Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-07
MAKING THE"QUEER"
Roundup Of Alleged Counter
letters at Boston.
Robert Thompson and Wife Held in
$4,000 Bail.
Said to Be Implicated With wilson
and Wigsin.

poston March G.-Robert Thompson,
alias DR.. J. II. ROBERTS, ana n,S a,
Ia,, Thompson. were arrested by Off
GERS OF the United states secret ser
,,.s,rdav on the charge Of counter
feiting. 49,
Tbey were arraigned before Com
missioner Bradley. Thompson was
held in $4,000 bonds, and his wlic III
10000. Their cases were continued uli-
til next week.
Ey the arrest of Ompson, secret
Service Agent John T.. Murphy thinks
that he has in custody the fnancEi
hacker and support of the Wilson ana
Wigpin gang of cOunterfeiters, VINO
were arrested, Dec. IS, last. The Two
latter were, yesterday, indicted by the
federal grand jury, and this fact has
tened the arrest of Thompson.
Thompson is about % years old and
lived at $50 Columbus avenue, where
no was known as DR.. Roberts. He
originally came from New Hampshire,
and has been located i'm Boston for sew
eral years.
He is a fine-looking fellow, about 6
feet 3 inches in height. and we'll pro-
DOTlIOIieu. llc hi''.'c' III wv '-'''''>
style and is said to be we'll connected.
Mrs. Thompson is considerably
Younger than her husband, is employed
at police headquarters as a stenoS-
rapher, and il was there that she was
placed under arrest, yesterday morn
ing.
Just after the arrest of Wiggln and
Wilson, Dec. IS. Thompson jumped tn"
city and went to Canada, where he had
been living up to fortnight ago. He
made his headquarters ut Il swell hotel
there and had been under the surveil-
lance of the secret service men ever
since he went there. He returned to
Boston, Feb. 10, and went to live at
street. He had formerly lived ut 4So
Columbus avenue with his wife, but
he did not go there.
His wife met him evenings, but they
seldom went out on the street together.
Last night. Thompson. Il little more
daring than previously. went to his
former homo and stayed there until
this morning. When he appeared on
the street, about 10 o'clock. he was ar
rested by Deputy Waters and Secret
wi WV 'bhN'i pHy anu
Kelly of police headquarters.
Tie was taken to the post office
building, and later his wife was
brought in by Deputy Waters. She
is also held on a charge Of counter
feiting.
Within the next few hours it is ex-
pected that other arrests will follow
and that the entire gang which WAS
concerned with Wiggin and Wilson
will be under arrest.
DR.. Hatch. who was arrested, yestcrdty.
on criminal charge by the Boston punte
is wanted by secret service officers and
they say that he would have Lccn arrest
ed. this morning. if he had not been
taken by the city authorities
1t is charged that Thompson furnished
all the financial backing. and was the
instigator of the scheme of counterfeitinc.
The scheme was to photograph bank
notes. and these We're passed to the ex-
tent of almost $1,000 by the gang Thomp-
son purchased the camera with which
the work was done. the inks, paper and
other material. il is claimed Many of
these notes We're recovered. but Thomp-
son did little Of actual passing it Is;
said. leaving that for hi; fellow counter
feiters.
Thompson Is said to have considerable
money and that he backed this scheme
with a large sum. This morning when he
was arrested he had about 500 in his
pockets. but no countefeit notes were
found on him
1t is believed that Thompson did not
Know That he was being watched while
In Canada. and came to Boston think
ing that the case had blown over. or that
the authorities did not know Of his con-
nection with it. lie has been here three
weeks. living in the apartment hotel. the
Baldwin. keeping to his room most of the
time. When he did venture out it was
in the night time.
His wife. who is n stenographer at po-
lice HEADQUARTERS. is said to have been
IN constant communication with him since
ne went away. and had kept him inform
ed rs well as she could of the progress
OF the cases of Wiggin and Wilson. and
that he returned to Boston on her advice.
She has been with him at the Baldwin
almost every night recently. but to out
siders 1t was told that she was living at
her old home. $50 Columbus avenue For
the past three weeks tho pair have been
watched constantly with the hope that
more evidence could be obtained. but the
indictment and plea of guilty entered by
wilson, yesterday. FASTENED the arrest.
onicers are still working on the case,
ana 1t Is expected that further arrests
Will be made and the entire gang wiped
out of existence within the next a hours.