Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-20

CONTEMPLATING CAsE.-A A counterieltlng
case of some interest came up before Justice
G. H. Benham Tuesday afternoon. 1t was
the case of Ohio VS.. George Hartman, for
using bill of the purported value of $40 on
the Forest City Bank of Cleveland.
Constable J. B. shull testified that on
Thursday last a warrant was placed in his
hands for the arrest of Hartman, in COM
pany with Mr., E. c. Stevens. He found Mr..
Hartman at Kesel's St. Clair House, corner
Of Water and 81. Clair streets. When told
that they wanted him, and what for, Hart
man said that he had no baggage there at
the House, but that his trunk and all his
things were at Mr.. Van Pelt's, on Bank st.
Mr.. shUll asked him to go up stairs with
him and he finally assented to go,still stating
that he had no baggage there. After going
through several rooms up stairs at the back
of the house, he went into a room in the
front Of the house, in which was a trunk
which Hartman owned was his. Previous
to this he had acknowledged that he had
some counterfeit money. In the trunk was
one package containing twenty $40 bills on
the Forest City Bank of Cleveland, one $40
bill upon the Bank of Commerce, Cleveland;
in another package were thirteen $5 bills
upon the York County Bank, York, Pa; in
G wallet were some ether bills and ST in gold.
With the package of $40 bills was one 81
bill upon the Northern Bank of Kentucky,
and a similar one upon his person. In the
trun k was package containing a wig and
two plaster dies, apparently for the manu-
facture of two-shilling pieces. He then.
after finding this mOney, arrested Hartman,
who gaze bail for his appearance.
Hartman, on being first called upon, asked
Mr.. Stevens, who was present, to go to one
side with him. Before they had gone
up stairs, he said that he was under the
employ of U. s. Marshal johnson. The wit
ness said thatit might have been as soon as
he had told Hartman that he had a warrant,
that he fH.) said that he had counterfeit
money in his possession. He said he had
received the money that he had from Deputy
U. s. Marshal Haeket, of RaVenna, for the
purpose of detecting counterfeits, and that
he was acting as an officer.
From all the evidence, as brought out yes
terday, the following seems to be the facts:
The man Fry, who is in jail for passing bO-
gus coin, came here from Detroit without
money. He met Hartman at the St. Clair
House, who offered to assist him. He gave
Fry, accordingly, a $40 counterfeit bill and
a bogus 81. On the same day he gave him
three bogus half dollars to get changed,
which Fry did, at Que time buying few
raisins, at another little meal, and again
some small article, each time returning the
change to Hartman. Fry was discovered in
passing these coins, and arrested while pur-
chasing some pills at DR.. Ames'-as we no.
ted at the time. Hartman was then arrest
ed as above stated. Officer Hacket testified
nor detective purposes, at the late Horse
Fair. There was, as above stated, nearly
$500 of this money. he had known Hart
man, as he testified, about two months.
Hartman was held in $500 bail to appear
before the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday
al ternOon, by ESQ. Benham.
POLICE Court, JUDGE LAwRENCE.-William
RearGon was fined $40 and costs for assault
and battery.
VIM. Alexander and Mary Jane Alexan-
der were convicted of disturbance. Will
lam was fined the costs and sent to the chain
rang thirty days, and Mary was fined $40
end costs.
Sophia Myers was lined $25 and costs for
petit larceny.
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