, 1877-08-19

aNone in particnlar.''
.sYou would go into those you took q tancs
Yes: would buy things could use,Ieat- :t.
ables, matches, soap, etc.,-anything worth i've
or ten ceuts.h r
How did the officers get onto youa" !
"1guess one was sent alter me W IL
ts Had you offered him piecc"'
sNo, wanted to bur a newspaper, anu tAe
man TOOK the piece over TO the drnSsasf 70 -
they went to q bank, but the people t1ere
couldn't tell. whether it was good or not, put
were doubtful; and then he sent 1or d po1'ce-
man. aud he brought me in" 80,
"Where was your mill locateds
>"Ou the West Side" a.,
nWbat kind Of tools did you haref"
"Molds, plating apparatus, ETC."
"After you had nodded piece, what did you
do7''
Finished up the edge"
HHoY3''
ssA1illed it like the regular COINS"
s.wnAr IS THE oPERAT1oN!'
81 nut it futo little machine and turned it
around with burr wheel against the meta4.'
tsWhat next!'
"Pla1ed it,
And tlen!"
"Glye It silver bath, then one Of copper, and
finally another one of silver"
"What is the object Of the copperW
"Then Tue piece was ready for passinga"
"Yes.'
aHdW long would 1t take to make dollar,
commencing with the moldingT
44Sometltnes longer and sometimes shorter;
on the average couple Of hours. They are
made iu lots, and didn't make memorandum
of The time. They 20 through different stages.
Some are ready for finishing when Others are IN
the copper BATH"
"When did you work."
sin the day.n
"And pass the coins3''
RAT night"
"Didn;f the people where you lived know what
yoa xsre doing"
:. sasd Il. you any partners in the 0usiness'''
"Why not4"
III had no particular friends that wanted to
take in,--no one cared to take III. It Is SAFER
to work alope. Then there Is no danger Of
drunken men aud of being interfcred with" =
''What were your profits Der dayf"
~ could pass alone twenty pieces day With
out getting them too close together"
''How much day would you makeI M.
profits are about 80 per cent, not counting time
simply material"
Gould you make 3s or 81 day2n
~ could have made that, but didn't.''
ssHow much thenl'
sAbout S."
"That is pretty small gain for the risk.'
"I Judge 1t is, but was run down pretty low,
and had no chances to get job"
s.Did you ever belong to d 'coney' ganga'
"So."
"N'lere did you get your start from in this
1ines''
~ saved up the money invested"
ttHow much did It take to begiu"
s.Not over s25 to start, though bought tools
to the amount Of Sl50 altogether"
ttYHAT SUGGESTED THE IDEA TO TOUT"
nd m
the gambliug-checks-"
s'Had you any knowledge Of the businessa'
"No.:'
and no assistanee7"
"How did you know how to 60 to work!''
II am a natural mechanic, and inquisitiye,
and have observed the manner Of molding and
casting IRON"
"Did you ever think you would be caushta"
ttOccusionally."
"You didn't fear that2''
@sNo. had no particular fear, because when
there was any objection to piece | would al
WAYS take it back.''
But when y1n sommsneed NJ Fenced did you have in
s'Oh, yes, but the thing was new to me, and
didn't know what the chances were"
s'You were willing to take them, howererW
II had to take them or else go and beg:s'
ssWhat do you think OF the 'coney, business
as means Of gaining liylihood!"
at is about us rontelnptible as any class Of
Sthicyinc aud a little more SO, because it takes
people of their guard
shave you had enough OF it!''
u haven't begun to think about that. The
authorities haven't got through with what they
are going to give me.''
s'H.ve you ever made the. acquaintance Of
any counterfcitors!;'
1No.''
"DId you ever send any pieces out Of the
mo" !,
.sSeyer went into the wholesale brauch?'
'sNo. My workmcn utycr struck on me.
Laughter by the prisoner.] They always agreed
with the boss.''
Tie questioning might hare been continued
indefinitely, but he could hare added little or
nothing ol interest. He apparently doesn't
care what becomes Of him.
III the afternoon lie had o hearing
before Justice Morrison on three charges
making, having in possession, and passing
counterfeit money. and was committed in de-
fault Of 5s,U10 to await trial at tue Criminal
Cou1t. The authorities have decided to prose-
cute him under the State law, since the United
State laws &C Lot impose penalty for making
molds OF having ts:enn in possession; but the
is SO Rstrong against Carter that it doesn't
matter in Which court he receives sentence, as
he will certainly get long term in either.