The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-24
LIKE STORY
BOOK PLOT
Arrest Of Counterfeiter GiOr-
dani Reveals
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A ROMANTIC CONSPIRACY
Big Seizure Of Arms in New York I'M
covers PIot--The Revolt in
Hayti Is Thus
Nipped.
A ROMANTIC CONSPIRACY

q counIeTieltlng. III was not known
until yesterday how significant was tn,
arrest OF Giordani The arrest wai
made last Monday in New York, but de
velopments since that time have showr
that he is one of the prime factors il
revolutions that have taken place moi
only in Hayti but in Santo Domingo
He is the friend Of rebel leaders in botl
of these West Indian republics, and il
is charged that he has been for several
years the chief representative in the
United States Of the revoIttionists, Fir
min and Jiiminez.
Charles Mot, United States consul at
st. Marc, Hayti, has been summarily dis
missed from the consular service for al
legged completely in the revolutionary
movement. It is said his connection with
the plot was disclosed by the correspon
denco Of Giordani.
The whole story Of the arrest Of Gior-
DAM and what the arrest signifies was
told at the headquarters Of the United
States secret service yesterday Stimuli,
taneously with the arrest was the seiz-
ure Of 1000 rides, 100000 rounds of am
munition and upward of $1,000 ID eoun-
terfeit money.
Told in sequence Of events that have
taken place during the last few months,
the story Of GiorGani is as follows:
About six months ago Gov. Magoon,
in charge OF the provisional government
IN Cuba, became anxious about the signs
OF fresh revolution in that island, and
investigations that were made by the
secret service all led up to Giordani, who
is now under arrest in connection with
the disturbances in Hayti.
It was found that the Cuban eonspir.
acy, as it was thought to be at the time,
amounted 10 nothing; but in the course
Of investigation Of the record Of Gior-
daHi- the secret service officers ascer-
tanned that he evidently was connected
with the important interests in Hayti
and Santo Domingo. 1t was found that
he had stored in New York sixteen
cases containing 1000 rifles. On Jan. 4
be loaded the cases on truck and had
them taken to the dock OF the Hamburg
American line where the steamship Grae-
cia was lying.
The Gnecia was to sail on the Sth for
West Indian ports, including Hayti. On
the way TO the dock the truck stopped
at warehouse and four smaller eases
We're added to the load. 6iordani mott.
fed the steamship company in the name
of G. Merriam & Co.. firm which does
not exist, that he wished to ship sixteen
cases Of structural iron to Hayti and
the next day he added twenty three bar
rels of cement X was found that the
barrels had double heads, the space be
tween the heads being filed with cement
and the main space containing ammuni
tion packed in excelsior There were
100000 rounds Of the ammunition.
The collector Of the port notified the
steamship company that the cases must
not be loaded. The law and Regulations
require that an exporter must Gle with
the collector 4 description Of the goods,
with the destination and name Of con
signee, and that the statement must be
BY oath. The shipper Is
also required to make a similar state
ment before the consul representing the
country to which the goods are 70 be
shipped. Giordani complied with neither
Of these requirements and The stna was
not loaded. On the morning Of the sth
the day the Graecia was TO sail Giof
iani caused the cases to be removed 10
a warehouse for he evidently had no
suspicion that the government ausllori-
ties were aware 0f the contraband char
acter Of the contents The cases we're
allowed 10 remain III the warehouse uGtil
Saturday. JAN Is, when Giordani tGo'y
two Of the smaller cases 10 his office,
which il situated near the custom house
When Giordani was arrested Oh MbndaY
these cases were found to contain a large
quantity Of counterfeit Haytian money,
and when the two similar cases in taa
warehouse were examined those also
we're found to contain counterfeit money,
.he whole aggregatiug about 100000.
When Giordanis house In Emerson
place. Brooklyn, was searched, the off
,ers found letters in Spanish and French,
showing that Giordani is representative
a this country OF General Firmin. the
leader in Eayt; and also
hat he has represented in the same
'apacity General liminez. tho Santo Do
ninao revoluti5nist Il has been found
hat in the revolution Of 1902 in Hayti
counterfeit money for the payment Of
he rebel troops was s0ppied by GioF
iani. About 81 100000 was shippsi 70
9ayti at that time, and the 100000
shich was found the other day in New
York is supposed 70 have been made at
he same time as the larger amount and
. have BEEN stored in New York for tho
ast five years The 81 200000 shipped
o Hay4i IN 1902 was not used for the /
-eason that hy the time it reached the
land the revolution had collapsed. The /
.alfnf srfeit money was then burned
Il has also been Sound that on Dec 4
q Giordani received a cable message /
him to ship the arms. am /
and shoes @ Hayti The
Eord shoes was use a. cipher word to
Indicate the counterfeit money
Nine men. al ia Hsvti. have been eN- Z
aossd IN connection WITH she rrYolufion I
nd the oipterfriting scheme. All but /
me are CorErans Giordani. Ia view 4
ors. BE- Of The same nationality. The /
lne in Hsyti who is not 4 Corsicsn. Is
n Italian; 50 ronc Of the leaders Of /
be revolution are Haytians.