Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-29

took them back to him. telling Tavlorthat
they were not good when Taylor at once
took them back, and said he did not know
they were counterfeit. 'E
The bills received were new, and did not
appearto have been handled much. and
afterwards felt satisfied that they were
counterfeit. He kept them II few
days, and when Taylor was in the
act of paying him some additional
money, he informed him of the money
being counterfeit when he took il at once.
Did not know of any ether occasion on
which Taylor passed counterfeit money.
Noticed no more of the same kind in his
possession at the time. This occurred at
Ionesboro', He did not think the money
had been handled before.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
He took them back and said he was not
aware that they were counterfeit A tax
collector comes into contact with all kinds
of money.
QUESTIONABLE they easily detected {?
Answer-I did not detect them at the time
1 received them. Q-Do you handle much
money? Al handle great deal. O.
How did you discover they were counter
felt? Al attempted to pass one OF the
bills when was told 1t was counterfeit
Q-Who refused the money? Al do not
now recollect. Q-How did Taylor come
W give you vic sudll llOteS Al was
receiving some money from him, when
asked him that if he had any small
change, to please give it to me, as l was
always in need of change, whereupon he
gave me the six notes in question. q
How much did he pay you altogether? A
He paid me Sl05.32. Q-How much coun-
terfeit among all this? A-Only the SO
mentioned when he paid ME the $l3 or
Sl4.
Odd he state how he come in possess
sion of it? A-There was nothing said
about how he received it, Q-Do you know
of your own knowledge that the money
was counterfeit? Al do not know.
REORGANIZATION.
QueStion-From the general appearance
of the money and your recollection of the
same, what is your opionion in regard to
it. Was it counterfeit or not? Answer
From my recollection of the appearance of
the bills, and from what 1 have learned
about counterfeit money since, l take it to
have been counterfeit.
RE-CRoss EXAMINATION.
Q-Do you know of what stamp these
counterfeits were of the Lincoln or Stan
ton stamp?
Al do not know of which stamp they
were.
The second witness,
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being called, testified as follows:
Witness is acquainted with the defend
ant, and got some counterfeit money from
him. He got three fifty cent bills from
him, at Jonesboro' in the month of March
or June Did not get more than three. Got
them at different times, but in the same
week, and probably the same day. Did
not buy them, but took them for merchan-
disc. Saw no other bills in his possession.
The notes were new and had not been soil
ed, and did not seem to have been handled.
l afterwards ascertained that they were
counterfeits, and made some remarks about
Taylor passing it upon me. Taylor heard
of it, and came to me aud wanted to give
me good money III its place. My clerk did
not know of this money being counterfeit,
and passed 1t, 1t was of the Stanton head
stamp. It was good imitation, there be-
inc printed lines in imitation of the fibre
IN the paper This occurred ut the time Of
the April term of the Circuit Court,
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Question-You said Taylor called on
you for the money? Answer-Taylor said
he understood that I had been making re-
marks about his passing counterfeit money
on me, and that he wanted it back, as he
did not know it was counterfeit. Odd
he ever pass any more on you" A-That
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counterfeit money from other parties?
Ayes. Q-Could it be easily detected at
that time? Alt was hard to detect it
that time. Q-Could you detect il" No;
was not able TO detect it myself.
Mr.. @. W. BRICKLEY,
The last witness in this cause being called,
testified rs follows: l know Mr.. Taylor.
/ saw him have two fifty cent counterfeit
notes. He gave them to me. | kept
them for short time and then destroyed
them. He gave them TO me about two
months ago. He said that he had got it
in change. He had bought quart of
brandy from a man, and having given
him o SIS bill, he had received these two
bills as part of the change. He did not
say why he would not go and compel the
man to take them back. He did not see
any other bill in his possession. Taylor
did not state whether these were all he
had. Here some evidence in regard to a
watch trade was rejected.\ Never saw
him have counterfeit on any other occa-
sion.
ROSs-KNAMINATION.
Q-How came he To give it to you?
Ave were making up money to get IA
quart of brandy, when he gave him the
counterfeit notes, but did not use them in
purchasing the brandy.
Odd he say that they were counter
felt or that they were disputed?
Ale faid one or the other, but ! 10
not remeF lber which.
Odd sou not approach him to borrow
money?
Al do not recollect, but i may have