Emanuel Ninger | |
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Born | 1846 or 1847 Germany |
Died | (aged 77) Reading, Pennsylvania |
Other names | Jim the Penman |
Occupation | Counterfeiter |
Spouse | Adelaide Ninger |
Emanuel Ninger (1846/1847 – July 25, 1924), known as "Jim the Penman", was a counterfeiter in the late 1880s.[1]
The examination of Emanuel Ninger, alias Joseph Gilbert, who is charged with being engaged for twenty years in counterfeiting United States notes of large denominations with pen and pencil, was begun before United States Commissioner Shields yesterday.