Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-24
MEREDITHAND BOWERS
THEIR HEARING COMMENCED BEFORE CON-
MISSIONER CAMPBELL,
Bu. Adjourned Until This AhsrnOon-LOs Of
Witnesses on Hand for the Government
An Official Coming From Washington

The nearing OF JACK MeIoUlbn anu
Harry Bowers, charged with passing
counterfeit silver dollars, as outlined
in the REGISTER Of yesterday, took
place yesterday afternoon, before
United States Commissioner B. j.
Campbell. Col. w. W. Arnett appeared
as counsel for the defendants. A plea
Of not guilty was entered, and the de-
PENDANTS were tried together
The first witness called was Lieut..
George w. GauA He narrated the
fact Of the arrest, the search of the de-
PENDANTS, and the finding of counter
felt dollar upon Bowers. His first In
timation Of the matter was q telephone
call to the Atlantic, where Jessie Mon
tlceli showed him dollar. He said 1t
was bogus, and she showed him four
more, she had got from the defendants.
Gaus told her he would arrest them, and
the woman took him down 10 the
house, where she had five more dollars,
obtained from the same source. All
were bogus. On searching Bowers an
other counterfeit dollar was found,
making eleven in all. The Lieutenant
produced the coins in question as fur
Their evidence. One Of the dollars was
broken in several pieces by falling on
the floor
Before proceeding further Col. Arnett
asked 10 have the cases Quashed, on the
ground that the affidavits did not set
forth that the counterfeits were in sim
NJ in ~
which "paSSed as money" In the United
States. The motion was promptly over
ruled.
Jessie Monticello was the next wit
ness. and testified as TO the receipt OF
the money. She had received the first
five dollars from one Of the girls, and
Dlaced il In closet with two 81 bills
Later. the second girl also handed her
Eve dollars In coins. She thought they
were light, and went TO the Atlantic
and showed five Of the coints to fire.
man, and asked him to telephone to
Lieut.. GauS. The five handed 70 Gaus
at her house, were received from Miss
Hornbrook, and the five shown and
given TO Gaus at the engine house,
came from the Harris girl. The witness
identified two Of the coins by hicks In
them.
Miss Madalina Hornbrook testified
TO receiving from Bowers the five coins
she handed 10 Jessie Monticello. She
said she suspected the money was bad
and she came down stairs with IL; she
thought IL was light. She suspected 1t
from the moment she picked 1t up of
the dresser where Bowers had laid It,
When she handed 1t to Miss Monticello
She already had two bills in her hand.
She laid the ''silver" on the bills. o.
REORGANIZATION witness said she
didn't say anything TO the landlady
when she gave her the money, because
she felt I'M and went out OF doors AZ
once. She returned and went upstairs,
and on coming back again Monticello
was preparing to so out to see about
the money.
Cora Harris, who received FIVE coins
from Meredith, then testified TO that
fact; the coins were not out OF her
hands until they were handed
10 Miss Monticello. Witness told
defendant "this is awful light to
be good money; l don't believe it is
good money" He said il was good. She
took it to Miss Monticello and told her
she did not believe 1t was good. Miss
Monticello looked at one, and then took
three silver dollars of a dresser
and witness held the five
bogus coins in one hand, and the three
good ones in the other. The three
good ones weighed as much as the i've
bad ones Miss Monticello then went
to see If they were good. Meredith
said il was good money" When he
first had the money he pulled out six
dollars, but placed one back in his
pocket. He didn't want to pay five
dollars, but finally did. He said:
''Turn the light out, and I'll give you
the money" She turned the light
down, and then turned it Up again.
Lieutenant Gaus was then recalled,
and detailed about finding the eleventh
bogus dollar on Bowers, when he was
searched at the City Hall. 1t was in
his pocket book with two or three good
dollars.
oAlady who owns saloon in East
Wheeling identified both the men as
having attempted 10 pass bad money at
her bar one evening last week. They
asked for beer, and Bowers laid down
dollar. Witness put il in the money
register. She saw it didn't look like
the other dollars there, and picked the
coin up with good dollar and showed
il to Bowers, and told them ii wasn't
good They said l was mistaken, but
told them I.would rather not take it,
and they took il back and gave me
good dollar, took their change and went
out"
At this point counsel for
defense and the defendants held
consultation Of half an hours
duration, and then the hear
ing was adjourned until this afternoon
at three o'clock. The government has
a dozen witnesses yet to examine, and
an Official is on his way from Washing
ton TO take charge Of the case, which is
esteemed very important one. Since
the arrest Of the two men 1t has been
learned by the authorities that they
have been leaving string OF counter
felt dollars behind them all over town,
and evidence 10 that effect will be
forthcoming at the proper time.
Where the bogus coins were manufac-
tnred is still q mystery.
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