Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-21

tons, 1t would be passed over TO his
Wife. who always kept in touch with
him, without their relationship being
known, as he went about the country
supplying his customers. Should he.
pcrchancc. be arrested on any of
these excursions. no considerable
amount of counterfeit money would
be likely to be found I'm his posses
sion. Fred Biehusch. wholesale
dealer In counterfeit money. was Me
Cartncy's confidential agent ut St
Louis. Through this source large
sums We're distributed for rculatinn
In Missouri, Iowa. Kansas and the
Territories.
Mccartney seemed to delight in
personal adventures and taking mar
row chances. He assumed many
disgulscs and calings while going
about the country retailing the pro.
ducts of hs toll. He frequently went
from place TO place occurring on the
art of detecting counterfeit money.
On these occasions. lie would give
out small bills OF his own manuiac-
tire, In exchange for larger ones to
the people. rs they entered the hall.
AT one time he was colporteur for Il
tract society, mt another Il rcvivallst.
n dentist. or any other avocation that
would account for his presence in n
locality. and put the detectives Off II s
track. These officers were always
Kept busy trying To discover his
whereabouts. The Government spent
from first To last not less than twenty
thousand dollars In efforts to capture
him.
The officers succeeded in nrresting
him somewhere in the Southwest near
the close OF the war. He WAS placed
In charge of Il file of soldiers. who
started with i'm for the old Capitol
prison nj Washington. AZ time
when the train was under full speed.
he jumped from the car In which he
was confined and made good His es.
cape He had on leg irons and hand
cuffs. but escaped unhurt The Off.
GERS probably came near capturing
him aH many rs fifty times; hut hn
somehow managed to break away or
emde them.
Perhaps OF all the many criminals
that ever infested this country. Pete
Mccartney was for years the luckicst
and most successful. He was any.
thin sthat the occasion required Pos.
sesscd of the vocabulary OF st. Paul
and master mind 70" deception.
there were few mon who could over.
reach him. With his cunning brain
and ingenious hands. he could fashion
Il key that would shove the bolt I'm
any lock that had ever been turned
upon him up to- the time of his final
arrest and conviction. My personal
experience with him was of most
startling character. and was more
than astonished when came fully To
realize his many ingenious methods
Utterly INSCRIPTIONS, without respect
Tor law or religion, he never was at :,
loss TO invent u subtcrfugc for under
taking venture that might asst ST
him TO escape or fleece the pubic
Ever upon his guard and ready upon
emergency to meet skill with skill
he had successfully managed to evadc
conviction. lie appeared to take his
arrest Mt the camp grounds as though
II was nm every day occurrence will,
him and an event affording another
opportunity for display OF his M
scnnity for freeing himself front the
clutches of the officers.
In relating the circumstances after
ward. he did not seem to view It as Il
great exploit He said It was one oi
the easiest of his many escapes. My
wife, he said. put tho officers to
sleep. and, taking the KEYS from the
pocket of the sheriff. | was quickly
released. We handled them tender.
~, but felt forced to chain them Sc.
| curely to facilitate our escape
Found Him by Accident.
The Government detectives were