The daily gazette., 1877-09-13
FIRST EDITION!
u. s. DISTRICT coUsT.
TRIAL OF PETER McALL ron pa Ass,y, \

TRIAL OF PETER MCALL FOR PASSING
tooUETERFEIr MONEY.
The U. s. District Court met at 2 a.
clock yesterday afternoon, Jauge Brad
ford on the bench. -,
The case of Peter Mccall, for nassino
counterfeit money was brought nm. the
charge being that he did on the 2eth day
of May, knowingly and unlawfully pass
counterfeit half dollar coins, and that he
did attempt to sell counterfeit coin.
The District Attorney, on opening the
case said that man was with McCc | by
the name Of Revls and he was sorry he
was out Of the State or he would have
him here. They were together at IL
o'clock, and about 2a o'clock they drove
to the Practical Farmer hotel kept bv
Edward F. Haughey. While there Nc
Call offered to sell to Haughey certain
National Bank notes under such circum-
stances as to satisfy Haughey they were
not good. He was urged by Mccall to
to take them, but Haugbey said he would
have nothing to do with them. Shortly
! after that two policemen made their ap-
pearanc when Mccall said to Mr..
Haughey, "let me throw this money into
your house, the policemen are after
me-" These officers knew nothing of the
affair. While the policemen were there
this man Mccall actually got off two or
three counterfeit notes.
The first witness called was Police Ser
geant Legg, who testifed:-Know defend
ant; knew man named Revis; knew
him by the name of Reddy Revis; he was
arrested some Time ago in Philadelphia;
Chief O'Toole and went to the Practi-
cal Farmer and saw Mccall; were there
about an hour; l saw Mccall take sever
al drinks. and afterwards played domi-
noes; l went on other business, not to
arrest them.
Lewis P. Cox-I live at Booths Cor
ner; know Peter Mccall; saw him pass
my shop on the 28th day of May.
Lewis Zebley, sworn-I reside at Zeb-
ley's Corner; do not know Peter Mccall;
On the 2Sth of May two of these men
went by with wagon and they came
back and stopped at the store for about
10 minutes; this was about half past II;
one man wanted to buy pair of boots
and he haned me fifty dollar bill; had
an idea iJ was a counterfeit; he bought a
piece of tobacco and gave me half del
lar, which l afterwards thought was a
counterfeit.
John H. Anderson, sworn--I live this
side of Zebley's Corner; about IL O'Clock
on May 2Sth, saw wagon on the road,
driving very slow along, and after l gol
past saw Peter Mccall was in the wag
on.
| No one was with him, went home to
dinner; after dinner, while l was sitting
on the porch, he passed our place agair
in the same wagon, with young fellow
a small man, in with him. The wagon
was going towards the Practical Farmer
Edward f. Haughey sworn-I know
Peter Mccall have known him for years
and went to school with him. When he
came to my house on Monday, the latter
part of May there was young man witt
him: Mccall offered to sell me money
he took me out on the porch and pulled
out some money.
At this point the counsel for the de-
fendant objected to the question put to
witness, on the ground that the money
wfs not produced in court, and the coun
sci cited several cases in support Of hi
argument.
| District Attorney Spruance then spok'
in favor of going on with the testimony
aud answered the cases which MIR. Lore
cited.
The Judge decided that the Distrlc
Attorney could proceed with the testi-
mony.
Court at this hour, 5.45, took reces
until 10 a. m. to-day.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The Court reassembled, this morning
when the Mccall case was resumed, TIN
entire morning being occupied by th'
evidence for the prosecution, which wa