Show AC ACCUSED C US ED C COUNTERFEITERS AR ARRESTED RESTED SURPRISE SURPRISE RAID NETS 2 BOGUS COIN SUSPECTS u. u S. S Officers Police Report Finding Complete Set for Molding Money What is reputed to be one of the most complete counterfeiting outfits vcr ever seized in this region is in the hands lands of or federal officers and two men arc re being held as alleged counterfeiters counterfeit counterfeit- ers rs Wednesday as the result of or a surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise raid conducted by federal men and nd police officers Led Lcd by Captain Henry C C. Taggart local ocal head of ot the United States secret service ervice and Chief Chic of Police W. W L. L Payne the officers swooped down on ona a shack in the rear of 1045 15 West Eighth South street late Monday and captured cap cap- the two suspects in the alleged act ct of making coins MONEY IONEY CLAIMED FOUND The asserted offenders arc are Edward Powell reputed to lo be a former Salt Sail Lake ake police officer and James H II Brady 48 The They allegedly had counterfeit half dollars in their pos pos- session Included in the equipment seized were vere a n fire pot to heat hrat metal three molds one capable of turning out three coins at a time five wooden mold frames large supplies of plaster of f paris pans scales for or weighing coins and electric plating equipment to put the silver on coins coms the officers re re- ported The raid followed several days of surveillance The officers reported that tat the raid had to be a surprise as the occupants in the shack had a clear clearview clearview view of persons approaching for or con con- distance Powell and Brady were charged with vilh possessing molds dies and other counterfeiting equipment and with possessing counterfeit coins in separate separate separ- separ ate tc complaints signed before United States lates Commissioner Gould B. B Blakely Blake Blake- ly y Wednesday HEARINGS WAnED WAIVED Both Bolh men waived wai preliminary hearing hear hear- ing ng when arraigned before Commissioner Commis Commis- Blakely and were ordered held in n the county jail under bond each ach to await action of the federal grand rand jur jury next November The men according to Captain Taggart Tag Tag- gait gart art had not had a chance to ta pass an any of I the money as they were ere caught in the act of making the first coins He said that this clears up the ic entire case |