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The Naughty Little Milliner True Story Of a Counterfeit Plot
A detailed account of the widow known as The Naughty Little Milliner who used disguises and clever ruses to cash counterfeit five dollar notes in New Orleans and New York. Officer Fitzpatrick tracks her, uncovers a network, and she becomes a key government informant after a dramatic capture in Bleecker Street.
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Wood
New Orleans
James Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
River Front
St. Joseph Street
Tchoupitoulas Street
Variety Store
St Louis
Basin Street
Carrondelette
Mr. Chappela
Mrs. Wood
United States
Carrondelette Street
Milner
Johnson
Ninth Avenue
Little Millimer
New York
Secret Service
Cincinnati
Washington
Jersey City
New York City
National Shoe & Leather Bank
David Kirkbride
Eva Cole
Johnson's
Jim Ruffin
Kirkbride
Bleecker, Street
W. G. Chenman