Evening journal., 1914-04-06
'PHONEY' COIN
With HIS S24O
CAUSES ARREST
Police Now Want to Know
Why Barth Was Inter
ested in Cloth
SAYS He SHIPPED 1850
POUNDS TO WILMINCTONIAN

Frank Barth of No 726 East Balti-
more street. Baltimore, Md, who
claims to operate a cloth store at No.
~ Market Place. that city. is being
detained at the police station on
technical charge Of having counter
felt money in his possession. Mean
time, Chief Of Police Black and Post
Office Inspector Plummer are commu-
uicatlng with the civil and government
officials in Baltimore. Philadelphia
and Now York, in an effort to ascer-
tain where 1850 pounds Of cloth
shipped TO this city by Barth, came
from. Barth refuses to tell the au-
thorltles where he obtained the cloth.
Postofiice Inspector Pmmmer has
telegraphed Inspector Cortelyou, in
charge Of the Philadelphia district
and he is expected here today. while
Marshal Farnan. OF the Baltimore po-
lice, has wired Chief Black for a copy
Of the bill cf lading that accompanied
the goods to this city. The coin on
which is based the charge against
Barth was "a twenty-five cent piece.
which is said to be counterfeit Barth,
when arrested, however, had $24l.5O
IN eood money. on his person.
Barth was arrested by Patrolman
McAteer shortly before noon yester-
day. after Daniel 4. killroy, pro
prietor OF the livery stable at No.
lO5 West Fifth street, reported TO
the police that Barth had called there
for four boxes OF cloth which the
police had kept under surveillance for
several days. Barth was taken TO the
police station. and when questioned
he refused TO talk When asked
where be got the cloth, be replied
that he bought it and had sold 10 "a
man named B. Graham, OF No. b2.
Marshall street this city. His OBJ
, iect In coming here yesterday, Baru
said. was 10 collect for the goods
The city directory shows that no suci
address and no one by the name givei
/ by Barth can be located.
After being LOGGED in n cell Baru
wrote a letter to New York parties
telling them OF his trouble and re
? questlng them 20 arrange for his bail
This letter was not mailed until thi
morning In the meantime Chic
Black. through whose efforts the ar
rest was made, communicated viii
the postal authorities IN Philadelphia
G The first information of the good
being stored at Killroy's stable wa
e given 10 Chief of Police Black on Fri
r. day when Mr. Killroy reported that
q stranger had stopped at his stabl
r on March 20 and requested permis
sion to store 250 pounds of cloth !
< his loft. At that time Barth gave Nj
4 Killroy $3.50 for the freight, an
l. when the goods arrived here via th
Il p. and r.. and tho b. and o. railroa
a lines. there We're four boxes. weigh
/. ing about 1850 pounds. Mr.. Killro
! was forced 10 pay SO additional q
, freight charges on the material
After waiting for several days fC
Barth 10 call. Mr.. killrOy notified N
4 police and they made an investig'
ton. The boxes were labeled Gaps
but on investigation Il was foun
that they contained cloth. One OF tt
bolts bore tag marked "Belmar. 3.
worsteds. style 254-li: Case 1902
'r Yards "A -" Chief OF Police BlaC
u on being given this information o
dered that the stable be watched 4
l. the return OF Barth whom he desire
lt TO question as TO where he obtain'
M the material.
7a This Information was desired
Chief Black was familiar with the a
tivities of the Government I'm appr
ef hending those who were connect'
D. with the "so-called bankruptcy trus
le which had operated stores. accOrdii
)i 10 the Government officials, In
'l- Louis. Baltimore, Maryland and Ne
as York. Post Office Inspector Plumm
y had been working on tie bankrupt
in case" for some time. IT having be-
a. admitted that $1,000 worth OF {
or goods handled bv the so called trus
ed had been disposed Of in this city.
nc The local authorities had plann
Is to detain Barth when he called
,n' the goods on suspicion. but when {
ne alleged counterfeit coin was found
him Il was decided TO enter Barth
en- a Government prisoner. and this "
'e- done.