The New York herald., 1871-11-02
uM1rD STATES CIRCUIT coua1 -caImlk4 TRIALS

a The Case Of General Jordan.
yudge Benedict sat yesterday and proceeded with
- Uial OF criminal cases
Mr. b. x. Phelps, counsel for General Jordan, who
accused Of violation Of the neatralty aws in re-
~ he did not believe there was any evidence Wnat
ever IN the possession Of the government against
IN reference 70 tne ra o c ensra Iad
= was arranged that Nr. phelps should on MONDAY
Ext argue motion for the discharge Of General
xGe Case Of J. d. Minor, the Alleged Cou..
n is arranged that J. D. Minor, who is charged
With having had counterfeit plates OF nauonal hank
ooses in his possession viii be called upon to-day 70
Dlcad 70 indictments averring thar offence against
W saxns q t
examlhati0n IN regard to this charge against Minor
Aew pending before Commissioner Davenport.
Ceavlctios Of seller sf Counter. .cit Moncy.
A petit jury having been sworn, John Jackson,
Gins Messenger was put upon his trial for having
in the month OF January Of the present year. dealt
- and uttered counterfeit money. Mr. Purdy and
NJ De Kay conducted the prosecution Mr.. Joseph
Deu defended the prisoner. The principal evidence
detective in inc employment or me Secret service
department. TINS witness deposed that he was
ssg%sed by Colonel Wney to look AFTER gang o.
IN inrroductlon TO Jackson through man
named Lewis Myers who mas been since sent to the
stale Prlson Tor some offence. jackson, according
20 the testimony, was one 0f gang OF couutcrfeit
era. and with view OF gaming tncir confidence the
witness told several Of the gang that ne had been
oOunterieter, and added that he might have told
them ne had been convictei Of an offence, but upon
thas point ne dd not seem TO be very clear. lie had
several meetings with the accused mostly
~ saloons in Centre street and that
locaity. and hnally the upshOt was accord
ing to the testimony, that the defendant
told the witness count erecting WAS poor business
whole OF 1t Thereupon the delendant offered the
witness $40 counterfeit bll, Tor which the latter
paid SO % In good money. He put q mark on the
bill, for the purposes OF Identifying It, and subse-
4uenuy similar transaction occurred between the
parties. The witness Whose name Is Bauer aud
Was cr0ss-examined at great length by Mr.
Joseph Bell In reply " questions put
~ that gentleman, bauer said that hc
Lad been poiiceman M Bergen City, New Jersey.
he had never been dismissed from that position, but
N an election over there he happened 10 be ON the
wrong slde. Ae was republican, The democrats
gained the day, and he accordingly dismissed.
But NO charge was made against him tnat he knew
~. Tnis statenens produced conslucrapie laughter,
% much so that Judge Deneulct somewhat sharply
the bench with hls hammer, and said
thar gentlemen could not remain In
the Court without mterruplng the proceedings they
had better leave. The tria tnen proceeded. liz dis-
secret service detectives In hunting down counter
1citers--namely, gcttng mo tber confidence, pre-.
tendlng 10 be dealers III anu showers OF radulent
money, and then. wnen the wen o. crime IL fully
ana sklliuiiy woven aGculd them, betrayIng them
~ justice. Alter short consultation the Jury con-
sence. ~@tW
AZ the rising Of the Court tne trial OF another
prisoner for an offence similar To the above was left
onnnisned- The court adjourned uil this morning.