The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-15

when; the rubber stamp had six CO
n umns of figures; ! could have mac
the numbers on that note with tn
. stamp; bought it for that purpose p,
y direction from my brother; bought a
= ink pad with the stamp, the ink fo
= pad was rs near color of figures O
i Brazilian note as could procure
the city of New Orleans; could ne
use the type bought in rubbe
= stamp; would have TO be put up /
, some other way. Here the dcfcns
rested and court was adjourned TO
noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court was re-convened at 2 p. II
with same witness on the stand
Cross examined: any brother hat
two plantations in Brazil when w
left; did not own them when his frs
wife died; VIC left Texas before TIN
McMullen party; left New York fo
Brazil In August, 1866; think my broth
er's first wife died in 1872; my bro
Their was engaged in farming; wa,
living Oh his farm when his wife died
| was engaged first on my brother.
farm, afterwards my brother was ell
| 6"Sth III Ill
was afterwards n clerk in charge OF
a ware house; afterwards met an old
friend and stayed with him one year;
he and | finally bought farm; after
that was IN partnership with a man
by name of Scotield buying and sell
ing coco and other goods; after this |
was engaged in surveying; did not
make out copies of Brazilian treas
| ury notes OF different denominations,
h8ve had good deal of experience
in business in Brazil; don't think
ever saw counterfeit piece of money
there; 800 refs are about the smallest
piece of money they have there, this
is about n one half milrei: the 200
milrei note does not circulate in the
rural and Indian districts as much as
in the commercial centres; think nick
el plated pistols could be sold first
rate in Brazil; did hear my brother
say there could be speculation made
on the sale of such things. a great
a great deal Of tobacco is raised in
Brszil; the Brazilian govern
ment did not have revenue stamp for
cigars aud cigarettes when | lett
there; the more ready the sale OF the
goods was according to the attraction
of the label; myself and brother came
from Brazil oil same ship; my brothers
present wife's name il Etel vi ma
Agustavas con Sellos de Soma Ba.
hiana White; she was of wealthy
family; don't know how much means
my brother brought back with him;
my brother returned from Brazil last
time last January; don't know how
much money he brought back with
him; his homestead in Hill county is
about all the property know of his
owning in state of Texas; came from
st. Louis to testify in this case;
landed in Waco Jail yesterday after
noon, was doIniciled in st Louis
Jail before coming here; was arrested
on 18th of August, but was not sent
to Jail until about 18th of August;
kept al hotel at first; made acquaint-
ance of Mr.. Drummond at the custom
house; Mr.. Tyrrel, the detective, WAS
the man who got me to make nv
statement; Tyrrcl and Hicks, Drum
nond and Major Cousins, United
States deputy marshal, were present
when l made statement; Mr.. Drum
mond wrote il, Mr.. Tyrrel asked the
questions; was asked when | came to
New York did you make any &C.
quaintances thercy "No;" he asked
other questions, TO which answered
as follows: "My brother went back to
Brazil in June; was in New York be-
fore he went back about one month";
told him Igot tbGfJF9 Rnn"R' aiai'p
the name of Lane sent me TO have this
printing done; think gave him
all all thn Int | huNn ffiN
here; always substituting Lane for
my brothers name Mr.. Bliss. told me
that he thought my punishment would
be much lighter il would give all |
knew in the case, but said he did not
need II in evidence to convict the
parties; finally told my brothers
name In the matter because | sup
posed the authorities had sufficient
evidence to criminate aud convict my
brother; no one was present when |
had first interview with Bliss this
was the time he told me it would go
lighter with me if told all knew !;
| at my third interview with MIR. Bliss
my statement was written down; this
was the last statement made; |
signed the statement, but did not
swear to IL; did not tell my brother
In Jail yesterday that had made any
statement; | sent this package of
labels to my brother after ! was ar
rested sent telegram to my brother
that was arrested; don't know
whether these labels were paid tor
next day or not think they were il
was suggested by Mr., Bliss that
send this telegram aud at his instance
| Il, annI lao lal.nlu aud tnlnnsa,
at my own option, but at tn
instigation of the government
told Mr.. VALID on the morning o
nth TO address this package aud shi
to me ut Blum, Texas, MS soon as iiil
ished; this was before my arrest; di
not say did not use my brother
name in first interview, but used Ian
, instead; my second interview was bC
fore MIR. Bliss at the custom-hous
/ the interview was written down Of
, August 25th; | sent the telegram q
the suggestion of Mr.. Bliss; Mr.. Bills
I thought that my brother would com
on receipt of telegram and get tn
. labels; he said also his receipt of tn
n labels would be evidence against m
a brother; (witness was shown the gel
!. uinc note); | can't say that Is the sam
y bill | left in New Orleans; outside
/ the numbers on that bill there may
i, many others eXtant like it; but | ca
4 not identity ii as the iudentical bill
4, left in New Orleans; don't kno
y, whether the bill | left in New q
- leans had the letters L. ID. or T.. X.
>, writing on it; had the bill had any
|. these letters on II think would la,
"a noticed it; saw the bill of san
y denomination and stamp in ousto
house in ST. Louis.
- Here witness for defence was intr
I duced.
- Mr.. o. ID. Harris sworn said:
y know the defendant; he has POO acr
", of land in Hill county; defendant
!? first wife is my mothers sister; the
were 200 acres of land decided hi