The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-04
Ml'tt,.kTlON OT t>OiN,
\" ENn THAT h Nn tho lmN,~>asc.-ahe Stat
wr ~n Tho SNNi~ct.

4" GNn THAT h on tho lmr,>>ase. -She Stat,
~" ~" III" Subject.
r,>NM tho New NMk nc,s,a.
The most ratrtMl " persons can
S,@N>rl. tail to (NWS>i>r the s,x~at IA.
r'S>aSc IN The nuMNrr Nt actA>,N and
mnnlAtrd >,,Ncr wins IN circulation
tMrinY th" past tSw months, ~ ray.
lilly has the evil GROWN that AZ the
present time, IN the opinion Nt Il S,uAn.
"'al expert. quite NncLhi,N N the <N.
N"r rNin that has Nctn IN ci,>>nla,iNN
for Any rnnsiic,ahle period or time
hears $oMr evidence Nt muti,a,iNn, II
Is believed Ny the S,>>crrncMt Ntirtr<,
NWhNSe attcntiNn Tho <uh$c>i has II on
called, that class &c uMp,inriNlc,i ncr-
SHn$~-- small tradr>mcn an;l otNrr<-.-
alT systematically IN the habit Nt cut
ting $mall pieces out nt The coins ot
larger denomination, and selling Tic
fragments thus NhtAin"a Ny weight To
manNtaStnrinR Jewellers. Rrtns~ thn
practice had Rs>,Wo ,n its N~Scm pn>-
N"rt'NnS Il WAS noticed that those en-.
gagged IN !, seemed m t>,ntinc thcir
operations tN boring small holes in the
quarters ami Hny N>nt pieces: Nu rt
late they ha\~ grown more hA,a, ana
nNw an immense number W coins VI
hose denominations aw ia rjr,u(a>
ton NNm which silver has been ,x,
moved in the form nt \ ~" W uian.
sic, tho cutting having evidently been
NrrtNmrd by a punch Nr machine.
tke sHNrrnmem officers have ha.s
great ditS>0lt\ in trying ~ ind rNt
the d"sNwtaat~r$, and thus Gar have
s>"'n unsuccessful. Mcsnwhi(c the
deSrNihns Nt the ru,r>Ncy shows no
signs VI tsc>,~aSc, Tlne law cn The
SnN(r't Is ~ I've fAnmd IN section 5, &Sa
~ tho Revised S,arNtc$ ot the United
States, which Nw:aS ~ fnllnw-S:
"E>"rN person who N,auaalcntlv, Wv
any art> way ~ means, &cface$, Mmii.
aa'c$, imNair>, aiminiShcs, talSifie<.
S"slcS Nr G3htens The gold and silver
>NSnS which have hctN Nr which NAV
htlx>ststr he rrinra AZ the minis nt the
mtcd States, or Any fN,vieN SNld ana
silver roSNs which are hv IAN made
tnrs~Nt or are IN actual Use ana circs,,
'atsnn as money within the United
States, shah be impriSonc>s not more
than twH wears ana Hncd Not meyc
than $2,NNN,"
"rMs law" ssid Assistant United
STATES district Attorney WSlham L,
Hr'~ - a l3n7w'A reporter >,cStcaxsav>
| "Sh"oM I've changed Thc word
>h@"dn(cnt' IN the Ssatutc has hccn
Tho means nf defeating the rnnishment
81 tho Malcfscsnr$. iNle law shonla
hc 80 changed As ~ make the oAcnce
a Hnah>c ono. Thcm detection w,onla
be easy and the Snfiic,son 81 The ,>ena(-
W $witl and certain. This W,onlts
specially lnt IN cnd 20 the hnsincSS
Il has boon a common practice for
many wcll~mesning persons to pnncs,
a hole ia : @ola or silvcr com ana thcn
wear the lsttcr aS watch charm,
necklace, a.qnact, or evcn AS an o,na.
aacNt on a dog collar In course q,
tSrne these coins are tsesanhca and nass
into nirSlalion. We're the offSnm
one punishable by fne the pratdsc,
woa,d eoase, have hcsn anxious "a
gel Gaze whore traacsman or nthct
1 fcisson has boon Sn tho hahS, az acfac.
ING coin. II the fact cnnla Mr cssah,
hshed, I have no aonb, cnn,icaior
wonld foilow, With the law as 81
stands thcre seems very Gtne prospcs;
81 pntting a complete stop 70 sie eys,
complained Of"