Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-06-25

The examination or Jonh Meteui'h
and Harry Bowers, on the charge OF
circulating counterfeit money In imlta-
ton of silver dollars, was resumed be-
fore United States Commissioner b. ).
Cam pbell at half-past three o'clock yes
terday afternoon, the start having been
delayed until q government agent ar
rived on the afternoon train.
Before the taking OF evidence was
CO mmenced, Col. Arnett reversed his
statement Of Friday, and asked for a
severance, saying the Commissioner
might try first either OF the de-
PENDANTS, as he might elect. Inc
Commissioner said he would let the
cases remain as far as they had gone,
the government being about con-
tent to rest, except, perhaps, evidence
In rebuttal, on-the first case, but there
was further case, In which the defend
ants would have to be examined to-
gether, as both might be found guilty,
or either one guilty and the other not.
This case was one in which Mollie Cam
eron and Ed Mackery had bogus
money rendered them on June 18th by
the defendants.
After consultation between Col. Ar
nett and his clients the Colonel made
the same objection to the aindaVlt as
on Friday, that the statement was not
made that the coins were counterfelts
OF money in circulation in the United
States. This motion was overruled,
the Commissioner holding the words
Quoted in the statute only applied to
foreign coins brought here and put In cir
culation, and did not apply to the coins
minted in this country by our govern
ment.
The first witness examined was
Casper Rohrl, who said he was In Mrs.
Cameron's saloon with friend when
Meredith and Bowers came in and or
dered beer, as was narrated by Mrs.
Cameron Friday. He said they ten
dered a dollar, which Mrs. Cameron
placed In the register, and then took 1t
out, and said 1t wasn't good. Witness
thought both said Ii was good aud that
Mrs. Cameron was mistaken. One said
90 certainly, and he thought both. The
men then gave good dollar, got their
change and went out and into the next
saloon, on the same side OF the street.
Witness went up to this saloon-now
Shaffer 81 Lacy's, then Mackery's-and
they were there. He saw the defend
ants handing some good money back to
Mr.. Mackery. On cross-examlnatlon,
witness said his attention was attracted
to the men as soon as they came In Mrs.
Cameron's, and watched them. de
thought it was o little peculiar for
them to come in-he didn't know just
why, but he had that feeling. He was
subject to a long cross-examination.
On redirect witness said he was some
times employed at the saloon, and felt
q sort OF intrest in it, and when the two
strangers came in, at eleven O'Clock at
night, he naturally watched them. He
was positive two voices protested, to-
gether, that the money was good.
Mrs. Cameron, who testified Friday,
was recalled, and testified anew TO the
two men coming into her place, on the
night of June 18th, and rendering bogus
dollar in payment for two beers. When
she objected to the dollar, she took
good dollar out of the register, and laid
the two side by side on the bar. They
said 1t was a good dollar, and that she
mistaken in saying it was bad, but
they gave her a good dollar, and went
away with their change. She thought
Bowers gave her the bogus coin, but
was not sure who gave the good one or
which of the two took the objection
able coin back. On redirect examine
ton, witness said she had been In busi-
ness fourteen years, had handled large
amounts of silver, and thought she was
a competent judge.
Edward Costello was the next witness.
He said he was in Mrs. Cameron's sa-
loon with Fred Happy and Mr.. Rohrl,
last Monday night week, when the two
men came in, but did not know what
happened at the bar, as he was busy
talking with Mr.. Happy, When
the men went out, witness was told OF
what had happened, and followed them,
saying, they're strangers and I'll
watch 'em." He saw them in
Lacy's, and went in the room
next the bar, and called Maceray out,
and told him they had given him a
counterfeit dollar. "Mackery said:
That's what they've DONE / said,
well catch EN- and we ran out and
caught them, and brought them back.
The little fellow said: 'We'll square the
thing and they gave up the ninety
cents change and made an apology. l
caught Bowers by the collar and hit
him slap in the face"
l. I'D 1t dAvr
didn't you?"
WitneSs-No. That was afterwards.
He tried to square 1t with me, and l
said, "No, that don't 60" Then | took
my foot aud pushed him, and he fell
over backwards.
Col, Arnett-No wonder he gave up
the change. I'd have given it up, too.
Witness said Mackery gave him the
dollar, and he took it.
Jack Mackery was next called. He
is barkeeper for Shafer e Lacy. De-
PENDANTS were in his saloon on the
night testified TO above. and ordered
two beers, Bowers made the request
and threw out dollar and got change.
| Witness then looked around and saw
| Costello In the next room motionlng for
/ him. He went and talked to him,
looked at the dollar, and then witness
and Costello ran out and caught the
two men and got the change back.
"They pulled the money out OF their
pocket right away, and said nothing
| about getting their dollar back" The
| dollar was in the dish, with some paper
money and small change. No other
| dollar of silver was there. Witness
gave the dollar to Costello. On cross-ex-
animation witness said he thought
they 'sshifted the dollar on me. When