| Show GREGORYS GREGOR r s ARREST 1 x RECALLS CASE OF I S I I GOLD COIN RIMMER IMME R HI B 8 Emerson Keeps Straight Four Years After Leaving LeavingS S Prison Then hen Every Move Is Known When He I Purchases Illicit I Paraphernalia The capture of ot Eben J Gregory the alleged coin sweater In Salt Lake Tuesday lue day is the most Important made by b the government secret service serice men i since Robert Bradley Emerson alias Robert Bradley Bradle alias Robert Roberts was caught In Denver last September Emerson was not a however r While White he was one of the vultures prey preying preying preyIng ing upon United States gold coin he was designated d as a rimmer Like sweater the purpose of the Is i to steal as much gold Sold from front a coin as a possible without disfiguring It too badly to be again placed In circulation Emerson was also a counterfeiter The story stor of the capture and conviction conviction tion of this man Illustrates the endless 3 vigilance of the secret service e Tireless Secret Service In 1900 Emerson was sentenced to a term of three years in San Quentin California penitentiary for having in his possession a steel die made for the coining of counterfeit silver sliver dollars In 1893 he lie was released When he walked from the prison he assured the secret service men who wio saw him as he departed that he would never again attempt to make bad money or in any other way Va defraud the government Good for Four Years For four years ears he kept his promise Then thinking that he had been for forgotten forgotten forgotten gotten by b the secret service men he returned to his old tricks His first new step In crime clime was taken last August in Stockton Cal when he bored a 20 gold piece mid and passed pass d it at ata ata ata a railroad ticket t office in paying for Or a ticket to Denver The com coin co n was bored in seven places mutilated coin was as in the hands han s of o the government authorities almost before Emerson had commenced his journey to Denver The secret service men at Denver Donver were waiting for him when he alighted from the train From that moment every even movement made by the criminal was watched They werd near him him when he lie rented the room which he afterward used as his hs headquarters and they the saw him when he made his first purchase of plaster pl ster of paris with which to make moulds for counterfeiting Then he bought lead leal In one place tin Un in another er going from place to place until lie Ill had antimony crucibles melting pots ant an all of the paraphernalia of a coin coiner coiner coiner er At a machine shop he had a lathe made for rimming for which he hc paid 50 He explained to the maker of the lathe that he lie wished It for finishing brass discs He also bought a knurl knurling knurling knurling ing machine Under Constant Surveillance I As he went from place to o place the secret service men were beside him or I back of him the surveillance being constant but varying from front day to day so that his suspicion would not be aroused Emerson Em did not know that he was being followed He believed that he was moving with craft and caution and all aU the time the agents of the government were chuckling and enjoying the game same Emersons pur purchases purchases purchases chases told them what the mans pur purpose purpose purpose pose wIts was But they had no intention of seizing s izing him until they hal had sufficient proof of his guilt to put him safely be behind behind behind hind prison bars for a long time At last the th day came when Emerson made no more purchases He had gath gathered gathered gathered ered his tools together and the time had come for work The secret service service ice iCO were no longer called upon to take long walks as the criminal wandered through Denver They waited for him to come forth forthwith forthwith forthwIth with the product of his workshop At last on Sept 20 last Emerson emerged from froni his room and went to a downtown saloon Calling for a glass of whisky he threw a 20 gold piece upon the bar He drank the liquor pocketed the change and walked out Five minutes later the 20 O gold piece was being examined by b R wand K Goddard head held of the th Denver D nyer branch of I the government secret service and W WW Ww I W V Fraser the operative who assisted ass ted in the capture of Gregory They The were ere at the door of the saloon when Emer Emerson son went vent in inGold InGold InGold Gold Piece Was Rimmed The gold piece had been ben rimmed Its outer edge had hind been shaved off and anda a new edge made Emerson Emers n passed no more coins that tha t day His trip to the saloon was probably probably probably ably to assure himself that his work workmanship workmanship manship was as good and that it would be safe to go go ahead with his operations The next day he went to the th Denver union depot and passed another 20 gold piece The secret service men were ere again at his side The coin was in their possession soon after it left Emersons hands While the secret service men were examining the coin eoln Emerson was able to get a hort short way from the depot He was overtaken and arrested in front of the Oxford hotel botch Seven other rimmed 20 O gold sold pieces were found in his hl pocket In his room a vial contain containing InS the gold Sold shavings from the coins was seized by b the government agents Moulds for making t silver pieces I were wore also found with other articles used by coiners Emerson was given a ar sen sentence tonce tence In Leavenworth Kan govern gOern government ment prison He was also fined When he lie went rent to prison he was 59 years ean old |
