The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-11-04
SPURIOUS NOTES
CAUSE JURY PROBE
B. A. BRIGGLE ALLEGED TO HAVE
FURNISHED MONEY TO AID
COUNTERFEITER,
Grand Jury This Morning Learned the
Details Concerning Manufacture of
National Bank Notes.


being probed today by the fedora
grand jury which is now in session i.
the case of Barney A. Briggle of Nez
perce, charged with counterfeitinf
national bank notes. The jury begar
the deliberations in the case this morn
| ing.
Briggle, who is p1asterer by trade
formerly lived in Nebraska where fol-
two years he had been a co-workeI
with William F. Linnaberry. The lat
| ter was a married man with a family
but had conceived the idea that he
would like to get rich and pass the
| rest of his days in ease and comfort
Though a constant worker with a good
reputation, he began his experiments
in making national bank notes seven
years ago, having become an adept in
working at the photo-mechanical pro-
cess. Some of the first bills of the $5
and $40 denomination had been sue
cessfully passed ct Omaha, Neh., the
money being secured for current ex-
penses, however, it was Linnaberrys
plan to perfect the manufacture of the
bills so that the closest detection could
not disclose they were spurious
Enlisted BriggIe's Aid.
After five years of experimenting he
enlisted the aid of his friend Briggle
who two years ago began supplying
funds to Linnaberry to carry on the
work For two years Secret Service
Hugh B. Mills, with headquarters in
Omaha, watched Linnaberry and final
ly caused his arrest at Oxford, Neb..
last June A plant with a supply of the
bank notes were secured and in con-
fession made, Linnaberry implicated
his friend Briggle. who had become a
resident of Nezperce. Linnaberry is
now serving time for the offense.
..~s. Glover Gets BribbIe.
Secret Service Agent William A. |
Glover, of Portland, took up the trail
If locating Briggle and on June
asst placed min, under arrest Briggle
vas bound over by the U. S. commits
,ioner and held i'll Jail at Lewiston to
he present term of tue grand jury.
When Secret Service Agent Glover
,laced him under arrest he found in
lis possession a number of the spur
Gus bills and in a confession which
e subsequently made to the govern
1ent agent, Briggle admitted having
upplied between $500 and $500 to Lin
aberry to aid in the manufacture of
ention of attempting to pass them. {
Hope to Pass Days in Ease.
According to the tale told by Lima
erry it was the intention of the twain
, first perfect the notes to high de.
rec and then pass sufficient number c
the notes to make things easy for t
lem for the rest of their lives. "
Briggle is brother of Peter Brig t
e, a prominent merchant of Nez- |;
'rce, the latter being one Of the most t.
ghly respected citizens of the Nez- C
,rce prairie. The arrest of Barney f;
riggle caused a sensation. d
Exhibited the Bank Notes. =
Secret Service Agent Mills, who is :,
possession of number of the spur
US notes, exhibited them to repre-
ntative of the Star-Mirror. The
ties are indicative of the progress "
ade by Linnaberry during his seven p
ars of experimenting. The notes tie
e both of the S. and $40 denomina- re
n, the first being crude in their cl
keup while as each succeeding ca
ar passed the notes gained in per- OF
tion until the latest counterfeit tn
uld require an expert to detect it VII
m the genuine. HI
Both Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Glover are pr
Moscow and were witnesses today. sh
ore the grand jury. thu