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A 16-year-old Counterfeiter

A 16-year-old Counterfeiter image
Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
November
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Chicago. Nov. 3. - Gapt. Porter and the secret service ofticers are engaged in a hunt 'or a Hi-year-old counterfciter wbo has thus íar been sucoessful in passing a number of poorly executíd $5 bilis. Wednesday eveníng the lad jumped on several State street cable cars, in each instance paying his fare with one of ths bilis. Wbeu he received the E4.f5 in change he jumped off. The letter 't" in the line "payable to the bearer" was not cross'id, and the letter "r" in "bearer" 'ell soinewhat below the line. The bilis had vignettes of Gen. Grant, which were coarsely executed.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News