The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-24

ft1I91 NOunterteitCrB are
I'D most difficult class Of
criminals to detect and
convict. The peculiar nature Of this
crime, the temptation to sudden
and easy wealth. ia fatal fas.
clnatlon that oftimes lays hold Of per.
sons possessed Of wonderful ingenuity
In devising methods 20 escape punish
ment Almost at the beginning of our
great Civil war. gold and silver went
out N circulation and a vast volume
Of unfamiliar paper currency was
thrust suddenly upon the country
Every note issued by the government
was followed 80 closely by the coun.
tcrfcits that the most expert money
changers we're often unable to tell tho
good from the bad In some instances
the counterfeit fractional currency
was almost. II not quite. equal to the
genuine
The stanton head nifty cent issue
was 80 olovorly initiated that II passed
current for long time before It's base
nature was discovered Circulating
principally among the poorer classes.
II was doing incalculablc damage and
I was making great effort TO reach
It's source. with little or no success
up to the time chance discovery
vas made
one day n detective walking leisure
ly along the sidewalk Of an uniro.
qucntod street IN New York city sud.
/ denly found himself face 10 face with
I Peter ncllnsky. n skilled counter
fcitcr who had been released from the
/ Albany rcnitcrtlary about a year be
fore. nolinsky had been caught by
me in the act Of printing a counter.
felt two dollar bill ON the National
/ Undertook bank lie gave some
valuable information and his sentence
had been cut down to three years.
/ when the detective met him he had
on new suit Of fashionable cut
Wearing yellow hid gloves. and carry
ing n nobby gold.headed cane. he was
cutting quite swell for an eX.con
Wet. The detective was both curious
and suspicious. Where on earth die
old Delinsky get that expensive out
II? lie was unable TO guess. III
knew the old man was broke when h,
got out VI the penitentlary. as he ha,
when released called at the sccre
Service branch Office and taken up ,
subscription. besides. the old count,r
feiter had never been known to on
gage In any legitimate work For thil
reason the detective was quite sure h
was doing something crooked. 10 h
Just pulled" the old fellow and es
corted him 10 the Office OF the Secro
Service division on Blocker street
The government Ofiicers In that da!
rarely took out warrants for the NJ
rest OF counterfciters.
The detective In this case was wei
posted regarding TO old Delinsky. an,
II was only necessary TO acquaint hin
with the fact that the chief was an,
ious to see him on important bus
ness
when brought TO my ONCE he wa
badly frightened. took him into
private room where ] accused an
! questioned him. but he stoutly d,
MED that he was engaged In counter
teiting.
Then what are you doing. nm
where did you get these Ane clotho
you are wearingg" inquired
The old fellow was unable to nj
swcr this question satisfactory!
Taking advantage Of his hesitalin
tanner pressed him more closel
and threatened 10 send him back I
he penitentiary,
He was Russian and not alt
Iether familiar with the laws Of tn
country. Hence was able TO frlghte
him. He held out for n long time bl
finally admitted that he was at wor
printing the nifty cent stanton hea
Tor fellow countryman. who, he sal
was an engrhyer. The old printer ha
/, been detained at my once two do,
before he made his confession.
The Russian engraver by whom !
was employed became suspicious az
threw the hand press upon which u
, counterfeit notes were being print,
into the East river. Delinsky was NJ
aware OF this when released nj
upon his promise to carry out my I
= structions and enable the goyernmel
detectives TO seize the counterfe
. plates ana capture the engrayo
when DclInEky returned 10 the roo
where the counterfeitlng had be,
!, done he found the place empty. VIII,
he met the Russian engrayor he lear
u ed the particulars OF what had ha
II penod, and accounted for his absan
By explaining that he had been on
o visit with some friends.
T. The engrnyer was not nltogcth
! satisfied with the excuse, but he W
d willing TO compromise the matter
y Delinsky would buy another press
take the place OF the one that HI
I been destroyed
d When Delinsky reported the slt
n alton to me ! sent a detective out
buy a small plate printing press.
n employed a wagon and took the pre-
TO the room where the printing wat
" be done, when Dellnsky was aga
y ready to begin work the engrave-.