Evening journal., 1921-08-16
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peress. at s12 Broadway, the pro-
prietor was arrested, together with
who refuse to reveal their identity or
say anything at all All the men are
said to be cobblers.
Another man, sought in Whining
ton, is said to have been tipped orr
by phone from Penn's Grove and
was not home when the Secret Ser
vice men arrived.
For the last six months counter
felt ten dollar Federal Reserve Bank
notes have been coming into the
Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadel-
phia. These notes we're so clever
that banks throughout Philadelphia,
Chester and Wilmington have ac-
cepted them without question.
The Philadelphia secret service
department found it difhcult to trace
these notes until last week, as the
banks that passed them on to the
Federal Reserve Bank did so with
the belief that they were original
notes. and as a consequence were at
a loss TO know how they came into
possession OF them.
Last week one OF these notes was
traced to Penn's Grove. Agent
Houghton spent two days OF last
week at the latter town and finally
was attracted to the homes OF the
Pepperess brothers. which were
more attractive than others in the
neighborhood. on learning that
they were occupied by cobblers,
Houghton became suspicious.
With five men. Houghton. armed
with search warrants, arrived at
Penn's Grove yesterday morning
shortly after 4 o'clock.
At the home OF Antonio Pepperess
rear window was found to be open.
Houghton, followed by his men.
crept through into the kitchen. In
the dining room. they saw, stretch
ed on table. Protono Crescenzio,
fast asleep with his hand on the
stock OF his gun. As his men dash
ed up stairs. Houghton seized the
gun and, as Crescenzio awoke thrust
his revolver into the body OF the
amazed man.
Houghton's men meanwhile en-
tered the bed room OF Antonio Pep
peress. on the second floor, where
they found him and his wife asleep,
their heads on a pillow covering an
other gun. As the agents pulled the
gun from under the pillow. Pepper
ess and his wife awoke, only to find
two men standing at the foot OF
their bed with revolvers pointing al
them.
The house was searched and coun-
terfeiting paraphernalia was found
With this raid completed and the
occupants OF the house made pris-
oners Houghton led three OF hi,
men to the residence adjoining the
shoe repair shop OF Fortunate Pep.
peress, at 312 Broadway.
They found doors and window
locked and were forced to use a de
coy to gain admittance. Houghton
b with a pair OF shoes under his arm
raped on the store door, holdinl
the shoe up to the glass door Il
view OF Fortunate Pepperess, VIII
responded, trailing a shotgun benin
= him.
} with the shoes covering his re
NOANtAf AA0HbH bHARH llrAtu ANfIn 10
$ ward the cobbler. who had stood hi
8 gun against wall. As the cobble
I saw the revolver In Houghton's hand
. he reached for his shotgun. but wa!
: halted by Houghton.
In a room adjoining the store. TIVE
more men were stretched out asleeT
on the floor each with a shotgun
laying within reach. These mer
awoke at the command OF the agen
to find themselves stripped OF theii
weapons and powerless.
Here a like amount OF counterfeit.
ing tools was found, together with q
number OF the raised notes and som,
that were in the process Of manu-.
facture.