many different kinds of money We're
found i'll abundance. In addition 70
these there were presses for printing
the bogus bills and engraving too.S We're
lying about in great profuSion. The
paper for printing the notes was not
only in considerable quantity. but Of
good Workmanship and Il very fair imi
tation of the genuine bank note paper.
Davis, one Of the men captured in to
days raid, has an international repu-
taticn as q counterfeter. A number Of
years ago he was arrested in England
for making counterfeit Bank of Eng
this oflensc, as he turned Queens evil
dence against his associates. thereby
rcGanhg his freedom.
Although the arrests were made at
noon, today, they were not made public
until nearly midnight.
according to adyices received by the
local secret service agents, seven other
members were arrested in or near
New York, tonight. 1t was feared that
the New York men might take warning
and escan. arrest if the report of to-
days raid at Revere was sent out III
press dispatches.
The three men arrested at Revere. TO-
day. were brought 20 Boston and locked
UP. They will be arr2igned before the
United States commissioner, tomorrow
morning.