New-York tribune., 1910-02-21
GANG GOES TO JAIL
HENkEL IN H4STE.
Counterfeiters Start to Scrrc
Long Sentences.

Ignazio Lupo. the Wolf" and Giuseppi
Morello, the Gray Fox" and their SIX
companions. who were convicted of coun-
terfeiting in the Criminal Branch of the
United States Circuit Court on Saturday
and sentenced by Judge Ray to spend from
fifteen to thirty years in prison departed
quietly for Atlanta yesterday. Six dept-
ties went with them. If the party makes
connections and their train over the South
Railroad is on time, Atlanta will be
reached at o'clock tonight.
Scarcely dozen persons other than those
engaged in the transfer of the prisoners
witnessed their departure from the Tombs
However United States Marshal Henkei
had decided to take chances, and had
ordered his entire staff of deputies to re
port at his office III the Federal Building
at o'clock yesterday morning.
Marshal Henkel and John Steibling. John
PinkIey. Peter Kopp. Henry Cunningham,
Harry Beatty and William. the six depu-
ties who were assigned to go to Atlanta
with the prisoners. went Immediately to the
Tombs. leaving the remaining members of
the staff to follow in two patrol wagons
that had been sent down from Police Head
quarters.
At II o'clock all arrangements had been
completed. and the wagons were admitted
to the prison yard through the big gates
in Lafayette street This precaution would
have forestalled any demonstration had the
friends of the prisoners planned to make
one because the Lafayette street entrance
is seldom used. The last time was Wheh
Charles ". Morse taken to Atlanta.
Manaced two and two. the convicted men
were taken down to the wagons, Lupo ana
Morello in the lead. Four of them rode IN
each wagon. accompanied by seVerai
guards. As the procession proceeded down
Lafayette street to Park Row, past the
Federal Building. where they had been on
trial during the last month. thence to
Broadway. CortIandt street and the Penn
sylvania Railroad ferry. not person in the
streets suspected that the members OF one
of the most desperate bands of counter
feiters ever convicted were on their way TO
federal prison
As soon as the ferryboat dockec at Jer-
sey City the prisoners were taken to the
immigrants waiting room of the PennSyI-
vania station, where Marshal Henkel dis
missed all his deputies except the six who
we're to deliver the men to the authorizes
of the prison in Atlanta. Shortly after
noon the prisoners and their guards board
ed the 1:14 train for Washington.
The marshal remained with them until
the train pulled out Of the station He
urged the prisoners to accompany Their
guards without making any resistance The
men replied that they would create no dis
turbance and said they were prepared TO
serve the long terms to which they had
been sentenced. Marshal Henkel bought
box of cigars for the party, and as the
train started and he stepped to the plat
form of the station the prisoners stood up
and waved a farewell with their hats
So secretly were the arrangements made
for taking the men to Atlanta that few
persons knew that Marshal Henkel had
planned to start the prisoners yesterday
All dav long their friends called At the
Tombs with food and tobacco, thinking
that the transfer was not to he made until
later day.