Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-10
T H Ely ERE HELD,
The Men Charged With Passing Counter.
felt Coins on Merchants.
Witnesses Tell of How Bogus Coins
Were Passed for Goods--Another
Man Has Been Arrested.

Were Passed for Goods--Another
Man Has Been Arrested.
Mr.. James Graves of the United States
secret service, Treasury Department, was
engaged yesterday in assisting Serg,. Jor-
| dan and Policeman Hendricks in their in
| vestigation of the alleged counterfeit cases,
| and an additional arrest was made. The
| last prisoner gave his name as BENJAMIN
| Scrfvener. Additional counterfeit coins
| were collected by the officers.
This morning the six prisoners, John Muir
ply. Albert ellsworth. James O'Hare, Ben
| jamin Scrivener. James Brien and Martin
O'Hare. were taken to the Police Court.
| where they were charged before Judge Mills
with passing and attempting to pass the
counterfeit money. Assistant District At
torney Jeffords appeared for the prosecution
and he held in hn hand six counterfeit
quarters and two counterfeit half dollars.
as well as an imitation $50 gold piece.
Gen. Birney and Mr.. Joseph shillington
appeared for the defendants ana entered
plea of not guilty for them.
Robert Hale, a young man who resides
at No. l72e 4th street testified that he
Of Statements he had heard them make.
Chief Drummond Of the secret service.
Treasury Department testified that the
What are they made OFF, he was asked.
II can't tell that" was the response.
Nv Il SUPPOSE s. that a. could only be determined
could give an opinion"
| I'VE don't want that" said counsel.
MIR Jeffords then asked witness to ex-
anime what purported to be a $3.50 gold
piece. and witness pronounced 1t a counter
Il would never have suspected that that
was a counterfeit" remarked the Judge
The weight is enough to determine
I hn
Bradley Snyder. clerk in a grocery store
at ITO 7th street. was the next witness.
and Brien came in the store and he chang
ed a quarter for Murphy. The coin was a
counterfeit, and his employer told him
he would have to lose 1t. He kept 1t until
| Counterfeit Quarters.
| George samuels. who sells bottled beer.
identified defendants Brien, James O'Hare,
ellsworth and Murphy. About q week
ago one Of the men passed a counterfeit
/ nickel In his place. Monday the four men
mentioned came to his place more than
once. One time they passed counter
| felt quarter on his clerk. and later when
they came back and attempted to repeat
| What are You giving me?' and then q
genuine quarter was given In payment
ellsworth. he said. was the man who pass
Amos Stewart testified that he knew the
oHare boys. Brien and Murphy. Witness
| was in the laundry business. Monday
night he saw the four men named. They
| were drinking beer, and witness saw Oils
worth pass coin over to the clerk Later
was the particular coin passed by the de-
PENDANT mentioned He heard the clerk
| say: It's lead"
| Wayman johnson, colored. In the en-
| ploy of Mr.. Samuels. testified that when the
men came in the place the first time he
second time, and ellsworth handed him a
quarter. Il hadn't noticed the first one"
said witness. but when he gave me the
was giving me-" He said the quarter was
! counterfeit He could tell it by its weight.
| Henry Rosenberg. also dealer in bottled
| beer, testified that James O'Hare passed
| a counterfeit quarter on him. Three OF the
| men were with him when he came q Sec
| ond time, but witness would not take It.
Testimony Accumulates.
| Albert Washington. colored. testified that
/ he was acquainted with three Of the de-
PENDANTS Witness works for the proceed
| visit to the store.
John w. Forrest, who keeps q stand on
It'll street, testified that Monday night de-
| PENDANT Scrivener came to his stand ana
other man with him. whom he Thought was
| Murphy. Scrivener gave him e quarter IN
payment for the peanuts. They walked
cents change. This aroused witness sus..
picion, and. looking at his money. he found
that the coin was not good.
| one of the defendants made a remark about
purchasing peanuts, but witness could not
say which one made The remark. Five OF
| them were in the party when he saw them
| and they were eating peanuts.
| John Maher testified that he knew all
Monday Mo hasH night light Martin o'Hare came into
! his place with two men AMI ordered three
glasses Of beer. OHare gave MIN what he
thought was counterfeit quarter and he
refused to take 1t.
| The Arrests.
| Policeman Hen-icks testified that he ar
rested Brien and Officer Flynn took two OF
his companions. The men were in a sa-
loon and when they got outside Brien ask
| ed him what he was arrested for. Witness
| told him for Dassilg counterfeit money
| when Brien said / guess not" and slip
ped out Of his coat and ran. Witness pur-
sued and recaptured nir1.
Sergt. Jordan testified to the complaints
received and the Investigation made, which
Mr.. Graves OF the secret service also gave
evidence. He had heard several converse
| lions between unknown parties and he
went into a store to get a cigar. He ten
dered a dollar bill in payment for the cigar
and received one Of the counterfeit quarters
in change. He saw the defendants in the
station and Murphy said he was present
/ when one Of the quarters was showed
| The court said that there was no con-
necuon Of the $3.50 gold piece with the de-
mo. your honor" said Mr. Jefforis, Il
simply offered 1t for Identification. as Il may
cut some figure in the case later
! Counsel for the defendants argued for the
discharge of their clients.
Judge Mills said 1t was not worth while
the The ol ssS N
been made out. so far as this court was
concerned. and he would hold them in $500
each for the action Of the grand jury.