The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
SAY THEY PASSED
WORTHLESS COINS
Secret Service Men Nab Two
Men and Two Women on
Counterfeiting Charge.
FIND BAD HALF DOLLARS
Detectives Aid in Capture, One
Arrest Being Made i'll Bar at
Murphy's Hotel.

August Traina, q COOPER, OF o0oO
1iipert Street. and Vincent Cardaro.
an oyster shucker. and their wives.
"cic arrested yesterday afternoon by
united States Secret Service operatives
ana city detectives on the charge OF
IonspirlhS to defraud by passing half
uoiiar counterfeit coins. They stoutlv
ueiied their guilt, but they are alleged
10 have flooded Richmond vim he
tween $500 ana $500 of thc won,b,nss
money. me prisoners were turned
over 70 Deputy United States Marshal
>. 'iiiincr and lodged in the Hcnrico
'ountE JAN They Will be given a
preliminary hearing to-day before
commissioner I'legenhcimer
Nb'ut SIX weeks ago complaints
reached the police Of the circula ton OF
bogus 5o-cent pieces. Detective.
S-scants Wiltshire ana Atkinson wcr.
assigned 10 the case, and were sue
cesstul il securing sufficient evidence
which caused the Treasury Department
20 investigate the matter
Secret Service Mcn Sent Here.
captain {. Wright. of baltimore. in
charge Of this district or the Secret
Service, and Frederick NJ rate of
Philadelphia. were sent here TO work
ur the ease. Captain Wright. prior 10
Tho arrests, got hold Of about fiftv OF
III" bogus coins which Traina. car
daro aud their wives are alleged 10
nave passed. The coins will he used
as evidence when the case is brought
To trial.
Ihc authorities are basiug their case
upon testimony which il is expected
" III be offered by merchants and others
VINO viii, 1t is Understood, identify the
TWO men and women as the persons
VINO gave them the counterfeits
II is practically certain. Captain
Wright and the detectives declare, that
the countcrfcits We're not made in
richmond They We're inclined to the
beiief that they were shipped here
from one or two Northern cities and
We're being handled by tho prisoners
at an enormous profit
Yesterday morning il was decided To
sprl4@ the trap, and Captain Wright
requested chief Of Police Werner 10
detail detectives 10 assist him In max
ing 'he arrests. Detective ScrRcan,s
wiltshire, Atkinson. Bailey. Wiley.
l<ellam and Krcncel wcr. placed AT
his disposal.
Spread Police Net
Tie officers left police headquarters
bout $50 o'clock. IL having been de.
"ided 70 make the arrests smulta-
aeously. In order tina, none Of the sus-
poets might escape. Bailey found Car
caro- in the bar at Murphy's Hotel
where he was employed 10 open oysters
Not untii he reached headquarters did
the prisoner ask why he had been ar
rested. and. when told. merely rruntcd
and said h. knew nothing OF the mat
ter
Wright. Wiltshire and krengel went
- the Gilbert Street address and ar
rested Mrs. Traina She took her ar
rest calmly and denied the charye.
The officers We're armed with a blanket
search warrant and went carefull,
over the premises. but did not lind any
evidence which can be used by the
prose 2uticn.
Atkinson and Tate arrested Mrs Car
''aro and searched her house. but found
no signs Of counterfeit money.
Traiia was arrested by Wiley and
kcllam at the Richmond Cedar Works
here he Was employed as a cooper.
All OF the prisoners were taken to
Headquarters ANA formally placed in
custody OF the deputy marshal Each
WAS searched. but nothing incrilnina,-
ing was found. In an automobile pa
troll They We're taken 10 the Count!
Jail.
Trying to Trace source.
Assistant United states District At
iorncy Hiram NJ. Smith was ut once
notified Of the arrests. and will lie on
hand To prosecute the case when the
prisoners are arraigncd before Com
missioner l'l..cuheimer