, 1869-07-05
OTTAWA.
,IrtRs Of Parties Charged with Couu.
terfcIting-Trinl for Arsou.


Special Despatch to The Chicago tribune
OTTAWA, July !.
TIL" case OF The People ys- Wili2lu J. ,lartln,
% charge Of utse,1ng counterfeit money, IL
:li:s day been concluded, nfEcr trial lasting oEer
uree daFA. Thr prosecution Was conducted bg
States attorney Blahcaasl, .nl I'll. prisoner
''ia l,s ~ ','s If 7r ri SEG "f cn'ra 5a ,1 ~
HEIch thu prtsunfs Was tT1ei WAS for utter1ng
counterfeit sSEfrenltafk 10 u'lc Henderson, Eup,
IL thc tuTA ef Itss4~a, Bureau Comfy, uu tie
1:';:' '!ay oI November, 1s5s, in1nlls 1t ~ lie
q Hiicrfe!t.
1hvre wcrr several Other Indictments Of sim.
liar xI1uTc. TIT t:!e thai IS liz! upon ;h4 one,
ts,'', l The +s'.ut el.l. Nude knuwn !, III jro.
s~.L! W:sA eI.i,Ied IN tIie ulht1 Cases.
r. ~, M.,l ;1no. D. A2s1n /, fesae:t Of lllae
central srnrerJ trlde; Is lA,ge!y engaged
ii The te:l! tE.lus and al>u u deti,l.;. On
'l4H ls'fI dag If NuTem.rr LAST liz eut yi-lt
,~A.: frsat,' 6 sc The neishhu-tool nj Tisksswa.
f' th fo4L 'wihE day, thu 18Th, he t'r,u.h Mrs.
A'l:c" .luekson s's'ngrr, md u Mrs Th'nas
JEFFERSON S,E1nrcr, ,s'auehtefao1 Abraham Gala.u,
Irl t:stt1.tu-.4T oi BIZ, 10 Tlsk,!wa While there
b. furnished them "!ta mo;ity 10 TO suHlc Shop
,,!nr, While he lltnlseif wtu. round THE tuYu call
,ns uIpu friends aud acGnaintancrsl In t'1ts.
M;us-tnutiouh 1t wAs prustu that IN. h:u pad away
1t each u t"o s~4,el4s 1~o.4u!lAr erec'l''4cA
which :it.rHaE,!r tlx-le'f cut to hr c1uI.cy;e.t
The I:ut:cs had, uA4swIt'r called j: >c:c7 storcs
:,1:i =. s:l1s ,,,,, 81 E."l1 e1,r,"s ,; nn os.r
.,tLi I'c.olaE errrslt,a:G. AID received Change
t!:-lefGE. stAstia purchased ! EeS nj ht'tT aI!d
',Huk II With HIN ~ .sc r2sleact ii his la.hrE-ic-
:a", :" 9tnn' Gll!as's.; par'nS tae raue
tt., INT Tie l,iiIs r.c,,l.-,t hy
,:einV T" counterfeit, Au,, comparing notes
t'Ist ". A!H'f!tE, catlt~ to the tnH:lns,l lha;
haE1h mi Lsvn systematically dclEaudIng them,
:.!4 T. " liz h;ll pl,t alnr tr assistance u t tWll
"'Eh IN ordr51to rua:'!c hdl to 10 llr-e sfrHkr
uf !ht! -. ttr t-hxrlrs stephens u!dllneI
"alras' fo- tit: .rresl u Martin, aud the oEh-t
:'aEslc- Apl!ca.rl, which SaR pliIcaa In fhp hands
.: thr ;er''i "f bureau roausy, who, accompa-
n pEfb nj hRF ~ NIT
- lF" =! s;uila;tn aud arrested t!a wnue party,
".tu HtIs Iii ulnsl 70 bt In hs]t ut the tlmc they
arrived there. tn Searching Martin, j pocket
BOX was inunh In his coat, contRia:ng a'i,I: $50
IN ruod fnohcy. He hal also senr small sums Of
n"':vt n his vest pockets, which nee.nc t. Ea,c
T. n chance s'Lt vi t'lls tnas ne hal patti AWAY.
!it ~ asked to Hp out the f,ockets u1 hts pautA
liz dl'l 80, and tooA uu1 small pocket honk, which
1n't. Stevens aa,rrts thu1 in dung 10 be
:lsn ru'lrh out qu-n4tlty of fractional currency,
~ XII fell tioA the nour. The S.eri!s Subsequent
/. i'Hnt this currency, aHtl asked Nartlu u that
A;h LIZ MLs!in denied ncY knowledge OF l.,
ii t!Lt two ottlrE Inrn who wtre .lreplux IN tie
t;s'l.e E'H'n: and. strange to Ear. Stevens sAd
h".;tE a'pGt having seen i fal from the hanas
nf MAs;,h THESE were the mlu facts upon
Nf:aE the prosecution was 1l4aetL
Fur the defence. 1t was admitted that Martin
ha nstrrtd, OF caused to bc uttered. the COULTER
81: G,oncy ~ charged IN the lnhIcttueut ha' thu,
IT, lid not know II to be counterfeit, and there
auou:t Of testimony was Introduced 10 sno. !. tha,
although he Has Eaa Ut good business 1acul-
-Nh }ct t2a: III W. Ehti"GAlF c4SFlt.s uul un-
IItthUlicAl ii tnaiicll M2;;erl Il vas also
rhoHn ty the testimony Of one Samuel Potts
.hat some time IN The uan:A o! October
Ut Ind borrowed - iroE Martin, IN the
tIt5 or Feus13, Tor the purio-c u! ena.l,n.
arto1nlany Martin and some othcs 1rlcuIs lrto
lfoluot6 County, 10 inspect some land ~hlch tnr,
,hu,sEht Of purchasing. lit further stated ihat On
The ltth OF 12th Of November, hu sPutts} hal
traded horses with the owner ol Une Of four ent-
sFaut TaSous, Or mowers as he called thr1a,
Wh!ca RcFe Passing his place. thu, In making
-sucll exchange liz ha! scc.ved 3t.3 In s. green
larSs, hhd that on the following DAY he haat PAID
s,t Out OF this to Marlin on ACCOUNT Of lhe io:l1
which he fan h1l 1Easn M4r,i. t,f thr thr.e
Las suil rttlanuG IN hts rosstsaloD, he hHt y A
DE tn blacksmith OF v hch he hal lie. tt hc4.H
;atth!ng since; but within three laIts altr. hc
H"re declared 10 he counterfeit.
i lsre WI also a iarge numfcr OF HitaezseG
r lactl to the good character anl trls, saeas
Of Har1iu.
liz Case WAS very ably arsned hy tte respective
*tfhsei. and given to the jGty III Instructions,
I'D at1rE very sho:t dr!lhGtat,ou, ft.urued i
~ :'iIct nf s."i Hnitt'.
Thy next ca.e callri was that Of Leroy \. Dew.
81. CHARGED with having sci fire to and thereby
Ht>ruHt1i mill tn tile to~n uf Mendoza The
""'lr =! the afternoon has 1'ccn occupied IN EN-
-" !cHa 3irs, Ahl AZ ye. uu!s c'grt narc hrcn
.'-rlt Out u tll.rty-st. persons exH.n!nct II ss
~ inach that the case Will occury the balance
.! Ills tes and possibly q portion Ut nc1I Tie
}.r'' S..t!pn 1s cnndlc:cd by -At.u.ley t;enerAl
": 81 a'.'I states -tttGr1Gr B...:lcsart ~hi]e
l. y &tut ltr tf