The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-18
CONTRIBUTING.
4 United States Detective Charged wil6
Passing Counterfeit Money.
Mf0RESTMG and IMPORTANT EVIDENCES
90. DO. DO.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
a. o. hcAllstes, who had been In the employment Il
the government detec i've up 70 Saturday Ias ~
yesterday charged with passing counereit money mAef
the circumstances related In the subjoned evidenoD.
Mr. Samuel q. Courtney United States District AHsFy
ncy, with Mr.. Roins, appeared for the prosesutek
Ex-Judgo Stuart defended the prisoner.
Hans h6iler sworn--I do business at No. l68 UAAls
ham street, keep lager beer saloon; defendant caue
In Last Saturday night. between twelve and ociecl
he asked how much bottle OF wine was; my wlfo aA
81 so; he gave me 81 bin and three ATTY cent
stamps; the Stamps were counterfeit my wife toll
me to look At them; asked him where he got Them ~
said II was none OF my busness-that he q UaiteA
States detective ard had right to pass them; said
syou can't" ard put them up to his face; asked hin
several times where he got them; he got mad and saA
he had right TO pass them sent for policeman; de-
PENDANT treated the barkeeper and others with the dol
lar; handed the three Atty cent stamps back and -
put them in diary book the officer came and arrested
him and took the three fifty cent stamps from him:
marked them and also the other bill taken from him. the
dollar was all the good money saw:
Cross-examined by Judge Stuart have i've waiter.
girls employed; they wait upon persons at tho tables.
Catharne M0er s~orn-I am vito OF Henry M0a6r;
me in payment a nifty cent stamp; told him il vss
bad he then gave ten cents in payment; he put NE
fifty cent stamp Ill. pocket; then got one BO08
and two iages for which he paid; no then asked tss
bottle OF wine gave 1t 70 him; he paid 81 and NE
es he Ssk .nS 0s Of Ms s book y.
said this money bad he said. 81 think not" sades
Isl called my husband aud another young man. and tncy
said 1t bad; PENDANT said, You damned liar
my husband said, " Where did you get the money!"
defendant said, cit none Of your business" ny
hu band said, You have right to pass that money!
he said, az am a United States deteotve-I can a.
what like" he then SAID. g. Let us take drink ~
my husband said mo; would not like to drink wlh
n m W husband
call for policeman" he said, "You.can send for Al
a policeman came In and arrested the defendant
Cross-examined-I have been In this country Tour
years. came with o cousin.
William Streubcll sworn-I live at the corner OF HAse
Broadway and Market street, at the Steiner House an
barkeeper; was in M0llers place on Saturday ntsAf
defendant there with three three fty cent staQ4
in his hand heard him call for lager and ask the bess
and the men to drink.
Fourth precinct; arrested defendant and found three
fifty cent counterfeit stamps in his vest pocket aaG
prisoner TO station house, and searched him there
George r. Town, Sergeant Of police, Fourth preciaNa
when the prisoner was brought to the station house he
half drunk.
ruE DEFENDANTS STATEMENT
The defendant made the following satement:-I veah
into this place after having drank considerable and We
good deal intoxicated drank two or three or feR1
tines both with OF the girls al tho saloon and sA
with the madam and with the barkoeper; they wsntsq
mo to have bottle Of wine said would only haA
not money enough but that would treat again. mean
ing that would pay for another IL BEER took SUg
my pocketoook aud TOOK one dollar bi rom u; ose
tnc girs ana inc madam sara, looking into the po0e
Dook, that hao Stamps enough look TWO or tnroe =
them from the pocxetoook 10 my hngeIs win no aoa
close by took them from and said they were bad All
that l was q counterfeiter: said he lied, tAas
was detective onicer ana had 70 carry tnems1
.hen cared ior more peer, ana the Ianasay saa -
the baikeeper drank u togetner ipad LOT WIN ne
9no aoiaI p,i,, ana tney gave ms sns cnsnKo 49,
nIuo WINE haa some iurther worus w.n 'ne Mnoioss
anu .uses'cnea 20 s.rke MN We mao Iaia woius
n,n eaoa usdo, ah, liam ,d,, M s
,iea r ia ~ oS =, as, sn h ,son,S 49,
uame, us sAa Shnus1 " acs s 40 NJ wuuid aSs
ne ae. ~. s o v ~ -. o 1
90 h as,s,ns cann,srss ynoncv mon R,r, in 80
men, oS thc ;ns Tbia ,s utterly false This saisrese
"a tbe tynth ~ Tho entire matter as we'll "A can -
marnber \, Howsvsr foolish ana had NAV Isys
bahaved IN The saloon an innacsn or s,,smn,,s. -
noes had rnonav '
Tho fooWinu evidence vas given ON behalf OF the d.
fendant.-