The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-09

he house when one Of the detectives,
lore suspicious and hopeful than any
4 the others. remarked: There Is
My n place left. Let us try that
angling lamp"
Taking it down. we unscrewed the
op. Here to our great relief we
ouud several thousand dollars In
counterfeit $40 bills. They were newly
'rinted. The old man now broke down
md the woman began to cry. She said
he had been working under orders
rom her father. but knew little OF
what was going on. She vas sure that
counterfeit money was being made
here. but she did not know what was
done with II. She was also aware that
her lover was mixed up In the scheme.
She was between the devil and the
deep sea and was at a loss what
course TO take. but had finally con-
cluded to become an infbrmer.
| was satisfied | had obtained the
bottom facts so far as the woman was
concerned and that Sheldon, who was
expected there that evening, would
bring the back of the counterfeit. The
father and brother had been doing the
printing Y the old man now told me
the truth, they had never been en-.
gagged In selling or passing the bogus
stun. They were not trusted with
both Of the counterfeit $40 plates at
the same time. When tho face OF tho
note was finished the plate for print.
ing the back was brought and the face
plate taken away. Sheldon was the
man that brought the plates and took
away the counterfeits. The young
woman had assisted in these opera
lions TO a certain extent, but she had
been doing this under pressure. She
had now informed the officers and
CHANGED the result.
The door bell was rung promptly at
nine O'Clock and Sheldon was admit.
ted. When he wal confronted with
/ the situation. he wilted and staggered
, to a seat. His every faculty seemed
p~aralyzed with blank despair. The
woman threw her arms about him and
/ pleaded with him to tell the truth. He
now became greatly excited and de-
| clared In a trembling voice that no
would make a clean breast OF the
whole AFFAIR INT take what was coming
to him. | listened to the recital of his
story. II was the counterpart of the
others. He hoped for wealth and a
life of ease. II was an unhealthy long.
ing, but the opportunity was so plaus-
IDLY presented to him by the oily
tongued Deyoe that he sacrificed his
manhood and yielded to the tempter.
Once within the hypnotic influence of
this great procurer he wal compelled
to do his bidding. Now that he knew
the worst he felt relieved. With a curl
of his lip and a sudden elevation of his
head his eyes met mine as he gave me
his promise to surrender the counter
felt plates and to aid the government
by every means within his power
All classes of c~onfederated criminal,
fear the squeaier more than they dc
the detectives. In fact. 1t would bt
quite impossible to destroy a well-or
ganized gang of counterfeiters without
using one man against the other. Fol
+, this reason / never hesitated while
chief Of the government secret service
to act upon my own judgment. We ar
rested the counterfeiters without proc
ess OF law, and used them to the bes
possible advantage to the government
The records of the secret service o
the treasury department, will, II ex
amined, show that the system Of usinl
one counterfeiter against another wa
successful. When a confederate whit
J has for years been associated will
others I'm crime. is made to confess
and assist the government. he is NOR,
dreaded by his associates than an,
other force that can be employed.
Counterfeiting combines the wors
features of fraud interviewer with tn
most cunningly devised modes Of es
cape. The confederate is bette
booked and more fully equipped to ur
n dertake the unearthing OF a gang O
counterfeiters than the best traine
detective.
pr 7 mention these facts that the read
er may better understand the obiec
le | had I'm view In this case as In mos
~ others. Young Rhetschlag plea
lie guilty and was sentenced to the pen
Tertiary. His father was old and fe'
BILE. Upon his promise that he woul
1t never again Engage In counterfeitinl
Is | paroled him. The young woman ha
at rendered good service and | did nc
attempt to hold her or to use her a
ye a witness, Sheldon made importar
disclosures that enabled me to arres
I'd several dangerous counterfelters II
d. was weak and easily persuaded, bl
e. after using him on the witness stan
re against his c~onfederates did nc
w think him dangerous to go at largl
st The bank note company was only to
i'd glad to employ him notwithstandin
as the fact he had been engaged In coul
IT. terfelting. Besides, Miss RhetschlaI
of who had been so prominent In assls
ct ing in bringing young Sheldon upo
1g the stool of repentance, and putin