, 1862-01-29
HE COUNTERFEIT COIN CASE,


pogus Coins. was brought before L. S. Com,
missioner Fill. A. Hoyne, for examination
yesterday forenoon. L. s. Attorney Larncd
for the Prosecution, and JOHN Ivlc
King for the defence
Tue first witness called was officer James G,
Davis OF the North Side Police. A half dollar
plece and dime were shown him by supcrin-
tcndcnt c. F. Bradley which the former officer
Lad received from Atwood at his bakery estab.
hshment No. e5a Clark street, in November
last, when he bought two loaycs Of bread for
Mr. Bradlcy-as he supposed, tofced prisoners
with in tile Office cells. The half dollar piece
was dated 1860, and the dime, 1855. Both
were pronounced base coins by Isaac Speer,
jeweiler, who was introduced ae an expert, /
and tested the metal With acid before tho Com
missioner There was q heavy coat Of silver
over the type-n1ctal or other base substance,
which had to bc removed before the acid would
detect the difference between the counterfeit
and the genuine money, The ring and weight |
Of both pieces, however, we're detective
HoraceM Elliott was also introduced and testi-
fed that he too had patronized Atwood's e:tab- |
lishment to the extent Of purchasing - |
cents worth Of crackers. This was tic aGth |
Of December last. he gave the defendant 4 |
five dollar bill and received, among other |
change, one Of the same fifty cent pieces. |
MI. Peter Wrcch, a German residing at No. !
35G39 Milwaukee avenue, was called. He testi-
lied that Atwood and 31cCambrey came to his
place Oh Tuesday last, and were telling about
selling load Of something. They called for
beer. In payment, McCambrcy offered half
dollar piece A brother of the witness having
already been bitten by similar piece, knew
better than to take it, and pronounced it
bogus. McCambry said he had taken it at
saloon corner Of Jefferson and Carol streets,
and would return it. They paid for the beer
III good money and departed. A few moments
litter the witness followed them. They enter
I'd saloon, No. 200 Milwaueec avenue.
W'rcch concealed himself, and as they passed
out Of the place heard them talk about "pass-
ing quarter lie then went into the saloon,
which is kept by Mr., Christian Schultz and
told him about tho previous conduct Of the
two men. He examined the quarter they had
given him and found it bogus. They then
traced Atwood and McC Cambrey, still bent upon
i,ccr and tho disposal Of their coins, to the
establishment Of Herman Fe1sinthaI, No. 199
Milwaukee avenue, where Schultz confronted
them and demanded to know why they had
cheated him with bad money. They denied
liz charge and attempted to leave, but Felsin-
thai held Atwood close, and another man,
Henry Marks, who WAS there, took hold Of
NcCamb1ey. The latter drew a butcher knife
and made lurgc at his captor. 4 dog be-
longing to Schultz, not knowing an honest
| from dishonest man, and becoming enragcd
! al lie scuflle, here interfcrcd and bit Marks,
compelling hin, to let his prisoner 50. Nc
| Csnbrey ran out ut back door, leaving his
| safe, and was taken to the Second Precinct
Police Station and delivered up, Hc claimed
at that time that he was an entire stranger to
his confederate, and desired to be released
| His game did not work, however, as
we'll as he could have desired. He was sub
Ec4ucnt1y released, for reasons best known tt
men engaged in hunting up the case.
The testimony Of officer Vim. Chapel, Jos
crh Myers, Joseph Dixon, Christie strebc1
". Il. Corman and Philip Fifer did not throw
much more new light upon the transaction!
Of Atwood and McCambey, and was merel,
aecumulatiye Of transactions similar to thos,
attested to by previous witnesses.
After closing the tcstimnny-and thcr
seemed to be no end to the amount that nigh
hare been produced-the Commissioner 1el.
AtN ood in the sum Of 500 bail for appear
ance before the Grand Jury. Hc Vas commit
ted in default thereof
James frazlcr, seventh o1 Lie gang engage
III the disposal OF TIC same KIND Oh bogus CON
"as arrested yesterday anu hcld lot e3:1n1na
lion.
hcpner, Bartlett and Duzcnbury, the manu-
1actnrcrs Of tic CON, "lH'c e2alnlneo oeior
the commissioner tlus afternoon Ihese me
were found by officers Dixon and Elliott, VII
Lad been over two months upon tnelr traci
on sunday AFTERNOON, IN Tue ll1ro stof5
the building No. 5os State street, as previous
: y stated, engaged IN the very act OF manuta'
: turing the spurious money. lhc KNOCK OF on
, OF the officers was answered by one OF II
party, and when Elliott and DIXON walked II
to tue apartment, backed as they were, II
! utmost CONSERVATION seized the entHe paE1
+ and they made not the least resistance.
!. description OF tue premises, tools ar
machinery OF the gang Is deferred Until anot
;. CT issue.
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