St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-26

felt money in his possession. He wa
merely a shower Of the queer" on,
who passes the bad money and re
ce1Ves only couple of phoney bill.
at time.
In no other line of criminal worl
Is there such scientific organization
SHOWN as in that of counterfeiting
Inc men who pass the money never
90 business with the man who makes
the plates. The plate maker is an en-
graVer who usually receives lumu
sum for his work. Those who print
the money are the manufacturers and
they dispose of the queer in whole
sale quantities to dealers, who sell to
retail dealers, who have, in turn.
their showers OUT passing the
money The man who fell into Muir
rays hands was a shower. Having
made the arrest and searched him, he
found on piece of paper in the pris.
oner's coat pocket the name, TON
Hale, New York" Murray at once
| sent telegram addressed to Hale as
follows:
Come on. l am sick. Stopping at
Morton house. Room a."
Murray made arrangements with
the clerk Of the Morton house to keen
track of any person who called and
asked for the guest in room "a. No
body came. The shower, who was
known as Poke" Sales, stayed in Jail
having been identified by Landers
ard the bartender. A week passed
without any fresh developments. A
heavy snowstorm had been raging for
several days, the trains were block.
AIDED and all traffic delayed. But on
the ninth day there was new ar
rival at the Morton house. Although
it was an excessively cold day he
wore no overcoat He inquired for
Mr.. Sales in room "a and was instant
ly bounced upon by Murray who was
close at hand. Upon being taken to
headquarters and searched several
hundred dollars was found upon him.
but nothing In the way of counterfeit
money. Still, Murray detained him
with the intention of hunting for his
baggage, for it was obvious that a
man wearing such expensive clothes
as adorned the person of the prisoner
would be likely to have an overcoat in
the vicinity somewhere.
On the following morning Murray
began systematic hunt for the miss.
ing overcoat. During the course of
his search he stepped into q saloon
kept by man named John Anthony.
Here's curious thing happened
yesterday he said. There was a
Woll-dressed chap came In here,
washed his hands and walked out
again leaving his overcoat behind him. |
You'd think that would be about the
last thing he'd leave on bitter cold
day"
Seems funny" responded Murray. |
Let me look at that coat, John"
The overcoat was produced and in
the first pocket Murray examined he |
found $1,000 in counterfeit $40 and
500 bills wrapped up in a handker-
chief. They were such excellent coun-
terfeits that they actually deceived
the eyes of several bank experts to
whom they were shown. Murray went
back to the Jail and approached his
prisoner.
Hello, Hale, here's your coat" he
said.
"Al right. thank you," said the
stranger.
Then it is your coat. Tom?"
lueried Murray.
why, certainly" replied the pris-
oner.
Murray produced the counterfeit
money from the pocket and Hale, re-
alizing what grave mistake he had
made, denied that the garment was
lis property. Murray compelled him
o don it and the fit was perfect. The
identified him as the
stranger who had left the coat in his
lace.
Poke" Sales pleaded guilty to pass
ng counterfeit money and received
lve-year sentence. Hale was taken by
he United States authorities to Pitts
urg, then to New York and finally to
Washington. He was smooth talk
ng fellow and made the government
f1cials believe he would be OF great
se to the secret service department.
lie promised to expose the entire
ounterfeiting business and Wood.
rho was the chief of the secret serv-
&c, engaged him on the force and
emit him to New York.
But Hale's promised exposure of his
primer colleagues turned out to be q
AXE. He enabled the secret service
len TO get hold Of few small SHOW
rs, and that was all. Then Wood left
he department and Col Whitley be-
anne chief. Whitley proceeded to
Ill down Hale for his failure to ae- ]
omplish anything worth while. Hale I
ecame insolent with the result that J
. was arrested, taken back to Phila- !
elphia and tried. 1t was proved that
3 stood in with thieves, and at the a
nish he was convicted and SEN
need to the penitentiary for Il t
ears.
Copyright, 1909, by W. G. Chapman.) I
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