The daily gazette., 1876-01-27
SECOND EDITION.
counterfeit Mon 4.

WHINING TON1AN ARRESTED FOR
PASSING THE "QrEER"--sEARfNG
THIS MORNING.
Yesterday afternoon, Thomas w,
Pennington, who resides at No. COZ
Pine street, this city, had prelimi-
nary hearing before U. s. Commission
er Smith, on charge of passing coun-
terfeit money. A number of witnesses
were present. Several were examined,
among them being John Schmuck,
Mrs. Patrick Beggins, Jas. Heal and
Emil Beck. They are all keepers of
saloons, and their general testimony
was to the effect that Mr.. Pennington
had passed, OF attempted to pass, ,cOun-
tcrfcit money upon them, and always
in such manner as to require change.
In two instances the notes were pro-
duced, and their counterfeit character
was evident. Both of them were of
the denomination of fifty cents. The
hearing was adjourned until9 O'Clock,
this morning, to allow District Attor.
ney Higgins to procure further evil
dence. The prisoner was remanded
to the custody of the Marshal, he be-
ing unable to give S., 600 bail required.
At tho hearing this morning, the
only witness examined was Mr.. =. T.
4. Smith teller of the First National
Bank, who rs an expert gave an
opinion as to the character of the
countcrfcits. They were, he said, of
three Issues. One was an atrocious
imitation, the second was fair, and
the third was calculated to deceive
many persons,
After this testimony the prisoner
waived further hearing and was held
in $4,000 bail for appearance at the U.
$. District Court, in April next. In
deIault of bail he was committed 10
the City Hall cells.
This case, Marshal Damn has been
working up for long time past but il
was only after hard work that he succee.
ded in tracing the counterfeit money to
Pennington. Complaints came to him SC
freely from persons who had been sole
with the counterfeits that they sent fol
a special agent from Washington, who
went over the State and found consid
cradle quantity of bad money though hC
could not find the parties who passed it
These notes were very inferior in char
acter, of the kind described by Mr.. Smitl
rs 'atrocious."
By industriously inquiring among per
sons on whom the counterfeit money hac
been passed, Marshal Dunn finally trace,
the crime to Pennington and had him ar
rested yesterday afternoon. The evi
| dencc adduced at the iirst healing wa.
very strong, Emile Book proprietor of .
| saloon on Fast Second street, testified
that Pennington offered him counterfei
81 cont note for two beers. lie refused
| it, and then Pennington paid him 10 cent,
| in good money.
Pennington made Il similar at,emp;
| on Jas. Heal, Fourth street near Pine
| and was detected. He then paid with {
one dollar bill. received good chang,
and sat down TO play cards, afterwards
! be passed of a bad 30 cent note on Mr.
Davis, Heals bar tender, but Mr.. Hca
| detected the cheat in time. and gave hin
| a severe reprimand.
The prisoner maintains silence, wheI
| asked where the counterfeit money wa
obtained, and is very recitent on tn,
whole subject. Investigations are oi
foot, however, which will not only revea
where the queer was showed from" bu
will probably result in several surprising
revelations in regard to recent crin @
| committed in this city.