The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-26
LHaAx IMTHLLIaHMCH.
Counterfeiting Beer Stamps-The "BoodIe


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United States District Court-Judge Cadtcdloder.
This morning the Court was engaged with the
trial of Lewis Sherman upon the charge OF being
engaged IN the @ 6 ra aaa sae 81
ny shs In the empo q 6ne Of re
sury secret service, but formerly notorety in
nection with the big swlndle into which he drew
George Mountjoy last summer This man testified
became acquainted with him in Moyamensing Prison,
where he, the witness, was confined upon charge
OF obtaining money under false pretenses. q.
After that he saw him frequently and became in
innate with him. and in many conversations Colonel
arrangement with man named Grover, by which
they were to buy place for $3.50 and go into the
business of printing on and selling beer stamps of
the denomination Of twenty-five cents. He COM
planned that he had furnished half the price and had
obtained genuine stamp from one Of the collectors,
John Hart who was to do the printing; but Grover
went back him, made the thing public, refused to
the business as they had agreed upon and tried to
cheat him OF his interest," and In consequence OF this
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the matter went through. Fs- -,-s-. ,.-..J - 4
The cross examination by John p. o'Nelll, Esq,
fendant elicited the following condition OF affairs
with regard to the witness, VINO stated them with
His home had been in New York for some six or
seven years, where he was sometimes engaged in
the commission and whisky business put OF late ne
as $40 600 in twelve months. He was in the "Doode
game with Colonies Sherman and Grover, Sher
ness ness consisted in selling white paper to- q
man who proposed to buy counterfeit
o. more 9y wasn msn S ss
binary blank printing paper was obtained, cut into
pieces about the size Of bank note, then made into
neat bundle, good IS note was placed on the top,
and one on the bottom, and the whole was sold as
money. BY this little process they made 10000 from
George Mountjoy in August last and about $1,000
rested for highway robbery but nothing ever resulted
from the case. 1t was after all this that he became
segusped with Colonel Whee be CasI q the
| did not explain the ''booden game TO the Colonel
for he found him pretty we'll posted the subject,
nor did he tell him anything Of his knowledge re-
garding Shermans transactions until he had been
! taken into the service. He did not wish to have
sherman arrested, and only made the afiidayt upon
| Dy Colonel Whiteley. He introduced to Grover Mr..
| Netteship, Of the Secret Service who took the
name OF Louis Fish. and pretended to be brewer in
want OF cheap stamps. on trial. Ell
| io -.,A The Trueman Homicide. EIrl ID
| Court Of Oyer and 1ermaler-Jadges Allison and
! In the trial OF Constable William Whitesides OF
| the Seventh WARD, for the murder OF Henry True
man. colored, the case OF the Commonwealth Was
| closed this morning, without the development OF
| anything new. Tide testimony of the colored man,
Thomas j. Smith, which We gave yesterday, con-
tanned the whole OF the Commonwealth's case The
would be S shown SpsSS that the accused was pursuing
prisoner whom he had arrested under warrant,
and the crowd thht gathered abont hin interfered
with his movements so that the prisoner escaped.
Then the crowd closed in about him, throwing
stones and calling out XIII the white -, and
pistol in order to protect himself by frightening the
mob and he actually discharged the weapon towards
| the ground the ball by accident lodging in the
| stomach OF the deceased His good character like
| WISE would form an element of the defense.
| Witnesses are now being examined upon these
points and TESTIFY In support of them. The wit
nesses for the Commonwealth were all colored, and
those for the defense are white persons. on trial.