The sun., 1909-11-17
'BKDDTNESFO THE BOARDERS'
THEY KICKED AND THE POLICE
FOUND COMING OUTFIT.

Joseph herman. the BoardinG House
Keeper who Handed Out Lead Dimes
In Change. Arrested-The Counter.
felt Money Plant Found In His Cellar.
A complete outfit for coming bad dimes
and nickels was found yesterday in the
cellar OF Polish boarding house at ass
East Fourth street after Policemen
Harrington and Murphy OF the Union
Market station had raided the place
and arrested Joseph Berman, the pro-
prietor.
Berman has been under suspicion for
some time. He is a Lithuanian Pole
and many OF his countrymen have been
ma king their homes with him. The
police were confirmed in their suspi-
cions OF Bcrman when two of the boarders.
John Paul and John Szlatzhko, com
planned that Berman was giving them
lead dimes and nickels in change whom
they paid their board bills. The police
say that East Side shops have been taking
in quantities of lead coins for months
and they believe that Berman's arrest
will cut of the source Of supply.
The policemen notified Capt. William
j. Flynn OF the local secret service OF
the arrest. and he sent Agent Klinke TO
cooperate with the police in searching
the Fourth street house. In the cellar
a complete counterfeiting plant was
found. including dies. forms and molds.
and 80 nickels. many OF which were un-
finished.
When the prisoner was arraigned before
Ma agistrate Steinert in the Essex Market
court 80 more bogus nicke were found
in his pockets in addition to $50 In good
SO bills.
According to Agent Klinke there was
a row among the lawyers as soon as the
good money was found. Two lawyers
whose names were not given asserted
that they had been retained by the pris-
Oner. Berman seemed to care little
whether he had q lawyer or not
The prisoner was turned over to the
Federal authorities and arraigned before
United States Commissioner Shields in
the afternoon. The lawyers who had
followed the prisoner renewed their
squabble for the $50 retainer. One law
yer said that the prisoners wife had
retained him, while the other declared
that Berman himself had engaged him.
Commissioner Shields ordered the two
lawyers to stand up side by side. Then
he directed Berman TO point out the lawyer
he wanted to defend him. Berrnan
pointed and the matter was settled.
Berman was held in 5000 bail for ex-
aminat ton a week from to-day and was
locked up in the Tombs.
The gang OF fourteen Italian counter
feiters rounded up and arrested on Mon
day by Capt. William J. Flynn and gents
OF the Federal secret service was
arraigned yesterday before United States
Commiss oner Shields Five OF the men
were discharged owing to lack OF evil
dence. The remaining nine men were
held for examination next Tuesday
Giuseppe Morello. the leader Of the
gang. who has a record not only as a
oounterteiter but also as a member OF
the Black Hand involved in the barrel
murder" mystery Of 1908. was held in
$40. 900 bail. Antonio Cecola and Giuseppe
Monte. the former being Morello's right
hand man and the latter a man with a
criminal record. were held in 81 500 eacL.
The other men. who were held In s., 900
each, were Laduca and Pasquali Vasi
Domenico Milone, Giuseppe Armati.
Nicholas Terrenova and Luciano Maddi.
None Of the accused men could get bail
and they were locked up in the Tombs.
SCHENECTADY. n. Y. Nov. 1e.-Two
young Italians who describe themselves
as Giuseppe Ciampeoh and Luigi STORAGE,
residents OF New York city. were arrested
here to-day by Detectives Ragucci and
Armstrong and arraigned before United
States Commissioner William Dewey
Loucks charged with passing counterfeit
money. For several days past the banks
here have discovered counterfeit g bank
notes among the bills offered for deposit
by Italian residents.
When searched the men had $50 in good
United States bank notes. but no bad
money was found upon them. The police
here suspect that the men are connected
with the band of counterfeiters rounded
up yesterday in New York by Chief Flynn
The bank notes passed here are a poor
counterfeit and would deceive only those
unfamiliar with United States paper
currency.