The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15
Criminals Who Were Smart

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In the excitement of those tumuI.pous
! days the city OF New YORK; wae VII
| stocked with men possessed OF q ponins
| tor conceiYlng and concealing crime Per.
nap haps no no Other & city in the civilized world
ior heecing the public. Gurncy had hao2
handling counterfeit money for sevorai
years, but had managed to escape punish
tors for Joshua D. Miner who VS. en-
head and front OF n powerful ocionus
whose tenlacles were stretched out in
Almost every section OF the country.
TurhcS was by no means IInattractive
IN appearance, and there were few mon
walking Broadway in his 5ay whose
physigue could compare favorablv with
anti We rie $1,000 feet inches in height
TONED while his expansive chest md
"el-doNeloped limbs save him the an
hearahce oi a man possessing the muscu-
! lar strength OF a giant. His black evns
| We're sharp and severe or mild and nIea
ant 10 suit occasions. In conversation n.
was easy and interesting and among
S'tansers. would readily have passed for
esn''cfnan oil marked ability. To be a
lsa'fcf among the counterfeitinC frater-
nitE seemed To have been the crovuine
glory OF his highest ambition
Unknown Among Counterfeiters,
In the spring of 1869 | was appointed
chiet Of the government secret service
and though / had had experience viii
General Butler In New Orleans and later
III the internal revenue service I was nm
Known among the counterfcitcrs Shortly
aitcr my appointment / received inror-
nation at my headquarters in Washing
ton. regarding rather unique affair that
had taken place at one OF tho drinking
resorts on Houston street. In New York
city William Quincy, with his chagac-
tcristic push anG daring had invited "A
party OF "quccrSmcn' TO partake of n
banquet at this place. There were twcn-
ty-four persons present at This function
IL ti,-..s
bcr
on the following day -as furnished
with the particulars OF this remarkable
assembly. and the cX-dctcctive who re-
ported ii also provided a list Of the ban
qucters. Among other things. ! learned
that my appointment as chief OF the Sc
crct service Was discussed at the affair
and pronounced good Joke upon the
nns Ggney Gec,o a6dresSed iSs his
new chief might do for n preacher or an
internal revenue clerk, but that he could
never cope with shrewd men like the
"queersmcn.'
Now is our opportunity he said 'to
reap "a rich harvest At the same time
he advised his friends that he was going
to take the new chief into his confidence
and keep him well stuffed with fictitious
information ''Tn the meantime" he con-
tinucd. II will draw out from HIM his
plans and keep myself posted as TO his
proposed movements
Drank to Gurney's Health.
This plan pleased the fancy OF the
scoundrcls. and they agreed that Gurnev
was n great man. They were seated at
the tables bnDibing wine. and they drank
to Gurneys health while the eX-deteC-
tiVcs and counterfeters 1ostled elbows
and banded jokes good naturedly as they
contemplated the easy times in store for
them. When sufficiently filed with wine
and enthusiasm. they capped the climax
by hurrahing for his satanic mdiesIg.
The feast Of BelshaZzar was a tame af-
fair in comparison with the indulgence
OF these men. II there were sny letters