GEORGETOWN MAN HELD IN DENVER AS COUNTERFEITER
Item
- Title
- GEORGETOWN MAN HELD IN DENVER AS COUNTERFEITER
- Source
- The Washington Times
- Date
- 1906-09-07
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1906-09-07/ed-1/?sp=1&q=counterfeiting&r=0.233,0.718,0.356,0.213,0
- Crime
- Counterfeiting
- Subject
- scheme, bank notes, molds
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Law enforcement involved
- Secret Service
- Stage of the Legal System
- Arrest
- Location
- Out-of-state, CO
- Length of story
- 289
- Description
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GEORGETOWN MAN HELD IN DENVER AS COUNTERFEITER
Dr. Eggleston Charged With Fostering Swindling Scheme.
DENVER, Col., Sept. 7.—New evidence has been accumulated against Dr. J. D. Eggleston, son of the President of the Pacific Express Company and graduate of Georgetown (D. C.) University, who was arrested July 27 by the local United States Secret Service agents charged with counterfeiting.
It Is now charged that since 1902 he has fostered a plan among his friends to buy up Government bonds in connection with counterfeiting schemes.
According to County Clerk D. H. Doughty, of Delta, Dr. Eggleston accompanied him on a camping trip on Grand Mesa, in Delta county, in 1902, and while in the hills, it is alleged, Dr. Eggleston suggested the following plan to Doughty.
“A friend of Eggleston’s who was then engaged with the Government In the Washington offices was to furnish said to be an expert engraver was to furnish the plates Eggleston wanted Doughty to him in offices In New York for the ostensible purpose of buying Government bonds In large quantities The doctors for such a campaign was these arrangements as a “blind” the New York financiers would be deceived and the field of operations would be unlimited making eventual success of the venture Inevitable a long as the Government bonds were good and the counterfeiting scheme held together.
July 21 Dr Hartley O Baker attacked Eggleston In the latter’s office. The trouble it appears occurred when Baker claimed that Eggleston retained the former;s surgical instruments after the two had dissolved partnership.
As a result of row Baker in formed and secret service men immediately raided tons office negatives of United States bills negatives and molds with which to carry on extensive counterfeiting.
