The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-09

and 50-cent pieces and dollars. These
coins could not be classeG as clever
cOunterfeits. presenting an almost per
feet appearance. but being nOtieca bly,
light in weight. He was also circu-
lating the spurious $40 United states
treasury note engraved by Pete Me
Cartnery and the bills known as the
Richmond tens. The former was a
perfect piece Of work.
The Richmond bills were made from
skeleton" plate in which the name
of the bank was left blank Other plates
were then used in connection with it on
which nothing was engraved but the
names of the Richmond. Muncie and
Lafayette. Ind. banks. An issue of bills
was struck from the principal plate
Part of this issue would be run through
the press on one OF the other plates
thus filing in the name Of the bank
desired. And here ] may say that the
engraver of the Richmond plate was
never found, so far as know, nor his
identity ascertained with certainty.
knew perfectly well that f3iebush was
getting the treasury notes from Nc
Cartney. but this precious pair were so
cunning in the transaction Of their at
fairs with one another that we were
never able to connect them with legal
evidence in this case
AS soon as had taken a general
view of the task / had before me and
had secured all the general information
available concerning Biebush, l sent for
man named Thomas Gallagher, with
whom I had had some dealings in the
pursuit Of criminals, and instructed
him TO buy counterfeit money from
Biebush-. Gallagher was from Seymour,
Ind, and had done some good work In
the capacity of stool pigeon or
roper, as we called them in the Sc
cret service, Reinhardt Bose. a coun-
trymau OF Biebush, ran a saloon known
as the Sheridan Exchange, at 2724
Franklin avenue, and his place was the
headquarters for the Biebush CLIQUE
Biebush lived with his wife and chill
dren at 2433 Stoddart street, short
distance away.
Gallagher began work BY frequenting
the Bosse saloon, drinking. playing
cards and gradually ingratiating him
self into the confidence of the saloon
Keeper and Biebush, who spent much
time in the place. After considera bic
time was expended by him in this pro-
cess Gallagher thought the time pro
pitous for making proposition 10 Bic
bush to purchase ''coney." Claiming TO
be an eX-cOnvict, he attempted to ne
gOtiate. Biebush promptly began To ex-
anime Gallagher as 10 his criminal his
tory, and his wide and accurate know
ledge of criminals made ii possible Tor
him to detect a spurious convict as a
bank teller could detect a spurious coin
or bill.
Gallagher could not pass inc rigid ex-
animation to which Biebush subjected
him, and the old German declined to
sell him any ''coney." making excuse
that he had none at that time. He evil
IDENTIFY believed, however. that Gala
CHER was d crook, who wanted to ham
die counterfeit money. for he did not
appear suspicious of him except when
IL came to the point of giving himself
into his power by personally negotiat-
ing D sale of "eoney." This vas fail
ure number one.
Some time before this W w. Kenn-
och. a shrewd Scotchman. had been re-
lieved of his command OF the New
York division of the secret service on
account of his over-indulgence in liquor.
He was an honest. conscientious and
able operative, and had but the one
fault fatal one. however. in a man
who is carrying secrets OF great i'm
portance to the government. After be-
ing relieved of his eastern command
Kennoch did a good deal of work for
the secret service as a roper" He was
familiar with criminals and crimes. a
plausible talker. and could worm his
way into the good graces of counter
fei1erS with much skill
4 enlisted his services and assigned
him to the same task had given Cal
lagher- He worked slowly making
Bosses saloon his rendezvous. When he
Thought bis relations With Biebush were
sufficiently close he preached the sub
iart IF huring "ronev.' As In tho case