New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
$4,000 Bogus
Note Plot Soon,
Solved by L. S.
Coun,crfeiters' Visions of
Wealth. Conjured in a
Broadway Office. Fade
After Passing First Bills
Merchant Detects Fraud
Captain Fuckers Capture
of Five Suspects Called
Quickest on Record

CaNtain John s. Tucker. Of the
United States Secret Service. and p.
A. Robsro. one Of his agents. arraigncd
five men before United States Com
miss oner Samuel NJ Hitchcock ycster-
day on charges of counterfeitine. All
were held in $4,000 bail in what is
described as one Of the quickest solu-
tons Of counterfeiting case on rec
ord. Last Monday Captain tucker
heard that counterfeit New York FED
eral Reserve $50 notes were being
circulated and in just sixty-two hours
he was able 20 enter the case on his
records a. completed and rcsdy for the
Federal criminal court
In ail $4,000 worth Of the counter
fer bills were printed in a plant in
the Putnam Building, Forty-fourth
Street and Broadway. They repre-
sented an investment of 81, 500 in
money and months Of hard labor BY
the FIVE accused The return on the
investment was something less than
$500
Long Laid Plans Fail
Facing long penitentiary sentences,
the alleged counterfeitcrs are in no
position to congratulate themselves"
said Captain Tucker yesterday. "All
their carefully laid plans have resulted
in dismal and tragic fsilure.'
The FIVE men under arrest are: Philip
Anzelda. thirty years old, Waterman,
of 12S Thompson Street; Paridc Car
bardi, fifty, & butcher Of 1913 Thompson
Street; Max SasanofT, az artist and en-
graver, Of 2132 DAILY Avenue. the Bronx;
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1887 Brook Avenue, the RronX, and
John Mehl. thirty-two, d printer. o. 2e0
Kerrigar Avenue, West IioboHen, \. !.
All have families.
"Paride Garbardi had been butcnet
all his life" said Captain Tucker. "Hc
owned butcher shop on Ninth Avenue.
When Anzelda came to him and told
him he could introduce him to an artist
and printer who could make $50 bills
So good that they would fool the United
states Treasury, Garbardi listened. He
met Sasanoff, who studied art in Paris,
and Mehl, who is a good printer. After
listening to the plans the five men, wc
charge entered into conspiracy 10
counterfeit United States currency.
Butcher Furnishes Cash
"Garbardi sold MS butcher snop Tor
Si,JNN ana DdChcN bie counter eltiuE
scheme with this capital.
"Nfost cOunterfeitors seek some dsrl
basement in the Sums for thcir plant.
but not SO with these modern ones.
sasanof. who studied art in Paris had
other IDEAS. lie liked the bright lights
Of Broadway which biirked messages
Of big things and great wealth. He
hired tNo Offices III the Putnam Build
iug on he fifth floor This was or Sep
tember 8, 1921. With the money fur
nished ty Garbardi he purchased q
lithographing press, chemicals. plates
and everything ne needed for ilrst
class plant Then, assisted by The
others, he began work in neat little
mop from the windows Of which he
could look out on busy Broadway On
the door Of his Office vas 4 sign which
read.
M. sasanoH. Artist. and, under
this. The Putnam Press
"On February "A tha gang oad printed
Se3 600 worth OF tho so bills They
We're cgude in some details, but were Of
good color SasanoF was clever pen
man. and. il is alleged. penned in the
lines 10 represen, silken threads, il The
printed bills. The notes we're good
enough to pass ordinary scrutiny. and
one branch OF the Corn Exchange Bank
and the Public National Bank, 1t
Orchard and Ludlow streets. accepted
ONE Of them.
"Ir remained Tor Delaney Street
merchant TO detect one of the bills
which Anzeids had attempted TO pass
in payment for some pork chops We
mad Anzelda arrested. questioned his
wife and searched his hclse In All up
holstered chair VIC found the complete
counterfeit issue Of $4,000 worth o.
bogus notes, minus twenty-five notes
which rad been passed.
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