The New York herald., 1871-11-05
T He COUR T S.
Important Counterfeiting Trial-A Just and
Popular verdict-Motion to Postpone
the Minor Casa
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cousI.

feiting-The Secret Service Department in
q Sorry Piisss.
Yesterday in the United States Circuit Court Judge Bene
dict resumed the trial OF Colgate, who
indicted on charge of selling counterfeit money while
he was confined A. prisoner Ludlow Street Jail
accusation OF having dealt in and sold indecent books and
pictures, and forwarded through the Omce.
The leading facts of this already appeared tho
hERALD but there Developments the trial yesterday
which resulted in the acqual Of the prisoner require
somewhat extended notice. owing that the Secret
Service Department have come out Of the affair with
clean hands, We shall briefly details a. they
presented to the Court and jury.
THE PRINoIPAL WITNESS
for the prosecution Joseph SoIvetu This man 10
the keeper of house the southeast Of
and Mercer Streets which, according testimony
landlord, man named Frank, who keeps saloon the
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who knew him this city not good. This testt
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but that an these had turned out TO be
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soyes.s snar,cter at the & trial s u Albany Of sove 70,
since ranspred to make him change his opinion; Sove
had swnded him. ana he supposed he would swnde other
T6s testimony Of tho detectives Dclormo, Appsg..e,
OF the alleged deal was contraaicory in many important
was searched beer saloon he
had any counterfeit. money on his person. and also
had reached the corridor Of the JAN and before he went
Az through the trial the testimony Of most
n @ % s I s S 1
ss main sadns % TACT In the case was established beyond
Jr. JOSEPH BELL
ON behalf OF the able stating that
Va: "a .pec,sSc to see me liberty Of c.sn zen
dressing The Jury he told them after the revelations that
judge Srsay 4. .as Sspiy
sssed sse Of he couners mo"ev bv este 10 soye
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when the verdict was pronounced there was some ap
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agents of ierrs.tins out crimeto put up ob as so
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terry and so Justly failed to accomplish purpose.
The Case Of J. ID. Minor, the Alleged Coun-
terfeiter-Motisn TO PessDone tho Trial.
In this the defendant has been indicted having
counterfeit money and counterfeit Plates for the printing Of
the same In his possession He WAS in court, and
represented BY his counsel Mr. Charles Spencer Mr.
Benjamin X. Phelps.
Mr. SPENCER made motion TO postpone the trial till
term the Of the absence of witness
the Defence William D. Silvia Counsel affidavit Of
Minor stating h.. would no: be safe for him to tsSe hrs
10 present In the state OF Florida The adavh generally
made statements The eject that The whole story
was concoced for the purpose of placing Minor in his pre
Nj PURDr, behalf Of the government resisted
ton observing that he could prove that the satements in
notorious counserfeter that he got
and received paies from him. Minor then promising
that he never again would have anything do with such
conycted e,on served the state Prison Coium
obns hat M om Il. yarn in n ~hs Mno1 1ed
could be brought to testify in favor Of his standing and
Judge he would dispose the motion
c he eo Do M The and Ss
leave counsel 70 motion 70 what
Mr. PUsDY said now gave notice to defend
ants that he would endesvo 20 have sh, case tried within
they would pulae not to ask BAIL He gave them notice
Mr.. sPxxorR, IN reply, observed that ought
asked to give scn stipulation II he went before
client he had douot that such bail would be granted
The motion then dropped no order having been made
eleven O'Clock.