The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-10
LoCa1 MATTuRs,

Passing Co1mserfeis Monsp.-faryey Wash,
carged with passing q counterfeit - 81 6 10
piece on Perry Jones, and with having ip MS
possession $500 In counterfeit gold coin, was
arraigned before the Mayor yesterday. The
wealth and former good repu tation Of the
prisoner tended to excite considerable public
curiosity, and q large crowd vas In ATTEND
ance. The counsel for The accused - hessrs
Crump, Nance and Williame- announced
their readiness to proceed, and the witnesses
for the Common wealth were sworn and ex-
Officer Kelly, OF the Police.-I arrested the
prisoner. Fonud on his person and in his car
pet bag the coin here exhibited. THE coin is
in 81 and $3.50 pieces, amounting to S5tf
The bag was at Mr.. Perkins, on Broad street,
where he prisoner left 1t.
Officer John D. Perrin, of the Police-Was
with Mr.. Kelly at the time to which he al.
Indies I afterwards went to the house Of the
prisoner, in Appomattox county, aud found
there por to- mo naie, con tanning Si2 SO ia
coin, which / supposed to De spurious, but
Mr.. Pairo has pronounced nine dollars OF 1t
good money.
Perry Jones-Saw the prisoner on New
Years night. He asked me to change q SO
gold piece. and did SO, giving him silver IN
exchange. This is the piece be ave me. Elk.
hbited it'll The next morning l ascertained
il was not good. On the following night
was al Lohman's lager beer saloon, when the
prisoner came in Told him thought he had
been passing counterfeit money. he ASKED
me TO drink with him, and / did 80. He pulled
out a similar 81. so piece TO pay, and Lehman
said it was bad He then took il back and paid
a dime for the two glasses of lager.
Z Lohman-( Related the circumstance of
the drinks.] Saw similar money in the pri-
scner's purse, but couldn't say il was bad. In
order TO test the value of the piece he gave me,
got another piece and compared them, and
found his the lightest. Prisoner TOOK both in
his hand, aud threw them upon the bar, ask
ing me If 1 couId select my own. l did so,
readily.
ID. w. Mahone.-lwitness is employed at
anll e. No yc -
| day morning last, prisoner came 10 the store
| and purchased IS cents worth of medicine.
| handing me a - 5o piece, and gave him the
l change. Afterwards found it was bad Sa w
/ him on The street and told him about it. he
| said he would make 1t good, but saw no more
OF him. My suspicious in regard to the piece
| were aroused by it's light weight.
| Martin Kahn.-(Eniploy at Ezekiei's
store Prisoner was at the store ana bought
| $5 worth of goods, giving me two 50 50 pieces
| Told him they were rather light, and on in-
| quiry, ascer ained they were Dad. He after
/ wards gave nole on the Northwestern Ban
| r. Emerson Prisoner came to my restau.
| rant aud procured meals last week, and on
| THURSDAY said he believed he would settle 4 nd
leave. He gave me 81 50 piece, and gave
| back the cnaDge. After l beard of the arrest
| examined the coin l had received from prison.
er. 1t was compared with good money and
found to weigh lighter. tUoin prod daeed.l
| Mrs Rice-( Witness keeps school Ia ths
city.l L know the prisoner. One morning
| last week-1 think Wedhesday-he came to IN,
| school and paid SO tor the tuition of hi.
| ueice, giving me two 81 SO pieces and five
| silver quarters. Saw no more Of him. My
| susp.cions were aroused the next day by MIR
| Jacob Woodson, who called at my house auC
asked if Mr.. Wash had paid the tuition of hi.
niece-thst he had been arrested. Got ths
| money and ascertained that IL was bad. The
pieces were exhibited.
| John II Tyler, firm of Mitchell Il Tyler
| jeweilers-lVario pieces Of the Coin wers
| submitted 10 witness, VINO tested 1t with so aa
ri hH
| very bad. There Is not enous alloy in genu
Inc gold coin to be detected in this mant er
The execution Of this coin Is ve-y good, ant
| apt TO deceive. Should say, however, tina
| here was no gold in this except the washinss
| They are, indeed, brass WITNESS then tes tel
the coins that had been passed on the severa
| persons present, and Pronounced them bad
j NJ Bennett First Auditor-[A note OF tn
| Northwestern Bank, taken from prisoner, wa
| submitted for examination Do not proies
to be II good judge of money, and would hesi
| tate long time before pronouncing al opiD
ion where a man was on trial. Could no
| say whether this was II genuine note or not.
| II. 7. PaiTO, Exchange Broker.-Mv i'm pres
| sion is that this Is good note. Wsobject u
receiving notes like this, because there is
| doubt about them.
Al this point Mr.. Crump asked the Mayo
, ifhe was examining the accused for felony All
. misdemeanor both. The mater of the ban
| notes in The prisoners possession did DC
amount TO a felony.
The Mayor did not propose to decide tina
question at present. 1t was. nevertheless, hi
duty 10 hear the evidence in respect to all ia
doubtful money in the prisoners possession
| Mr.. Pairo resumed, and examined a ten dol
= | lar note On the Bank of South Carolina. Thes
| notes are not received here, ami are pre-
nounced counterfeit My own Impression
} | that they are good. They have just made the
l | appearance, and no sncn plate has heretofoI
: been in use. [The note is like those found i
! possession of Rddell and Chiffon
5 The testimony for the Commonwealth close
! here, and as none was offered on the part
( the defence, the Mayor remaadsd the prisons
e | TO be examined for felony. before the Hustini
Court, at its next term.