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HUtn I 0 teuts far SMXS n I THIRTY TEAM TIE fltEUT USTiTlTE RING the sixties and and the early seven ties of tbe last ~rn tery. counterfeiting blossomed into one of tbe fine arts, and to six h jerfection was it brought that. In many instances, it was ex ceedingly difficult to d- ted tbe bogus stuff from tbe genu ine A* Insid ous ene mies of tbe people ta . very walk of lile. counterfeiters tray meH be class* 4 among the most subtle aid dangerous persons with • bom officers at tbe law have to cope j Kut wide awake and on tbe aleit for t treachery la their own ranks, tbe e crafty rugae* can only be captured and convicted by means of carefully bailed traps, or by what is g* ncrally known as tbe stool pig -on system. Counterfeiter* are dit id*, d into r t cuf.net clans** First tbe capita’**: or procurer: aramd. tbe engraver; third, tbe printer, fourth, the * bole s' dealer: ttftfc. the mailer, acd sixth, tbe sbover or circulator Tbe capitalist tt tbe most difficult man to reach as be seldom handles any of the piaies or sjwrioa* money. Hence tbe chief off- nder In this b»e u*a: «a.k calmly ahoal. defying the detec tive each tacitfy understanding the dber in his relative position; one suspecting and xttfMsf the other ; itxrntly and tirelessly pi-Wing up. crumb by crumb. convicting evidence Tb*- m ” ods pursued by detective* to entrap counterfeiters are rarely bitter iilastraUd than ;n ti>e follow,ng account of tbe capture «f William M ' alias -«ig HUT the Kocack er. set of tbe isrerof wholesale denims la "qater’ of hi? day. He was bora of reaper .aide par* mag**. r* a*ed in tbe guietude incident to country life, educated and SUMP** with a sdScieM amount of money wherewith to live like a g* ntlen.au and. sfranse ly enough, be chose a path that Ud to l*t» animate ruin In tbe exc temenf of those tumultn cus days tbe city of New York was w-tli stuck*d With men i««*e«sed of a g<-r.ias for conceiving and conceal ing crime, hit*!* no mfcer city it the nnlittf sor’d has ev. r afforded a b- *t«r opportunity lor Be«< :ng tfce j j ahlic Gurney tad been taud’-ns i counterfeit money for several years j but ♦ managed to escape punish meat. He was one of the cUR-I d:s ♦r-.oui.es for Joshua D Miner, whc, sat the head and front of a power ; fwl octopus whose ternaries w*re , ftMrtod out la almost every section j of the couwtry Gun ey was by n« means unattract ive in appearance, and there w.-re ! lew men wa.king lirondway in his day whose physique could compare favorably with his He stwd sil feet two inches in height and was corre t;«.6.ix:« w*U |goj«jrt:oi.ed. wh.ie .xpanstve chest and wefi-deedoped limbs gave h.m Use appearance of a |<sw wit« the muscular strength of a giant His Mark eyes wen sharp and severe, or mild ana pleasant, to weft nnvncac In cot v c realtor he was easy and interesting and. auiccg w; rangers. would readily have passed few a gentleman of marked sbil.ty. To be a lewder among the counterfeit ing fraternity seemed to have been the crown.»s glory oi hi* highest am lutian In the spring of 1161 I was ap p coated chief of the government se cret service Slid, though 1 had had ♦ v; i r»ence with General Putler in X* w Orleans, and later hi the internal revenue service. I was unknow n among the counterfeiters Rbortly after my appointme nt 1 re ceived information, at tuy headquar ters in W aihit-gtun. regardn g a rather ur.' ue affair that had taken place a; on* of the cricking resorts on Hous ton street in Xew York city WO- , uis Gum-y. with bis characteristic fr *b and daring, had invited a part., of "queerstmn' to partake of a bun eoet at this piaee There were !l l< nebi present at this function, three • i4«i«ctln-i being among the num ber « t. «be following day I was furnished with tbe particular* of this remark shk assembly. and tbe ex-deUetive *t« reported It also provided a list of tbe banquet, r* Among other thing* I learned that my appointm. nt ns chief at tbe arcrct service was dis cussed at tbe affair and proaoum ei a good Joke upon tbe goT. rTim. nt Gamy addressed bis guests, boast fully declaring that “the new chief might do for a preacher or an internal M**ie clerk. l*«t that he could gc-r ftp* with shrewd men like tbe queer*men “ "Ne» Is oar opportunity.