Boone County Recorder . off these certificates were offered byor the patrons the bookmakersat once give the secret serv-ice a pre-arranged signal. In less thantwo hours one of the agents received asignal and hurried to the booth occu-pies by the bookmaker. He made acaarcfnl examination of the bill thatbad been given to the bookie andfound that it was one of the connter-f__. The agents were then posted att where they could see the patrons-traclt in the act of cashing inwinnings. The man who hadpot op the $100 bill bet on the favortte. and he came out a winner. Tbe man cashed in, and as he didso
Boone County Recorder . off these certificates were offered byor the patrons the bookmakersat once give the secret serv-ice a pre-arranged signal. In less thantwo hours one of the agents received asignal and hurried to the booth occu-pies by the bookmaker. He made acaarcfnl examination of the bill thatbad been given to the bookie andfound that it was one of the connter-f__. The agents were then posted att where they could see the patrons-traclt in the act of cashing inwinnings. The man who hadpot op the $100 bill bet on the favortte. and he came out a winner. Tbe man cashed in, and as he didso was taken into custody. He was marched over to the clubbowse and searched. A white en-velope was found in his pocket, comfrfning 28 of the $100 counterfeit said his name was Marcus Cra-oso, tbe proprietor of an extensiveabjSto-engravlng establishment atPmridence, R. I. He was perfectlyin his explanations. He saidhe had been visiting the fair andr» guest at the Southern hotel, andbe would be very glad to refer. Wealthy Engraver In-serts Ad in Paperand Then FindsBogus Notes in Depot—That Clew ProvesHis Downfall andEstablishes CaseAgainst Him —Wealthy Friends toHis Aid. engraving, you have been seized witha desire to prove how you could re-produce, the almost faultless work ofthe bureau of engraving and printing—a class of work that will always ex-cite the envy and admiration of skilledengravers—that, filled with this de-sire, you began work in an experi-mental way, that you put it under thecamera, and reproduced It to see ifyou could bring forth a bit of workthat would rival the unrivaled produc-tion of the government. Then, whenthis creation became a fact instead ofa vision, you were seized with an over-whelming desire to see if you couldactually circulate it as genuinemoney. You certainly brought more than30 notes to St. Louis, said the de-tective. Oh, yes, responded the counter- Q. G. Eughes,ATTORNEY AT LA W, BURLINOTON, KT. Will practice in all the courts.
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