The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-17
.sHoyERs OF THE QUEER.
Hearing OF the Cases Of the Counter
felt Money Dealers Recently Ar
rested I'm wheeling and steuben-

felt Money Dealers Recently Ar
rested In Wheeling and Steuben-
VILE.
The four men recently arrested in
Steubenville 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 q United States Commits
sioner at Cleveland, on Thursday last,
for a hearing. As the parties having
been operating in this vicinity and one
of them, John Scarborough, Jr, is of this
city, we publish a synopsis of the testi-
mony and result of the examination.
William Bradford, of Bellaire, who
was the first witness, testified: l am
hotel keeper, and know Mcdonald as
Clark Reed. also had an acquaintance
with Brown & Boyd, knowing the latter
as johnson. On the 9th of June, 1874,
| met Mac at Bellaire. In the May pre-
vious a man named Springer stopped at
my hotel. l had some new one dollar
bills, and he said he had some like them,
which were counterfeit. could not see
any difference in them. In about an
hour gray-haired man named Hawkins
came in. He was friend of Springer.
After a little time Hawkins left, going to
the depot. Springer said: "a man is
coming on the train with some Of those
new bills; l want to get 81, 900; lend me
$50; have not enough money to get
them if you don't" l let him have $50,
which he said he would pay back in a
short time. He was to return in few
minutes. | have never seen him since.
A week after Hawkins came to my house
and l asked him where Springer was.
He told me, and informed him of lend
ing Springer money. He told me he
would see Springer and would make it all
right.
l received Il telegram from Hawkins on
the Sth of June to come to Steubenville.
| went Immediately, and saw Hawkins,
who introduced me to johnson (Boyd.)
They took me to to room ana showed
me some So grecnbacks. l was to have
some one dollar bills and refused to take
these. Hawkins said they would have
some in about a week or ten days, and in
the meantime [ had better take some
fives. | finally took one hundred as col
lateral security, with the understanding
that they were to redeem thin in ten
days. johnson had the money rolled up
in newspaper. He gave me 500 in five
dollar bills, bad of course. 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 a revolver and
handouts.
He said, "We arrest you in the name
Of the United States" and then took US
back into the apartment. They searched
johnson first, Mcdonald taking posses
sion of the packages Of bad money. They
were in Il great hurry to take the train,
and were left in charge of Mac while
Brown went to search for Hawkins.
Mae said he was United States detec-
tive from Cleveland, 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 Mingo. Then l found that they had
met before. johnson said he must COM
promise with Mac. l told him to talk
with him. He reported that he could
get off for $3.50. thought that was
steep. hod $780, He said "lf you will
raise 500 will raise the balance This
was while we were at the station house.
| saw him count out $50 good money,
and l handed him my 800, which he
gave to Mac. We were then released.
johnson had the bad money. He gave
me 800 and had twice that much left.
He put it in his pocket. Mac took the
bad money from johnson, and | think
put it in his pocket.
Joseph Hoffman testified: / had con-
vcrsatiOn with Mcdonald in Wheeling
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 dts too thin, and you
government detective?" l did believe
however, that he was detective, and
he was only joking.
At the conclusion 'of HotfIman's teSti-
mony, Mr.. Sherman, Assistant United
States Attorney, stated that there were
several other witnesses, victims of
these men, in attendance, but inasmuch
as the evidence already given was amply
sufficient to make prima tacie case
against them, he would not put in any
further testimony. Mr.. Grannis did not
desire to offer any rebutting evidence and
White therefore held all
the parties for trial at the October term
of the District Court, fixing the bail as
follows: Mcdonald, $4,000; Logan,
alias Boyd, $4,000; Brown, $4,000; Scar
baugh, $1,000; Martin $500. In de-
fault of bail all of them we've committed
tie Jail except Martin, who was released
on his own recognizance.