The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-25
Secret Service Agent Makes
Visit and Soon Alter lie
Leaves Police Search House
...Msy be Other Arrests.

In the arrest OF A. N. MeKelvey,
80 years old and a cripple. and the
conflscation of a part of the goods"
sleuths OF the Paducah police de-
partment believe they made an i'm
portant capture that will terminate
In the arrest OF others thought to
be In couDterfeiting ring which
has been in operation here for some
time.
The visit To Paducah OF J. s.
Donella. of the United States secret
service. last week was partly re-
sponsible for McKelvey's arrest at
10 o'clock last might at his home.
lII37 South Third street Police
Sergeant Lige Cross and Patrolman
william Smith, prepared with a war
rant for his arrest, went TO the
house. He invited a search OF the
premises. which resulted In the find
ing OF moulds. ladies and specimens
OF crude workmanship In nickels
and quarters.
Detective Donella had been tipped
as TO the existence OF counterfeiters
here and made a visit here to in
vestigate Patrolmen Cross aud
Smith had been working quietly for
several days and laid plans for the
arrest last night. They found Nc
Kelvey sitting on his front porch.
when confronted with the charge.
he denied Il and told them to search
the house. With McKelyey In their
I custody the officers went through
every part OF the house. In a trunk
we're found ladies' and 45 cents in
quarters were taken from clothes In
closet McKelyey was taken to
police headquarters and later trans
ferred to the county Jail. His trial
was continued In police court this
morning until "Wednesday morning.
The police are believed TO be
~orklng on other clews that will re-
suit In the arrest OF others soon.
They refuse 10 discuss the matter.
The coins taken from McKelvey's
possession are crude and can easily
be detected The stars around the
edge OF the nickels are too close to-
gether. A mould for nickels and
ladies and spoons we're taken by the
police as evidence. McKelvey says
he Is not guilty.
Makes Confession.
On the heels OF a positive denial
that be made counterfeit coins. A. y.
McKelvcy at the county Jail this
afternoon at o'clock to newspaper
reporters practically admitted hisI
guilt. saying he had experimental
/ with all sizes for the last two years
particularly dollars aEd halves.
lie probably will plead guilty and
throw himself upon the mercy OF the
court.
When first questioned this after
noon McKelyey said his home was at
Camden. Tenn. where he conducted
a store from October until February
] lie said during his business several
coins were passed upon him and he
saved them. lie said they seemd to
be made OF lead. lie said later on
he gave them to VIII Hankns. in
paducah. who lived next door to
him. telling him they were bogus. "
When the reporters were about to
leave McKelyey called them back
aud said he would tell the truth to
lget out OF the trouble. Said his wife
IL now az Camden and she ~ worth
about 50 900 lie said he expert
mented in oounterfeiting some time
but as TO what disposition he made
OF the coins he was silent.
II is believed that MoKelvey is
one OF a gang OF counterfeiters who
are operating throughout the middle