The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
THE BOODLER AND
THE VOODOO

| lowing day. There I WAS to be met by
| the two detectives and introduced TO a
| broker who was a go-bctwccn. was
TO rig myself ont I'm the proper dress and
| To play the part of cattle man from
| Texas. | chose To locate myself ut
| Brownsville. Reaching out from this
point ] was engaged in buying cattle and
| was not particular where they came
| from. They might have been smuggled in
across the Rio Grande. | was familiar
| with that part of the country and could
that section Mr.. Boutwell, wrote me an
order on Treasurer Spinner for the sum
of $4,000, This was done in tho pres
encc of the two detectives. 1t was un f,
not make a deal Of less than $4,000 or
their money. For this they were TO be
paid $4,000 in good money. While the DC,
tectives Insisted that the counterteit
inc. they could not explain why IL was
being offered ut fifty cents on the 9ol :
lar. The two detectives returned to phil-
adelphia and | agreed to meet tnctn
thore on the following day.
That afternoon "chanced TO step INTO
the office OF William a. Richardson, at
that time assistant secretary OF INC
treasury, He was n LAWYER OF marked
ability. l told him coniidentially about
the suspected counterfeit and of tho
$4,000 order given Mo by Mr.. Boutwell,.
This won't do said he. the secre-
tary has no authority to draw on Gen
eral Spinner You had better take the
order back and explain TO Mr.. Boutwell,
that his action in this matter is unlaw-
full"
Acting upon the advice OF the assist
ant secretary. returned the order to
Mr. Boutwell,. and he was greatly pleased
when l told him that ] had concluded
instead. He smiled when 1 said II felt
sure the two detectives did not know
counterfeit money when they saw 1t
1 took from the safe OF the secret serv-
r,.@ly, 5,V,f. if,fnsv
in counterfeit money. was mostly in
500 bills. a very clever imitation to the
Impractical eye.
When l reached Philadelphia on the
following day ] took a room at the La
fayette hotel. There I was met by the
two detectives and q whitehnircd broker.
an Englishrnan. To him ] WAS introduced
a cattle dealer. After long talk
with him and many expressions or FEAR
on my part I was induced TO chance n
deal with the alleged counterfeiter. The
old broker sized me up He saw that /
was very timid and that l stood in fear
OF being arrested in case | was caught
by the detectives. He talked great
deal and was at last successful in allay-
ing my fears. l insisted upon meeting the
counterfeiter at the hotel before making
the deal. On the same evening | was
visited by n tall. well dressed young man
about % years of age. He was right
smart chap and understood his business
exceedingly we'll, but in his great anxiety
To do me. ne evidently overlooked inc
possibility that I might be doing him.
He angled to catch me for a long time
before | would take the bait held out.
| was fearful OF being caught with coun-
terfeit money on my person. Ele was very
much in earnest and grew excited, To
convince me and make sure OF his Vic
tim, he took from his pocket ten new
crisp s. treasury notes They were gen
uinc. Look at this said he; there's
a sample of the stuff. 1t will go in any
bank. Just take II and keep It for S25,
You have a chance to try 1t at the
bank"
I took the ten notes and handed him
twenty-five dollars in good money j
opened my travelling bag and took out
the package of one hundred dollar bills,
renarking that would take II down and
put IL in the hotel safe. The young mans
eyes fairly watered as he glanced at the
package. He did not for moment doubt
my sincerity, and of course he believed
did not suspect him, II was agreed that
should think the matter over. He was
to call the next day after ] had been af
forded an opportunity TO inquire in re-
The next time he came to the hotel ], al
though still II little suspicious, had made
up my mind TO chance the deal. lie
wrote out the directions. I was to meet
him at the lower door of an upstairs Of
flee on a certain street. We were then
TO step into an open stairway near the
place OF meeting and make the exchange.
| was to take his package of bogus stuff
and he to receive my good money. He
urged me for some time TO go out into the
suburbs TO make the deal but this fiat