6 STORIES OF THE SECRET SERVICE DY Capt. Patrick D. Tyrrell 112 STORY No. * IKeßiebush Band Being an Account of the Capture and Conviction of That Notorious Band of Counterfeiters of Which Fred Biebush Was the Leader. By CAPTAIN PATRICK D. TYRBELL W J [Copyright, 1905, by Marlon G. Scheltlin.l wmle there was no possible doubt that the members of Biebush's family had full knowledge of the nefarious business in which he had been engaged all his life, they seemed to take his ar rest as hard as though it was not to be expected. The prisoner's daughter ■went for her lather's hat and coat. He had wanted time to get these himself, but I had refused to allow it, knowing that he undoubtedly would make his •escape into the woods in the rear of his house and be lost to us—perhaps for good. The venerable malefactor took his arrest calmly, as he haddone when previously arrested, and chatted with the officers on his way to the four courts, •where lie was locked up. The leader of the band in custody, the •work of the night was only begun. I had determined to make all the arrests that night—or as many of them as pos sible —before the news of the arrest of the ringleader reached the others. Twenty-six years ago the telephone was not in general use. and other means of communication were much more lim ited than at present, so I felt that if we worked fast the chances for any of the gang escaping us were small. * * * In my detective career of 40 years I do not recall another night as lively as that one. Our next move was against the Thomases. To make these arrests •we took Officer Weigman, as he was familiar with the minister and his wife, and with the premises, besides being an intelligent and trustworthy policeman. Arriving at the house in Finney avenue, I sent Weigman ahead to knock at the door. Mrs. Thomas responded. Weig man asked for her husband,- and the minister's wife said he was out —she believed attending a lecture at Dr. Brooke's church, but she expected him home soon. While Weigman was holding Mrs. Thomas in conversation Wheeler and 1 entered the house, telling Mrs. Thomas we intended to make a search of the premises. She was properly indignant, but c%)I. I ordered her under arrest, and placed her in Wheeler's custody. I r ~ 0 i | | \ 1l I : [; 'jl- 112 I ! Wl I* I' wufA *i.. .» . a <hen sent Weigman out to wait .for Thomas, as it was evident his wife had told the truth about his absence. We Intended, of course. to lake Mrs. Thomas to jail, and as she was not properly at tired for such a trip, I directed Wheeler to have her select such additional cloth ing as she wished to wear. The preacher's wife was an Amazon In phy.-.iquet and strongly masculine in disposition anil action. She claimed to have been Mrs. Kichard I'ollai d, a widow, when she married Thomas, two years before, having formed the acquaintance of i he minister, through taking music I' , ou from him during her widow bond There had been some siulstur tju«u-.t'»tlui! • concerning the disappear ance «112 Bollard, but I believe no evi dence ever was presented going to show iliat there was anything irregular iu the aifali We had learned a good ilealcou i rnlng hr pliysteal bravery ui'd de 112 ermitiulioo whit' "»hadowiiiK Iter durl' : the (in 'is wet! and while v li eg to who a hi r etvry pontile courtesy flu-' a woman, I dared not let her out of our sight. After she had se lected the clothes she wanted 1 had Wheeler search them for a concealed weapon, but none vfas found. While she was dressing for the street and 1 was making a hurried search of the house,l was startled by a pistol shot outsidp. Telling Wheeler to watch the woman, Iran from the house, to find Weigman grappling with Rev. i\lr. Thomas. It seems when Thomas ar rived Weigman promptly covered him with his revolver and told him he was