Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-07-24
CRIMINALS CAUGHT
SECRET SERVICE men GET
C0UNTERFETTERS.
Detective Richey Lives in Criminal Den
Goes Through -Four Years of Rough
Life to Nab Bad Gang-In Peril of
Death-Works Into Confidence of
Counterfeiters With Good Results.

Chicago.-Secret Service Operator
Lawrence Richey has finally run down
the alleged members of gang of in
ternational counterfeiters who are said |
to have been operating in the United |
States, Italy and other countries for
five years. In doing SO, Richey per
formed exploits worthy of the heroes
Of detective fiction.
An American by birth, he learned
Italian in order to ingratiate himself
in the confidence of the counterfeiters.
lie began to associate with them as a
fellow criminal four years ago. in or
der to better deceive them he engaged
in hard labor as a street digger, though
known as the "Beau Brummel' of the
department. Scores of times he has
slept among desperate Italian criminals,
any one of whom would have killed
him al the slightest hint Of his real
identity.
Three Caught; Another in Italy.
The prisoners whose capture brought
TO light the feat Of the detective are
Antonio Di Paolo, Antonio Mecca and
Mrs. Magdalena Ricci. Dominick Rio
ci. the woman Is husband, is in Italy
and the police there have been asked
to arrest him.
Palo was arrested in Mrs. Ricci Is
rooms by Richey and Secret Service
Operative Peter Drautzburg, who had
also assumed the role Of an Italian
criminal Paolo showed the men a
, package Of counterfeit bills which he
took out Of a mattress. He was over
powered after a pistol fight. Mecca
was arrested at Argo Ill.,, where, it il
said, he circulated bad money among
workmen. The prisoners We're bounf
over to the federal grand jury.
Before effecting the capture Of tn
prisoners Richey repeatedly brough
counterfeit bills Of the " Indian head
issue Of 1903 to his superior officer
captain Porter He reported tina
Ricci and his wife were IN Italy send
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u who was passing IL 10 "shoyers
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h first made their appearance ID Mass
chusetts 1--WE years ago. They are
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u 10 Rieci
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