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Arrest of Counterfeiters Shocks the City Police
Suspicion led Chief Jacob Kiefer and Officer S B Hayman to a seizure at a river-adjacent property, arresting Samuel D Towner Milton Parker Lewis Dolman Joseph Bean William McGeary Quinney Hurechey and others for manufacturing counterfeit state stock notes in a Jackson County area. Authorities found dies tools and fake bills, with plots to distribute across Ohio and Dayton banks, and a large cache of gold watches and rings in the dwelling. The case prompts a police court examination and ongoing search for the hidden plates and workshop.
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Jacob Kiefer
S. B. Hayman
Fourth Ward
Two Mile House
S. D. Towner
Samuel D. Towner
Milton Parker
Lewis Dolman
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Joseph Bean
Lieisna
William McGeary
Cleveland
Quinney Hurechey
Mississipi Reifney
Beane
Aleues
Booman
Juni Igay
Pie Forte
Keifer
Dulman
Lieut. Philips
Quinan
Towner
Wueus
Wood
Win. Moore
Ra Volvern
Miami Valley Bank of Dayton
Ife
Post Office Department