Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-11 | Page 2 | A Most Proficient Counterfeiter

A i Most Proficient Counterfeiter Chicago April 11 Upon receiving Hewn evs from New York Vork of ot tho tue capture of ot If Albert AI g who Is III pronounced by of ot t the time United States secret J ser lier serIce er Ice one neot of the most counter goiters Capt Porter of ot the tho United States secret service located In this tins city at nt once made arrangements to have him returned to Chicago for or trial Judge Issued a bench Will war warrant rant for the prisoner und a n copy of ot tho Ihl indictment which was voted otel several years ago oo was mailed mulled to the authorities lu in 11 the tho east eaRt The arrest was considered of ot HO so much Importance that a n cablegram was as sent to the lie authorities In Sweden who have han been blen waiting wailing to take tako possession of ot as soon lIoon ns as the United States gov government government government gets through with him was arrested In this city on January 27 1897 for tor passing passin a n counter felt 20 bill hili Government searched his house and secured a com coin complete complete outfit for tor making milking IIO bogus UH bills lIe He sides they hey found 20 O bills bUill and ond over worth of at the bogus Swedish kroner notes Pending a n hearing of ot his hits case caRO before the federal grand Jury jur was con confined tIlled fined In the county jail at nt Joliet Jollet while the Cook county Jail was being recon reconstructed Early I on tho the morning of or March 22 he made his hiM escape with two other alleged counterfeiters James Fo Fe Foley hey ley and Jacob Johnson TIme The latter two to sawed pawed well In two the bars of oC the lie Jail while smothered em the sunds sands by b playing nn an accordion Is III said to have reengaged In counterfeiting the same bills since his escape