Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23
PRINTING PLANT RAlDEp;
THREE MEN ARRESTED
Wealthy Mexican Planter Is Aliege J
to Have Come to the United "tates
Representing Himself as NicasaSuap
Acens in the Interest OF That Gov
crnnent and Secured Co operation.

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. y IEft"
hundred thousand dollars IN counter
felt Nicaraguan 5-pesos notes. freshly
printed. were seized and the printer
who made thems the engraver VINO
made the plates and the man charged
with securing their manufacture. were
arrested here today by Captain Por
ter. of the United States secret se'-
vice and his operatives.
The notes had only been printed.
rot having the official" seal Impress
ed. There were 100000 notes, each
Of g. pesos. worth about 81 each
american money! and signed by =
Baca. advocate general; J. Madritz,
FL Presidente and F. Mayor Gaz.
They had not been cut from the
large sheets.
Plates Taken from Press.
George Il. Williams. president OF
the printing company, bearing the
came. was charged with printing the
spurious notes; II. n. Secrest, Of Tam
tico. Mexico. was accused of being
the promoter, having the notes print
ed. and Richard J. Trumbull, man
ager of the Guarantee Engraving Com
pany, of Chicago.Tzis charged WIN
having made the copper plates from
which the paper was printed. 1hese
plates were taken by the secret SER
vice men from the press where they
were being used at the time OF the
raid A taxicab ride. at high speed
across the city. following Tip that
= conference Of the men engaged III
tho counterfeiting was being held. en-
abIed CAPTAIN Porter and his men 10
reach the printing plant. large one
on the north side of the river. Just
as the conferees were hurrying away
They made no resistance when ar
rested.
The story of the counterfeltlng
plan. as evolved by the secret service
operatives from the men arrested ana
from the information which put them
On the track of Secrest. is as follows:
Story OF the Scheme.
Secrest. a planter of Tampico, Mex
ico. had been loaning money 10 Nj
caraeuans and was unable to get
hack because of a shortage OF current
minds in the republic. Upon puDiic
announcement that the government,
would duplicate for 1910 an issue oil
.-nesos notes. similar TO those of 1909,
IN relieve the financial stringency- the
story goes. SeCrest. seeing a chahcs
20 profit Illegally. came to the United
States. II is alleged he went 10
north central city first, but his alies
ed efforts to get the notes prihteu
secretly were in vain. Then, II Is
charged he came TO Chicago. AS
result Of the canvass Of Chicago. II
i charged. the Williams Company.
through its president. upon Sccrest
ronresentation that ne was an oinclal
from Nicaragua. and that he wanted
the Chicago printer to turn out me
official money for the republic. aereeu
80 nr;nf the paper. On the same
representation. according to rum
hairs story. the Guarantee Engraving
Germany agreed to furnish the plates
Penalty Prescribed
United States laws provide equal
punishment for ccunterfeitins oi
American and foreign coin or paper
money OF the offensc OF having III
nosS, ssion the means Of coin counter
sci,ing or the spurious article. the
penaItv is not 10 exceed i've years
irrprisonment or fine OF 5000. OF
both. =.
United States Commissioner foo'e
Continued the cases against the three
mil next "Wednesday. Secrest's O0nds
we're fixed a. $4,000; Williams al
<. aao and TrumbulIs at 5000 WI q
Iiars and Trumbal furnished bonds
before evening. Williams said ne hao
no idea he was doing illegal things;
that there was no attempt AZ COP
ccalmenf on his part and that Sc
crest had told him the printing Was
for the NicaracEan government
Trumbuu also prot ,stcd that he was
.--,~r~f ~ any wrong.