- be said, “ta reap a rich harvest." At tbe same Ls* he advised bis friends that he was scons to take the new . hfef into his confidence and keep t:n well stuffed with fictitious Itiontitica. *lt the meantime.' be rontisivd ' ! ail draw i*t from bin hi* plans and keep ns**e4f tored as to his pre posed aaoa —In* 1 s*s plan pleased the fancy erf the Sitwdrrit. aad they agreed that Gar gey waa a great man They were orated at tbe table* tnbtblrg wine, and they draak to Gurney's health while tbe «xdetective* and counter fetters Jostled elbows and banded Jobs pcdet'.QWdJy as they contem plated tbe easy times la store for them When stiffirkntfy felled with w ia» and . nihnsiasm. they capped the efiasax by hurrahing for bis sataaic majesty. Tbe feast at lk-lshaxzar was a tame affair in comparison with the j indulgence of these men. If there were any letters of warning upon the walls, all were too drunk to read them, or they lacked a sober Daniel to in terpret them. I'nder the circumstances it seemed j advisable to allow these merry plot ters to pursue their way unmolested until sufficiently off their guard to per mit the successful carrying out of a j p an to entrap and apprehend the en ' tire party. Much of my time was now spent at my Xew York office in Bleeker street where, in due time, Gurney called j uj Jti me for the purpose "of paying ! Ms respects and tendering some in formation in regard to counterfeiters." The artless appearing fellow said that when quite young be had been foo'ish enough to engage in counterfeiting, but had long since abandoned it and was cow ready to render the govern ment such assistance as he could. I i aff“ctcd to receive him with open | arms and apparently gulped down as truth everything he had to offer. Gur- ' plied Bower cautiously, “but 1 do not like to take the chances any more.” "Oh, b—!,” replied Gurney. “We’ve got everything our own way now. The government detectives are all green men and there's no danger of getting caught unless a fellow goes and gives himself up.” Taking from his wal let a $20 counterfeit note on the Na tional Shoe and Leather bank of New York city, he added: “Here's some thing good-enough to deceive the dis ciples.” After some parleying Bower ac cepted $100 of the “queer” for the dia mond. and 1 now instructed Bower to stay away from Gurney for a couple of weeks. While Bower had been working Gurney, that worthy had been coming to my office every few days to work me. He imagined that I fully believed what he said, and that he was regard ed as a valuable ally. I always re ceived him kindly, and assured him that 1 had no desire to make arrests unless forced to do so, and that 1 did who took part in the fray. But if he , keeps silent it is conclusive evidence in their minds that he cannot 6tand investigation, and this establishes his character beyond doubt. It is ac cepted by them as sufficient voucher that he is a member in good standing in the brotherhood of crooks, and he is then admitted Into full fellowship. Shortly after the melee one of the crowd suggested to Butts that he call in the police. He promptly replied: "No police for me,” and the detective was thereupon received without hesi tation or mental reservation. During the next seven or eight months Butts worked with this gang of counter feiters as a shover of queer. "Counterfeit shovers,” as they are called, usually travel in pairs. One fellow carries the bogus money and remains outside, while the other takes one bill, enters a place of busi ness, purchases some trifle, tenders the counterfeit note in payment, and receives change in good money. If this precaution -were not observed, the possession of other counterfeit money, in case of detection and arrest, would indicate guilt and lead almost inevitably to conviction. Detective Butts, however, did not pass any counterfeit money but used instead a good bill in the place of the one he received from the carrier. That was kept for evidence, and in this way he deceived the queersmen j YOi/ /}f?S /i COOO ' O/ve' T//F Sf/#/<SFFP//1L-tOO/l’///G _ „ /fit# y/r// A QWCK SfOlWFAT -ST^" — SAFPPFO /MtfDCUFFS CW C(/F//Fy$ w/?/$r$ • ^ s ' ‘ 7hf Dprycr/yy 'syfftcffd Ol/r'S£rV£/?