Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

ed In the st. Louis Criminal Court ~
5 Saturday in his con victiOn and sen
tence TO the penitentiary for ten years
4 Our readers generally know that b
stood charged with the offence ar for
gerry in the first degree, in uttering n,
j publishing forged Butlar county war
rants, knowing them to be such. w,
will only give summary Of the teetl
mony as It was taken by short hans
reporter, and will be given literally q
soon as he transcribes 1t.
i i. A. Coquard was the drst witnes
for the state. He testified that hl
bought the warrant mentioned ID thu
indictment II 0m Geo. III. Kelly. Tha
he knew Kelly as county clerk Of But
lar county; that he formed his 20
quaintance at the time when Kelly, ii
county clerk, and Thomas N. Johuson
a. county judge, got him to fund thu
indebtedness of Butler county. Thai
he bought that warrant and Others
from Kelly: that he bought .s0m0 from
him In 166l, some in the spring Of 1882,
and at didere mt times during that year,
until In November; that he had pai d
Kelley at different times sums aRere-
eating six thousand dollsrs; that such
sums had been paid Ia cash and checks.
That the checks were drawn In Kel-
ly's favor. and by him endorsed: that
they went through the clearing house
and was paid by witnesses. That he
frat began buying of Kelley at the
price Of seventy-five cents on the doll
lar for most Of them. The warrants
purported to be signed by George n.
Kelly, county clerk, Daniel Epps, Pre-
siding Justice and protested by Josiaif
Harper, treasurer. That the first lot
Of warrants bought Of Kelley. amount
ing to eight hundred dollars were sent
to Judge johnson for collection, who
returned him the money therefor: those
warrants were bought sometime in 1881.
That in May, 1882. he sent to Josiah
Harpef warrant for $lO2 drawn In
Kelley's favor: that on June 1st he re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Harper, say
ing, there is something wrong with the
warrant you sent me. Mr.. Kelley isI
not ct home, but will be In day or two.
and i will see him. On that day he
wrote to Kelly, telling him that thsRe
was something wrong with the war
rant you sold me. Get It fixed with.
out delay. On the sixth OF June Kel-
~ answered. county court meets next
week; will get the warrants fixed and
send your money and the deeds. Some
days after Kelly wrote saying, the
deeds would bes1recorded tomorrow.
You will get them and money Satur-
day morning. Some days after that
he gave Kelley order Of Harper,s for
the warrant so that he could Retit lixs|
ed, and on June 28tla Kelley pafd the
face OF the warrant and two years AI5
nine months interest, the fll1t u fi5E !
due. That tue first heS kl1es f1l s.
thing being ~ sng Eith 8
Metcaife came int0 bic office and said
that there had been some coupons stOl-
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got them. ne replied, fr0m
Kelly, and told Metcalfe that llts mad
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