Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-20


""a PdSs,ng Counterfeit Money-when our re-
port closed Yesterday, officer Allen had lust con.
ciudeo his testimony on the part Of the prosecu-
ton The next witness called was
Ob'eer Wise, who stated that he was at the office
OF squire Dom when Mr.. Shaw was broug bit
| there, and that he SHAW admitted that he lad
passed counterfeit half dollar in the Northern
| that 1t was brought back to him, and he again
gave 1t out with other change, to another of his
customers.
Witness also stated that he went to the d.not f,
a box Of coin addressed to Mr. Stone That -,
arrested Stone and carried him to the house Of
Justice Dom, where an examination of the case
was deferred, and stone gave bail Stone then
made to officer Wise a statement of the ,,,hoI
affair, which caused him and officers Wise "a
kimball to 60 to Philadelphia; and they found on
lhslr arrival There, everything to be as Stone ad
represented Relative TO Mr.. Shaw's arrest no
stated thar he, in company with officers Allen and
hlmbaIl, went in the neighborhood of Sb,w,s
mouse IoIr or hvt times on the day of his arrest
but could not find him: the house appeared 70 h.
closed up. About one O'Clock that same dav tn,
had arrested another party implicated and tb;s
Iact was generally known in that part of the citv
shaw was ARRESTED at mig hit or after dark
Og'cT htmbaH, for defence said he remarked
10 stone al squire Donn's house that he had \
question to ask him. but he need not answer -
unless lie saw tit, for he did not want him to
eliminate himself. Stone did not answer tbi :
question. but afterwards voluntarily ths
whole matter. He arrested Shaw COMING nm ont
al 'ne cellar or his house. Thinks he had butter
In his hand. This WAS about o,clock At nirrLt
Examined his person and premises hut forn5 no
counterfeit money. Also arrested another marty
Implicated, about O'Clock same day The fact
al tnIs affest was generally known in the neigh
Doihocd OF Mr.. Shaw's house Did not think the
hctlce OF that arrest appeared in the Star of tho
oi!ne date as the dav Of the arrest
tWc'T H'Ss recaIled--Said he thought the no.
t!ce 81 the arrest was in the S.ar of that ate for
he remeinb ered making the renark that the editors
were too fast for them
Mr. Stone recalled District ATTORNEY. Did
Alf. shaw tell Won how he Passed these counter
felt half dollars Answer He told me that in
making change to his customers he cave in
changing - 1O or 81, generally one bad half
uoiitr but never more than two Told Officer
Alien 'HiS ana remarked 10 him that if he went TO
MIR. Shaws stand IN market and bought a pound
OF butter from him, Offering 4 - 50 piece or g in
payment that he would receive some connte,cait
coin in change.n
ODic.r Allen recalled Mr. Stone told me that
II Went to Mr.. Shaw and offered s. so or 81 in
payment Tor butter that would receiv some coun-
tetItlt money IN change. | sent my mother to hi IN
with - 30 piece Saw him give her the change
ana among 1t was the counterfeit half dollar ex-
hlblted to the jury
M Lanstey.--knows Mr.. Shaw well; has had
business transactions with him, and has received
money from him every week. Never had any
counterfeit money TO his knowledge Out of two
| hundred dollars, one hundred and seventy-fve
was in silver.
| Dr: Mcinyre The notice appeared in the Sta,
on Thursday afternoon. the day after Shaw's ar
rest.
| offer Gsttiugs-Didn't see this notice in the
! Star Till Thursday. Didn't see any account until
! the day after Shaw's arrest
| Detfcttre Officer Boss.-The first public notice
tat this officer saw of this matter was on Thurs
| day.
The case was rested here as far as the evidence
was concerned; and on the proposition of Mr.
| Ratcufe for the defence, the case was given to
| the Try without argument
1ne Court tnen took ND a case i'm which Chris
| TOPPER Hunmerdi"ger was charged with perjury
| he having, as alleged in the Indictment sworn
| before the grand jury that he didn't sell lottery
ponCles nor lottery tickets. nor did he know one
| MaSee nor one kessler all OF which. as alleged
he did do, and know, at the time of having so
sworn
Mr.. Ould, for the United States, proposed to
place on the stand as witness, Mr. A. w. Miller.
| d member of the late grand jury.
| hlr. Norris, for defence, objected that a grand
| case that has been before him in that tribunal:
and also, that it is not legal to impeach the testi
| mony Of party summoned BY them to testify for
1 the United Stntes
| Ould for the United States who held that an in
| dlctment would lie for perjury committed before
the Grand Jury, and that in case of this charac-
| ter grand Juror WIS a coinpetent witness in all
respects as affecting the immediate fact Of the per
| Jury. TO sustain his position, Mr. o. read from
| from Blackstones Commentaries, Chitty's edition,
| and from other authorities
| Mr.. Guild had hot concluded at the time of ,d
journment.
| To-day, the Court met at the usual hour and
tne sealed verdict of the jury in tue case of John
Shdw, Iied yesterday on charge OF passing
| counterfeit money, was handed to the Court
| Ihey found the defendant not guilty
The case of Hummerdiger charged with PERU
| ~, was then resumed, and Mr. Guild continued
| and concluded his argument in support of his
| proposition to place grand juror upon the stand
To prove the commission of the perjury charged in
| the indictment
Mr. Norris followed in support of the objections
Il IN lord ~
| when our report closed.
| Nut FOR THE observation-disclosures the pas
| s"ngers by the 20 train from Baltimore to Wash
| lhSton, last night, was an old colored woman
| who, according to her own story, had few
| months since been manumitted by the will of her
| deceased mistress, who resided in Lynchburg
! va, where the old woman '!born and raised :,
she got into the omnibus at the WASH nyton depot
| winch connects with the Orange and Alexandria
ROAD when the agent Informed her that she could
| NOT DE hllowe'i tn pass over the road ssNhat for
| Inassa!> said the old lady. evidently under the
| impression that she was suspected of sometime
wrong: please God, ! amt done muffin out o: de
| way. lis want to git back to Ole Virpinny wbar
| come from-dats all, Young massa | ain't no
| runaway; was sot free by my missus when she
dlrd; an Fl you don't believe dat. I'll show You
| my free papers And suiting the action to the
| WORD, she pulled out from her stocking leg her
| papers and exhibited them to the agent She then
told her story. which is as follows: She with her
| cnliaren, four In number. We're manumittcd and
/
| few weeks she became disgusted with "dem Free.
state folks, as she styled them. and was now on
her way back tn her old home. where she declared
she had been treated better dan one half of de-
White folks In Ohio Were" gentleman in the
omISbns gave her the address of Hon Thomas :
Boock. the member from her district who be
| assured her would send her back t. ..Ole Viz
ginhy; and We left the old woman waiting at
Browns Hotel 10 see Mr. BOcock
SrPREME CoURT.-E esterday VIM F. Clarke
Esq Of New York, admitted an attorney
and counsellor of this Court
No. 10. Edward ~ Castle ct al survivors of
Joseph filk!nS. deceased. plaintiffs in error agt
Edward +. Builard. The argument of this cause
E"as continued by Mr.. Gillet for the defendant
in error, and concluded Mr. Dickey for the plain
tltis N error f
Mi Crittenden suggested to the Court that the
melancholy tdings of the deceaSe Of their dis
tmgulshed brother. Hon John Nelson of Balti-
more, late Attorney General of the United States
which had just reached the city, might make il
Hihute y departed worth To suspend the business
Oh the Court FOR the residue of the day and there
tomorrow i
Wherenpon MIR. Justice Mclean replied: At
the death of Mr. Nelson We feel the deepest re-
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