The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17
The LAWYERS
BOOMERANG.

not unirequently happens that the
Trials or criminals develop unexpectedIv
scenes OF Interest that would form novel
Situations for the finest dramatic and
Counte rfeiters are a roos1 difrio,,,, o,o
OF CRIMINALS TO detect and convict The
peculiar nature Of this crime the tenn
tatlon TO sudden and easy wealth, Is a
latal fascination that ofttimes laws hold
OF persons possessed OF wonderful inre
nuity IN devising methods to escape pun
lshment Almost at the beginning of
our great civil war. gold and Silver Went
out OF circulation and a vast volume of
unfamiliar paper currency was thrust
suddenly upon the country. Every note
issued by the government was followed
30 closely by the counIerfeits that the
most expert money changers We're often
unable to tell the good from the bad
In some instances the counte rfeit frac-
tional currency was almost, IL not quite.
equal TO the genuine.
The Staunton head fifty-cent issue was
rent for a long inae before its base ma
ture was discovered. Circulating princl-
pally among the poorer classes, It was
doing incalculab BILE damage and l was
making great effort to reach its source.
with little or no success UP TO the time
chance discovery was made.
Meets Skilled Counterfeiter.
One day detective walking leisurely
along the sidewalk of an unfreauented
himself face to face with Peter Delinsky
a skilled counterfeiter who had been re-
leased from the Albany penitentiary about
a year before. Delinsky. had been caught
by me in the act of printing a counter
felt two dollar bill on the National Kin
derhook bank. He gave some valuable
information and his sentence had been
cut down To three years.
When the detective met him he had
on a new suit OF fashionable cut. Wear
ing yellow kid gloves. and carrying.
nohby gold headed cane he was cutting
nnitp swell convict The de-
tective was both curious and suspicious
Where on earth did old DelinSky get that
expensive outfit? He was unable to guess.
He knew the old man was broke when he
got out OF the penitentiary. as he had
when released called at the secret serV-
fee branch office and taken up sub
had never been known TO engage in any
legitimate work, For this reason the de-
tectlve was quite sure he was doing
something crooked, so he Just pulled
the old fellow and escorted him to the
office OF the secret service division on
Bleecker street. The government Off
GERS in that day rarely took out war
rants for the arrest of counterfeiters.
The detective in this case was well
posted regarding to old Delinsky: and
II was only necessary TO acquaint him
70 see him on important business.
When brought to my Office he was bad
~ frightened. 1 took him into a private
room where / accused and questioned him
but he stouty denied that he was en-
gagged in counterfeiting.
"Then what you doing, and where
did you get these fine clothes you are
Wearing?' I inquired.
The old fellow was unable to answer
shis question satisfactorily. Taking ad-
vantage of his hesitating manner
pressed him more closely and threatened
TO send him back to the pententiary.
Finally Confesses.
He was Russian and not altogether
familiar with the laws OF this country.
Hence | was able to frighten him. He
held out for a long time but finally ad-
mitted tnat he was at work printing the
b0-cent Stauuton head for fellow coun-
tryHan. who, he said was an engraver.
Office two days before he made his con-
iession. .-.
The Russian engraver by whom he was
employed became suspicious and threw
the hand prc?S upon which the counctr-
felt notes were being printed into The
East river. Delinsky was not aware nf
this when / released him upon his prom
tse 10 carry cut my instructions and en-
able the government detectives 10 seize
the counterfeit plates and capture the
engraver, When Delinsky returned 10
the room where the counterfeiting mad
been done he found the place empty.
When he met the Russian enCravcr ne
learned the particulars Of what had nap
pened, and accounted for his absence by
explaining rhat he had been on a visi:
with some friends.
The enEraver was not altogether sat
jsfed with the excuse, but he was willing
10 compromise the matter II Delinsi