The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-10

Nv II
III T. i brought that, in many
instances, It was e1.
- ceodinEly difficult to
detect the bogus stun from the gcnu'
tnc.
As insIdious enemies of the people
In every walk Of life, coun'"rirlieFs
may well be classcd among the mos
subtle and dangerous persons "''n
whom officers Of the law have to cope.
Ever wide awake and on the al'ft lof
treachery IN their own ranks, 'he7'
crafty rogurs can only b" captured
and convicted by means OF raTei"'Iy
baitcd traps. or by what is generally
known AZ the stool.pigeon system
Coun,crfoltcrs are divided into six
distinct classes. First, the capitalist
or procurcr; second, the engFaV'r'
shird, the printer; fourth, n" whole
sale dealer. nth. the retailer ana
sixth the shower or circulatoT Inc
capitalist IL the most difficult man 10
reach as he seldom handles any Oh
the plates or spurious money Hence
the chief offender IN this Inc ma!
walk calmly about, defytng the de''c'
tive. each tacitly understanding the
other In his relative position one
guspcCting and watching the olue'
patiently and tirclessly picking up
crImb by crumb. conyicting evidence
The methods pursued by detectives
20 entrap counterfeitcrs are rarely
better illustrated than in the following
aCcount II the capture OF "ilIlam VI
Quincy. alias Big Bill' the kon'ack
or. one Of the foremost wholesale
dealers I'm queer" Of his day lie was
born of respectable parentag". reared
IN the ouietudc incident t" country
Me. educated and supplied with Il
sufficient amount OF money wher'"iih
to live like gentleman and, strange.
Iy enough, he chose u path that ''u
10 his ultimate ruin
In the excitement Of those tumul'u'
ous days the city OF New lork was
well stocked with men possessed OF
"A genius for concciylng ana conceal
fng crime. Perhaps no other city III
abc civilized world has ever afforded Il
better opportunity for fleeing the
hubble. Quincy had been handling
counterfeit money for several years
nut had managed to escape punish
mcnt. He was one Of the chlei Ole.
tributors for Joshua D. Miner. WI"
vos the head and front Of power
full octopus whose tcntacl"s were
stretchcd out in almost every section
of the country
Quincy was by no means unattract.
five in appearance, ana there were
Few men walking broadway In his
day whose physique could compare
fay0rably with his He stood SIX ieet
two inches in height and was CORE
spondinply we'll prorortiuned, while
his exhaustive chest and welI-deycloped
limbs gave him the appearance OF a
man possessing the muscular strength
OF a gian, His black eyes were sharp
and severe, or mild and pleasant to
suit occasions In conversation he
wa easy and interesting and, among
gtrar gers. would readily have passed
for gentleman oil marked ABILITY
To b. leader umuug the counterfeit
tng fraternity seemed to have been
the growing glory OF his highest am
Ditiuu
In the spring OF 1869 ] was ap-
pointed chief Of the government SO.
crrt service and, though ! had had
experience with General Butler in
Now Orleans. and later in the internal
revenue service. | was unknown among
che countcrlctcrs
shortly after my appointment re
rcivcd information, at my headquar-
fCrs In Washington, regarding rather
unique AFFAIR that had taken place at
one of the drinking resorts on lious-
ton street, In New York city. VII.
liam Quincy, with his characteristic
push and daring, had invited party
of "quecrsmen" to partake of ban.
quot at this place. There were "a
persons present ut this function, three
ex-detectives being among the mum
Der
On the following day was furnished
with the particulars of this remark,
able assembly, and the eX-detective
who reported It also provided a list
on the banqueters, Among other
things | learned that my appointment
ms chief Of the secret service was dis
1cussed at the AFFAIR, and pronounced
"a good joke upon the government.
Quincy addressed his guests, boast.
fully declaring that tho new chief
might do for a preacher or an internal
revenue clerk, but that he could
never cope with shrewd men like the
queersmen"
Now is our opportunity" he said.
ito reap rich harvest" At the same
time he adviSed his friends that he
was going to take the new chief into
his confidence and keep him well
stuffed with fictitious information.
Sin the meantime" he continued Il
will draw out from him his plans and
keep myself posted as TO his pro-
posed movements"
This plan pleased the fancy OF the
scoundrels, and they agreed that Cur.
~ay wau "a great man They wnra