Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-08-27
From.the Wheeling Register.
'.SHOVERS OF THE QUEER
Hearing of the Gases of the COun.
terfeit Money Dealers Recently
Arrested i'm Wheeling and Steu-
benviIle.

Arrested i'm Wheeling and Steu-
benviIle.
The four men recently arrested in
Steubenyille and The two in Wheeling,
On the charge of dealing in counterfeit
money, the circumstances of which
have been published in the Register,
were taken before a United States
Commissioner at Cleveland, on Thurs
day last, fer hearing. As the parties
have been operating il this vicinity,
and one of them, John Scarborough,
Jr., is of this city, we publish synop-
sis of the testimony and result Of the
examination.
VIM. Bradford, of Bellaire, who was
the first witness, testified: i am hO-
tel keeper, and know Mcdonald as
Clark Reed. also had an acquain-
tance with Brown and Boyd, knowing
the latter as johnson. On the 9th OF
June, 1874, met Mac at Bellaire. In
the May previous a man named
Springer stopped at my hotel. ! had
some new one dollar bills, and he said
he had some like them, which were
counterfeit. L could not see any differ
ence in them. In about an hour a
grayhaired man named Hawkins
came in. He was friend of Springer.
After little.time Hawkins left, going
to the depot. Springer said, ga man
is coming on the train with some of
those new bills; l want to get 81 600;
lend me $50; / have not money enoug b
to get them if you DON'T" let him
have $50, which he sail he would pay
back in short time. He was 10 re-
turn in few minutes. [ have never
seen him since. A week after Haw-
kins came to my house and l asked
him where Springer was? He told
me, and informed him of lending
Springer money. He told me he would
see Springer and would make it all
right.
| received telegram from Hawkins
on the 18th of June to come to Steu-
benviIle. I went Immediately, and
saw Hawkins, who introduced me to
johnson (Boyd.) They took me to a
room and showed me some 50 green
backs. was to have some one dollar
bills and refused to take these. Haw-
kins said they would have some in
about week or ten days, and in the
III eantime / had better take some fives.
finally took one hundred as collater-
al security, with the understanding
that they were to redeem them in ten
days. johnson had the money rolled
up in a newspaper. He gave me 500
in five dollar bills, bad ofcourse. Then
Hawkins stepped out of the room,
johnson and following him. just as
we got out of the door, Mcdonald and
Brown appeared, and arrested us. Mac
had revolver and handouts.
He said, 1--WE arrest you in the name
of the United States" and then took
us back into the apartment. They
searched johnson first, Mcdonald ta-
king possession OF the packages Of bad
money. They were in great hurry
to take the train, and we were left in
charge of Mac while Brown went to
search for Hawkins. Mac said he was
United States detective from Cleve-
land, and he carried US to the depot.
johnson said he had heard of him, but
had never seen him. We got on the
train and went down the river to Min
90. Then found that they had met
before. johnson said he must comprc-
mise with Mac. ] told him to talk
with him. He reported that he could
get off for $3.50. / thought that was
steep. I had 500. He said eff you
will raise 500 l will raise the balance.
This was while we were at the station
house. I saw him count out $50 good
money, and 1 handed him my S100,
which he gave to Mac. We were then
released.
johnson had the bad money. He
gave lie 800 and had twice that much
left. He put it in his pocket. Mac
| took the bad money from johnson,
and I think put it in his pocket.
Joseph Hoffman testified: had a
conversation with Mcdonald in Wheel
| ing last May. He came to me on the
corner of the street, and inquired if
would like to deal in some stuff that
would make me rich? said "It's too
thin, and you are government detec-
tivev' did believe however, that he
was detective, and supposed he was
only joking.
At the conclusion of Hoffman's testi-
mOny, Mr.. Sherman, Assistant United
States Attorney, stated that there were
several other witnesses, "victims" OF
these men, in attendance, but mas
much as the evidence already given
was amply sufficient to make a prinaa
fdcie case against them, he would not
put any further testimony. Mr.. Gran
mis- did not desire to offer any rebutting
evidence, and Com missioner White
therefore held all the parties for trial
at the October term of the District
Court, fixing the bail as follows: Nc
Donald $4,000; Logan, alias Boyd,
S, 900; Brown, s., ,0O0;S ;Scarbaugh, 81 600;
Martin 81 800. In default of bail all OF
them were committed to Jail except
Martin, who was released on bis own
,,recognizance.