New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
PRIEST AND DENTIST IN
COMMUNICATING NET
Confessed Slayer and Associate
Accused by Federal
Authorities.

\
feitinc. was sworn ont Yesterday after
noon rs Captain John Henry head q.
the local Secret Service. against Hans
schmidt, sclf-confesSed slayer ana il-
associate. "Dr" Ernest \. Muet IAe
warrant was issued by United states
Commissioner Shields.
we have no intention of disturbing
Nurct until the CITY authorities ar
through with him. and 10 is very unlike!
that schmidt though guilty. viii ever
answer 10 the charge of counterieitins.
said William !. Flynn chief OF 10" ni''d
STATES Secret Service. "Muret IS no" h
the Tombs in default OF 500 bail on Il
charge of having a'revolvcr in his apart
mcnts, but ! think that the local po'.'e
will be glad to turn him over TO u.s. '''
Countcrfelting carries maximum sen
tence Of fifteen years
Not until TO-DAY viii chef Flynn o.
able 10 say 10 what extent ii any, t"e
uriost and his putative confederate CIT
culated the spurious 80 and So gold Ger
rAcates which had been struck on 10
tho spartmont house at No SO west l5iia
street.
THE description sent ont recent, o.
two rncn who were passing counterfeit go
and ,2o bills IN New England talIcs Win
/ the police descriptions OF Muret ana
/ schmidt" said chief Flynn. But until
We examine the plates and fragments OF
/ the spurious gold notes scized I'D ''.
APARTMENT house by Inspector Faur"t ]
will not bc salc 10 say whether the couh-
,erfeitine plant passed beyond the ~
perlmental stage
In Aprn. 1912. Chief Flynn nrst heard
Of spurious $40 and 30 bills being CIR
! culated in New Haven. Boston and var
Gus towns IN Massachusetts and Conn"'-
,,ort Most Of the victims were bar
tenders.
Find New Counterfeit Plate.
! While chief Flynn was talking With 4"
raportcr for The Tribune. Captain Henry
! entered with the back" plate OF a coih-
/ forfeit so gold certificate. found 'u we
nurderer-pricsj' room in th" ieetor} OIL
- Joscph's Church. IN Wcs, 18th stree.
| This bore the plate number OF %. r''-
| arerco 10 tho Secret Service r'coidN
I showed that no false money bearing tlS
/ platc number had been circulated.
This plate shows that II had been uS'H
! on a press, and impressions taken from
J II " said Chief Flynn. 1T was Only re-
/ Gently taken from its block. II is cop
per plate. and the engraving va done ny
! the photo-mechanical process. and WINE
a certain degree OF exp 'rtn'ss = rr''"I'u
! in tho engraving, the plate b. poor o.
ard any one accustomed 10 handlini large
sums Of n.o.,y would immediately detect
tic nrodu.t IS counterfeit. The, counter
/ feit notes passed i'm New Ensianl were
made from plate etched By the same
! ;rocess. 80.
Chief FLYNN has assfm,1 charge 1T Inc
, governments end Of the case. land To-Day
rrspector Faurot will turn over TO Cap
! tain Henry the paper, plates, press ana
/ counterfeit money found in the apartment
I ,,god hv the priest md the dentist. 'hie'
/ Flynn said that from the police reports
! the APARTMENT contained all that went
! 60 make M complete countcrfeiulg
plant.
81 interviewed the dentist IN the lId-I'Hn
I Court prison to-day said Captain Hen y
| He denied that ne knew that counter
! fciting was being carried on In the L''h
! street apartment and said that he h"l
| visited il only to carry on some 'Npe'
ments i'm photography. He also toid me
/ that II was the priests iohdh-SS ''
( photography which led him into his a'-
| quaintance
o... for Snurious Money