The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-12
Secret Service Disturbs a
Highly Respectable AS
toria Corner.
60 PER CENT. GOLD PIECES
Head Operator Said to Be a
Graduate of the Imperial
Mint, Berlin.

Go -' -PrN -" men under ;hr how chief
- '.. Nov York branch nf tho S.TN ,cs
'ut.t yesterday frame dwelling hn,I-.
70 a., Nrld"rnv street. Astoria and
eyed rs" prisoners. quantities 81 gold
.''. 'rUCrhl"s. copper and other metals
.nd m,Nrng machines. which made M.
t-s, Nv, ne IL The nea test cuunterf.lrInp
plants M he country. lts output was
spurious gold com which was something
Ike ~ per cent. gold and is described IA
81 tang~rpiI- counterfeit On" at tn.
r-l-nr"r~ got his education in making
COINS in III. Imperial German mint in
Berlin and IL said to have ranked high
IN tIs profession. The other. the secret
SER ic" men think, IL a novice at the game.
with only about on" years experience
\ feature Of tho catch IL that a -.cr.'
serlr" man worked his way into the
,rrhd"nc,-s Of the prisoners 50 -nugiy
70 q mnIsh that they had agreed 10 take
r.m ny" partnership. Chief Op.ra,iv.
Rc-Hri n. Taylor. who ha~ been in charge
= -. New York Office only three weeks.
gives all the credit for working M the
,ase against the prisoners TO This man.
Mt refuses to tell who h- is saying tina,
b" = 80 good al this work that " would
I~ shame To spoil his usefulness for q
a''.s fame.
Inc house ID IN. old Ro" n smith hom.-
''"1i rIght ia The best part of Astoria
To-" raid was made just befor" II u.c'ock
vriI" th. neighbor- were going TO church
= N his home across IN. way on ia
n.tca avenue William D. Stewart for.
u-rly Corporation Counsel al Long Island
cry. viewed the spectacular attack M
tie secret service rusH Dr George
J ,rbess home - next door and afts.
q raid chief TAYLOR used Dr Fortress
telephone To call Tor a truck IN which To-
LaJ away th~ captured o,.tfit
N"h-r was given as IN" mama at the
AMY that occupied the smith h"m--
''ead The n-ixhbor- did not know
ir-m ard had wondered ahprr IN" hoI>..-
t..i They say the blind, were ALWAYS
49, Every door and every "xIt had
--r'in-l before /, Yesterday morning
wen a shrill whistle interrupted m.
l- -. 4 the chimes from IN" Episcopal
. b .rnu "f he Redeemer about two blocks
s't, The sentinels whipped ont p,.-
g.. ana crash 81 breaking glass and
rln'-riuk wood followed Several doors
L.
pee .'rt'n..ls went IN. To III" Intensely
u ~-"-'"i spectators ~ nearby hnuS.-
anu -" street the raid seemed Ia be
'."' % "a ruin'lf- and IN" house va. IN
- '..,-.'--Ion oi he RAIDERS
''rn % prisoner whom the n.rghhnr-
=. guf1ad a. Weber wn- taken ont
NJ. m" zen grips appa rcntlv filed with
...y' MATERIAL Then "a barrel WIS
r,-r.ah IN Of the house. together with
p To-, and bundles 81 stun When m"
nm. there w.r. loaded upon n
N ty' hat r"s"mbied heavy PRESSES and
r," fNot h.llow- Tn" raiders left
a woman who was apparently IN"
30 ,'-p"r Then they all vanished
at .r. -pecta'ors were left to guess
"rs'."r u had not been just a moving
'" ~" now ~ the egg.
n" u~r-oncrs are descrih"d az Frank
W" about - wears old. and Benjamin
'.''.-'' Ton wears younger. Wah"r IL -
'''-rfn and IN his younger days worked
D.. Berlin mint. He has been IN this
Z. n'-v 'w"uty years. Ten years ago he
''se' '. attract the attention of the secret
s. InInrerfeit coins were found IN
bic 'ra r!t they were never able to get
&" =. .r h.m TO arrest him. They kept
-" """- m him 49, well as they could
'"' 'w Years ago they lost him The
c'-- '-,' were left behind him then. ~
A~v SCR" oruntarfeits Of s. and SO gold
f".s- lptterer until he coupled up
~ ""H"r was liveryman in bus ness
other on the East Side Of Man
't'''. i4s secret service know nothing
~ -- zee,
N'H.u IN" last five months IN" att@n- !
'.' 're secret service had been ii
''''e. w. trickIe Of bad q and $40 gold
'..'- '4--iHg through the hands ~ shop
''"- "r. .r Hrooklyn and Queens Then
-" .a" -ecr.t service man located
'"'' and after that. so sur" was the
'"'f '.""r' that Z was hi- work.
We, .ar i"f % was merely n~c"s-sry
" go ''' ~ house legally TO trace th-
..f o." 'rIckls The coins in size.
% npu"a anc" we're perfect. nut
ser" a--ayed 'here was only
gold IN SO piece and 81 worth
90 service man learned of the
.."" h"rw"'.n f.orfersr and
r.Jr'rrK MA work IN Manhattan
lends with l.o''ev-r and then
..r.rily on the -tr''at in Astoria
iunk and plav"d pinoch- m
..,.r ~ saloon. while ~"
men JET out ~" information
-. r" wa- y man with sub
..a.u' ~ money 10 invest
Iu''nr"r introduced him 10
.." .", ret -"rviC" man got
r'f"rrs ~ both and last week
.-.'rrn h." wH- otter wa made
.r'- and Io''"r"r had aIf Or
f'ni 100 'h"ir plant and needed