Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-23

had begged her husb band not TO take any notice
OF the note; that he nor she either didn't know
where il came from; that they received IL some
tine during the month of December, or q day
or SO before Christmas, and that they paid IL out
TO a man for wood and some days afterwards
this party returned IL. L asked her why she
supposed Mrs. Hume had passed IL upon her;
she said that the only reason she had for suppos-
ing that Mrs. Hume had passed them counter
feit $40 note was because she had purchased on
the day before Christmas, which was three
months before that, two pairs Of slippers al s5 a
pair. Mrs. Prince cried and begged that 1
wouldn't say anything to Mr.. Prince about il;
said that he had been on spree for some
time, and had been in no condition TO
attend TO business, that he had treated her
very cruelty; had beaten her, &c, and beg
ged that 4 would let the matter drop.
j promi sed her that would do 50, and left her
in tears; a few days afterwards, L think the
same police officer came TO me aud said, Mr..
Hume, the parties insist that Mrs. Hume shall
be arrested unless that note is redeemed" 1
war again greatly surprised, as was the first
time; went up 20 Plants office and asked him
what he would do about il; well, he says, Mr..
Hume, you can stand a trial apd prove your IN
nocence, or you can pay SO and stop the trial.
L was somewhat excited, and didn't intend TO
have the annoyance of any trial, and pulled
out $40 bill and handed il TO Plant, and he
said that he had the counterfeit SO note there;
/ told him that didb't want it-didn { want 70
see it, that the money that Mrs. Hume had at
the time specified was money that drew from
the Bank of Washington; she had no other
money but that
Y. DO you remember the DENOMINATIONS OF
the bills that Mrs. Hume had? A. 1 don't re-
member them exactly; they were fiyes and tens;
there were some ladies with Mrs. Hume on the
day of the purchases, who said that she paid
Mr.. Prince two o notes; one OF my sisters and
a lady from Baltimore were with her at the
time.
TIE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Q. There is another little matter in connection
with that that want to briefly call your atten-
ton to, and that Is an alleged occurrence be-
tween yourself and Q namssakeo Of MI. Prince At
your store. State how that arose? A. When
the officer found me the second time after pay
ing this money to Plant 1 went back 70 the
store and 1 saw q gentleman coming down the
street from towards 9Th; thought II was Mr.
Prince; felt very indignant and asked MT
GettipRs who it was; he said IL was Prince; when
he got opposite our new store / asked him 70
come in; / asked him IL his name was Prince
he said yes; 1 invited him down the cellar.
thinking IL was Prince, the stamper;
caught him by the collar, and was going to
! pummel him; told him he was so and 30, and
| tLat vas going to get $40 worth out of him, or
| something OF that kind he told me that he
| wasn't the man; he said that he was Mr.
| Prince, doing business on the avenue; then, in
explanation Of my conduct, / told him what had
| occurred; he said that IL would have served the
| other Prince right; that he was . damned ras-
| CAL and deserved . thrashing; he appreciated
| my position, thought nothing OF the AFFAIR, ant
| the matter ended 20 far q he was concerned
Cross Exdminatioa by Mr.. Darlington -
@. Do you know M. Wm. Prince that lives on
| r street? A. No, sir.