The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-10
HELD TO ANSWER !
Mrs. Gagnon's Interesting Story
About the Counterfeiters.
T0LIyER's CASE CONTINUED
sprague Valves Misunderstanding, Cronk
and Tate Bound over-Gibson Discharged
Mrs Gagnon Talks to Reporter.

Long before the hour set for the exam
ination OF the grang of counterfeiters yes
terday morning. Commissioner Greenman's
snug little Office in the Wasatch building
was packed with spectators, and it was
found necessary to adjourn to the grand
jury room, on the top floor, where the in
vestigation was held. All of the defend
ants except Jesse Gagnon, the king pin of
the gang, and who several days ago pleaded
guilty, were present. P. d. Sprague, who
was recently brought back from Denver,
was represented by Judge Powers. This
case was speedily disposed of, as
sPRAGUE WAIVED EXAMINATION
and was held to await the action of the
grand jury, his bond being fixed at 5000.
TIE EXAMINATION.
Mark King was represented by S. H.
Lewis. Attorneys Whittemore and Arm
strong appered for William Cronik and
George Tate, while Reilly " Kane repre-
scented Gibson. Bennett c. Toliver, the
last man arrested, was represented by
Grant H. Smith United States Attorney
Varian conducted the prosecution.
JOHN B. o'REILLY,
the desk sergeant at the police station, was
the first witness, and he testified that be
arrested Gagnon OF December "a, and
found in his possession u purse containing
S275, all bad coin.
CHARLES L. JACKSON,
clerk in S. P Teasdel's dry goods depart
ment. testified that the defendant Spragut
ricit tod hat ctO q pvpninC n nnpprD
Der %, made certain purchases ana ten
dered SO gold piece, which witness sat
ished himself was a counterfeit. Wher
Spragues attention was directed to this
| he said; 'That's funny; never heard tel
| of counterfest SO gold piece before; dix
youn' Laughter Witness replied tina
/ he had. Defendant then said he received
! it from Mrs. Whittemore, of the Uniol
Pacific hotel, that he would go out at ono
and see her, and asked witness to keep tn
| goods until his return. But" said tn
witness, she never came back" Laugh
| Ter.
MRS. wHITTEMoRE
was the next witness. She said she pai
| Sprague about $50 on the morning of tn
24th, in gold and silver, but could not re
member the denominations of the coins
She never saw him after that. Up to tn
=
spurious coin. After that date some $50 il
| counterfeit came into her possession.
MAN NAMED CARNEY,
a bartender at the Mint saloon, testified t
the fact Sprague and hackdriver cam
there about Christmas time. Spragu
rendered in payment for two drinks a 81
gold piece. Witness at once saw the col
was counterfeit and called Sprague's al
tention to it. Defendant said, "Wel
that's all 've got; l shall have to owe fo
the drinks" picked up the coin and wen
out. Witness took no further notice c
the circumstance until he saw the arres
of the counterfeiters in the newspapers.
F. G. CHAPMAN,
the proprietor of Main street dry good
store testified that Sprague came into hi
place on Christmas eve, said he had bee
recommended there" and bougt
some towels, in payment fc
which he gave a $40 gold piece. Witnes
did not discover that it was bad unit
Christmas morning, when he went to tt
police station and reported the matter.
JOHN A. PERRY,
poultry dealer, identified Cronk as ma
who purchased turky from him on u
| street near Christmas. Cronk paid tt
witness SO gold piece, took his chang
and the turkey and skipped. The witne.
soon afterwards found that the coin w;
; spurious.
The queer" piece was here produced, ar
: proved to be good counterfeit except as
weight and ring.
Desk Sergeant ]. B. O'Rellly was r
called and said he was present when IL
5 last witness came to the,police station @
New Years morning he arres ed CronI
When he proceeded to read the warral
over to him, Cronk said, Never mir
reading it: that's what man gets for mi.
ing up with this kind of people," Afte
wards without being solicited TO make ar
l statement the defendant said he on
handled two pieces of the counterfe
money; the one he passed off in purcha
of turkey, and with the other he bong
/ pair of shoes at a second hand stor
This statement was made in the presen
: of Detective Glenn and other officers.
DETECTIVE HUGH L. GLENN
was called and corroborated the eviden
of the previous witness as to the visit {
, the officers to Cronk's house and the ARE
Of the defendant there. Cronk told the
that they were at liberty to search
house, without warrant, to see If tn,
e could find anything there.
GIBSON DISCHARGED.
@ Al InlS stage OF the proceedings, M
= Varian announced that the charge again
Gibson might be dismissed, as there w
d nothing to connect him with the case. Gi
= son was accordingly discharged
MRS. GAGNoN ON The STAND.
J, The next witness was Mrs. Mary Ca
# non, the wife Of the man who operated h
!, mint She is a young woman, of NorU
J" gian extraction. about twenty-four yea
of age, propossessing and intelligent in a
:, pearance.
/, She commenced by stating that she a.
q her husband had been occupying rooms
Il the Singer building, and Sprague also b,
room there. She knew that counterf,
J. money was being manufactured in her hi
i bands room and had seen some of t
A. other defendants there.
r, Mr.. Varian-Who operated this thing
:; Witness-My husband.
J. Q-Your husband was the one who d
the work then.
r Ayes.
!. Odd King livein the house?
= Al think he had a room there.
!. Witness, in reply TO other question
}, said about a week before Christmas S
saw her husband give King a $40 &c
piece and tell him to go and buy someth
with it. He came back the same event
and said he could not pass it,
I, = Q-Where did your husband keep t
money that he manufactured!