Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-12-03
cOUNrERFEIr MONEY.

COUNTERFEIT MONEY. -,
Sylvester Lilies, bloody, MorvenIte
Gets HIMSELF Into trouble and a
Lot of Itss ,sag a ~
Fromasae Haa<s6ors Intelligence
Sylvester Lilies, one4-of the Nor
venites, is in a peck Of tnouble, bat
there is now, and has been FOR some
time past, so5much swhiskey iI1 Sill
.yester, that he seems not to appre-
ciate the situation. rsis..,.-
Suspicious eyes have for months,
been Watching Sylvezfer, and his
guilt was firmly believed in by more
than one man, but the matter was
kept quiet, because the proof which
was essential, was lacking, and the
parties who had their eyes ON him,
patiently waited Developments,
The first spurious coins which ap-
peared in Moryen were 5 cent pieces
and a pretty good imitation they,
werey but as there was almost as
much work necessary in making q
DC piece as larger coin, the nickles
soon disappeared from that scene Of
earthly glory and sublunary vanity.
This was early in the past summer.
Some months after the disappearance
Of the. spurious nickles, and when
the talk had -snbsided, doubtful look
ing half-dollars began to- circulate,
and an effort to ferret out the "mon-
ey-maker" was instituted. ALL the
information obtaihable was collected
and laid before q. s. Commissioners
| W. A. Rose, who in turn laid the
matter before the District Attorney.
A warrant was accordingly issued
and placed in the hands of u. s..
Deputy Robert Ingram, and poor
Sylvester, at the moment when he
was dreaming of realms yetato be
his own and fabulous wealth yet to
be possessed by himself, was arrested
and brought to Wadesbore, where
he had hearing before Commits
sioner Rose. The accused was bound
over in the sum of 5000 for his ap-
.pearance before Commissioner Rose
on the 18th Of November, when a
thorough investigation of the matter
will be had:~Fhe evidence elected
before the o. s. Commissioner was
to this effect:
Aleck Small testified that on the
first Friday in September he sold q
load OF hay to Sylvester Lilies, and
received one dollar, part payment
two half dollars, one of which he
| fSmall) attempted to pass on Deputy
Marshal Ingram, who recognized it
as counterfeit coin, and demanded
to know from whom he received it.
Ingram held the coin.
David Gatewood, colored, testified
that Lilies purchased a watch from
him for $1.50, paying him three
half dollars, one of which he tried
to pass on Mr.. Griggs, a
merchant of Morven, who told him
that it was counterfeit-that he car
.ried the coin back to Lilies, telling
what Mr.. Griggs had said-that
Lilies said, Well, if it is counterfeit
I will have to go back on the one
who gave it to me-"
The above facts were told to Dep
uty Ingram, who proceeded to go
through" Lilies, and relieve him of
the counterfeit coin.
Lilies at another time, tried to
pass a half dollar on Postmaster
Hardin. for stamps, but Mr.. III,
handed him back the money, say
ing: "No 60, Sylvester-counterfeit
take keer chile, or you'll gi'
kaught." =, s, tssst Aag s,s ,
| An unfinished coin, with Jagged
edges, was recently found on the
streets of Morven, and an instru-
ament of peculiar design, which is be-
lieved. to be eounterfeiter's tool,
was "picked upo not far from Lilies
quarters. sszasszssssss5es-aE
One fact against Sylvester is that
he is matchmaker and meddler
with jewelry, and therefore knows
something about shaping silver into
"quaint and rare designs" a !.
It is not for MS to say that Syl-
.vester is guilty, but do not mind
saying that we hope he is, because
1 he chiseled us out of. some seven OF
!, eight. dollars once, and I'VE therefore
know he is "a crooked man. ~ !.
4 a-a-n2- .-4-.--------- ! Lay
4 sh1 Northern OpinIon.
4 From te ~: r World.