Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-09
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pAUoHTER LONG DEAD
oeetss Wsslssy Daek = Old haunts
q Clear Lahs opsratsd in Period
Nhsa Lawss Wers Frequently vio-
lassd finally Convicted When Pal
Turned Traitor.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special 10 lIneA. nepuOilCaH
Clear Lake, Setl. s.-Love and rever-
ence for the ,lssd brought to this city
recently one - the most notorious
characters she state has ever known.
Thirty three years ago the little form
Of daughter wss laid away in the
cemetery here. and 1t was the mems
Org Of this one he loved which brought
George Woo!sey back to the old haunts.
ltSwas George tNOoisey then, and he Is
thus remembered by those who came
here in the earlier days, but times have
changed and n The natural revolutions
OF the wheel George has changed. and
now. under different name, he moves
around over the northwest states in the
secret service department of the gov
ernment. He is now gray haired.
ministerial looking fellow, who would
be quickly picked out in a crowd as
man of force ana power.
George had good time here with
some Of the boys he knew in the years
agone. and he went over with them the
story OF his life. In the hands Of the
novelist It would be adorned into one
OF the most fascinating stories, but he
tells It. not as q triumphant feature
OF his life but 10 illustrate how easy It
is to get started en- the downward path
and what. heroic efforts 1t takes to
right the wrong end to redeem the loss.
Dseams Leader 81 Gang.
The Woolsey, the Ballard and the
Watson families were familiar in those
days. An entirely different atmosphere
surrounded young American" life in
those days. Cor It was largely the day
OF the rough pioneer. A company OF
these fellows thought that they would
immortalize themselves by becoming
counterfeiters. George Woolsey. be-
cause OF his brightness and alertness
was the natural leader. How MANI
there were at mat time In this COM
pany or the families represented
George does not now want to recall
but their rendezvous was Just south
east OF the lake. Down under the hill
they erected tnair shack and surround
ed themselves with all the requisites
possible for making counterfeit money.
They realized the danger they were in.
and. as q precaution. one Of the men
would be stationed on the eminence
near the house, with q spy glass In
hand, to make the necessary observa-
tions. In the darkness Of the night
they also had their sentinels out. II
was rather upili!l work. and they found
in order to get ont a perfect bill they
would have to- secure plates. This was
the job Of al 1obs. but George. oolsey
was able to accomplish this. It WASH,
long before he had d confederate in
Washington and he in his own way Sc
cured lead -plates of $50. SO and s.
bills. These lead plates were soon
converted into lnaterial more substan.
tial for printing purposes and. they
we're then right in the manufacture
of counterfeit money. It wasn't long
until their quarters here were too small
for their operations and they went to
st. Paul
One of the. counterfeiters who wa.
with Woolseyf In these operations had
a brother who was doing time in the
state penitentiary in New York. A lit