The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-25
COUNTERFEITERS 0P.
ERATE AT The DALLES

Two oounterfeiters operated in 1 be
Dalles Saturday, passing fake ten dol
lsI gold pieces. How many people
were stung is not known. At least
three OF the counterfeit pieces we're
left tor that number was refused at
one of the banks this morning. lt is
possible there are still more in the
posse ssion of local people that have
net been presented at the banks.
Z. +. Turner, proprietor of the
East End Cigar store, left a boy to
tend to his place of business Saturday
night while he was away from the
place. A short time after he went
away, two men entered the store
One OF them purchased a cheap pipe
and handed the boy ten dollar gold
piece. In making the change, the boy
exhibited several ten dollar bills
A short time after the purchase was
made, the men returned and the one
who bought the pipe, asked the boy
at the store to give him a bill for a
ten dollar gold piece. He stated that
he wanted to send that amount of
money to his mother in the east and
that If he had the bill, it would save
him the trouble of getting a money
order. Ihe boy complied with the re-
quest. Mr.. Tuner, the proprietor,
returned while the two men we're in
his placs of business aud talked with
them for few minutes before they
went away.
Soon after they departed, the cigar
man found the two counterfeit gold
pieces in his cash register, the imita-
tiOns icing made of lead with thin
gold plate. He Immediately went to
the Skibbee Hotel to send in an
alarm for the police officers and when
men who had worked the bum money
at his store, at the desk, while they
were asking for the key to their room.
Turner approached them and asked
what they meant by passing the worth
less gold pieces. He placed one OF
them on the counter. The men who
had left the counterfeit money at the
cigar store. picked up the imitation
and said, "Why this is good, what is
the matter with you," at the same
time placing good ten dollar gold
piece on the counter in place Of the
one Turner has laid down.
The cigar dealer then took the good
money so that he is only ten dollars
out on the deal. Mr.. Turner went to
the telephone to notify police head
quarters and while he was telephon-
ing, the men made their getaway.
Together with the officers, he search
ed the city nearly all night for the
men but they could not be located.
They are known to have been at the
Mon gram saloon later where they
spent about half an hour, buying
drinks and cigars. They had hesv-
ily laden suit case with them and it
is thought { o have contained large
amount pt the bum money.
The counterfeiters registered at the
SkIbbee Hotel as G. J. Clark and A.
l.. Davis of Spokane. he former is
about 30 years of age, being nearly six
feet tall, heavy set, with sallow,
dark complexion. Davis is described
as being about 81 years old, sliaht in
stature, of light complexion, having
scar across his right cheek and being
five Ieet seven CT eight inches tall.
Both wore black suits and derbies,
being we'll dressed.
1t is supposed that the men walked
out of town. All trains were searched
Saturday night before leaving and
they did not make their getaway on
any of them. All the counter felt
money they passed bore the date Of
"l903. ~ The banks here have warned
the people to he careful when Ieceiv.
ing gold, for while 1t is not probable
that much of the queer was lett here,
fake ten dollar gold pieces have been
passed recently in several cities in the
state. e.-Chronicle.