Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-09

Yesterday afternoon U. 9. Commissioner
Mills held an examination at the fifth precinct
station house in the cases of several of the
Italians arrested Wednesday for having in
tnelr possession and SHOWING" counterfeit
money. The court house van brought up from
jail Pistillo Matteo, Salvatore Arrigo, Vincenzo
Arriso and Gusseppi Busapeila. There were
present anumber of market people as witnesses,
Mr. j. j. Brooks, chief of the secret service; De-
tective Mattingly, Sergeant Lombardy and
other officers. Mr.. Thos. F. Miller, who ap-
fitralia, who, being native of Sicily, acted as
Interpreter. The first case was that Of PistellO
tM a' charged with having i'm his possession
twenty-lour counterfeit halfdOllars.
george n: Mckay, special officer at the WASH
ington market, testified that he had seen the
prisoner about the LIST of August about the mar
ket selling vegetables in the wholesale or B
street aide. He saw two more Italians with
e These men attended market three or
Engel bought some stuff, and received from the
Defendant il half dollar, which he handed to
defendant, and he marked it.
Norman 1. Engel testified that he purchased
some pumpkins Wednesday from the Italians:
then went back and bought two boxes of toma-
Toes, giving one of the women dollar, and this
woman, who passed ii 10 witness. This was
produced and identified. 1t is quito a good
counterfeit of the date of 1877.
Lorenzo d. Harmon. clerk secret service divi.
Sion, testified that on October Sd he bought a
squash from the defendant, who gave him a
counterfeit half dollar, which the witness
marked.
X. IL. w. Reed testified that on October Sd
ne bought a citron from the defendant paying a
dollar, receiving iii change, with four ten cent
pieces, a cOunte half dollar.
Mr.. j: j. Brooks, chief of the secret service,
testlhed that ne arrested Matteo and turned
four counterfeit half dollars on him with other
money, which vas genuine.
Bail was fixed $4,000 and in default lie
m ffnd far Nf 81. a
jury.
Salvatore Arrigo was the next prisoner, the
charge being having a counterfeit half dollar.
David Eisenlan. of 1876 til street northwest
TENDER Il counterfeit half dollar from the de-
PENDANT in payment for goods.
W. j. kapner, Spccia! officer, testified to hav.
ing seen lie prisoners at the butter stand in the
market sorting out money.
Mr.. JOSEPH :. Knight, Of the secret service,
testiiie that lac made ii purchase of Arrigo in
the market when MatteO and one of the women
were present He received in change coun-
terleit hall dollar
Bali vas liked at 81, 900, and the defendant
Nincenzo Arfigo. said to he the son of the
last prisoner. charged with having a counter
felt quarierin his possession was the next ar
raigucd.
The testimony was that he had passed a
counterfeit quarter OH Leonard Tarr, and coun-
tcrIeit coin on other dealers.
Nj Feed testified thai he had seen the pris-
onci WI. II Salvatore -arriso often. Tie pris-
oHer pc ldled lemons say him at ago with
anci.cT n,dl OH Tuesday, and noticed him IN
down at Cahy's and reported TO Mr.. Brooks,
WHO sent Mr. Cowie down. saw him buy q
cigar at Lang 5 cigar store.
detective Joseph w. Mattingly testified to
finding counterfeit % cent piece on the pris-
Oncr
The prisoner was committed under So 900
loHt.S.
Tnc case of Gui,eppi Rusapeila was postponed
until this afternoon.