The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-09-21
3 COUNTERFEITERS.
WELL KNOWN HERE,
HELD AT MANKATO
Brown County Men Arrested in
Cleanup of Gang; Much
Fake Money Found

Three Brown county men were ar
rested Friday by federal operatives
and Mankato officials, breaking up a
counterfeiting gang whose racket had
Melted them thousands of dollars in
the last two years. They have con-
fessed.
The prisoners are Raymond G.
Marti and Emil and William Wrinkle
mann. Marti, printer by trade,
worked at Sleepy Eye and helped at
The Gazette office on several occa-
sions when extra help was needed
three or four years ago. The Win
klemanns were reared near Spring
field and are also known to many
Redwood Falls persons.
Marti was captured at New Rich
land by posse late Friday on infor-
nation gained from the Winklemanns
who were arrested at Hannibal, Mis-
souri,, Thursday.
In raids on the Martin and Wrinkle
mann homes at Mankato early Friday
morning officers seized more than
$4,000 worth of partly finished and
finished counterfeit bills, in $40 de-
nominations. Fifteen copper plates,
three presses, volumes of photographic
literature, an elaborate Photographic
plant and hundreds of bottles and
cans of engraving and Photographic
materials also were confiscated.
The arrests were the result of a
two-year hunt over six midwest
states by dozen secret service men
who had trailed the gang since the
first bogus bill was passed in 1881.
Emil Winklemann, SO, operated a
bank in Essig until it closed in June,
1882. His brother, William, about 40,
was cashier of bank in Searles un-
til that bank closed. Marti, 35, was
a commercial artist. The three had
known each other before locating at
Mankato.
Grady L. Boatwright, chief of the
secret service in the St. Paul district,
said the gang manufactured the bills
weekends and cashed them during the
week, travelling by motor through
southern Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri and the Dakotas.
Small purchases were made at gasO-
line stations, drug stores, or grocery
stores.
Arriving in Mankato shortly after
l a. m. Friday, Boatwright and an
other operative contacted Chief Hen
ry and Sheriff Cords, secured search
warrants from United States Com
missioner E. Raymond Hughes, and
proceeded to the North Mankato adj
dress. Officer Ed -Osten and Hughes
also accompanied them.
The house was surrounded and Of
fcers demanded admittance. Before
opening the door Mrs. Marti attempted
vainly to raise the bathroom window
in an apparent effort to hide black
case on the roof. She failed to open
it but was seen by Chief Henry.
After admitting the searchers the
warrant was served and search of
the place ensued. The first discovery
was made by Henry and Osten in the
garage where vari-colored inks, parts
of printing forms, three rolls from a
hand-press and about 400 sheets of
paper the size of new bills were
found.
In bed occupied by four-year-
old child operatives found a black
case containing Is copper die plates.
Mrs. Marti then admitted she had
secreted them there following her
failure to open the window.
Climbing into the attic with step
ladder Sheriff Cords discovered three
one-gallon glass jars, two of which
were jammed with 1900 bills each, in
$40 denominations. The third held
687 bills of like size. One jar was
found between rafters and two were
hidden in discarded water tank.
A box containing 1890 of spurious
bills was found later at the home of
the Winklemanns' aged mother in
Springfield. She would not believe
they were guilty until the discovery
was made.
According to the officers, Mrs.
Marti admitted knowledge of the
operations and declared she had
pleaded with her husband repeatedly
to quit the business.
Nothing but grief has ever come
out of this whole thing" she is quot
ed as saying.
On the arrival of Chief Henry,
Quimby, Boatwright, Cords and Hen
ry drove to the Winklemann home,
leaving one operative and Osten on
guard at the Marti home.
Immediate entrance was granted
by Mrs. Winklemann and after con-
siderable questioning it was neces-
sary to search the place. Proceed
ing to the basement officers viewed
a printing plant, described by federal
operatives, as the "most elaborate we