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Show I CHINESE IS HELD FOR TAMPERING WITH CURRENCY Horn Moon Sik, Charged With Raising $1 Bills to $10 In the arrest early this morning of Horn Moon Plk. 3C. Chinaman from I j the eastern state. by DstectlVSi tioorc. w.irdlaw and Qrani Bypneri ft Is the belief of tho local officials and Henry ToKrt. governmenl secret se-cret service agent, that the officers have brought about the apprehension of nn experienced counterfeiter The Chinaman stopped last nlsht nt i h- Hi iRhum hotel on. I -ai ' hH horning ho went to the desk ittd , . r .. ,,t, ,l a flO bill to John V elsh. -the night clerk It Is snld. The clerk Slogan to examine the bill carefully .'when suddenly the China ma a jump. -I forward and grabbed It from his Siand Walsh had a good Rrlp en the bill however, und retained a corner - which later disclosed that th bill had been raided from $1 to $10. 9 The Chinaman ran from the hotel. ' Walsh telephoned the police sta-i-tlon and Detectives Wardlaw and S -I' l l phers went In search of the alleged 'Counterfeiter They caught him as he was making his way to the depot. v. When searched at th( Btatlon a loll of 2h2 In eurrency was found In his pockets, mostly In denominations denomina-tions of $1 and $2. A draft for Si' Tias also discovered. Some of these bills had been tampered with and Krepared for raising, the officers said, i Henry Taggart. Cnlted States se-INlfl se-INlfl Bret service operator, came to Ogden '--in response to a call from the police and will flic a i omplalnt tomorrow charging the Chinaman with attempt-Bng attempt-Bng to pass a raised bill. I pon questioning ques-tioning the Chinaman snld he came . . .' ,j" from the east and was on route to "-'6an Francisco. ST Th Chinaman put uP a fiRht mis Bnornlng when his finger prints were ''--taken for identification and it 9 --necessary for the officera to force HHl ltlm. |