The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-18
A CROOK CAPTURED.
"BOGUS MONEY" HATCHFIEI,D
BEHIND THE: BARS.
He "ShOVed" Too Much and Got
Into TrOubIe-A Cool Counter
1eiter who Carried His MOulCIs
Around in His Pocket, Etc.

| Into Trouble A COOL Counter
Ieiter who Carried His MOuICIS
Around iii His Pocket, Etc.
One Of the coolest criminals ever run
down and captured in Western North
Carolina was arrested early yesterday
morning by officers Mcdowell, Hampton
and Worsclcy Of the city police force.
The name of the fellow is II. A. Hatch
field, and he claims to be a native of
Wake county, living when at home, if-
teen miles south of Raleigh.
He was arrested in front of the rcstau-
rant on South Main street, run by a col
orcd man named George Greenlee, and
the warrant upon which he was pulled
charged Ilatchheld with coming and is
suing spurious money. He had Just fin
ishcd a breakfast at the restaurant and
was as cool as the atmosphere last night
when confronted by the officers. He
made no attempt at a resistance and fol-
lowed his captors to the mayors office,
where he was told to pull off his coat.
Hatchiield complied with the COM
nand, and as he laid the garment across
chair coolly remarked: "Wcll, guess
YOU fellows will find what YOU are look
lng for in there" pointing towards the
coat at the same time with his hand.
The officers made a dive for the pockets,
and from one OF them iishcd out set of
plaster of paris muulds containing an
almost perfect impression of a silver dol
lar of the coinage Of 1SSS. From an
other pocket five bran new counterfeit
dollars were taken and laid beside the
mouIdS upon the table. During all this
time the countcrIcitcr did not utter a
word, and it was not until the search
had been cOmplctcd that he began to
talk.
He said that Inc came to AShcvllc last
Sunday afternoon on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia train, and that he
came from Cumberland Gap where he
had purchased the muulds. He had
bought, he said, sometime since, about
S75 or $lOOof bogus money all of which
he had "shovcd" in different localities.
The five new dollars found on his person
hc made himself and was his first attempt
at coming. He denied that he had a
"pal'' here with him, and said that he
was entirely alone; he had only been in
the business short time, and had not
circulated much of the bogus specie i'll
this city.
HatChfIcld was taken before United
States commissioner Summcv who, after
preliminary examination, committed
him to all to await trial at the Novem-
Der term of the United States district
court.
The police department of the city have
been working on this case ever since
Monday evening, when they heard of
Hatchhcld's presence in west AsheviIc
He worked OFF the counterfeit coins on
several parties in that locality and then
came up town to see how many victims
he cOuldropc in among the smaller places
of business with which the city abounds.
He worked of one on Grcence, the first
thing, and tried to get another colorcd
man to change one of the spurious
dollars for him. The cOl0rcd man,
however, luckily for himself, did not have
the necessary change, and the "shover of
the queer" departed.
Several business men and other in
divduals in the city have been taken
iii by HatchiicId, and his arrest by the
police yesterday was a most excellent
and timely piece ofwork. Notwithstand-
ing his denial, llatchtcld has an accom-
plicc in the city, and the police were look
ing for him last night.
The police authorities of the city dc
serve much praise for heir skilful work
yesterday i'll running this dangerous
criminal to earth and placing him behind
the bars.
But, llatchicld-hc'S a cool one.