Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-01
The COUNTERFEITlNG CASES,
Evidence ia the case Of Jack Evans.

In the United States Circuit Court, Hon.
II. H. Emmons, presiding, the case of the
United States vs.. Jack Evans, indicted
for Counterfeting, was called Tuesday
the 2ith, and the following jury cmpanuel
ed: John l.. Moses, A. s. Hudiburg, Jas.
Boyd, S. II. Smith, j b. Cochran, \. J.
Cata w. w. Wallace, J. n. Baker, Thos.
j. Barry, Jas. d. Keener. r. d. Badgett
and G. w. Meek.
The Government was represented 10y
District-Attorney Judge Andrews and A.
II Pettibone, Assistant. For the defendant
appeared Judge Houk aud +. c. Camp,
ESQ.
The evidence on 'Jehalf of the Govern-
ment was as follows:
THE EVIDENCE or DETECTIVE DYER.
The witness being sworn, in substance
said: l know the defendant. | have been
employed for the last twelve months in the
secret service of the United States first
met defendant in Whitly county, Ken
lucky, in 1878. Heresides near London.
We had conversation about counterfeit
money. He told me told me he had dealt
in counterfeit money for years and had
some silver. l went to see him by order of
Detective Bauer, my superior. We went
to +. r. Morgan's, who was lately con-
victed of couuterfeiting in Louisville.
Evans told me ne had taken
counterfeit money to Union county,
and he could get me from three to ten
thousand dollars worth by LIST of Septenl-
Der at Lexington, Ky. left him with the
understanding that he was to meet me in
Union county about the 25th of August last.
l went to the appointed place about that
time and found Evans. He had 81 200 cOun-
N.,Nsfn l.. n
ton head pieces and $500 in $50 bad bills.
told him would go to Knoxville and see
my partner.
That was on Monday. He agreed to wait
till Thursday for me. | bought $3.50 in
soc. Stanton-head. Paid him $500 for
them. Witness identified the notes shown
him. | marked it as soon as l bought it,
aud delivered it to Judge Andrews, sealed
and marked. He asked 40 cents on dollar,
for all except one note for $50. He still
promised to get more. Money was all
packed up straight in packages. He said
| ii was counterfeit money. l told him
was showing in the South. He said it
was too common in this section to pass and
| he would rather it would go South. On
| cross examination he said Have been in
| secret service twelve months was post
master in ISLE, in Union county. Part
of time was deputy clerk under Mr.. Car
| den for Circuit Court; helped A, A.
Snodderly while as clerk April, ~
went to Indiana.
A. A. Snodderly went with me to Ken
| lucky after counterfeit money, to Jack.
| Evans. Snsdderly did not know | was in
| the governments employ. John Hitch
went with us; he said he was going to
compromise law suit.
| r. NJ. McClung, Cashier, was sworn
and examined the money Dyer bought
and called it counterfeit. In genuine
money, on right hand corner, silk is wo-
ven in, but in counterfeit 1t is printed on
TESTIMONY OF A. A. sNoDDERLY.
| Witness said: live in Union county
and know the defendant. Latter part OF
| last summer Evans and Dyer were tOgeth'
| er in Union county at my house. One oil
| two months previously saw Evans with
Dyer in Kentucky, at London, at r. r
Morgan's. In August following l saw
| Dyer and Evans together at my house
Evans said he came to meetDyer with coun
terfeit money, After Dyer came they talk
ed. After Dyer went away Evans sale
| Dyer only took S. worth of soc. Stanton
head. Evans said he came to deal witt
Dyer in counterfeit money. He professeC
to be a dealer in that article. l saw hin
with counterfeit money, Don't know how
much.
On cross examination witness said:
went to kentucky with Dyer at his re
quest. He told me he was going to fine
counterfeit money for man named Ritter
/ didn't know either Morgan or Evans
The agreement was, that John Hitch wa
to go along to introduce him to these par
ties. We all understood we were going TO
counterfeit money. What | saw defend
ant have was a small quantity. Hav,
known Dyer from a child up to 1861, ant
afterwards in 1867.
The first time / ever had any interc ours
with Dyer about counterfeitng was SOM
months before we went to Kentucky. II
was before the first of April. Dyer had no
been accused of counterfeiting, except dur
ing one period of about one year heard o
his being accused of such work.
On re-examination he said made thu
arrangement with Hitch togo to Kentucky
Dyer came to me to 20, and / wentto Hitch
, | thiuK | talked to Dyer about the object O
our mission before Hitch. L am not Ger
tain, however, that Dyer was present a
these conversations, bat think l had sucl
talk with Hitch. l had a suit TO COmprO
mise and l talked about that with Hitch il
Dyer's presence. | supposed Dyer knew
that Hitch understood what we were gOinl
for, but do not know that he did. Tn
compromise of the suit was first talked o
after We were on the way.
Evans vas convicted by the jury auC
sentenced to 6eueE gears iu the peniten
tiary at hard labor
The Evidence in the (ase Of Hug