Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1909 — BIG COUNTERFEIT DEAL IS NIPPED [ARTICLE]

BIG COUNTERFEIT DEAL IS NIPPED

Million Dollars of Spurloos Mexican Money Taken. TWO BROTHERS IN SCHEME Both Admitted Guilt and Will So Plead When Arraigned—Louisville Broker Offered High Commiseion to Dispoae of Bad Medium of Exchange and Becoming Suspicious Turned Case Over to Secret Service Official*. Louisville, Ky., Aug. 20.—Dreams of wealth centered in a brass-bound trunk containing a million dollars In counterfeit Mexican pesos were shattered for John "C. and Marion Roberts, brothers, when Deputy United - States Marshal William Blaydes arrested John Roberts in Shelby county with the money In his possession. Since the hour of that arrest there has been unraveled a remarkable tale of attempted financial bucaneerings that rivals some of the boldest exploits in the making of spurious currency. John Roberts said that he would plead guilty at the October term of the federal court. Marlon Roberts some days ago' offered a Louisville broker high commission to dispose of some Mexican money for him. The broker notified Chief of Police J. who at once enlisted secret'service men and the trap to catch Marion Roberts was successfully sprung. Since Marion Roberts arrest, the police learned from him the information which led to the descent upon his brother.