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Chief Wilkie and the Gold Certificates
John F E Wilkie, chief of the Secret Service, uncovers a major counterfeit plot led by Marcus Crahan. A long investigation traces notes from New York to St Louis and Providence, revealing Crahan’s plates and a $4,700 stash. Crahan pleads guilty and is sentenced to years in prison.
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John FE. Wilkie
Secret Service Division
United States
Elgin
Ill
Secret Service
Chicago
Broadway
Trust Company
Financial District
New York
Bank
New York City
John W. Wilkie
United States Treasury Department
Cincinnati
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
St. Louis
John Murphy
Delaware
Marcus Crahan
Providence
R. I
Southern Hotel
Union Station
Orton Station
X-18
John E. Wilkie
Willie
Wilkie
Crahan
New York Herald
Grand Central Station
Herald Office
Herald
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post Office
W. Chapmas