The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-15
THE STATE TELEGRANS,
COUNTERFlTlNG CASE
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Tho Ell paso Murder Case-War-
like Females at Denison-
serious Accident at Tenn
ple-Other state News,
Waco.


tators, who We're drawn there under
the belief that I.ucius White was
going to make "clean breastn of il
White was sworn and told his part of
the bold and mammoth scheme as
follows: My name is Lucius A.
White and for q little more than
year have lived eight miles north of
Whitney, Hill county, Texas; nv
former residence was Brazil, where / i,
went in 1865, returning to-. America In
1884 with my brother, Joseph A.
White, who lived in Brazil, too: we
came back 70 tho United States TO-
gether, but my brother returned to
Brazil in June, 1884; my business
there was government surveyor, and
30 was my brothers.; Ho acquired o
sufficient knowledge OF the Brazilian
Language to speak and write it 80 as
to be understood; he owned two
plantations, but OF what size and
value cannot say, as value
OF Land there Is calculated by
trees on the Rio Bahia: he
was offered $4,000 for the largest,
put IL more valuable now; he has a
farm now noar Whitney, Hill county,
where he has been staying since his
return; we visited New York together.
and stopped at hotel near Castle Gar.
den; stayed in the city six or eight
days; LETT my brothef there; 1 went to
Florida, and my brother came to
Texas, think; from Florida / went
direct to Whitney, Texas, but did not
md my brother there; am not certain
where he was, but subsequently met
MIN in Austin; the first conversation
about the printing was at my brothers.
house, IN Hill county, toward tho
close OF May, 1855; he said If could get
copies OF Brazilian bills, no
could mako good profits by their
sale in Brazil; alter much talk
he offered me $500 to have the
Brazilian billcopied, have labels made,
etc.; understood the $500 to be clear
OF expenses, tor my labor; don't think
he produced 4 copy of the bills at that
time, but had some bills with him;
started to st. Louis OIL the LIST of Juno,
on this business for my brother, carry
ing with me Brazilian bill given to
mo by. him; his instructions were to
90 and make tho best bargain az to
having the bill copied in such places;
he said, II possible, he wanted copies
OF the face ana back; tho label was not
to be mixed up with the engraving
itself; then Went to st. Louis; did
nothing there for while, and finally
found a photographer, who referred me
to August Cast 81 Co., and went TO
them about tho oh or 7th of June. 1
met Mr.. Witler, of the firm, showed
him the bill and told him [ wanted la
bells made on the bottom of them. He
said nothing then and day or two la
ter met him 30 his house;ho consult
ed his lithographer and said steel
plats would he The c0stllast and the
rest very light. He said $lG0 would ba
about tho cost. | told him | would
consult my friend, by whom | meant
my brother, Joseph III. White. | tele-
graphed him what the JOB would cost.
Hero telegram wss shown witness,
who identified 10, came to
Texas and won't lack again be-
fore / received reply. /
then went 10 Chicago and interviewed
lithographors, ono OF whom said he
was not IN the counterfeiting bust
ness; / asked II any penalty was at
tached b having tho bill copied; he
said he thought not;I asked CAST the
same question, ana he maze the same
reply, but when the Chicago man
spoke about cnunterGeiting il gave me
scare, and l went over to Niagara
Falls and then back to 81. Louis; saw
Cast again, who said the engraving
could not be mado for Sl60, but would
cost $23S; Cast showed me some en-
gravec bonds which had been cancelled,
and said that could show them TO my
friend, j asked him to give me In
writing, what he would do the work
for, which was S2SS, and additional
work $40; ond II steel engraving, $3.50;
this agreement was taken from me
when WIS arrested; showed 1t To
my brother, NJ we'll az the cancelled
bonds and tho stone; he then authoriz-
ed mo to mako the contract and pro-
ceeded to Gew Orleans to SEQ II could
have tho backs made cheaper there; In
New Orleans went to house called
the Practical Lithographor," who
said he would make the $1,000 for $50;
i took memorandum OF this propusi
ton and returned TO 81. Louis and saw
Cast; l gave him AN order 10 print
5000 shtets Of the face, for S23S, and
paid him 500 In advance; my brother,
j. II. White, furnished mo tho money;
(hero the fac simile was produced AND
recognized by wltness) my brother
gave me tho language To put ON the
labels, but | wrote it; :hOu cana 20
Texas, reported b my brother and
showed BIN tho Now OEeala agree
mont, Rlyius him full Information
about l.; | was TO loo In SO. Louis ON
June is, thu day the bill WAS IL
DO dtllvored, but tho plsta
In New York was sent
TO tho branch Office In st. Louis to
have certain work done on It [lIere
was read telegram 10 Luoius Ii.
lAhtNs "A
about tue bills | returned 20 S.,
Louis and had the bills printed by my
brothers order; this was on August
IL; | thippgd the package to Blum,
Texas, telegraphing the ngent there "a
deliver 20 my brother, Joseph H.
White; the package was addressed "a
me; I had received n telegram from
my brother, written In Portu geso, In
structing me to give out the con
tracts for tho face and back ui
tho bills, and had paid the New
Orleans photographer $50 on no.
count; the last time saw the
genuine Brazilian bin, from which tho
plate was made, was In s.. Louis
(Here the bill was shown witnessl
this In a genu,ue Brazilian bill, as well
"a csa soc; Mr.. Witer, OF Cast q Co,
refused % engrave tho line, IAN ri
can Bank Note Company" on the
lower margin of tho bill, / bought the
type Ia ~. Louis to print these words,
q facsimile uf the type or engraving
on tho genuine bill; my brother fur-
nished me money 70 pay for this type;
I bought q stamp In New Orleans and
expressed IL 10 my brother; my
brother disagreed with me "a to thu
remuneration was to havej l said To
him was willing to lot the mstter so
ana have nothing more 70
do Wit, IL, he tnen offered to
let mo Lave 1000 OF the bills FOR
800, l iB!nk 1 received from my
brother IN all about 500, 1 think e. my :, y