The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-26
United States Secret Service Of
ficers After COunterfeiters.
Two More Arrested Yesterday Making
Four Charged With Passing
$20 Bills.
OTHER ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED

IL IA Probable the gang OF counter
feiters that has been operating extern
sively in Galloway, McCracken and
Graves county is well uncovered as
eight alleged members of the gang are
now under arrest and warrants will be
issued by Commissioner Armour Gard
ner for several more persons who are
thought to be implicated.
Last night Deputy U. S. Marshal
Sydney Hubbard brought in Robert
Duncan and +. ID. Thompson, farmers
OF Galloway county, whom he arrest
ed yesterday on the Tennessee river
fifteen miles from Murray.
Thompson is alleged to have passed
SEQ Mayfi ED bank counterfeit note
similar TO the ones found here, ON Q
merchant after Duncan failed in sim
liar attempt to pass the note or one
like it. Both men claim they secured
the notes in exchange for good money
and a warrant has been issued for a
man who seems to be the ring leader
Of the gang and from whom the mon
ey seems to come.
Duncan claims he got his bill from
ferrymaD on Tennessee river but
does not remember the name and ex-
act place he secured the bill. He says
he is no relation to II. b. Duncan who
is in Jail here awaiting the action Of
the federal court on . charge of pass
ing . counterfeit SEQ Mayfeld bank
note. Thompson claims he got the
note from Duncan.
Every indication points to the fact
that gang Of amateurs is turning
loose the bogus 800 bills, which are
poor photographs and the authorities
have about ferreted out the rendez-
vous of the gang. II is thought the
counterfeiters have a genuine SEQ bank
note and photograph it on thin paper.
This lead the authorities TO procure a
search warrant against a certain man
in Galloway county, and il the result
Of the search reveals what the officers
think 1t will, . very important arrest
will result. Developments are expect.
ed today. II is said the headquarters
of the counterfeiters is in the Blood
River section of Galloway county.
The arrests already made make
eight persons in Jail charged with pass
ing these $50 con nterfeits of May
field bank notes. Two are those ar
rested yesterday, another H. b. Duncan,
arrested here two or three weeks ago,
and others lobe Powell, arrested
in the same section in which those
brought in last night were found, and
in Jail at Maytield charged with pass
ing one of the bills there in . horse
trade.
This afternoon Deputy U. S. Mar
shall Hubbard and . secret service man
arrived from near Hardin with NJ. G.
Warren and his son, Horace Warren.
John Wyatt and Doctor Pickett, all
charged with being implicated in pass
ing the bogus notes.
Warren and his son are alleged to
have worked in Paducsh and Wyatt is
known to be the man who passed
note on Paduaoh woman who did
not discover il was bogus until she
presented il to merchant who de.
tected the fraud.
Pickett claims the bill he passed
was given him byWarrep and told this
story before and after arrest. His sto-
~ is believed and 1t is generally I'M
derstood he will not be held after the
examining trial
Commissioner Gardner stated this
afternoon that he would have the trial
of as many as possible tomorrow morn
ing in his office on North Fourth
street. There are many witnesses
coming tonight but it is not thought
all tho cases will be disposed of for
several days, as much time will be
required in getting all witnesses.
Miss Bessie Wilson, Of South Fourth