The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-20
THREE TRUE BILLS.
The United States Grand Jury
Reports Three Indictments.
An Impenetrable Veil Of Mystery Surrounding
the Proceedings-A Dangerous
Counterfeirer.

Twelve and half hours after the earth
quake yesterday the United States Grand
Jury walked into the District Court Judge
Morrow presiding, with three indictments.
One of the three true bills was exposed.
1t was thrown down on the table for the
benefit of the reporters. They swarmed
about il, and Judge Morrow regarded them
with great interest as they devoured the in
dorsement on the document.
The ether two indictments disappeared
in a breast-pOcket Of the coat Of the Dis
trict Court clerk. Their contents eoDsti-
tuted for the time being a part OF the yelled
my steries of the temple of justice. The
Grand Jury was dismissed after communi-
eating to the court the important informa-
ton that it had adjourned to meet again at
2 o'clock to-day. Besides the desire on the
part of the prosecuting officers to be accom-
mOdating to the press the fact that Timothy
Shea was in durance vile in the County Jail
was the reason for permitting the reporters
TO see the only Indictment so generously
flung to their INSPECTION. Shea is charged
with having in his possession a counterfeit
25-cent coin and passing the same as good
money. Shea was visited soon afterward In
the Broadway bastile by CALL reporter
from whom he learned for the first time that
O Grand Jury of the United States had not
men charged with rObbing the Government
of thousands of dollars.
The 25-eent culprit is a man about 45
years of age who was brought hitler
from MERGED County. He was ranch
man Oh the MERGED River and gave the
Quarter-dolar TO another man who bought
n glass of wine with the spurious coin.
Next day Shea was arrested by the con-
stable and brought before justice of the
peace, who sent him to Fresno, whence a
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commitment of United States commits
sioner. brought him to San Francisco Un-
fortunately for Shea he has served a 10
years sentence in San Quentin for man.
slaughter. for which crime he was convicted
in MERGED County in 1886. He told the re-
porter last night that his victim had drawn
a knife upon him, and he, in self-defense
killed his asssilant. For this crime he had
served his time, his good conduct in San
Quentin securing for him Communication OF
his time to six and quarter years. After
his discharge from the State prison he re-
turned to the MERGED River, where he was
employed as ranchhand up to the time he
was arrested on the charge of having the
counterfeit money in his possession. Shea
declares that he has not the slightest idea
how or where he obtained the spurious coin
which has involved him in his present
trouble.
The two other indictments are also against
persons living in the interior. 0ne is be-
lieved to be case OF selling LIQUOR to H.
dians, the other attempting to use postage
stamp OF the denomination OF cents after
1t had served the original purpose for which
ii was created.
The Sumatra tobacco investigation was
continued yesterday before Appraiser Shurt-
left. The entire morning session was &C.
cupied with the examination of George Van
GulpeD, secretary of the Cigar-makers'
Union, who testified as an expert that all
but few of the Liebes' samples exhibited
were suitable for wrappers. Upon cross
examination it appeared that Van Gulpen
had issued circulars in his official capacity
attacking Liebes Brothers four years ago
when they were employing Chinese cigar
makers.
In the afternoon Edward Anthony, an
employe of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
testified to tile facts connected with the
shipment as freight Of the Liebes tobacco TO
Eastern points.