The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03

something that looked Like money. sud-
denly stopped up stair and drew my re-
volyer.
You are my prisoner. sir. I am the
chief of the United States secret sery-
Ice
The fellow showed great disappointment
by the sudden turn of affairs. AT ilrst
he turned slightly palo, but finally smiled
and said: Look here. the government
can't hurt me, / was only trying to
Doodle you. Put UP your revolver and I
will go with you poaceably.'
He went with me to my room in the
hotel where | had first learned the par
ticulars Of the origin OF the Doodle game.
which was successfully played for years
afterwards under different names, 1t
finally grew into what was know as the
green goods game. The man I had ar
rested was Andrew j, Wightman. and
ever came to the front in this country.
He was q sharper of no mean legal abil-
ity and was able TO walk along upon the
outer verge Of the precipiGe OF crime
originator OF the Doodle game. The pre-
cious package Of which he expected TO
get $4,000 in good money from me was
nothing more than strips of white paper
cut to resemble bank notes in size, There
was good five dollar greenback so ar
ranged at the top Of tho package as to
catch the eye Of the greedy spcculator.
My revolver was q powerful argument
with him. Ho wasn't one of the shoot
ing kind, He was there TO get possession
Of the green ones good money. pass up
stairs and down and out on the opposite
sIde OF the building. 1t was place well
chosen TO carry out swindle of this
| kind.
The two detectives. although familiar
with tho scheme, had concluded that II
was much safer and more profitable TO
them 10 sell information TO the govern
| Tnent than to cope with the situation
themselves.
For the purpose of convincing the Soc
rotary of the treasury that there was a
dangerous counterfeit afloat, they had
secured from WightInau the back and
| face of a fivc-dollar greenback. These
| had been split from one note and pasted
| upon paper TO make them about the
same thickness as the genuine money. It
was IL skillful piece OF work and difficult
TO detect. but 1t was easily done by cN-
perts. The paper upon which thc treas,
ury notes wore printed at that time did
not contain the localized and distributive
fiber which would prevent IL from being
split. Before the fiber paper was In
emment notes werc printed could easily
be soaked apart and nicely pasted to
other fine sheets Of paper.. Ii was very
Mr.. Boutwell, WAS greatly disturbed II
was n serious affair to his mind and
ne might have been induced 10 pay Il
large reward had the scheme not been
exploded
The following is another illustration of
the secretary's simplicity:
While at my New orh office ] ono
day received a telegram from Mr.. Bout
well summoniuG me hastily TO Washing
ton When | arrived at the secretary's
office, in The treasury department he
took mo Into n private room, where he
informed me Of a contemplated robbery.
He said he had learned through a re-
liable source that plans had been made
by gang Of burglars 60 rob General
SpiuNer's cash division and that the
watchman on duty al night were in the
conspiracy, lie had telcgraphcd Tor me
for the purpose Of forestallIng the
thieves. To my mind the story told by
like romance. 7 knew thai n robbery
of this kind was quite impossible. but TIA"
secretary waS so much i'm earnest that
almost afraid To give him my real
opinion In regard 10 tho affair
! saw that some sort of invcsti-
cation was necessary TO put hts mind at
ease. Hence ] tcleSraphcd several de-
iectivcs to meet me in Washing ton. Mr..
Boutwe sent 81 messenger to bring the
tie To go to my room in the owen
house. After Il lapse OF time ho came.
AS he entered he took OFF his hat. l
SAW al once that the man was lacking in
self-coUiidenCc and that he either an
cX-convict Or menial Of some kind. /
shook hands with him.
Assuming Il look OF bcncvolencc ]
looked him over carefully. He WAS Il
tall, thin man. slightly stopped and with
dull white skin. His protrlding eyes
were very light and oSprcsSonlcsS. l
sized him up. | was quite sure his spirit
had been broken and that he was
| fraud. yet | WIS uncertain as TO the
beat manner OF handling him.