Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-05
Reported fer The United States Gazette
UNITED srATES) Cireui, Cour' U 5.
vs.. SHDFN EV7N TO ZoTHJ To@5
JAoop K BorEn, COUNrERFEIrING


bl. Merchant Of Rc1ding, and the father OF
large family, was Indicted for forging, ut'eri"g
and delivering i false aud Coun,"rielttd note OF
| 3 100, on the vi d Sia rs 3 nix. The prose-
curinn was BASED upon tois single note. but, as
the Dlsric, Attorney emarkrh, ~ he WIS.
gully at all, he was guilty. II .'" nos erDerf,er-
iensire aai ,choesaie D'7"'0i lao'deJenng eper
kno,nn in The United Sotea
The evidence con>,,scI cnisEi' 30! d'tai'a CIV
| en- by accompl,,> I 81 nse tbs ~ tAe fall
| of 1927, John McC.lrock On Dad rfllzrr,
two wretches, Of mise ly,s character, wire ar
rested al Reading, wa q"1n i'y Of Counter
felt money in ;heir ros-r>sie". IS % ,nrss"re OF
self dcfeuce hey bloued %, li'f 2, 'inical ph as"
| goes, aud gave a de il # ta-'s, mpica'ing
the defendant deeply, in fac', shelving tin
to be the chief of the gang McCimtock ook
the police officers the top of a mountain
near Reading, covered wi ID s,ones, re Owed
one AMI discovered a lin box, containing stvt-
raj plates and tools used !0r couneil itlng, and
nearly $4,000 dollars Of counterfeit money al'
ready signed, and ready for passing lie after
wards went TO his own house, which had been
previously searched wilhou success, & bro"ght
| back to he officers "a bundle Of about $1,000
in spurious paper money The noe on which
the indicrm-n was founded was no, found al
the mountain, but was among the bundle
brought by McClintock from his own house
He was entirely out Of custody when he went
there, and did not return until he next mcrn
ing
John McCI1lock sworc, that he gave che
lin box, plates, and money, up to the Marshal /;
there was but one 500 U. 5. Bank note in the
bundle He rhcn went on as follows: he got 1t
fror, Jacob K. Boyer, ard gave him nothing
| 4 -. Il hF
S25 or $50 for il and gave me other notes al
the same time; ] had dealings with Boyer IN
| 1896 got several notes from him; one S 90
Of the Commercial Bank gave him 825 for
| il; got several times afterwards; no time
more than 800; always paid him in good
money. He gave me an order on SelIzer for
$1,000 or 5 400; presented the order and got
the bills.
| The witness, in his cross-examinstion, said
ne had been confined, crazy, in the Hospi al
since he went also into full detail Of clrcum-
stances.
| David Settler swore, TO the same effect, ex-
! ccpt that his dealings were more extensive he
got bad money AT different times; he received
| $3.50, for which he gave his note for one taIrd
Of that sum !; also Sl45o; the bills were called
lottery tickets, McChntock presented an order
which was burnt, because lbe defendant told
them always to burn such papers wi h his name
TO them; he swore to Bowers connection with
| Bradshaw, Sanders, Craig, Dsgrr, Sc notori-
| Gus counterfeiltrS This Wines went mo an
elaborate detail Of circumstances connected
| with the above facts.
John Sales swore, that he had received a
| 800 u. $. Bank note from The defendant, In
July, 1927, and sent it by man to Harrisburg,
| four or 6vc months afterwards. 1t was return
ed as coun,er(,t. Witness took it to defend
an, and got good money for It. He asked
witness If he was sure he had got ii from
him?
Mr.. Dallas here Offered TO read le'er from
the defendant, add esscd 10 Benjamin Thomp-
son, and prov his hard writing Ivy Richard
Porter, and proved by john Mclean, hat Ben
! Thompson was alrd Benj M"s,s, also; aud
was convicted Of forging and tounterf,i Ilng d
this court WITHIN year The letter was Then
read. II contained no express mtntlon OF coun-
terfei, money, but made use OF phrases and
tt rms, ambiguous and double in their sIgnihca-
cation. FROM which The defendants counsel ar
eued innocence, and the United States Attorney
gully
William P. Orrich stated, that in 800, while
| in Phladelp hIa, he received from his Clerk
| $50 cnuuttrfeit note ON tn Z. ). Bank. Ii
was crossed al !he BANK. witness sent III DaCk
10 Reading They alleged it had been go, from
defendant; suit was brought against him, and
Judgment entered for the plaintiff for $50 and
! paid.
Frederick Rodenburger stated, that he knew
Craig's house, (the place mhere The counterfeiiers
resided, and receptacle for stolen goods lie
rented it once. Defendant had the renting Of
il; he wa, agent for the owner.
LIN Armand DeDuty Sheriff oF R.rks coun.
ty, knew Crag's house; he searched it, and
| found p'ess for coun,erfei.ine there.
David Fis.er received counterfeit nolc
from defendant five years ago; don't remember
the amount; John Keim said j. was counterfeit;
il was returned 10 the d, PENDANT; he made some
excuse and paid The money.
! jacob Eargood borrowed three notes OF five
dollars from the defendant, years ago, and
gave him Judgment for them. They were
counterfeit, and witness took them back TO
him. Boyer said &c did not hink the witness
was going to pass them IN Reading. The notes
were bad. One Wells allowed he would no,
give mt plug of tobacco for them
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