Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-05

believed the warrant was genuine. Was
shown the other warrant, and stated he
did not think that was good one. II is
the same plate, but not filled out by the
same party. A number of blanks were
torn out of the back of the books, thirty
being missing from one. The books were
lying around loose in the Office
Chas A. Beehn stated he was
printer, connected with Chamberlin q
Co. Printed blank warrants for p. T.
Hughes. He thought the one said to be
counterfeit was torn from the book and
the one said to be genuine could not have
been.
F.S. Vanhorn, jr., printer at Chamber
Inns was examined His testimony
was unimportant.
P. I. Hughes, late City Controller,
stated he got four books from Chamber
lin q Co.'S Was shown the two $500
city warrants of the same number and
thought his signature on both were gen.
uine. He was doubtful Of The signature
of John Park on one, but Park wrote diff
ferently at various times. He thought
one of the warrants had been raised from
q fifteen dollar one; the other is genu-
inc $500 warrant. Believed the one held
by Beaumont to be the genuine one, and
that sold by Lipaii the raised one.
Parks handwriting changed towards
election time. Lipari brought Horton
to Southern House to board, and said he
was all right Had conversation with
Beaumont in regard to Horton, and in
ferred that Horton was detective.
Charming Richards, Clerical Police
Commissioner, produced the record book
of stolen property. He had examined
the safe at Police Headquarters and did
not see the ring.or watch formerly owned
by Lipari, or any city warrants. (Col.
Beaumont here produced the warrants
from his pocket) There was no entry
on the property book of Liparis watch
or ring. Received no information of
what became of Liparis property until
after this case came up. Was present
when Lipari was under arrest at Beau
monts office.
Capt. Richards was about to state what
Beaumont had said at the time, when he
was interrupted by the counsel for the
prosecution, and after considerable spar
ring on both sides, the objection was
withdrawn. He stated that Beaumont
told him he had some important matter
to communicate to him. Beaumont took
book with city warrants from
his pocket and said he believed
he had caught the man. Beau
mont stated the matter fully to him,
when he said it was his opinion that a
man should not be prosecuted when in
duced to commit crime by de-
tective, and on these grounds Llpari
was let off. Beaumont said Lipari
should make good the counterfeit
warrant passed. Beaumont did not
tell him Cirode was party to the trans
action. Did not know that Lipari and
Beaumont dined together He under
stood Lpari was to be discharged Did
not hear from Beaumont anything about
the watch, ring or check. Was under the
impression that Lipari had passed raised
counterfeit warrants. Understood that
Lipari had been induced by detectives to
raise the warrants, and they were trying
to ferret out an old matter against Lipari,
that of dealing in counterfeit money,
$2700 of which was now in the safe at
police headquarters, which had been
taken from a man in Liparis employ.
Lipari and his men were previously ar
rested for passing counterfeit money.
Was satisfied from evidence that Lipari
was the agent for passing the counterfeit
money One of Lipari's BARRIERS threw
one counterfeit dollar in the gutter A
former clerk of Lipari's stated the
custom was to place small counter
felt bills in the drawers every
morning. Believed Lipari was guilty,
and that his shop was the head
quarters for the circulation of the bogus
money. Understood that that the object
in getting Lipari into raising city war
rants was to gain his confidence, in order
to investigate the counterfeit money
question and find out where the plates
were.
Thos Leonard, County Trustee, said
he boarded at the Southern House.
Never saw Beaumont and Horton to-
gether. Has seen them both at the
house.
j. v. Gilbert was giving his evidence
when we were compelled to leave court
and close our report
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