Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-29
BOGUS MONEY MEN SUCCEED
 IN FLEECING LOS ANGELES

Posing as rich cattle dealers from Yuma, five daring counterfeiters in- vaded the Los Angeles wholesale and retail districts Monday, and with~un- usual boldness-apparently without any fear of detectiOn-sueceeded in placing a number of forged bank notes in circulation In an effort to learn the exact amount of spurious money passed three banks made a search of all currency received. and it was estimated that at least sl000 of the forged currency was furnished change during the day for legal tender.
 United States Secret Service Officer George ". Hazen was notified of the operations Of the counterfeiters and immediately started an investigation. He called upon the federal officers al Yuma 10 lend assistance It is be lieved by Hagen and other federal of- fcers that the currency was forged 1 near Yuma and that the counterfeit 1 CTS have an engraving plant in Ari | zona. Police detectives are asked to aid secret service officers in Los Angeles and a detailed description of the forged currency was furnished to the police department As far ss has are forged are all of the same denom- nation Those recovered are all Of a face value of S1O.
 The extent Of the operations of the counterfeiters .was not learned until late Monday afternoon. Shortly after a depos vas made by one Of the largest department stores one Of the forged notes was found l. pur- ported 10 have been issued by the First national bank of Yuma An as- sis-ant cashier recognized the forgery by the omission Of silk threads in tte paper
 After 9 minute examination of one Of the bank notes had been made. the search 10 secure others which had been deposited was commenced. One bank. according to employees. re- When they were compared 1t was ceived twelve of the forged notes. found that they bore the same date and serial number Apparently only one oc the plates had been used by the countcrfeiters.
 Al another national bank near tho ,aho.esale district five Of the counter felts were discovered. Late last night one or the bank cashiers stated tAa- four Of the forged notes had been recovered by teIlers in his bank. He said. however. that an additional search Is being made. and it is be- Heyed taat other fictitious notes will be foaad among the bank bills.
 For several weeks the secret ser wee cIcers have been receiving in- formation of the circulation of coun- terfcit bills Several suburban na- tional banks have notified Hszen that their notes have been forged and placed in circulation. Hagen has been unable to secure any definite in- formation as to the identity os the counterfeiters. but has made every effort oo secure information regarding he men who passed the spurious currency.
 During his investigations the secret service officer learned that the money had been passed by five men. In va rioBs stores, when questioned by clerks. the men, who operated sepa- rately. stated that they were from Arizona and. that they were engaged in the stock business there Five distinct descriptions were secured Of men who had made payments with the spurious money.
 At two South Broadway stores em- pioyes were unable to give the secret service omcer any information regard