Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-12

about to give up In despair and leasS
the house when one of the detectives,
more suspicious and hopeful than any
of the others. remarked: There Is
only one place left. Let US try that
hanging lamp"
Taking 1t down, we unscrewed the
top. Here to our great relief we
found several thousand dollars In
counterfeit $40 bills. They were newly
printed. The old man now broke down
and the woman began to cry. She said
she had been working under orders
from her father, but knew little OF
what was going on. She was sure that
counterfeit money was being made
there, but she did not know what was
done with 1t. 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 informer.
| 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. If the old man now told me
the truth. they had never been en-
gagged in selling or passing the bogus
stuff. They were not trusted with
both of the counterfeit $40 plates at
the same time When the face of the
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
tons to 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 was confronted with
| the situation, he wilted and staggered
| to seat. His every faculty seemed
paralyzed 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 trembling voice that he
would make a clean breast of the
whole affair and take what was coming
! to him. | listened to the recital Of his
story. 1t was the counterpart Of the
others. He hoped for wealth and a
life of ease. 1t was an unhealthy long.
ing, but the opportunity was 80 plaus-
IDLY presented to him by the oily
| tongued Devoe that he sacrificed his
Once within the hypnotic influence of
this great procurer he was compelled
to do his bidding. Now that he knew
the worst he felt relieved. With 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 confederated criminals
fear the squealer more than they dc
the detectives. In fact, It would bs
quite impossible to destroy 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, If ex
amined, show that the system OF using
one counterfeiter against another wal
successful. When confederate whit
has for years been associated witt
others In crime, is made to confes
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 III
| uucdi IhhhS Va u coh5 v
counterfeiters than the best traine
detective.
/ mention these facts that the read
er may better understand the objec
, had in view in this case as in mos
, others. Young Rhetschlag plea
guilty and was sentenced to the pen
Tertiary. His father was old and fee
BILE. Upon his promise that he woul
t never again engage in counterfeitint
) I paroled him. The young woman ha
t rendered good service and did nc
attempt to hold her or to use her a
> witness. Sheldon made importar
4. disclosures that enabled me to arres
4 several dangerous counterfeiters. Il
!. was weak and easily persuaded, BIT
}. after using him on the witness stan
e against his confederates | did NJ
v think him dangerous to go at larg
t The bank note company was only to
glad to employ him notwithstandin
s the fact he had been engaged In coui
: terfeiting. Besides, Miss Rhetschla
f who had been so prominent in assis
t ing In bringing young Sheldon upo
z the stool of repentance, and putin
g him in a way to redeem himself, We