The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-08
THE TEXAS fELEGRAMS.
BRAZILIAN COUNTERFEIT CASE.
One Of the Whites on Trial at Waco
sherman and Corsicans All Agog On
Prohibition-All Austin Down
With nengue Fever.
Other State Specials.
Waco.


WACO, Sent. 7.-lSpecisl. Contrary
to expectation there was not the ex-
element anticipated about Uniteo
States Commissioner Fink's court
room this afternoon. 1t was expected
that Lucie A. White, the "klng be"
of the alleged counterfeiting gang,
would DO here and arraigned. He did
not arrive, but it is said will come at
2o'clock tonight and be placed on the
stand Tomorrow morning. j. IL.
White, the "chestnut puller" OF the
whole affair, was brought out at $3.50
p. m. he is So years old, and was I'M
kempt ana unshaven. He looked
calm and confident, though, and
laced the court with a placid mien,
Thomas b. Pearre, United States
district attorney, represented the gov
ernment. Herring Il Kelly, LAWYERS
IN this sity, appeared For the prisoner.
THE EVIDENCE.
j. q. Francis, telegraph operator at
Blum, Bosquo county, was the first
witness called. He testified that Luz
cien A. White came TO his Office on or
ABOUT July "a rltimo, and on that date
received dispatch from August Cast
u Co, st. Louis, reading as follows:
"Must have Brazilian money once
more. Send Immediately to St.
Louis. AUGUST CAST IL Coz
The defense at this point objected to
witness testimony, as the prosecu-
ton had failed to show any connection
between j. II. White and these dis
patches, as 1t was liable to poison the
mind OF the court in making up do.
cision. The objection was overruled
and the following telegram was then
read:
Blum, Tex, July 81, lsS5.-To August Ghast
Co, st. Lolis:
NHeve not received Brazilian bill.
When was it sent and how? Answer
Immediately. LUCIEN A. WuITE,n
In answer to the third dispatch, as
above quoted, Joseph A. White said
ne had sent the mole on tho Same day.
Inc money WAS on the wGy to him by
registered mail from New York.
Next he. wired: "Labsls all right;
go ahead"
Then was read dispatch FROM Lu.
Glen A. White to the postmaster n,
Blum, to return to him Q.ncien A,
White), some letters sent him to his
hotel in st. Louis.
Sixth was read q telegram from
Lucien A. White to the express mes
senger a6 Blum TO deliver the package
OF labels to his brother, Joseph II.
White.
MIR. Francis also testified to having
seen Joseph Ii. White receive brown
paper parcel by express.
District Attorney Poarre produced
the package containing the counter.
felt notes which had been found in
Whites possession, and witness swOre
to its being the ono which White re.
ceived.
IL. Hawkins, Western Union tele-
graph operator at Whitney, testified
that two messages had passed through
his Office. Tho first was
from Lucius A. White to Joseph III.
White, concerning the labels. The
second was from Joseph II. White to
Lucien A. White in the Portuguese
language.
Mr.. Ballard, q livery stable keeper
et Whitney, swore that Joseph H.
White instructed him (Ballard) tC
bring him certsin message, presum.
ably the one about the labels, as
soon as tho labels arrived, which he
(Ballerd) did.
The depositions closed tho testimony
In the case until Lucien A. White ar.
rives, which may DO now DO not ear
lier than Thursday. The case is held
over for advisement and may possibly
but not probable, DO continued to-mor
row.