Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-13
EXPERT CO|NER TAKEN
Counterfeiter Whose Money De- fies Detection Under Arrest.
MINT WAS IN RAMAP0 HILLS
Herman Henze Caught Making Dollars and Half Dollars to Build Flying Machine-Sorry For Arrest Because It Interrupts His Work.

New York, Nov. 13.-But for the curi-
 osity of two country boys in the Ram
 apo hills Herman Henze would still be
 turning out counterfeit dollars and 1 half dollars that defy detection at the
 hands of the most expert government
 officials.
 When arrested Henze said his reason for counterfeiting was to realize funds to build flying machine. He said he had solved the problem of aerial navi- gatiOn, and all he needed was the mon- ey to demonstrate it. and he did not propose to divide with any one.
 Henze, so far as the government off cers know, is the first man to make q counterfeit coin that asSayed the same as the ones turned out by the govern ment and to finish them so that they deted detection.
 When his plant was seized in the Ramapo mountains by Captain Flynn of the secret service the government took over miniature plant.
 Boys Give the Alarm.
 In an old farmhouse Henze had erect ed stamp mill. He had placed it up- on the solid rock upon which the house was built. and the heavy timbers of the house sustained his belting. There. in the fastness of the hills near Suffern and beautiful Tuxedo Park. the lone cOunterfeiter, with stock of bullion made from melted Mexican coin. was manufacturing half dollars from dies that are as perfect as any in the mint whose letter he used.
 But for the fact that the actions of the man in the old farmhouse excited the curiosity of two boys who peered through window and saw him at work the secret service men say Henze might have flooded the country with his money. As it is there are hundreds of dollars made by hlm in that will go on for years until retired by the government. They have been accepted by banks and prob ably by subtreasuries.
 Henze came here from California and rented room in Twenty-third ! street. There he made his dollar and ] half dollar dies and then cast about for a place 10 do his manufacturing. i He selected the RamapO mountains . and rented the deserted farmhouse. out what machinery he need ] d He built his stamp mill. made his money. passed it for the groceries he | needed and paid his railroad fare to New York with it in order to visit the .ity and buy Mexican currency.
 seers. Service Raid. The financial strinsency had no ter ors for the man with the private mon Y plant. Upon Every half dollar he made there was a profit of 2O cents. his being the difference botwecn the est Of Mexican silver as bullion and he half dollar coined.
 Anticipating there might be trouble a the capture of the man. Captain lynn took two men with him and he brother of one of the boys who had piesi out the secret When they reach i the place q stamp mil was in o7- ration There was little vibration. nd the lone c0iner was feeding his liH and looking st the shining silver alf dollars as they were taken out nj pileI by his sEie. ColtrATy to expecTztiO1s. Hsnze of .re1 m resistance He ssbI ha was JrrT he had been caught and took a rtsie ia the o0ins he was turing out ~They are as god as thase made hy se goverrment-~ said be- T zm gfv- Ig the pzblhc just as gp0d half dos- rz as the gOvsruNaezt is Ibey weigh 'e saDs. ssSsT the sane. and ths lIInz is ss zoo5~