/ft OF TPF FcllOWS^ n«->- was well fitted to deceive with a plausible story, for he seemed candid :n manner and well equipped in every way to impose upon the most incred ulous. The officers of the secret service all considered him a dangerous per son and Lone was anxious to encoun ter a man of such gigantic proportions and appar* ntly desperate character. My first move against Gurney was to send Mike Bower. a newly-fledged government detective, to form his ac quaintance. Bower was selected be cause his appearance was anything but -hat of a det.ctlve. Bower drifted into Gurney's "boozing Uen" on Bast Meeker street where, after loitering around drinking and smoking for a week or two. he one day called Gur ney aside and told him he was broke and must have a little money. He drew from his inside rocket a gold watch with a short piece of chain i ar ging from it. giving it the appear : nc - of having been nipped from the tucket of some un'ertunate citizen Guir.ey snapped at the bait at once and intimated, with a sly wink, that :he walth had been stolen. When I'-ower finally admitted as much Gur ey seemed pleased and bought the ■••atth at about one-third tts value, r-marking: "You're all right, my icy. \Y5ic-n you want anything, come to me” A r a few days Rower again ap proach'd Gurney, this time with a diatn« nd stud that had been slipped from ts fastening®. "1 need some more money.” said Bower. Gurney inspected the gem with an appreciative eye. and finally said: You are a good one. Did you ever ! acdle any of the ‘queer 7 “ "1 took a little hand in it once," re not believe in using harsh measures unnecessarily. Gurney fairly chuckled at this simplicity and was thrown completely off his guard. He assumed an air of great mystery and spoke of the possible existence of counterfeit plates that might be reachfd for a reward. He would not, he declared, accept a dollar for his personal services but, because of his great fancy for me, was ready to as sist in every way possible. He was permitted to blarney along and play the game to his own liking, secure in the belief that he was completely de ceiving the government officials. In the meantime the services of an old counterfeiter, fresh from the peni tentiary, had been secured- Many of his old confederates were now opera ting with the Gurney gang and, through him. Bill Butts, a fresh-look ing detective from one of.the western states, was introduced to several of the men who made their headquarters at a saloon on the Bowery. Butts in formed the barkeeper of the saloon th3t he had just served a term for "shoving the queer.” At first the counterfeiters and thieves hanging around the place ap peared to be suspicious of Butts. One' day. however, when these villians were drinking beer in the bark room of the place, a fight arose. The de tective went in with the rest and stretch d out several of the fellows, thovgn he was badly beaten up in the end, and in addition was robbed of his pocketbook and watch. The ethics of the criminal profes sion are peculiar. When a crowd of crooks fight they frequently rob one another, and if the victim calls in the police to recover his property he loses the confidence of the rogues | for months, and secured evidence to convict about twenty of the Gurney party. While Butts had been busy with the sang of shovers. Bower had been de voting his time to Gurney and the i other leaders. On one occasion Bower j Purchased $500 of counterfeit money I from Gurney, and this he handed to j me as 1 was on my way to dinner at the St. Clair house. As 1 entered the restaurant I met Gurney looking as cheerful and innocent as a Raphael cherub. The rascal appeared with a bland smile and informed me that he had come there especially to see me about counterfeiting transatcions out west. I took him by the hand, thanked him, and invited him to dine. We selected a table where Gurney could talk without being overheard. His information, as usual, was in definite. hearsay, with no particular point to it. He told me that my pol icy or being easy with the counter feiters was working like a charm_ that there was no counterfeit money in circulation in the east—in fact, he had not seen a bad dollar in six months. At that very moment my hand was resting on the package of counterfeit money that had just been purchased from him by Bower. A few days later Gurney told Bower, in a boasting way. of this in terview and. in a burst of enthusiasm, declared that everything about the government detective headquarters 1 was known to him before it trans- ' | pired. He asserted that be was one ! of my assistants, and was so puffejj j up over his imaginary success that he really believed he knew what was go ing on in my office. • The time now seemed ripe for the j arrest of the entire party who bad discussed my qualifications