Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-08
WACO.
,..,,minary Examination OF Jos.
N White In the Brazilian
rounterielting Case.
=, the witnesses Up 60 Closing
'ND' waiting Arrival OF
Lucien a. white.

4 .sot the Gazette.
s MN TAX, Sept. 7.--Contrary TO eS-
4 '.,,,oo. there is not the excitement an
...,,d about Commissioner Finks'
~ ..m this afternoon. 1t was eN-
II 4. mat A. White, the "king bee" of
"a .onuterfeiting gang, would be here
"a .,rigned. He did not arrive, but
4 came at ? O'Clock tonight and be
4 ia on trial tomorrow morning.
4 IN White, the chestnut puller of the
Il ~ affair, was brought out at $3.50 p.
4 The old man is flfty-fve years old,
a was unkempt and unshayen. He
4 .toS calm and confident, though, and
4 "a me court with placid mien.
A rhss. B. Pearre, United States district
*.Nrey. represented the government.
\ ,rpg 4 Kelley, lawyers of this city,
4 sared for the prisoner.
Francis, telegraph operator at
s. Al, Bosque county, was the first wit
~ called. He testified that Lucien
f1Ae came to his Office on or about July
2A ntlmo, and on that date received a
t,Dstch from August Cast x Co., st.
;ools reading as follows
ADJUST have Brazilian money once
.or. Send Immediately to st. Louis.
"AuGUsT CAST & CO..
The defense at this point objected to
Illness testimony as the prosecution
M failed TO show any connection be-
.rcen John II. White aud these dis
htches, and ii was liable to poison the
! Bd Of the court in making up decis-
|n.
The objection was oyerrulcd and the
blowing telegram was then read:
TELEGRAM.
|mnl, TEN, July -, lSs5.--To August Cast 4
y 81 Louis, Mo.
Have not received Brazilian bill. When
Iss It sent and how? Answer immedi-
ley. LUCIEN A. WHITE.
h answer to this dispatch, as above
|roted, Joseph A. White said he had sent
! note on the same day. The money
|ss on the way to him by registered mail
ION New York. Next he wired: "La-
Ils all right; 20 ahead
Then was read dispatch from Lucien
!, White TO the postmaster at Blum to
burn him, Lucien A. White, some let
assent him TO his hotel in ST. Louis.
Then was read telegram from Lucicn
!. White to the express messenger at
|lam TO deliver the package of labels to
y bother, Joseph IL. White.
Mr., Francis also testified to having seen
pseph II. White receive a brown paper
Avc by express.
Then District Attorney Pearre produced
y package containing the counterfeit
Otes which had been found in Whites
osseSslon, and witness Sworc to its being
y one which White received.
II. u. Hawkins, Western Union tele-
nqh operator at Whitney, testified that
ie following two messages ha1 passed
uOnghhis otllcc-thc first from Lucien
. White TO Joseph II. White, concerning
Z labels, and the second from Joseph II.
'hlte to Lucicn A. White, in the Portu-
ese language.
mr. Ballard, livery stable keeper ut
Ihlney, swore that Joseph A. White in
iucled him, Ballard, to bring him Il GER
~ message, presumably the one about
eiaOels, as soon as same arrived, which
{, Ballard, aid.
lhese dispositions closed the testimony
ne case until Lucien A. White arrives,
men may now be no earlier than Thurs
y, lhe case Is held over for advise
sll aud may possibly, but not probably,
continued tomorrow.