The Southern herald., 1910-11-25

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street Bower had completely won
Gurney's confidence. Telling hin
that be was about to take a trip 70
Texas. be inquired Il be could buy
5000 In counterfeit money at a whole
sale figure.
-of course; any amount Of II" an
swered Quincy.
A deal was arranged for its deliV-
cry on the New York side Of Fulton
Ferry. Bower was to be AZ q desig-
mated spot at a certain time. and Cur.
ney was to pass along. hand over the
spurious and receive good money In
payment.
At the appointed time there was 9
large crowd standing around the ferry
landing waiting for the boat Bower
was there. and a few PAGES from him
stood a seemingly honest tinsmith
with a Joint Of stoye-pipe under his
arm and a pair Of shippers in his
hand. His clothes and the SCOT upon
his hands and face bore unmistakable
witness to his calling. NeRr by. look
ing In another direction, stood a stout
ly-built business man Of ample girth.
In one hand he carried q hat box, in
the other valise. In the immediate
vicinity was a tall, reverential ap
pearing gentleman. with neat side
whiskers, whose white tie and the
ministerial cut Of his coat were In
keeping with the sanctimOnious ex-
preston Of his face.
When the ferry boat struck the
dock Quincy stepped on, peered eau
tiously and carefully around, scanning
the faces of those who were standing
near. Being satisfied that there were
no suspicious persons about, he drew
a package from under his coat and
stepped toward Bower to deliver IT,
At this instant the ministerial-look.
Ing man raised his hand. The fat
man dropped his luggage and the tin
smith his tools. Both seized Quincy
by the arms and held him while the
tail brother, with a quick movement,
snapped handouts on his wrists,
Everything was done so quickly that
Gurney did not have time to catch
his breath before he was securely
ironed.
The prisoner was taken to the secret
service office. removed my side
whiskers and made some change In
my clothing. then entered the ONCE
and shook hands with the crestfallen
criminal.
During that day and evening the
government officers were engaged in
arresting the showers Of the gang
against whom Butts had secured evi
dence. Two of the ex-detectives
guests at Gurney's banquet had al
ready been arrested for passing coun
terfeit money-one at Pittsburg and
the other at Cincinnati. BY II
o'clock that night the officers had ar
rested 20 Of the gang. They were
arranged in a circle at the once, and
the right hand of one was hand
cuffed to the left hand Of. the next
Gurney, appropriately. happened TO b,
the centerpiece.
l could not help feeling Of pity fol
the unfortunates, but they had volun
tarily preyed upon society and trans
gressed the laws of their land, and tn,
common veal required that they b,
punished. They were all tried an(
convicted. most of them entering
plea of guilty.
The boastful Gurney now fully real
lied the trap into which he ha(
fallen. He had been hoisted by hii
own petard, circumstance tha
seemed to humiliate him almost be
yond measure. With little or no pres
sure he weakened and confessed tha
he had received his counterfeit money
from Joshua D. Miner who was thu
capitalist that owned the plates upor
which the National Shoe and LeatheI
twenties were printed.
Among the secret service officer,
Miner was known to be a counter
feiter, but on account Of his grea
wealth and political standing, he wal
considered a difficult man to grappl,
with. He was large city contracto
at this time, and employed about on,
hundred men opening up a new roat
at the end of Ninth avenue.
Gurney was altogether too timid t,
make a deal with Miner in order t,
give the officers an opportunity to CAP
ture him red-handed, but he fnall.
: agreed to go with me to see Mine
who, he believed, would surrender tn
500 counterfeit plates for the purpos
Of shortening his sentence.
q Leaving a carriage on the boule
> ward, l walked with Gurney a shor
y distance ON Sixty-ninth street towar
. Miners house. We met Miner on tn
: sidewalk and was introduced b
q Gurney, who then explained tn
!. trouble he had gotten himself int
4 Miner said he could do nothing 70
a him and, as last resort, requisite
a Miner to step aside with me, where
a told him that was convinced that h
= was the owner Of the counterfeit
4 plates of the National Shoe an
Leather bank. This he firmly denied
but | insisted and threatened to al
y rest him. He finally said that h