Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-23
The Counterfeit Coin Case.
ARRAlGNMENT OF THE TWO woMsN IN TIE
POLICE COURT.

ARRA1GNMEET OF THE Two WOMEN IN TIE
POLICE COURT.
This morning, in the Police Court the two
white women Emma Baker alias Baldwin, and
Alice Rupp, alias Gheen,) arrested last week by
Officef Breen for passing and having In posses.
sion counterfeit silver coin were up for hear
Ing ,y,uo
peared for the accused. There being several
charges against each one, that against Miss Baker
or passing counterfeit quarter on T. F. Hard
Ing on Thursday last, was first taken up Mr.
Harding testified that she bought some celery
thyme, &C.; from him In the Centre market AMI
gave him the quarter. (which was exhibited to
the court.) and he gave her the change. On
cr0ss-examiDatfOn the witness said counterfeit
coins were getting common In the market he
having had three bogus quarters passed
on him on Saturday week. Officer Breen
testified that he received the quarter In ques.
ton and marked 1t; he was not so good Judge
Of money as to say 1t was bogus from the looks.
but 1T did not jingle right. He then reported to
Lieut.. Kelly, who told him to arrest the parties,
and ne Went back and arrested them: told Ella
BAKER they would have to search her, and while
looking for her pocketbook a f1fty-cent piece
dropped on the floor, which he produced [Mr.
Williams jingled this and said 1t seemed to be
good.-REP.l Miss Baker said she got this piece
In business: thinks Miss WeScoI had the basket
Edith Geaney, colored. testified that she sold
Miss Baker some potatoes on Thursday, and
she PAID her quarter, which She gave to the
market master. Mr. over. The piece was ap.
parently new one. and she gave IT, to him at
once. Mr. over testified that Mrs Geaney gave
him the quarter. and Mr.. Mckay put mark
On II. Mr.. Mckay identified the quarter, which
he pronunced spurious; Miss Baker drOg ped the
half dollar In the station, when she puile1 out
her handkerchief
John MacWiiliams testified that Miss Baker a
week ago last Tuesday bought some hing from
him and gave him dollar, which he did not
Jingle properly. he ran after her. and, telling
her that 1t was not good. she gave him a paper
dollar instead. He was not sure that it was
counterfeit
The court said that he would like to be salts
NED oy EXPERT testimony that 1t was counterfeit
money. They had proved the uttering. &C. To
enable the government TO procure this te5timo-
ny he suspended Judgment:
-, me cases against Mrs Rupp. OF passing, on
the 10th of November, a counterfeit quarter on
John McWilliams and having four bogus
quarters In her possession. was called. Mr..
McW1lliamS testified that he saw Miss Rupp on
something from him and handed him a quarter,
which bis friend tried and said was not good,
and be handed Il back TO her, when she gave
nm a 81 bill He would not say that the
quarter was counterfeit, but he did not like the
ring OF 1t. officer Breen testified to arresting
Miss Rupp with Miss Baker; that the former
mad a satchel. and her purse was in it. contain
Ing quarter and several 10 cent pieces which
did not appear to be good There were alto
gether something Ike ST. In the satcheI, and
While Lieutenant Kelly was looking 1t over.
she remarked from time to time. that is good"
MI. Williams said that the ring test was not
always the best for he had seen genuine quar-
tiers which did not give out a ring because of a
crack. only perceptibe under the microscope
He further argued that as far as Miss Rupps
case was concerned 1t was not made out.
Mr.. Mckay testified that he had seen them to-
gether frequently, Miss Baker generally going
before and passing the money and they then
communicated with each other.
MI. Williams submitted that there was moth
ing except suspicion against Miss Rupp.
The court remarked that Miss Rupp had ma1a
no attempt to explain how she came with this
money. and he continued the case uptIl to.mor-
row morning.