The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
CUTE COUNTERFEITERS.
A Trio of Them Were Ar.
raigned Before the u.
S. Commissioner
Yesterday.
By Agreement Of Counsel Their
Gases Were Continued
Until August 10th.

The BAZoo OF yesterday gave an account
of the arrangement of THO of counterfeit
ers FROM IT. Clair county before United
States Com missioner Scott, together with a
brief history of the case.
According To agreement of all tie parties
concerned, the case was continued until IL
clock this morning. There b.irg quite a
number interested In the case and a NUM-
Der of win, s>es, Commissioner Scott he'd
court i'm the city council rooms.
The government was represented by
Msjor Gutin, Of Kansas City, assistant
United States district attorney, while
Messrs. John IL. Lucas, of o ceola,
and Z. j. Smith, Of this city, appeared Tor
the defendants.
There were three defendants, Davis, Mil.
Ter and Ddvall. The information was
drawn by the district attorney at Jefferson
City and mad. returnable here, as this was
the nearest point. Davis and Duvall were
made joint defendants, the former charged
with making and the latter with uttering
counterfeit money. TIE district attorney
moved for severance of the case, as the
Two defendants we're charged with separate
and distinct Offences. This motion was
opposed 10y the counsel for the defense, and
quite lengthy argument ensued. Finally
the commissioner granted a severance and
the case of Davis was called. The wit
nesses Tor the government were sworn and
Mr.. Daniel Morgan, deputy sheriff of ST.
Clair county, was placed on the stald
Mr.. Morgan said that on the 9th inst he
arrested Miller, and on a search warrant,
went through his premises, finding moulGs,
scraps of metal, etc, in the loft of the
house. but did not fluid any money. rhe
mOuids were shown to the witness aid iden-
tilted by him as those taken frour the Mil
Ter ranch. Cne oil the spurious coins was
next shown TO the witness and he was re-
quested TO state if this was the kind of
spurious coin be had seen in circulation in
Osceola.
At this point the attorneys for the de-
fendant iuterposed an obs ction 10 tnis tes-
timony, on the ground that the informa-
ton did not allege either the manufacture
or utte-iug Of counterfeit money by the de-
fendant, but merely charged him with hay
ing the mOulds in his possession.
A close inspect of the document
showed that the position taken by defend
ants attorneys Was correct. the prosecut-
ing attorney then ask, leave to file an
amended information his request was
granted, with the understanding that
this would give the defendant right to
The prosecuting attorney stated that he
was not then prepared to say, having just
arrived and having had no opportunity to
look into the case, whether he would be
to take up the other cases, viz
those of Miller and Duvall that day, and by
agre, ment a further hearing OF the case
was postponed until i o'clock in the after
noon. Shortly after that hour the case was
again called aud all of the cases, viz those
OF Davis, Miller and Duvall were continued
until August 10th.
Davis and Duyall were committed TO
our county Jail, awaiting the day Of trial,
and Miller gave bond for his appearance.
The personal recognizance of the various
witnesses was taken Tor their appearance at
the time mentioned.
1t is understood that when the csse is
next called the government will have addi-
tional charges to prefer against the pris-
1ners