The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-13
fHE COUNTERFEIT rERS
OF BRAZILIAN BANK NOTES
On Trial at waeo-A Big scheme for
Loading Brazil with Counterfeit
Treasury Notes Exposed-Jes
II. White the Leader.
Testimony In the Case.

~ LaeN are CSbtNl oi INV ciup4Ie, Was
to day, ia United States
Commissioner Fiaks' court. The
facts came out in tina tas-
timony of Mr. Edward u. Wet.
Ter, roaiden. in New Icrs, and
a member Ct the printing and snSraV-
ing firm OF August Gsat Il Co., printers
and engravers. The frm have houses
in New Yofk auu 81. Louis, snG they
printed the iaoa III the spurious treas
ury notes, 5000 in number, OF 200
"milries" oscA, ordered by Joseph II.
White thtuush his brother, Luclus A.
White. All tire facts now Snow Joseph
III. White 10 have been
THE LEADEE
in this big scheme, while poor Lucius,
2E first regarded as the "klng bso" of
the plot, shows up, in reality, AS only
an agent. The theory Is that Lucius
viii turn States evidence ana help To
send his brother 10 prison. The DaSt
Information "a 20 Joseph II. White's
intention in regard W this "money"
is that he intended, after gottlng II
printed, TO sail to Brazil and pss3 il of
in the country distrilts. To-day
JOSEPH II, WHITE
sat IN tho court room, apparently tho
most unCGncernod Of all who were
present. Il WAS noticed, though, that
no listened very carefully. Beside
him was Mr.. D. II. Kelly. Of Herring
d. Kelly, his council. United STATES
District Attorney P0arre examined
ana represented tho government. Tao
examination commenced az III O'clock.
THE TESTIMONY
was as follows: Edward Il. Wlnor,
aWoru. says: II reside In the State OF
New York; resided in st. Louis in
July, 1885; gas engaged with August
Cast IL Co., photographers and print
ors; our place in Missouri, PIG, 2l7, 2l9
Pine street, ST. Louis, and in New
York, 10 Warren street; saw Lucius
A, White first on June 0, 1856; he
wished nae toprint Brazilian bills for
him; he showed mo q genuine Bra
lillian noto OF 200 milrie.; found from
brokers that 10 was gonune; he told
mo no wished fac-simlles Of the gonu-
inc note Tor cigar labels; IN additlon to
tue bill, he desired some lettering IA to
the quality of tho cigars; this letter
ing no wished to bo placed on the
margin above the note; no did not say
the work must be accurate, and /
gave him - general estimate Mt
SI50S0. ] did not say whether It was
TO no stone or steel work. After get
ting tho information no said no could
not give tho order, but must consult
some one az To tho price. Na said he
would telegraph and possibly know
the same day. IL b5iuG Saturday and
our estsblishment closing NJ 3 O'Clock,
suggested that | call ut bis hotel for
the answer. This compensation oc.
cured about9 q. m. on Juno tho 6,
1885. told him tho JOB would require
IS days. My bid was only for front OF
Bit. The $lG0 WAY for 5000 bills. Ca
telegram handed wltness) This CON
tains tho information ! gave Luclus
White as to quality of work, time
aud cost. / called st tho Hotel Mo
ser at 6 D, M, but did not tiuh him;
did net 100 him again until Monday
morning, tao h of June. Monday he
called on mo saying no was ready to
place the ordar and wanted the agree
meat in writing, called my steno-
graphcr to take tho agreement In short
hand; when We came 10 the words
awe will engravo on stone" White
stopped me, and producing the genu-
inc note incurred IL that WAS engraven
on stone. | replied that that was ateel
engraving; but, il he desired cigar
labels, the lithographing was what ne
wanted, tho steel work being too ex-
psnsiv9, He asked II we could eu-
grave on Steal, and SO produce Gu ex-
act facsimile. replied that we did
steel work, but thst oven the
firm that printed the genuine
motto could not produce an exact fac
smile without using the original
plate. Ha wished to see some of our
lithographing OF this nature. showed
MIN o $1,000 Autographed bond, which
satisfied him. HU requested me To lot
him have tho bond TO show TO tho gen.
tloman he Away referred 60. | think
l cancelled the bond and gave IL to
him. He said IL must be o very fine
job and fully equal to the bond.
said that would make difference IN
the price. He asked tho cost of 1000
bills Of this finer work, told him
sos, aud that tho extra cost OF COO
more would be triliing. Gle said
that owing to tao change in price no
must again consult the gentleman BE-.
foro referred to. He requested the propo.
sitton, in writing, giving cost OF the
cigar labels in steol aud iithograph-
ing and the additional COS. of having
,he bscks OF tho bill printed on tho
same labels. In Whites hearing |
Dictated the entire proposition b ia ,
8 on ,grapher.an White OK Dlei cd M
sell satisfied, saying no could net give
an ansNer before consulting his fricnd
This all occurred on June s, 1885. /
next Jaw Lucious A, White on June
18th or 26Gh, waen he called and gayt
me- tho order TO proceed with the job
He said he would call and SEQ the
| proof and lot NV know whether he do
sired 1000 or 5000. We then proceeded
with the work. Tho blue and
rcd platoS verb engraved in st
Lonls; we thon sent tho genuine bill
60 Nav York ~ have the black plate.
enaray ed Ia our establishmOrt there
l ,OoS charge of tho Nav Yms hous,
| while tho work was gOipg on tnore, DO
tore ~ WAS completed; Win M Lone or
doryi Il seus to the Sc. IOals establish
W"o'; know it prrived there; know
N.t h IL were printed on the engray
mss; would know TIE bill; "a sheet o
the alleged counterfeits was handed /,
witnese); this ia ono o, the shoot,
printed from the engraving; they M,
IN tho likeness and similitudo OF tn,
genuine Brazilian bill. as nea,
M can DO made Oh stone; thi
Ia merely tho face; tho reading mattn
referriug 10 tho cigars IN In In,
exact positions on the labels indicate.
b. Luoius A, White. During the flrs
conversation no did not know whetho,
they were TO DO used as clgAr labels o
vrappors, and for that reason wishe,
to know about tho cost OF the backs
| don't remember tho price | gave
him. In my written proposition q
Juno 3, 1855, included price of hat,
front and back. The luhogrsphy o
Tho back was 10 100 S9l0. lilo had a,Or
billa printed. QIcro genulno hi
WAS handed witntss). IL Ia Iust lik,
the ono | have to engrayo from; In,
series Is tho same. l di,
not observe the number nt his b,l
whom taking tho order. II has n holl
In each corner. made by artlst'a hutto,
pofore ongraving;I have no doubt n
my mind that tnis Ia tho same hill
Wo had finished the copies, 80 far n,
We are concerned, except pressing
rno bills were engraved the same siy,
a. the genuine, out, being dampenet
for printing, they shrank. this woul,
DO remodiod by pressing IN u hydraui
10 PROSE, and they would become IN,
| aauiN AiyN M fka n.t..l.,. /,