The Washington herald., 1910-08-10


the treasury Of Mexico to an authorize
ton for $4,000 worthsof bank notes which
he obtained from a Philadelphia engrav-
ing company
Patrick LOBBY. head Of the New Or
leans division OF the Secret Service.
scented the fraud and nipped II before
Middleton had disposed OF one-third OF
the notes. He located Middleton within
ten hours after picking up the trail of the
bogus notes. When Middleton made the
careless though common mistake Of
using a post-ofice box. the detective was
at his elbow. and arrested him.
Held ON Unusual Charge.
Middleton is held for forging the obI-
cations of a foreign government" This
leaves him open to a twenty-year SEN
4 teuce
Last February. the National Bank Note
Company of Philadelphia had negotia-
tons opened with them by Thomas L.
Marshall Of the Banco de JaliscO, OF
Guadalajara, Mexico. This is a 5000. 900
peso concern. and one OF the most in
iuential in the state. Marshall ineIosed
a seemingly bona fde authority from the
Mexican treasury department authoriz-
ing the JaliscO bank 70 issue 5000 5-peso
notes. Only half OF this number. Mar
shall" wrote, was wanted "at present
by the bank Mr. Middleton. our rep
resentative." called on the bank note
company and completed arrangements for
the printing OF the notes. leaving with
it samples for the new issue
Early last month the note company was
requested to hurry the printing OF the
notes. Specific instructions were also
given TO send the notes TO New Orleans.
do not ship by express TO Jalisco. "
the instructions ran In substance. The
express charges and duties to Jalisco
from the United States are heavy. and
we have arranged to have our Mr.. Mar
shall in New Orleans get the notes and
convey them here. thus avoiding con-
siderable expense"
Notes Ordered Forwarded.
Further instructions came to the note
company shortly afterward. stating that
Mr. Marshall would leave New Or
leans July 70. and TO have the notes IN
his hands by that time.
This was done. and ten packages OF
1000 notes OF pesos each were sent care
OF Mr.. Marshall AT New Orleans.
Soon there was a large circulation OF
notes in the Louisiana city. Every day
or so a broker would be requested by a
confidential gentleman to kindly exchange
American money for "a few Mexican
notes" deducting your regular exchange
rate"
The operator closed q deal with a
prominent New Orleans land firm for two
desirable lots. deposited a package OF
Mexican notes. and received considerable
change in American money.
A broker received a note last week
signed II. l. Middleton" conveyed by
b n messenger boy. and inclosing forty s.
peso notes. for which Middleton desired
American exchange Through an unac-
countable impulse the broker noticed that
the signatures OF the bank officers were
missing from several Of the notes lie
decided not to make the exchange and
, returned the notes TO the boy. He in
formed the Secret Service and Detective
LOBBY was on the trail next day. LOBBY
interview the messenger. The boy gave a
good description OF the man. and the
sleuth soon located Middleton He learn
ed that another broker had received a
letter. from Rev. J. T. Hatton. Box 1884,
: post-office." inclosing sixty 5-peso notes
] for exchange. LOBBY accordingly kept q
/ close surveillance on Box 1874 A mar
I fitting the messengers description OF Mid
I dIeton appeared. opened the box. extract.
: ed a letter and started away. The de.
Z tective touched him on the shoulder.
'Ts your name Hatton?'
Z mo: Middleton" was the answer
= Have you authority to open that
! box?''
E Come along with me, them LOBBY
S said peremptorily.
Middleton confessed. He surrendered
seven unopened packages Of the notes
e and a few loose ones. The detective
: rounded up all but about 500 Of the
notes.
BIhmes Il All 10 "NarshaU."
-. Middleton claimed that the notes had
/, been obtained by Marshall in New
1 Orleans. Marshall. however, according
= TO Chief Wilkie. corresponds to the man
: who called at the railroad station. for the
4 notes and who identified himself as Mar.
0 shall
5 This theory, according to the Secret
Service department, is further strength
ened by Marshalrs general elusiveness,
to which the bank-note company has
added a little data Once Marshall
D stopped over In New York ION financial
t affairs" and just when the company was
on the point Of sending a representative
TO meet him MARSHALL suddenly was on
S his way Ito New Orleans" In New
Orleans he was at no definite place-but
here" meaning the city as a whole.
After completing the order and ship
iping the notes to New Orleans, the bank
note company mailed the two samples
> 10 the Jalisco Bank to be turned over
= to Mr.. Marshall, who is now on his way
to Jalisco." The bank held the samples
5 without suspicion or question, until q
q few days ago they remailed the samples
to the bank note company, stating that
I Mr.. Marshall had not called. The bank
note company Immediately realized that
something was wrong, and lost no time
in placing the matter before the gov.
eminent officers. Middleton by tina,
time was safe in Looby's keeping.
Chief Wilkie received a dispatch from
New Orleans last night stating thai
Middleton had been positively identified
by the agent of the Southern Express
Company as the man who called for the
packages of bank notes He gave the
name Of Marshall. the agent said. A
telegram was received from the Jallscc