Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-27
Counterfeit Rinq
Smashed Here;
Five Arrested
AGENTS Recover keorly
All OF SlM, 900
In Bogus Money

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Dr. ~esea4rz3 ssssa,
Al e4R about 4. aea snoss ~
Il pAs>ra ga SAt2enr~ 5tss az.
plane tas4r ~As re<osrsra as
Assuss s.asot Tn Eos ira A'fwsts
cary tocas ~, Suyarg sad
'lscAtson ot Tire t4ak , neadea af~
trrs wRs s!'rn a. sas1s a
ha.ldsns 81 IkoT ii street Nv
The sague h}ocG 81 whleh weld
Rank headquarters is lscalrd
Charged sEth usAna:Aef asGns
ard passing eoantef'ra c4Egenss
acre
Eusrns Hammond vRhIun.
Is and Matter wlls4t kla~sji.
80 both a The 1900 beck ~
Dclaarld place NV William y
Hughes. IS and as al!s Jes-
cp'1lne both 81 tive seao elogA a
Thirteenth street NV and A.
thur NJ RehAt s. ~ tYs Nao
bloek al Seventeenth street NJ
Ragus Menss II found
Creightcr aud ksd~e!! wt1r a.
rested at 30 m today and ttss
Treasury said thty admitted
manufacturing the eountrrtetA
IN the Once SUITE
The last O. the quintet stlil at
large Creighton Vas arrested ~
car outside ,he rssAssld plaes
address and kidweil Vas packed
up fra minutes later IN hss
room
Secret Service AGENTS said about
$50 900 Of the bogus money most
Of which was In $50 hiiis~~was
found In Crelgh,nns car ard that
almost as rauch waA discovered IN
KidNeils room
The entire operation Of round
ms up the Ave was achieved IN
=. hours. With the ether three
being seized earlier In thslf homes.
Is Note. Passed Herr
They were said 10 have ~"
turned TO Washington enly
Atnf, time ago after takihE .
commercial airplane tour through
st Louis. Kansas CITY. Omaha,
Memphis. Dallas. Fort Worth. Al
lanta, Richmond ard baltimore
Fifteen Of the bogus notes are
known TO have beer passed In
Washington. |
Authorities said the rins mem
berx rented cars In the cities they
visited and attempted 10 pass
most Of the bills 81 thsatsrs and
Ice cream parlors
Treasury officials said Bebaf wAs
the ringiea der. and charged him
with actual making al the plstsa.
They said he Is printer formerly
employed by the Government,
The group vas said 10 have
lea I'D Tire suite March 30 Mrs.
Dorothy vlerk. daughter Of David
E. Barn.. q real estate dealer who
owns the building and has an Of
nee on the second t'ooi femem-
bered the youngest oi the nsn
gave his name Rs George Coyde-
van. and that ne appeared 10 bs
under 81 years Of aEs,
Machine Clause In L~ass.
One OF the older men, described
a. red braided and chubby. had .
"xupercilious grin she did not
like. Mrs Week said
THE group had Inserted IN the
years lease. when They signed
reluctantly. . clause 10 operate d
Duplicating machine
Thetf SUITE VAS located directly
opposite that Of the building
owner. Told TO-DAY d their al
ieeed operations. Mrs Week aald:
I'm not surprised
Sometime between April Is and
%. they quietly moved out
On April % ths B~crrt SerTirs
was Advised Of the fsfsi mote h~snE
passed IN st LOUIS Win de-
scfiptlnns later obtained In EiSn-
f.ond and Baltimore, they had the
evidence 10 cinse in on the group
Sunday morning
Mistake Detested.
Treasury of!leIais taio The eosIn-
sffr.tinE lob vas only average
0Ss tlp-oT 80 10 thssf worth vas
the fact t4st in the sesI denostsx
thr Federal Reserve District. the