Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-05

have an immersion made from a certain plate he had
brought with him.
so far as he knew there was no reason why he
should seek out one printer in preference 20 any OF the
others lie therefore did what any one IN the same
circumstances would have done, took bis job to the
FIRST printer he found.
OF iIo thousands of job printers in New York am
quito sure do mot know more chan Sis. 10 so nap
poucd however tbal one % tho six was the man 70
whom thc cr.iaI fools the engraved plate from
which be wautcl % proof
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Within two hours the printer came 10 my Office. I
was chief Of the New York division Of the Secret Ser
vcc at the time
something strange occurred at my place this morn
ing" he said "a man brought steel die with
1000 and a piece Of scroll work engraved upon It,
said he wanted proof didn't like his looks and
told him 10 come back tomorrow afternoon"
"Whot kind Of q looking man was he?' asked.
"Oh iall lauk old fellow with gray whiskers"
.yyhot makes you think there is something wrong
about his request for a proof Of the dief"
81 don't know ] can tell exactly. Tie simply
made a bad impression on me- but he may be all right
az that thought though that ought 10 come down
here and toll YOU about him.
accompanied the printer TO his place Of business
where be showed me the die ne had described, and
gave me proof of 60.
When ] saw the proof was as suspicious about
puzzled ] had no doubt that the die was made for
the purpose OF aiding in the production of sort
Of counterfeit but whether government bonds
something else 7 did not know.
",rhls man is coming to get his proofs tomorrow
afternoon ] asked the printer.
Eyes he said he would"
"wen. TN have a man up here watching the place
an day Hen watch everybody who goes in and
comes out. When the who brought this die
goes out you follow him 10 the door and signal 10
the man whom shall send up here I'm the morning.
Hen be walking the other side Of the street"
The next morning Clarence r. Ewes took up his
position in front Of the printing Office prepared 10
stay. If necessary all day or many days. He had
not been waiting long however. before he saw some
thing that opened his eyes wide. tall gray whisz-
cred man Jumped from car IN the middle Of a
block stopped "a moment looked carefully in every
direction, then entered the printers place Of bus-
ness. Ewes was not close enough 10 be absolutely
certain, but DO ,hs man was the one he believed him
90 br hc Nls % criminal who never started a swindle
that Doe G.d nu, intend TO into six figures He
would uaI amin the man came out and if the
printer gave the signal
For five minutes Ewes waited Then the stranger
appeared in the doorway, ana Ewes who had drawn
nearer got q good look at him. There was no longer
any doubt about his identity This man was william
H. Brockway. the most expert counterfeiter I'm the
country-the who sold jay Cooke $4,000 worth
Department redeemed believing them TO be genuine.
And, as Brockway descended the steps, the printer
appeared at the door and gave the signal
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when Ewes came back TO the Office and reported
what he had learned I felt that ] had again been
thrust into a race with the elusive Brockway ] had
caught the few years before in a big counter
feitng DEAL and months were required 10 run him
down. so / was prepared for a long chase. And the
first thing do seemed be TO write 20 Washington
and find out what particular bond the old man was
evidently preparing to counterfeit
] sent proof Of the die 10 Chief Brookes and u a
day two informed that ID was fac-simile of ma
part of any government bond. Evidently ms chas,
after Brockwuy WAS 10 end before It had fairly be-
gun as government funds could not bee used 10 catch
other than counterfoitors Of national securities
therefore turned over an the facts to the New Yor,
Police Department
This was in March 1SS3 paid no more attention
To- Brockway until August OF the same year when
Chief Brookas Informed of "a rumor tI.Ht tho AGED
was about o. spring -oInn sort of 70 counterfeit
bank motto and ordered me 90 Ionk h.m up and Eear
him under observation.
put two men ou hs TRACES HaI IG a urtle tlI.
found him living Coo GrDarIol sree. under DIS o,
ul.as of "Cololc. r.. 49, Spencer" Bl. FOO DIS old aa
experience aud caution bad uuO. Dim bard muu ID
follow. Ho never took drr. route to any UIago
lie doubled and turned aud twisted. jumping on uou
and Goa Goo cars Boo tae middle of tue b.ook turning
sharply around CORNERS and resurtIue to many othe
tricks 20 oude possible uurucr. Time after time 90
old mau Tools OBJ. Sixth avenue elevated aud aIghto
at Twenty eighth .Icp. lut mover were thc men abl
to follow hm tu hIs destination. he would stand
tuc corner of Twenty eighth street for while. &
down sA,h avenue block or two, dart over tovar
Broadway md dHIpIear $50 one could follow hu
because u9 uue dared gee CLOSE enough him to tuI
us sharply a- Doe did, De was lookiug for shadow.
aud would hate quickly spotted auy detective $50
came near fu Dion.
lwas ucfrrthoess determined llat Hro.Iway -bou
ue followed and after turning the ma.to- u.eg Iu u