Show counterfeiters COUNTERFEIT ERS CAUGHT they had a plant capable of turning out 40 an lour bellingham wash feb 3 the police tonight captured a gang of three counterfeiters counterfeit ers who have been operating here tor the last two years the men give their names as walter packwood Pact wood fred smith and fred miller they have ostensibly been working as shingle weavers the men were caught in the back room of the elk saloon repairing a mold which had been broken this mold contained one dollar which was seized as evidence the men confessed that they havo a counterfeiting plant in a house near this city capable of turning out forty dollar pieces an hour besides an arrangement for raising one dol lar bills to ten the men refused to detate how much spurious money they lave circulated but thay are believed to have passed an enormous amount the counterfeit is a good imitation |