under arrest. The minister, a power ful man physically, did not see fit meek ly to submit to arrest, and he fiercely attacked the policeman, striking him a terrific blow on the jaw. Weigman fired a shot to bring help. Iran up to Thom as, and, before he had a chance to offer further resistance, clapped the hand cuffs on him. "One seems to have done it," said "No three men in St. Louis can take me," angrily declared Thomas. Weigman. "Not by a d—d sight," retorted the minister, significantly. Just what he intended to do I cannot say, for at that instant there came loud shrieks from the woman in the house. Leaving the preacher handcuffed and under cover of Weigman's revolver, I rushed into the house to find Wheeler desperately trying to wrest a revolver from the determined grip of the minis ter's wife. The deputy marshal was a man of great physical power, but he had all he could do to secure the loaded weapon and subdue its owner. Al though Wheeler had searched the clot hes she put on, the woman had made a sud den fnovement toward a bureau drawer, from which she grabbed the revolver. After this masculine outburst of phys ical force, Mrs. Thomas sought refuge in the feminine relief of loud and con tinued screaming. I tried to quiet her, but she refused to stop. Then I threat ened to handcuff her unless she calmed herself "For God's sake don't do that," she i begged. "Madam, I never did such a thing in i my life," I said, "but I certainly shall j be obliged to in this case if you don't I stop that outlandish shrieking." The threat had the desired effect. We bundled the minister and his now calm spouse away to the police station. In my hasty search of the house I had found plaster of paris molds used for making counterfeit dies, but I did not make a thorough search at that time, as there was other more important work to do. The next day, provided with a spade, I went to the Finney avenue house and made a carefui search. In the back yard under the kitchen window I found buried 23 counterfeit silver dol lars, while in a jar in the pantry I found a quantity of counterfeit 50-cent pieces, such as had been passed by the preach er's wife. • • • It was now 11 o'clock. The stable of Dr. Barnes, in which Sullivan lived, was the next objective point. The col ored man had been shadowed to the Barnes residence that night, and we knew he was somewhere around the premises. I stationed myself at the al ley entrance to the stable and sent Wheeler around to the front door of the house. He rang the bell, which was an swered by Dr. Barnes. Wheeler asked for Sullivan. "He is not here," s&id Dr. Barnes, curtly. Wheeler told the doctor his mission. "Sullivan isn't here," lie repeated, "and you've no business around here looking for him." Wheeler did not know how to act in the face of this extraordinary reception from a man who. we supposed, would gladly assist officers of the United States, and came around the house for further instructions from me. 1 had taken my stand in the alley, believing Sullivan to be in the house, and that, at the first sign of danger, he would seek to escape by way of the alley. I told Wheelei togo to the back door of the house, seek admission in the regular way. and if it were refused him, to smash the door in. He started to carry out these instructions when Sullivan dashed past him at break-neck speed iu the direction of the alley, running plump into my arms. No man was ever more aurprl.ed than he. We lost no time iu getting him behind the bars, for the night's work was not finished. • • • From the Barnes residence, after se curing Sullivan, vv went to Dosse'a. At no 111111' hud we ever hud any evi» dence that Bo- e was implicated in any way other than having guilty knowl edge of -what was going on In tils sa loon and by allown the counterfeit' ei tu