over Uieir wine at the banquet on Houston street. Bower had completely won Gurney's confidence. Telling him that he was about to take a trip to Texas, he inquired if he could buy (3,000 in counterfeit money at a whole sale figure. “Of course: any amount of It," an swered Gurney. A deal was arranged for its deliv ery on the New York side of Fulton Ferry. Bower was to be at a desig nated spot at a certain time, and Gur ney was to pass along, hand over the spurious and receive good money in payment. At the appointed time there was a large crowd standing around the ferry landing waiting for the boat Bower was there, and a few paces from him stood a seemingly honest tinsmith with a Joint of stove-pipe under his arm and a pair of snippers in his hand. His clothes and the soot upon his hands and face bore unmistakable witness to his calling. Near by. look ing in'another direction, stood a stout ly-built business man of ample girth. In one hand he carried a hat box. in the other a valise. In the immediate vicinity was a tall, reverential ap pearing gentleman, with nsat side whiskers, whose white tie and the ministerial cut of his coat were in keeping with the sanctimonious ex pression of his face. When the ferry boat struck the dock Gurney stepped off. peered cau tiously and carefully around, scanning the faces of those who were standing near. Being satisfied that there were no suspicious persons about, he drew a pacaage from under his coat and stepped toward Bower to deliver it At this instant the ministerial-look ing man raised his hand. The fat man dropped his luggage and the tin smith his tools. Both-seised Gurney by the arms and held him while the tali brother, with a quick movement, snapped handcuffs on his wrists. Everything was done so quickly that Gurney did not have time to catch his breath before he was securely ironed. The prisoner was taken to the secret service office. I removed my side whiskers and made some change' in mv clothing, then entered the office and shook hands with the crestfallen criminal. Thiring that day and evening the government officers were engaged in arresting the shovers of the gang, against whom Butts had secured evi dence. Two of the ex-detectives, guests at Gurney s banquet, had al ready been arrested for passing coun terfeit money—one at Pittsburg and the other at Cincinnati. By n o'clock that night the officers had ar rested 20 of the gang. They were arranged in a circle at the office, and the right hand of or.e was hand cuffed to the left hand of the next. Gurney, appropriately, happene d to be the center-piece. I could not help a feeling of pity for the unfortunates, but they had volun tarily preyed upon society aud trans gressed the laws of their land, and the common weal required that they be punished. They were all tried and convicted, most of them entering a plea of guilty. The boastful Gurney now fully real ized ' the trap into which he had fallen. He had Ijeen hoisted by h.s own petard, a circumstance that seemed to humiliate him almost be yond measure. With little or no pres sure he weakened and confessed that he had received his counterfeit money from Joshua D. Miner, who was the capitalist that owned the plates uper w hich the National Shoe and l-eatt>- - twenties were printed. Among me secret service officers Miner was known to be a counter feiter. but on account of his great wealth and political standing, he was considered a difficult man to grapple with. He was a large city contractor at this time, and employed about one hundred men opening up a new road at the end of Ninth avenue. Gurney was altogether too timid to make a deal with Miner in order to give the officers an opportunity to catv ture him red handed, but he finally agreed to go with me to see Miner who, he believed, would surrender t! j 120 counterfeit plates for the purr- a of shortening his sentence. Leaving a carriage on the bo-,::*, vard. I walked with Gurney a short distance on Sixty-ninth street tew a.,* Miner's house. We met Miner on the sidewalk and I was introduced by Gurney, who then explained ti.a trouble he had gotten himself i:>Lo. Miner said he could do nothing for him and. as a last resort, 1 requested Miner to step aside with me. where 1 told him that I was convinced that he was the owner of the counterfeit plates of the National Shoe and Leather bank. This he firmly denied, but I insisted and threatened to ar rest him. He finally said