Evening star., 1903-08-01

who has not had peculiar experiences ana
been required to perform had work at some
stage of his career There are some men
in the business. however. who have never
had to form deep plots in order 10 ac-
complish the desired end One man VINO
is not in the latter class Is John Boiand or
a well-known New York detective agency
He dropped in Major Sylvester's once a
few days ago while on his way from Chi
cago to New York and paid his respects
He had some business OF importance In this
city but what ii was he objected TO teinhe
a Star reporter.
"Bu,." he said, I'm tell you about any
thing else you want to know
"Whnt about counterfeiters? he was
asked DO you ever have any dealings
with sucn people, -
often. A.
story OF a band Of counterfeiters who work
ed In New York number OF years ago:
IAN attempt had been made to counter,
Yeit the French currency. he said. ana
our firm obtained Information that tne
work was being done by Charles Becker,
who was one of the most desperate coun-
terfeiters at that time. Elaborate .prepaia-
tions had been made by Becker ana ms
companions in Brooklyn. and 1t was ev1-
dent that the prepara tions to catch him
would have to be Just as ELABORATE a
house had been rented ana 1urnlsneo ny
Becker, which was SO situated tnat ,iie
occupants could command a view or all the
apprOaches to II. On the top or the mousse
was a cupola which furnished place LOT
q watchman and rendered almost any at
tempt at surprise futile.
Not only had Becker arranged 'he
stones for the work but he had the ma
chinery In the house necessary 10 manu-
facture the water-mark paper. no" 10
catch the counterfeiters was puzznns
h,it
considerable trouble. house In the neleh-
borhood was rented and a boarding Iouss
started News items in the papers told OF
the projected railroad through that par
ticular part of the suburbs and a party OF
surveyors appeared and went to work. IL
80 happened that the line OF the roao was
laid out to cut on corner OF the mouse
occupied by Becker and his felloW law
breakers Members of the surveying party
boarded at the new boarding house ana
IL was but a short time before interviews
with Becker were mad py the !ailui,,uy .,,
Through confederates samples of the work
IN the house were procured and the time
for action drew near. a.,
son the upper floors of the house lines
vers strung To be used in the drying pro-
cess and acids were placed at convenient
places to be used in destroying evidences
OF the work in case raid should De mace
These acids were connected with wires anu
IL was so ARA nged that in case OF trouble
none OF the evidences of the unlawful work
would be left tell the story. Inc sur
yeytng parties gained access to the mouse
and the woman who conducted the poaiu-
ing house found IL necessary to call upon
the occupants of the premises 10 compare
notes on account of the prospective acton
OF the railroad company
THE day for the raid to be made arrived
and the detectives who had been playing
the role OF surveyors made an effort TO en-
ter In order to effect an entrance 1t was
necessary to break open the door. Becker
had lust entered the house and he was
caught in the act of attempting to use the
acids At his trial the plea was made that
there was proof to show he was no.
in the employ of the French government
but this was met by an inspector OF the
Bank OF France and Becker was sentenced
to six and half years Imprisonment A
few years after his release he turned up III
California as an expert check man. ana
unless recently released he Is still IN
prison.
A young married woman of this city, who
has not been out of college long enough
TO have lost the ethereal frills that seem to
be a part of the college girls composition
yet who also became an adept. under the
tutelage Of her college chums. in the use
Of modern slang has lately had her cul-
tured soul racked and shocked by the Ian
guage of her husband during periods Of ex-
citement.
A day or 50 ago ne was relating to her
street who WAS accompanied by dream
OF feminine beauty and he told 1t some
thing after the following fashion:
Charlie had a dream with him. She
was diked out in all her glad rags and
you bet your life she was high stopper.
/ saw them coming down the pike before
the wind and she was only hitting the
high places She was lulu for fair.
To which the sweet college -girl-wife re-
piled in shocked tones:
II never heard such description of n
woman in all my life. Aren't you ashamed
OF yourself 10 use such slang? You know
how I dislike il and If you were at all on to
your curves you'd cut 1t out!'
Hubby wiIted The protest too con
vincing to he ignored.
=
II read an article in a newspaper the
other day about the millions OF dollars
some Of the big men In Wall street lost by
the recent decline In stock quotations. OBJ
served OF group Of club frequent
ers in sort OF tentative fashion.
Must be peculiar sensation to lose SO
much money" dryly remarked one OF the
number. who looked very comfortable
spread out In an easy chair.
Something like the shock In intensity al