rendejSYou < there When we ar riveil he Mas panly tiudrc sed, counting the proceeds of (he day's business, W# tve hIII) a ilnl.ee to dress hllnself be fore ve tuoli Ititu away but no conn • t rleit in oil e) *»i4 found uu tUv pi em CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1906. ises. It was 3:30 in the morning w!u n we disposal of Bosse. The night's work ha<l been lianl, and I decided that we had earned some sleep. Thielen was ar rested the next day. * • • It will be recalled that W'halen and Woods, alter being cornered by the an- I thorities, hail consented to aid the gov- | ernment in its efforts to put a finish to the career of Bicbush and his princi pal assistants. It.was arranged that these men should be arrested and then formally turn state's evidence, thereby securing leniency in their own cases. They were picked tip by Deputy United J States Marshal Soest and myself the j day after the arrest of Bicbush, in an al- j ley near Thirteenth and Olive streets, j and were locked up. Early the same j day. also, we raided the home and J workshop of Hargate, the die-cutter, ar- ' resting him and securing a quantity of ; "I PUSHED HIM TOWARD THE CAR RIAGE." dies for the manufacture of counter feit money. I had intended to use him as a state's witness, as he told me he had made dies for Biebush within' a period which would make him liable at the time of his arrest. In this state- ] ment he was undoubtedly telling the j truth, but in some way he got into com- j muni cation with Biebush, and when the cases came up for trial we found Har gate had suddenly suffered from a lapse j of memory in telling the first story. | He said he made the dies at a time so far in the past that the offense was out- ; lawed, and by this trick, originated by Biebush, the Englishman nearly es caped. He was in ill health, and was given a light sentence on that account. He was not an engraver of the first class, and I believe never made any more trouble for the government. • * * "Old Fred," realizing that he had come to his last ditch, retained the j ablest criminal lawyers he could find— j Judge Simmons and ex-Gov. Fletcher. ! Writs of habeas corpus had been sued out for "Hoosier Bill" and John Mitch ell. and they were brought to St. Louis to testify against Biebush. The latter's attorneys immediately raised the point J that these two were prohibited from testifying under the Missouri law, and a | three days' argument on this point fol- ! lowed. The judge finally decided, how- ] ever, that their testimony should be ad- j mitted, and I believe this case stands out as the first in that state in which j convicts' testimony was admitted. All that money and the best legal j talent could do failed to break down j our case, and "Old Fred" was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. The government law fixes a maximum pen- j alty of 15 years' imprisonment for coun terfeiting currency and ten years for counterfeiting metal money. Sullivan was sentenced to two years. Rev. An drew Jackson Thomas' ministerial ca- j reer was brought to a sudden close by \ his being sent/to the penitentiary for five years. "Hankey" Thielen's sen- I tence was one year. Mrs. Thomas was sentenced to serve ; four months in jail. Technically, her offense merited greater punishment, for she had passed counterfeit money at times without the knowledge of her hus band. Had her offense consisted mere ly in aiding her husband and working at all times with him, she would not J have been punished at all, for supreme J court decisions protect women who ; commit crimes at the instance and in the company of their husbands. Harry ■ Woods was released as a reward for the work he had done for the government. ! although he was kept in prison until the time of trial. Whalen had secretly married two