The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-18

selling some clothes, and Mr. Reese,
another soldier. who was with me,
asked Maynes If he had any coun-
terfeit money; Maynes said that
he had none ON hand, but
could furnish a peck on three days
| notice, and that it would be a better
article than that he had before; went
| there the last time at the instance of
Mr.. Franks; was perfectly sober when
l visited the store.
Mr.. REESE, another soldier, was the
| next witness. He testiied-Une night
| in NovemD Der last two comrades from
the Fort aid myself were gong down
Commercial Street, and as we were
passing Maynes store, he called US in.
and asked me it / would go out and
buy some beer if he would treat, l said
yes, and he threw a dollar on the
counter, l said that it was counter
felt and refused to take it. Both Eek
hart and Maynts said that it was a
good dollar. The next morning l told
Buzev of the occurrence, and in Deem
Der following he went with me to
MayDesn.'tor l asked Nj ynes if / ha
any of that counterfeit money; he SAID
ne had none, but could furnish any
amount of it on three days notice. Eek
hart was not present at that time.
e. A. FRANKS WAS called. and testi-
fled that in November last, he was act
ing deputy marshal. At the time
of his arrest. Maynes was keeping a
secondhand store on Commercial
| Street; | entered into an ARA cement
with Buzey III December LIS for him
| to go to NAV es' store and try counter
felt money; l visited the store in De-
! cembrr last, and told Maynes that |
must search the ulace; Mavnes admit
| ted having had q converse" with
| Buzey in relation TO selling him coun
terieit coin. and stated that Eckhsrt
was in Beaver; he afterwards said lie
was IN Grantsville; upon searching the
prem ses, found some gold ana silver
| leaf. some metal and other articles |
afterwards arrested Eckhart at Grants
| vile, and found some Rabbit metal,
some spoons, mouids, ETC., at Mrs.
| Brightmore's place, where he was
stopping.
| These oo1nterfeiting materials were
Offered in evidence, and the prosecution
rested.
| MRS. HANNAH BRIGHTNoRB was the
| first witness callrd for by the defense.
| She testified that on December 8, 1887,
Eckhart was at her house at Grants
vile; he came there on November Sd,
and was engaged in gliding picture
frames; the witness testified that she
first met Eckhart in the Penitentiary,
where she was serving out term of
imprisonment for grand larceny.
| JOHN ECRHART one of the defendants,
then TOOK the stand and testified.
| On the first day of September last,
was in this city, and remained here I'M
| til | went to Grantsville On NoVem-
Der Sd.
| Cross FXAMINATIoN.-Ih have served
| term ia the Penitentiary for counter
| feiting
| MIR. Connolly, the next witness, testi-
| fed that be was employed at Oulmsr
Bros. was a glider, and from the pur-
| chases made by him aud his converSa-
ton. was satisfied that he was a glider.
Edward Mayne3 was the next wit
ness. He testified that he was one OF
the defendants in the case; in Septem-
Der last was the proprietor of second
hand store on Commercial Street; never
! had box of counterfeit money in his
store; on the night of November I'd
Reese came to bis store IN company
wi b two other soldiers, and asked him
to treat; he gave Reese dollar piece
with which 10 buy some beer; he went
cut, and in short time he returned,
saying that the dollar was a counter
felt; he then gave him another dollar.
aud he went out and got
the beer; on the morning FL
Living witness examined the dollar
piece, and discovering that it was q
counterfeit threw it into the stove;
never bad Any counterfeit money in his
possession at any time.
Mr.. r csc was recalled and testified
that he did not take dollar piece from
Meynes and go out and buy beer with it.
This closed the evidence, and after
arguments by Mr.. Hoffman,, for the
def nse and by Messrs. Peters and
Clark for the prosecution, the case
went to the jury on the Courts charge.
After being out tor a few minutes.
the jury returned verdict of guilty
Sentence was set for Wednesday
next, at 10 a. N.
Court adjourned until Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
| OTHER BUSINESS.
P. L. Williams vs.. Nephi w. Clay
ton, ordered that the alternative writ of
madamus issue for Monday March
2Uth.
Bolivar Roberts vs.. Nephi w.
Clayton, same order.