The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-25

money to them at the factory office. This
was abont ten days after ! came to Rich
mond. I did not then make any PROPOSE
tion to defraud the Government, but said
! that ] had it for sale i'll large quantities. ]
had fifty, three tens, and one twenty-dol-
lar bill. The twenty was genuine, but /
represented it, too, to be counterfeit.
remarked that there would be little trouble
in fshoving them" / don't remember
exactly what inducements / used for them
to take the notes, but mi ght have represent
ed them as neatly executed, and available
to use in the country for the purchase Of
tobacco, cotton, hides, &c. My object was
to show them that was up in that line Of
business, and to see whether they were men
to handle such stuff. It was g part of my
plan TO capture the stamps. My opinion
was that, theywere susceptible. i told them
that / could obtain any quantity of such
bills, and that they could be had cheap. I
wanted them to know that was up to any
thing in the way Of counterfeits.
1ae THEY DON'T TAEE.
They didn't offer to take any Of the
money. Ny intention was, if they seemed
anxious to take this money, to propose to
Bannasch had previously remarked that
such stamps could be had in New York. II
they had had any counterfeit money at the
time! they would hardly have told me.
Men don't generally tell such things. ! told
it because wished TO sustain my pretended
character Of a aroglle, remembering the COM
| pany was in. lk
They didn't take to the matter as strongly
rs / thought they would, but l don't know
exactly what they said.
BEACH COMES OUT FLATLY.
It was about week ago / came out and
| told Hoppe that wanted counterfeit stamps.
| They were to furnish me with 200 0half boxes
oftobacco. of uniform black color, put up
| in merchantable style, at 26Hc. per pound,
| to be shipped in bond to New Orleans.
There was nothing illegitimate in this con-
tract. They insisted that they would not ship
tobacco for me any erway than in bond /;
that is, / was to put on the stamps. re-
member their saying somethingto me about
business being dull, and that they were
about closing up, and were anxious to get
to work on my order. There having been
some delay in the signing Of the contract,
| lfr. Hoppe came to me about it, and told
him frankly that the difficulty was that /
couldn't lind any counterfeit stamps. He
said Bannasch knew all about them, or
something to that effect, and that ne would
| see Bannasch and see what he could do. We
then separated, and after that | saw him
veryoften ut the hotel and on the street. !
got the stamps on the 10Th; don't know
where Hoppe was when I bought them.
| THE OATH NOT BINDING.
did not regard the oath administered by
Roche at Bannasch's house rs binding. My
| right name is Beach, and was known to
| these parties under that name.
BEACH's BUSINESS.
| Mr.. jenkins You stated yesterday that
YOU were engaged in the secret service o1
the Treasury Department Of the Govern
| ment.
/, Mr.. Jenkins Have you your commission
| Witness 1t is at the hotel l was ap
pointed on the 18th of September.
| Mr.. jenkins wish to see that commits
sion. -
Mr.. Nceson: 1t is not necessary to show
the commission. The Government now ell
dorscs his acts. AE
Mr.. Jenkins insisted, and the witness wa:
directed to bring his commission into court
next time.
! wE BEACH, on TIE SITUATION.
Mr.. jenkins Where were you intro
duced to MIR. Taylor /:
Witness Near the st. Charles Hotel
| His son was present.
Mr.. jenkins: What did you talk about
| Witness About politics and the Con
scrvative movement in Firginia.
| Mr.. jenkins: Which side did you take
| Witness The right side-the one they
did.
| r- THR CUSTOMS OF DETECTIVES.
Witness continued / do not know tha
it is the custom Of persons accused Oi crime
to charge revenue officers with completely
| regarded the remark of Roche about Ill
spector Burke being all right as made to re
assure me. When Hoppe came to my h0te
after the arrests he had q very heavy loat
on, but knew what he was about. re
| rarded Hoppe us the foreman Of the labor
| inc department Bannasch managed tht
finances and Taylor made the purchases.
Mr.. jenkins Do you regard it as par
| of your duty to cntrap men into the com
mission Of crimes!
Witness No, sir; / never did If. The
regulations prohibit that kind Ct thing. Un
der the old regime, discharged officers OF tht
| Government who labored to defeat the aim
of those still in Office were sometimes in
duced to commit felony, and then locked
up for a1fcw years to keep them from trou
bling the officers and the people generally
These are the cnly cases i'll which it ever wa
iustifiable. ~ 'iEit ts
At this point the court adjourned unit
| IL O'Clock this morning, when the cross
examination Of Nr. BEACH will be resumed
| BAESAscH AID ROCHE IN JAIL.
Mr.. Bannasci, who had been in custody
Of the United States Marshal on Friday
night, hoping to 1ind the required bail
having failed, was committed to the city
| iail on Saturday. Roche went to jail OF
lFriday night in default. The amount o
ibail required Of each is $4,000. Mr.. Hoppe
is under bail to appear from day TO day du
ring the examination. r-...
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