months before his arrest, and, although his position was the same as that of ! Woods, his imprisonment resulted in his going insane, and he was taken to an asylum. So far as I know no member of the Biebush band "settled" at that time ever appeared again in the criminal his- \ tory of the country. STORY No. 5 WILL BE "THE BOSCO3EL KONIACKERS." ■Lssson for Husbands. The late Marv A. Livermore liked to , tell a story of a young friend of hers j in Melrose, for she believed in this j story lay a lesion for husbands. Mrs. ' Livermore's friend was passing a month alori", ner mate having been I summoned to Europe on a business I trip. "And voti are very lonely with- j out your husband now?" the elder said i to the younger woman one morning. ' "A little lonely," was the qualified j answer "But nirely." said Mr-. Liver more, "you nil >h your husband very much now he I:' away?" The oilier I laii;h<'l raili bitterly. "Oh, no," shf -. 1 j•! "At brwakfMM I just stand his j newspaper up In front of his plat«' and half the time I forget he Isn't there."— Buffalo Enquirer. Billy Girl. "Do you like Mis< Sharpun?" "No; she's dreadfully trnipid, y' j know." ".stupid" What innKyou think so?" 1 "The other night when I was lulling on her, 'hi' • xeljltued: 'Why, uuist 1 >oil be iculnt' so .Mill?' And I kltu you my word 1 l> i-ln't mentioned such a thing!" *Cl«tvelaud l^adtr. MR HiV j Balcom & Lloyd. I =========== || ill I I 1 I I IB WE have the best stocked |p general store in the county | and if you are looking for re liable goods at reasonable h H prices, we are ready to serve p i you with the best to be found. =]] Our reputation for trust- || u worthy goods and fair dealing k 1 is too well known to sell any if Jj but high grade goods. || r| |j r t j Our stock of Queensware and |! Chinaware is selected with p g - great care and we have some SI of the most handsome dishes 0 If) ({L ft) ever shown in this section, ft both in imported and domestic 1 k makes. We invite you to visit 'jl us and look our goods over. I| 1 * I I 1 i I j Balcom & Lloyd. I V<F V<F MM****** LOOK ELSEWHERE BUT DON'T FORGET I! M THESE PRICES AND FACTS AT M M I! I || *5 ■— \I ■j We carry in stock . i £|jj ft* the largest line of Car- ' fc| Hg pets, Linoleums and S/ \ fci E| Mattings of all kinds Tjf It ever brought to this - EKEEtJ FJ town. Also a big line 1M of samples. UJJJuIIIITTi M A very large line of FOR THE BKrffi « El Lace Curtains that can- ~ fl si XrcV.'tho^c"' 5 - COMFORTABLE LOD€IN€ if Art Squares and of fine books in a choice library P? R"gs of all sizes and select the Ideal pattern of Globe r* kind, from the cheap- Wernicke "Elastic" Bookcase. £3 est to the best. Furnished with bevel French plate or leaded glass doors. ft N Dining Chairs, | ror> gale □* I 93 Rockers and GEO. J. LaBAR, ** Ifc A Iligll Chairs. Bole Asunt for Cumeron County. ft GF £2 A large and elegant —- _J gjjjj line of Tufted and Drop-head Couches. Beauties and at bargain prices. fc A — 1 ■■ ■— '■ h 4 |3O Bedroom Suits, fOP ?40 FVdeboard, quar- CQfi Bolid oak at tc-red tak 3uU £(2B Bedroom Suits, Ol |32 Sideboard, quar- C)C ?? solid oak at 4)i! tried oak 4)ZJ $25 Bed room Suits, tflfl $22 Sid'.»boaid, quar- CIC M solid oak at j tered oak, W N M A large line of Dreseers from I Chiffoniers of all kinds and M f 8 up. all prices. H M jkja The finest line of Sewing Machines on the market, fcg J2 the "DOMESTIC" and "ELLRILGE.' All drop- £ * El heads and warranted. El A fine line of Dishes, common grade and China, in £* ** sets and by the piece. - * M As I keep a full line of everything that goes to M make up a good Furniture store, it is useless to enum- M M erate them all. H jl * Please call and see for yourself that I am telling you the truth, and if von don't buy, there is no harm y J j done, as it is no trouble to show goods. El GEO. j .LaBAR. || *JI uisri3i3riTA.iii]NrG. a'i» MMMM>M. 2*k X X SL 2IX J* 2' AJLA 2k X 1 p 2 nnsylvania RAILROAD. | PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE KAIL ROAD ! DIVISION. In effect Way 28. 