The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-11-05
THE COUNTERFETTERS
Proceedings AgainSt the Prisoners,
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From the Press and Herald, ..
Before United States Commission.
er Aiken, Yesterday, preliminary cx-
aminations were held in the cases of
Hugh Harper, Of Knoxville, and
John NJ. Sawyers, Of Granger coun
tv, charged by the United States
Government with illicitly and ille-
gally being engaged in expanding the
National currency by uttering and
passing forged sinilitudes thereof
in plain language, With dealing III
counterfeit money. Also before
Commissioner Aiken, James =. Ray,
Esq, and @. ". Weaver, both Of
Knoxville, waived All examination
on the same charge, and gave bond
for their appearance TO answer be-
fore the adjourned term Of the Fed
eral Court.
In the'case OF Hugh Harper, who
is q saloon keeper on Asylum street,
Knoxville, Commissioner Aiken
bound him over in 5000 to answer
to the Federal Court.
In the case of John NJ. Sawycrs.
it was testified that he had sold to
the detectives at different times,
Mexican silver dollars and fifty cent
fractional currency, all counterfeit.
In the first sale, two of the Mexican
dollars were disposed Of for seventy.
FIVE cents each. At another time,
seven of the Mexican dollars were
sold for sixty cents each. Sixteen
of the fifty cent fractional currency
brought 80 cents on the dollar.
The last sale was declared to have
been made on the night proceeding
his arrest. Messrs. Henderson and
Houk, counsel for the prisoner, ex-
amined n number OF witnesses as to
character. The Commissioners
bound Sawyers over in $4,000 to
answer at the next term Of the Fed
eral Court. The prisoner is a hotel
keeper at Rutledge and deputy
United States Marshal.
In these preliminary examinations
neither the prosecutor nor the de-
Tense introduce any further evidence
than is considered necessary TO bind
the accused over, or to secure bis
discharge on the case as presented.
The full details of these arrests and
the charges against the accused will
not be ventilated until the regular
trials come on in the Federal Court.
The detectives assert that there
are many others, and some OF them
prominent, citizens in Knoxville and
throughout East Tennessee, who are
unquestionably engaged in the coun-
terfeiting business.
The arrested parties in East Ten.
nessee are to have their photographs
taken to adorn the criminal galleries
Of the various police Offices of the
Union. This is done in conformity
with the rules of tho Secret Service
one of which requires that officers
in charge Of districts will, as far as
possible, procure photographs Of all
criminals arrested by them, or in
their respective districts, for any
offence against the United States,
and will forward the same to head
quarters.
(Fron the Press and Herald, sO.l
The case Of the six Union county
men arrested on the charge of being
concerned in the counterfeiting bust
ness, came up before u. S. Commits
sioner Aiken, yesterday. All waivs
ed an examination. and A A. Snod
derly, j. j. Sellers and Sanford
Myers, gave bond in $4,000 each,
to answer to the next term of the
Federal Court; Mich Sharp, r. @.
Sharp and j. A. Wilson expect to
give bond this morning.
This, we believe, concludes all the
cases. so far as the Commissioner
is concerned. When the cases come
on for trial i'm the FeGeral Court,
an exceedingly interesting time may
be expected, rs the accused VIII
make a lively defence. Their coun.
sci will leave nothing undone TO es.
tablish their innocense.
The announcement that the Secret
service requires photographs of all
persons arrested by the detectives,
to be taken, is correct We are i'm
formed that while recognizing this
rule, the Government officials will
not strictly conform to it, hut await
conviction before placing any Of the
accused East Tennesseeans before
the camera. This is nothing but
justice to the men who have been
placed in 50 unpleasant a position
before their neighbors. 1t would be
cruel injustice TO place in the
'.rogues' galleries. the photographs
of men, who may be declared honest
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