The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-12-12

RA|DED IN BOSTON
Million Dollars Worth of Notes Of
Finest Workmanship Found.
CITIES FLOODED WITH NOTES
secret Service omccrs Arrest Three
wcIl-ISnown Men Near Boston
and seven other Menu
bers In New York.

Boston, Dec. 5.-What Is considered
by tho United states government So
eret service officials TO be ono of the
most important raids that has ever
taken place In tho vicinity OF Boston
was successfully carried out Friday In
the neighborhood of Revere, when
three men, all said 10 be well-known
counterfeiters we're arrested, and an ex-
tensive plant and an enormous supply
of paper for printing notes was con-
hscated. The government officers stated
Friday 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
workmanship. The men arrested were
John Davis John Boumenbtt and
Moses Noyak. The government made
several simultaneous arrests in New
York.
Davis Well known In Europe.
Davis is also known as Philip
schwart. Henry Smith, Henry Lieber-
I D.
has one alias, that of II. Frankel.
Davis is 80 years old, and is believed
10 have been the head of the gang and
according to the secret service officers
he is well known not only In this coun-
try but also in Europe. II is believed,
however, that New York parties were
behind the plot which was exposed Fri
n ha nf aFf9 n
is said to have been carried on either
In that city or In Newark before n
portion of the gang came 10 this city.
Cities Flooded with Counterfcits.
Novak, or Frankel, as he Is known
In Revere. came from New York about
two months ago, accompanied by
woman, and hired house. Soon after
he took possession the authorities at
Washington began to receive numer-
Gus complaints that counterfeit money
was being freely circulated in New
England. From the larger New Eng
land cities and from New York came
the report that numerous spurious gold
and silver certificates were being cir
cuiatei. The smaller towns and cities
were also flooded with counterfeit
notes.
All Kinds of Money Found.
AS soon as the secret officials
thought they had located the gang op-
Grating in this city Agents w, J. Flynn.
Of New York, John E. Murphy. of st.
Louis, and Joseph II. Murphy. OF Bos-
ton, we're put on the case.
Friday they arrested Novak on
street In Revere. They then forced
their way in his house. Davis and
Boumenblitt were arrested, and the
search OF the house revealed lithograph
plates bearing the imprint Of many diff
ferent kinds OF money, presses and
many engraving tools. The paper for
printing notes was OF good workman
ship and very fair imitation Of the
genuine bank note paper.
Made Bank of England Notes.
Davis has an international reputation
as counterfeiter A number of years
ago he was arrested I'm England for
making counterfeit Bank of England
notes. He was never sentenced, as he
turned queens evidence. Although the
arrests were made at noon, they were
not made public until nearly midnight
Seven other members of the gang
were arrested in or near New York
Friday night. II was feared that the
New York members might take warn
ing and escape arrest II the report Of
Fridays raid at Revere was sent out.