1905. TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM KASTWARD 8 10 A. M.-Sundays only for Renovo and Week days Cor Sun bury, Wilkesbarre, Scran ! on, Hazleton, Pottsville, Harrisburg in<l intermediates! ations, arriving at Philadelp lia 6,28 P.M., New York 9.30 P. M., Baltimore 6Ou P. M., Wasbinjton 7.15 P. M. Pu'lmau Parlor car from Williamsport to Philadelphia anil passenger conches from K«IIJB to Philadelphia and Williamsport to Balti more anil Washington. I2:<ifi P. M. (Emporium Junction) daily for Sun burv, Harrisburg and principal intermediate stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7.32 p.m.; New York, 10:2 j d. in.; Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.; Washington, 8:3), t>. m. Vestibuled Parlor cars and passei.g.-r coaches, Buffalo to Phila delphia and Washington. 820 P. M,- daily for Harrisburg and ! intermediate stat ons, arriving at Philadel phia, 4.23 A. M„ New York 7.13 A. M. Baltimore, 2:20 A.M. Washington, 3:30 A.M. Pullman sleeping carsfrom HarrisburgtoPhil adelphia an.l New York. Philadelphia pas sengerscan remainiu sleeper undisturbed un til 7:30 A.M. 10 30 P. M,—Daily for Sunbury, Harris burg and into mediate stations arriving at Philadelphia 7.17 A. M.. New York 9.33 A. M., | weekdays, (10 38 A. M. Sunday;) Baltimore 7.15 I A. M., Washington 8.30 A. M. Pullmansleep lng cars from Erie, Buffalo and Williamsport to Philadel) hia and Buffalo, Williamsport to Washington. Passenger cars from Erie to | Philadelphia and Williamsport to Baltimore. 1 12:25 A. M. (Emporium Junction),daily for Sun- I bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate 1 stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7:32 a. m.; New York, 9:33 a. m., week days: (10:38 Sun- I days); Baltimore, 7:25 a. in.; Washington, 8:48 a. m. Vestibuled Buffet Sleeping Cars and j PasseiTfecr coaches, Buffalo to Philadelphia ) and Washington. WESTWARD. ! 8:10 A. M.— Emporium Junction— daily J for Erie, Itidgway, anil week days for Ou- Bois, Clermont anl intermediate stations. 10 30 A.M.—Daily for Erie and week day* for Dußois andintermediate stations. 4 23 P. M.—Daily lor Erie and intermediate stations. RIDGWAY AND CLEARFIELD R. R. CON NECTIONS. i i (Weekdays.) I SOUTHWARD. Stations. NORTUWAUD P. M A. M. A. M.I Ip. M. P. M. P. M. \ 1 900 4 02].... Renovo .... |1 28 11 45 j 950 141 J-.. Driftwood... 112 50 MOS ] 10 25j 5 10 Emporium June 112 15 10 35 I , ,11 18| 5 51].. ..St. Marys... (l 126 y 4 50 10 10 5 55' Kane 112 25 3 to .... . 50619 31 6 nj.. ..Wilcox ;12 02 240 | 52011 38 6 25j .Johusonburg.. 11 47 228 .... iII t I i I I 51011 55 8 oOV.Ridgway,.... 920 210 825 | ! 1. .Mi1l Haven j j J , 600 12 15 7 10;.. Croyland.... 900 1 49 8 01 1 12 19 715 ..Shorts Mills.. 855 803 60712 23 719 ...Blue Rock... 851 140 7 58 6 12 12 28 7 23 Carrier 8 47 1 37 7 52 J 6221236 732 .Brockway ville. 837 127 742 i 6 26 12 10 7 37 . ..Lanes Mills.. 831 1 23 7 38 I i 630 741 .McMinns Sm'». 830 734 : 6 1)12 55 7 50 . .Fall* Creek... 8 1 10 7 25 L| 85> 125 801 ... D lßois 8 08112 65[ 710 t; 742 1 15 755 .. Falls Creek... |6 53 1 151 630 5 : 75S 129 8 081.Revnoldsville. 163912 52 6 15 j 8 :«) 156 8 35 1 Brook ville... 160i12 21 539 U 93J 2389 20 New Bethlehem 152011 44 450 !' 320 10 021... Red Hank.... 1 11 05j 4 05 !l j 5 30 12 3>l....Pittsburg... 