, 1869-02-12
THE 00uNTeqfetTlAa CASE.
Second Day Of tho Trial of
~ !, Daniel, Web1ter.
Evidence Of s. n. Felke1, who Ar
rested the Accused.
Folkef's Character from q Dotec-
tive Standpoint.
What Allan Pinkertou Thinks Of the
Chief Of the Secret Service.
The Case Submitted.

VNlbl u kN6 1bUC6t 6plRlVos
The Case Submitted.
The trial Of Darrell Webster, tho eo'ored msn,
who was Indicted for counterfetttnZ fract1onai
currency, was continued yesterday ii the Uctted
States District Court The case for the govern
melt IL told By the main witness. samuel u.
Felkez ite details being h1ed up by other pa1ttea
detectives 4td Deputy Marshal. /
The testimony Of Mr, Fetker was, IN Substance, |
that he had lived In and adjacent to the city /
during twenty-five year,; that he Is u tetcetise,
employed by the Secretary ct the Treasury, and |
acting under the special orders OF the Solicitor |
Of the Treasury, as communicated By William P. |
Wood, Ch1ef Of the Secret Service Department. !
Els special duty Is to detect counterfe!tinR. He
had been In thls employment during the past foue |
years. Without arY special Instructions it was |
his dutY 10 suppress counter!elting and to arrest
parties who should be engaged In It
Deputy Nsfehal aunson thst w bsie1 mas desI.
ting in counterfeit moteJ. He did not At once |
act upon the tnformsrlon. but waited until AFTER
counterfeit currency. when. in consequence ol |
further information 1sceiTed from him. be set
- .os Sasn vi
ii be did. Fro@pted 81 tbts report he etassd
auest Of the parties IN thu house No. sassk May
street. The azEest at this house was made be- |
s r.; hs s heupse p';s ~
] eounsesfei: ffsetian.l suSrene? ot poof elade.
s9%s u a. S.9S past
The Inmates OF the house were taken ana web.
sttt wss arrested, On % the street. about block
etafched, and couuteffe3ts, representing about
bundled dollire, were taken ftom hts person; Tbs
M I'D %
Who occupied tho upper part OF she premises.
On e1oss.sx1m!nitlon. tue witness stated that
evening. These weie indicted. but MN naraed
Miller, who was IN tic house, bong govern.
Tisr 'l1 css' once, wheFe ho wss held during the
Eight; was allowed 70 20 On tae tollo*1nG day.
md e arrested ew aa}s h 4 5c4is5 Af5 \:
ns4t day. On sh.s as5 a. tsa o'e:eex.
Tsa Webster asou L. hsss Tssf ssd
Webster aave him 4 package Of m,ncy. ssTi1g II
was xl,t00. EEza Mltcoeu, who ltves with Web
@ for Lin In to Ply oTer. witness saw hl1. hand It
given ior it: webster stated thst ho did nj wsns
10 70 to I'LL. and begged Witness not 70 take h1m
thefe; and the others who were aIrested a!so Dc:
tirtd rot - be Imprisoned. and Wehater ssld II
persons @ ii hut wero engaged Is tha business oi
tountericlirg and deal!Lg in the pEoduets OF the
business, a:d hs eayu the ooo TO be Al wed 70
| 70. First he offered tho mLpey tn W1luees, who
told him that he did mt DO busiaesa In that
Way at al. Then Munson SAC he twttness! had
cc'tcf take tho money. It YOU'D oe Rood EVIDENCE
ealipE he would givo It TO tho proper
otlesF; thst he Tsnsed 70 90 to DlInn tast n.Gat,
not not stfs,d M tat sbs;sr would ri away witness
having ssased that he bad NO Hs., r.. ae a took ~
moIey snd said no wouid notayRan Az Aoyns y g Az "a
Other men. thcy would catch thsm all. ps.oaer lu-
clnded, ard that the money would % good sv:;;
rtYht, hut Murst n must act, Is to the m-nsy. On
| nls oWp responsibility Witness did not nks The
sons aita 1e esmnsl. aan ns sueseguenay "
McAifstcr. Esq, demanded the return OF 'lht
Witness ~ tss ssss E. ~
that hc bad leceived huaored dollars 10 DC kepl
bv him II thero vas continuance. othsrs1:o 70
be rtturrea witne.. is nnaes 'nd,G.me1t It,, foT
1s Gn his bail bond.
THE pETENcE.
what tho nam wisnsst decisrcd his burglary e.ac
to be. = put mp case" Ttey contend mat II Was
1rown tha. shs Dt.sonsE wss wes'thy. tosas1ss z
rome detectives in tho employ OF the Tovs rnmenr
| With vlow Of 1tchl~ noucy from him, G1t c7un
! lien received the $I,Go0 - ply for his release
Z but that when tbl. payment became known :,
/ %H1<A . Aes'a"NJs sH~1 ~ r"
II support of tnts new. NY ano .sd .h,ti. "a
,be sIe0s vas rctuEned Into court, asd not then
nns s P.e.,as Jscgs
;. | ueal wl,h him urIess ths money was paid int
Il rou.t, that the tnm wss banded to tho cleIh
!. Following cut the same 1,ne OF defence, III
:. biz sssoe.a'es, was ass.i1ed.
i. Captain Hickey. OF he South Side police, swo:
dis i1s'., tnst re Tond o nn. otsso uSa o
: IN : care TO which ho was rroaieeus pas1y ~.
+ Supt ItnteudEnt Kennedy sWnre thas; N nk,
!, sis sta:snent w.s svofn 10.
8 MIR. Allan P.tkefton vas swoEn On this ssm
M S;ss Of Tta6 o
positive nature Of he etavemeots mads, M 10 u
.ses9n q ,hs ,aISaaEs E5 Ssta eoe Sstional ~
. . t!ct,vs Police Agency; that he has known ;
: Felker fcr about eleven ye.E1; tnae no R1e" !.
general reputation for truth an4 sefasn7. n su
- not believe him under Oh b.
On crosa e1amiE alton WlsTess, eaid az oc!acse r.
ks7 frsd an n,S - aep n 70 ~ FsRe
- but be believed him 10 ba q yer! bad man.
Il Q. Then Fl this controversy IN % The newspsos :.
~ - | ueaus rothtcRf 4. No. ! meant every wefo
20 % a nas and = seeu1a1sl, ,
ie to92 z; pqssa' ha - be think tho same o. son' a.
= xoa.d hi bun dad On tue spot.
70 a. nave. ~,
in 9. fou have pfsde IN making people M
Jou ars ostteF nan sn3n ,v Felksf' a. An
+ Q nsvs ,oa any p.tee in sast' .t :. A. lam b
T. ttEn.n tasn be svss va Of vii b.
%; 1. Good Yon nevet h.d any qa,I1ei y.
(. FelkeE! a. No. psrnen1tss4s' NO n'o'e .aa'
fase With shteses xsn;fsT fs.i :, .,,.,tea Fc,k
~ reuuistlnn rum tne 1ovssns n,s ~ .os.r,, " -
nj cnasss 9. "us3yt - rttc.9. ,enuttrinn as raAn