The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-02
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seen it since; 1t is not there now; last
May oath Dyer came into the Office and
asked for the use of some counterfeit
money; he got some out of the packages
and gave receipt for the same; on the
26th he returned the money and marked
''returned" on the package; there was no
one else near the box on any other occa-
sion; the bill missing is a $50 counterfeit
note.
Cross-examined = Don't know what
money Dyer asked for; he got out two
$5 pieces and three 50-cent pieces for
official use. AS long as he was at the
box was In the room. No one was with
him ON the 26th Of May. don't remember
who was with him on the Oath.
In redirect examination the witness
stated that he didn't know who put the
money back in the packages.
James L. Porter, a U. S. detective, tes.
titled as follows: l had conversation
with Dyer May goth in regard to the
Robert Bull money; he said he would
like to make some money. About the
oath of May Dyer asked me to go TO the
District Attorneys office to see whether
he could get the evidence in the Bull
case.
While / was talking to the District
Attorney, Dyer asked Harper to see the
money. After we got out Dyer said IL
/ had kept the District Attorney talking
a little longer, he could have got it. On
the 26th OF May, Dyer went to the Dis
trict Attorneys office, and when he came
back l met him at Hunts Hote'. He
said it was all right. We then went to
our room on Mcfarland street.
Dyer Epuled out an envelope and
showed all the money. Once or twice
after this went to see Bull; Dyer. knew
1t, and arrangements were made to sell
the money to Bull. went away in June,
and he went away subsequently. Moth
ing was said about selling the money to
Bull until after June 10th, when / asked
Dyer if he had seen Bull.
Dyer said he wanted me to 20 and see
him. I went and saw Bull, and | then
told Dyer that Bull had a friend at
Springfield, Illinois, named McCrink,
and to write to him Monday, June 13th.
Bull handed me letter addressed to
McCrink and got man by the name OF
Parker to copy it.
kept the original letter, and Dyer
and Parker sat down by my side to copy
it. told Dyer to send the one he had
copied. The object was to sell the evil
dence for money. He first named $40, 900,
then $4,000, and then came down to ", 900.
On the night of his arrest / went with
him to the jail to see Bull. He told me
he had the evidence with him-the $50
note and the tifty-cent shinnies.
The latter was the evidence procured
by s. S. Steventon.
Cross-examined-I came here in July,
'73; have been arrested several times
for ass ault and battery and on suspicion;
in 1870 was arrested in Louisville for
passing counterfeit money and was dis
missed; was arrested once for robbery
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missed for want of evidence.
Dyer first spoke to ME OF the Bull
money May Goth. 1 was to go with Dyer
to Bull, and, as soon as the money was
produced, Bull was to pay Dyer. Dyer
fret suggested tine matter to me at No.
63 Mcfarland street.
told Bull that Dyer had the evidence;
did not inform him how Dyer got il; II
did not tell him had the bill. but that I
had the control of it. The money was to
be paid, by Bull, 10 me or to Dyer.
At this point the Court TOOK recess.