The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-27
COUNTERFEIYERS
STILL AT LARGE
BEING PURSUED
Police Believe Leaders Of Or.
ganized Gang Work Out
From Paducah.
Witness Against McKelvey
Disappears.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR HIM.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR HIM.

mat Sa1ucdn was the neduQudT
ters and manufacturing center for ;
gang of counterfeiters is the belle
of the police. Not all of the ar
rests have been made vet, 1t is said
and the police and detectives ar'
busy ferreting out the movements o.
the showers of the queer" II Il
said that A. n. McKelyey, who is In
the county Jail now awaiting his ex
aiming trial, is not the real leader
but a lieutenant in placing the
goods" on the market.
It is known that the police are
busy running down every clew in
search for more evidence. and il is
said that they are on the trail of the
alleged leader. After the coins
we're manufactured in Paducah II Il
said that the agents would take trips
and distribute the spurious money
over a wide territory.
The complaints of bad money
around Paducah have been received
for several months. and Secret Serv-
ice Agent A. S. Donella, of Louisville,
made several trips to the city, but
failed to learn much about the coun-
terfeiters.
Credit must be given Patrolman
william Smith for the arrest OF Nc
Kelvey. as he worked over two
months on the case before an arrest
was made. He received a tip and
worked quietly bat diligently on II
lie was hampered by the fact thai
some Of the parties we're ont of tht
city. but when they returned the ar
rest followed. Before the arrest he
took Police Sergeant Cross into his
confidence. and the two police Off.
GERS made the raid that resulted In
capturing McKelvey and finding the
ladies' and moulds. Patrolman Smith
has some Of the spurious money in
his possession. At the county jail
Ford Jackson, who is in Jail on the
charge OF robbing store at Gilberts
Vile. was relieved Of some bad mon
ey when arrested. The police are in
yestigating whether he had any con-
nection with the gang.
Looking for Hawkins.
Has VIII Hawkins. who was re-
sponsible for the arrest of A. n. Nc
Keivey on a charge of counterfeit-
ing, flown the coop?
That question is puzzling the po-
lice. Hawkins, who was recognized
under 800 to appear at the exam
lining trial of McKelvey in police
court this morning was not on hand
and his bond was forfeited. Judge
Cross ordered an attachment for him
and since this morning the notice de-
partment has been conducting a
search over the city. Upon his ar
rest he will be required to give $500
bail before being released from Gus
tody.
Hankins tipped McKelvey's opera
tons some time ago and short
time afterward A. S. Donella, OF the
United States secret service came
here to investigate. Aftor he re-
turned to Louisville Police Sergeant
Cross and Patro.man william Smith
placed McKelvey under arrest and
confscated MOUNDS and ladies' Me
Kelvey admitted experimenting about
four years ago with differeu. sized
coins. No excuse is seen To- Han
kins' failure to appear this morning.
There are no charges against him.
Secret Service Agent Doreaa re-
turned to Louisville at 11:20 o'clock
this morning after working up evi-
dence in the case. lie refused to
make any statements as to new de
velopments.
While Detective A. S. Donella, Of
the United states secret service, was
here Yesterday afternoon he visited
the Home of the Friendless, where
Ed and Robert McKelvey. sons of A
n McKelvey we're placed short
time ago. He discovered Robert had
run away from the institution. They
are sons of McKelvey who is in jail
on a charge of counterfeiting.