The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-09

ing out the problem.
You don't mean to tell me that
you have a clcw already, jack
Not one clcw. Cronin. but two of
them-two good live leads. Now lis.
ten. The coins are all identical,
made by the same die. That's where
the gang were not cute, they should
have changed the mill mark These
are all supposedly Frisco mintiug
Clew one. The die from which these
coins wcro cast was made by a die
cutter of the san Francisco mint. or
one who has at one time or other
worked there Mexican silver is used
in the coinage. Now. clew two:
Mexican silver can. Of course, be
bought up here, but out on the coast
and on the frontier pesos are dealt
in almost like potatoes. therefore the
plant of this gang is at some con.
venient point TO the Mexican frontier.
where money is plentiful The
queer money is made. shipped seven
ways for Sunday, and put In circu-
latioE."
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interesting, but We're long ways
from the right party"
Yes" interrupted Cheney smiling.
1900 miles, more or less But.
Cronin. We're going 20 get those birds
sooner or later. ia rather run down
gang ike that than eat. They're
clever, but as told you. they've
made one mistake, and that mistake
will be their doom"
by George. old man, the chiefn
be glad you're on this"
Don't say anything to the chief
about II. I'm going to Frisco to.
night. Later may wire you to come
| I'll keep in touch with you, and in
/ the meantime you find the person or
| persons who are floating this money
/ up here Don't arrest them just
keep them under surveillance We
want the king pin of this crowd
then the gang will fade away"
"All right, Cheney. I'll do as you
say, but keep me posted"
I'm sure do that, Cronin." The
two men parted, and after clearing
DIP the odds and ends of current work,
Cheney made ready to leave for
Frisco. The Overland carried him
west that night, and three days later
he landed in the American Paris. "
He had been there before on numer-
Gus occasions, had a number OF good
friends. and spent the first evening
just looking around. Frisco always
had a large floating population of
lighthngered gentry, and Cheney
went to the hall of justice. looked
over the gallery, joshed with the
city force without revealing his mis-
sion, and after trip through China
town, went to the Palace and had q
good nights sleep.
He was cordially received at the
mint the next morning. Fitzgerald
the superintendent, had not as YET
been informed regarding the "MeM
can ones" OF course he surmised
Cheney was out there on business.
Fitzgerald" said Cheney, after the
usual salutations had boen eA
changed, 81 want to see list Of
your die cutters"
Not much of a list, colonel. Lets
see, there's only four of them-Gang
ley, Stearns, Richie and Evans"
who cuts the die Tor silver dol
lars?"
Richie
rs he all right?"
Yes, as straight as a die. Beer
here about two years. Makes Sl,S0I
per year, married. lives over il
Berkeley, and is good useful citi
zen"
The other three; how abou
. them?"
r "All good men, and old-tlmers. Th'
, youngest OF them, Richie, has beer
; here seven years, and Gangley an,
Stearns both have been here over tel
; years
Cheney handed Fitzgerald one o
the Mexican ones. what do yol
} think of that coin. Fitz?" Fitzgeral,
! examined It closely and said;
Looks good TO me, Cheney"
: Cheney then told him how it wa
| discovered, and what he suspected.
l Fitzgerald tou% down record bool
3 and studied II carefully for a mo
p meat, and then said:
: Il am positive none Of my die cut
ters did that work. About three year
? ago there was die cutter workel
in this mint by name Of Kuhn
Emil Kuhn He was a nigh elias
2 workman, but rather Uncertain II
his habits. If | remember rightly, h
= drank more or less, and two year
back he was discharged"
. Did he cut dies for silver ones?
. "Oh. yes, Kuhn was an artist. II
= could cut a die for any coin. II
, also painted quite well"
y Know what became Of him afte
}, he left here?"
}, 40, ] don't heard he went bac
8 20 his old home In Mannheim, Gel
!. many. II was said he came from