Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-21

The next day was at her home In Monroe. She
said she had formulated plan to catch Tom
Streeter farmer, thiry-wo years old, who lived in
the township OF Gratiot. twenty-sy miles distant.
Streeter counterfeiter and had in his possession
SO Mrs. 14ata informed $1,000 in spurious notes.
Mrs. Latta suggested that visit Strecter, osten-
siby dealer in counterfeit money, and try to buy
his stock. She said srecter had boyhood friend in
Now Orleans named viii Hanchett whom he had not
seen in eighteen years. could pretend to be Han
chett, who when lad had moved away from
Gratiot township and become a wholesale dealer in
bad money.
asked Mrs. Latta IL she was sure that Stleetcr
would not recognize impostor. She replied
there was danger. Hanchett had married creole,
felt little ashamed of it and had never gone North
to visit SO I wrote out the following letter TO
Streeter which Mrs. Latta copied and signed
Monroe, Wis, January IS, 1871
Mr. Thomas Strceter-
Dear Sr;-Excuse writing on this delicate
subject but VIII Hanchett, whom you all know very
we'll is here from New Orleans. He is passing
his own name and does want to be recognized.
lie seems account of that woman he married.
be ashamed OF himself. Hc here thinking might
have something buried belonging to Bone but told
him piece counterfeit had gone long
that only wished had some, for God knows
the money bad enough
He then asked about you and told him YOU
We're the same old friend to YOU had always been
to Bone and all OF sudden It came to my mind what
you q good customer for 5000 Of stuff. AS
Hanchett wants 5000 is willing to pay cash, told
him would send Frank see f you would let him
have It. II give 1t to Hanchett and come out
self with the money.
OF course. expect TO make something OF the trade
as afford work for love, it costs lots to
buy food these days. poor little Frank Is my only
help
Please let Frank have it. send answer by him
as to what you willing do Frank does not know
who Hanchett thinks his name is johnson If
RI, and 1et
know what it is for the poor boy to fol-
low in his and present he knows
nothing about the business. Gours respectfully,
MRS. LA'rTA.
Eounerfeiters do not sell goods on credit or send
then, to market by boys and l knew Streeter would
NOT do So He wrote back that if Hanchett wanted
do business with him lie must come out to Gratiot.
5ThatSwas what wanted--an invitation TO visit him
because to have gone without some word from him
might have made him suspicious
The next day / hired livery team and Frank ana
started for the home of the ccunterfeiter tweny-six
miles away. The mercury stood Mt six degrees below
zero and the roads bad About two o'clock we
drew up before little log house in the centre of a
small clearing Before could knock streeter came
out the door handed him letter of Introduction
from Mrs Latta and then looked aside for an instant
to give to Frank opportunity to slip into his hand
the following letter which had drawn up for Mrs
Latta to copy and sign
Mr.. Streeter:--
Dear sir:-Hanchett has decided TO go If L let Frank
20 with him. Ie has promised give Frank hun
make the dicker You must let Hanchett know
recognize him Call him johnson. for.he seems to
MRS LATTa.