1 9 00 1 30 I ». M. p. M. P. HJ |A. M. A. M. P. M BUFFALO " & ALLEGHENY VALLKY DIVISION. Leave Emporium Junction for Port Allegany, Olean, Area le, E1 it Aurora and Buffalo. Train No. 107, daily 4:a5 A. M. Train No. 115, daily, 4:15 P. M. Trains leave Emporium for Keating, Port Allegany, Coadersport, Smethport, Eldred, Bradford.Oleanand Buffalo.connecting at But falo for points East and West. Train No. 101,weik days, 8:25 A. M. j; Train No. 103, week days 1:35 P. M. ; i Train No. 103 will connect at Olean with 1 Chautauqua Division for Allegany, Bradford, j Salamanca, Warren, Oil City and Pittsburg. LOW GRADE DIVISION. I EAST BOUND. STATIONS. 10D 113 101 105 107 051 |i I i Pittsburg,..Lv 16 22 *9 00 +l3O *505 112 9 00 Red Bank, 1 9 30 11 05 4 05 7 55 10 55 I Lawsonham, 9 42 SIIIB 4 18 8 07 11 OS ! New Betlile'm 52010201141 4508 37 11 40 | Brook ville, +6 05 11 10 12 24 5 39 9 22 12 26 | Reynoldsville, 63911421252 6159 50 12 59 ! Falls Creek 653 11 57 1 15 630 1005 1 14 Dußois, 7 00 +l2 05 125 6 40 1015 t 1 20 I Sabula ; 7 12 1 37 7 17 | ! Pen n field 7 30 1 55 7 35 I Bennezette,.... 801 2298 09 ! [ Driftwood 18 40 t3 05 8 45 via P. & E. Div j i Driftwood.. Lv. '9 50 t3 45 Emporium, Ar.+lo 30 +4 10 | A. M. A. M. I'. M. P. M P. M P. M, WESTBOU N D. j— r -| ; | STATIONS. 108 ; 106 102 114 110 952 I | ' l_ I . : Via P. AE.Div A. M. A.M. A. M. P. M. P. M. p. M Emporium, Lv. +8 10 13 20 Driflwaod, Ar +9 04 +4 00 Via L. G. Div j I Driftwood, Lv ft 50+1110 t5 50 Bennezette,....' 6 25 11 45 6 25 Pennflel 1, 7 00 12 20 7 04 Sabula, 7 18 12 39 7 23 Dußois '6 05 7 30 12 55 +5 00 7 35 }4 00 Falls Creek 6 12 7 55 1 15 5 10 7 42 1 07 Reynoldsville,.. 630 808 129 527 758 420 Brookville 7 05 8 35 1 56 6 00 18 30 4 50 New Betlile'm. 751 920 238 645 930 535 Lawsonham, . ■ 821 947+8 06 711 . • 608 Red Bank.Ar.. 835 10 02 3 20 7 25 6 20 2 Pittsburg, Ar... "11 15 +1215 +5 30 +IOOO 19 30 A. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. i "tniily. fu»uiiy except Sunday. {Sunday only. I (Flag siop. I On Sunday only train leaves Driftwood 8:23 a. I ni., arrives at Dußoia, 10:00 a, m. Returning I leaves Dußois, 2:00 p. m.; arr v-s at Driftwood, ! 3:10 p. m., stopping at intermediate stations. ■ | For Time Tables and further information, aj>- I • ply to Ticket Agent. ! | J. R. WOOD, Pass gr Truffle Mgr. W. W. ATTERBURY, GKO. W. BOYD, General Manager. Gtn'l Passenger Agt. j THE PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT & NORTHERN R. R. Through Passenger Service Between ; at. Marys, Brockwayville, Shawraut, I Olean, Friendship, Angelica, Hornellsvill% ! Wayland, Buffalo, and New York. Effective Sunday, May 29,190^ Eastern Standard Time. Time of Trains at St. Marys. DEPART. f.HSA.M. —For Kersey (Arr. 8 14 a. ra.), Byrne dale (Arr. 8.58 a. m.,1 Weedvill® (Arr. 9.03 a. iu.;) Blbon (Arr, 8.48 a. in..) Shawmut I Arr. 8.08 a. iu.,l Brockwavvllle (Arr.9.42 a. m.l I 12.38 P. M„ For Clermont (Arr. 1.37 p. m..) Smethport i Arr. 2.20 p.m..) connecting for Bradford (Arr. 3.30 p. m.,) Eldred (Arr. 2.4 i i p. m.,1 Olean (Arr. 3.40 p. m.,) connecting ! for Buffalo (Arr. 6.10 p. in.,) Bolivar (Arr. i 8.33 p. in.,) Friendship (Arr. 4.08 p. rn.,J 1 Angelica (Arr. 4.31 p. nv.) HtfrnellsvUle (Art. 6.10p.m . Waylaml (Arr. 7.23 p. in.,) con nection at VVavland with D. L. fc W. R. R_ and at Hornellsvi lie with Brie R. R., for all I points East and West. [ *.46 P. M. For Kersey (Arr. 328 p. m.,) Elbon (Arr. 4.00 p. ni.,! Shawmut (Arr. 1.22 p. m.,) Brockwavvllle (Arr. 4 47 p. in.,) connecting with I'. R. R . for Falls Creek (Arr. 6.10 p. I nj..' Dulioii Arr. 525 m..) Brookville (Arr. 6.00 p. in.,l and Pittsburg (Arr. ».3f p. ni.) ARRIVE. 11.05 A. M. { F'om Broc kwayville, Shawraul ft '.O P. M. s Klbon, Kersev and Ryrnedale. I.iii r Wayland, Koraellrrllle, ca> aseraga, Ang' lic. l . Friendship, Bolivar, BuN fal". Bradford, Olean Eldred, Smethport and Clermont. AH ~ r».'i» daily eicept Sundav i.a m ■ O. J. MNfflol. Uun'i Supt. Uuu. IW A imi, SL Marys, t'rnna. Kodol Eyipops!a Gup« biijufcU what y»M #aU •
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers