Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-15

to be delivered, hut the plate In New
York was sent to the branch Office In st.
Louis TO have certain work done on H.
Here was read a telegram To Luclen A.
White from Joseph II. White. asking
about the bills. 7 returned to ST Louis
and had the bills printed by my brothers
order This was on August IL. | shipped
the package to Blum, TcN., telegraph.
Ing the agent there to deliver IL 10 my
brother, Joseph N. White. The
package was addressed To me. had re-
ceiycd Il telegram from nv brother, writ
ten IN Portuguese, instucting me TO give
out the contracts for the face and hack of
the bills, and had paid the New Orleans
$50 ON account The last
time ! saw the genuine Brazilian bill from
which the plate was made, was In st.
Louis Here the bill was shown wit.
ness. This is n genuine Brazilian bill,
as well as | can see. MIR. Witler
of CAST & Co., refused to enurave the
line "Amerlcan Bank Note Coz on the
lower margin OF the bill bought the
type in st, Louis 20 print these words, a
fac sluile OF the type or engraving on the
genuine bill. My brother furnished me
money 10 pay for this type. bought a
stamp in New Orleans and expressed IL
TO my brother. My brother disagreed
with me as 10 the remuneration | was 10
have. | said to him was willing TO let
the matter go and have nothing more
TO do with u. lie then offered
to let me have 1000 OF the bills for
500. | think | received from my
brother in all about $3.50. think my
brother intended TO sail for Brazil about
the middle of September. did not cx-
pect to go with him, but did expect 10 20
In the fall some time. | could put the
same figures that are on the original bin
on the spurious bills by means OF the
rubber stamp | sent my brother from
New Orleans. My brother told me TO
buy stamp ink-pad that would make
figures Just like those on the genuine 200
milrcis note, Of the same color OF ink and
everything,
II being noon court adjourned until >
p, IN, Luciou White was appraised that
his wife and three children had arrived
and were awaiting him at the Schman
hotel. His eyes lighted up az the officers
told him "wc will take you there for din
ner so you eau meet them" He left the
courtroom without speaking 10 his
brother, Joseph II. White, although their
eyes met. Joseph IL. knew only too well
that Lucien was making "cloan breast"
of II, but the elder White never for mo-
ment betrayed any emotion and walked
over To the jail as unconcerncd as ever.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court reconyoncd at p M, aud
the crowd was q little larger than In the
morning. An the parties TO the morning
trial were present, and in answer to
Lawyer Ilenlng's tfor the defensel ques.
lions Lucien White resumed his narrative
rs follows, being under crons-cXamina
| ton, did not make copies OF different
| denominations of bills Did not brinl
( any bills from the bill draughted by my
self showing denominations. | neyc
saw Ia note OF counterfeit money il
Brazil The smallest treasury note il
Brazil think is % refs and upward, 20
4 milrels is very uncommon. The smalle
denominations pass in the rural districts
and the larger In business ccnters
heard my brother speak OF big specula
ton of this kind ON our return TO New
York, There Is great deal of tobacc,
raised in Brazil. The people are grca
smokers. They smoke ciga Is aud cignr
cites,
Assistant District Attorney Drum
mond took down my deposition
Mr., Iyrrell, n detective, questioned me
Mai. Con2lns was also present. did sn
got the note from n man named Lane
but that was q fictitious name. ! ais
said that my brother gave IL 90 me,
made about the same statement in N
Louis as my evidence here to-day. n
immunity from punishment was ofere
me at the time by District attorney Bills,
AitcrwaTd when offered my cyldcnc
he had already evidence enough to con
yict the whole party. | think Bliss kncN
there were other Coniederatcs. | did no
know any one else was ConCCrnc
but supposed there was some one els
when he said he had evidence suiilcicn
to convict all, This was the reason
gave my brothers name. ! was also cor
yinced by his statement that full con
fessiOn would make II better for me.
was In the wltnesS-rooin when Bliss fir
! interviewed me- No one was present a
the second interview but Bliss. ! askc
him how II would 20 If confessed. ii
said IL would 20 lighter. AZ the third II
tervicw in the room Mr.. Smith took dow
my statement. did not swear to tina
statement. The one signed Is substar
italy the same as the Others
with the exception as 10 th
name of Lane. mad
no more statements, aud have made N
sworn statements until to-day. mad
no. statement in jail In Portuguese TO m
brother after arrest. sent n telegram 4
Blum, Tex, on August 20. dlrectel
the package OF notes to my brother .
Blum. II was on the morning Of the ~
that | told Mr.. Void 10 have the bin
ready the next day. | did not mentio
my brother as inculpated atthe Interview
with Tyrrell aud Others tn
reason THAT Bliss wanted the TELEGRAM
was that he thought my brother woul
come for the labels, Mr.. Bliss said tina
would be evidence against my brother
lie said Il would corrobOratc my state
ment. ! cannot say positively that tlIi
il the genuine bill left with Koeckert
There are other bills like IL, ! think
cannot identity this. ! don't recall th'
signatures to the bill left In New Orleans
The bill left at Koeckert's did not hay'
any handwriting on the back OF II, an
positive. don't think II had "G d'' OF
il or ok. would be apt 10 remember
Il Ind left the bin at Koeckeris II
August saw bill Of the same demon
nation aud date &c the custom-house il
the grand jury room.
a. 4 Harris for fhe defendant Sworn a