that he would make an effort to secure the plates. I knew what this meant and, upon his promise to meet me the fol lowing day, I left him. Mtner appeared on time, but was still doubtful in regard to his ability to make the surrender demanded. He was a hard nut to crack but. be fore we parted. I succeeded in con vincing him. by the use of language not less threatening than it was forcible, that It was for his interest to surrender the plates. This he now promised to do and. shortly after an other interview at his home. I re ceived a check for a piece of baggage at the Grand Central depot. A de tective went to the baggage room at this d«rot and obtained an old hair trunk in which were found the plates. According to promise. Gumev through my intercession and explana tion. was given a sentence of seven years instead of the maximum sen tence of fifteen. 'Copyright, 1910. by W. o. Chaomgn., 1 Pressure of Light on the Earth Light, trarcbag n* 1M.0M miles a -■n-tmd once «u regarded as ethe real uamarenaJ aocsethiag In elbra m Staoa Snoaab in bis "Pcpu ‘ar A.tro*o*ry~ issued in HIS. ea-d jf tbb: ~lt tight were an emission -4 material jankka as Nrimn tup awd b to he this supposed pressure ■<e light would bare some pia nihility la light is new confessed to consist a TihratioM In an ethereal medium : and there is no known way in which ' they could exert any impelling force on matter." Cat today Newton is supported and i science has gone so far into the pres sure of light as to figure that this light pressure on the globe reaches j T4.0G* tons. Further, along the lines ‘ of deduction, there is pressure upon any object that reflects or that ab i sorbs light the pressure being great er on the reflecting matter. That mankind is not to be smothered or knocked out by this, however, is shown in the fact that 10,000 trillions of light particles strike the globe ev ery second, these overwhelming num bers of particles equaling a five and one-half pound shot falling the V8S. 000 miles in a second. Unless some unknown Influence suddenly should congeal the immeasurable corpuscles of light into solid shot, each striking every second, there’s no danger eith er of death from the shots or of a darkness, relieved only by the siz zling whitehot missiles bombarding us. The Briefest Letters. Even the new French ready printed postcards, upon which you have only to tick off the sentences that fit your case, do not beat the record of brevity in a holiday correspondence estab lished by a Frenchman in the eigh teenth century. Voltaire and Piton. the epigrammatist, exchanged chal lenges to write the shortest nosslble i»,11,Ifr 1 IfAi'* A«ga#aKMMBMi etter. So. when Voltaire was starting on a holiday, he wrote to Pi-on. "Eo rus," which is the complete Latin for 1 am going into the country." Piton's answer was just "r -complete Lati* for "Go!” The tick on the new post card can hardly be shorter than that single letter. In business correspond ence the record is divided between \ictor Hugo. who. anxious to know how his "Les Miserable*" was going, wrote to the publisher —and the publisher, who triumphantly rentier “1”—London Chronicle Ped Mur_ - _ WOULD BE OF MORE VALUE Father O'Leary's Facetious Rejoinder to John Phllpot Curran an Ex ample of Roal One day the famous John Philpot Curran, who was also very partial to the said corned mutton, did me the honor to meet him. To enjoy the so ciety of such men was an intellectual treat. They were great friends and seemed to have a mutual respect for each other’s talent, and. as It may easly be imagined. O'Leary versus Curran was no bad match. One day after dinner Curran said to him: ’ Reverend father, 1 wish you were St. Peter." "And why. counselor, would you wish that I were SL Peter?" usked O’Leary. "Because, reverend father, si that case," said Curran, "you woul kave »he keys of heaven, and you cc-1 let use in." "By my honor and conscience wia selor,” replied the divine, ~it w bo better for you that 1 had the 1 's of the other place, then 1 could 1.1 you out." Curran enjoyed the joke, which he admitted had a good deal of justice ia it.—From Kelly’s Reminiscences. WELL AT LAST. Terrible Kidney Trouble Cured After Doctors Gave Up Hope. Mrs. F. M. Hill. IKS W. Wth BL. Waterloo. Iowa, says: "It makes rue shudder to think of my awful suffer lug. I was languid and weak and nev er free from d »H pain in my back. 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