The morning call., 1893-03-21

He Says That He Is Not a
COunterfeiter.
His Roommate Carried on the Business
in Their Room Entirely Without
His Knowledge.

The case of Henry Doerr. who is charged
by Secret Service Detective Harris with
making and passing counterfeit coin, was
resumed in the United States District Court
yesterday morning.
1t will be remembered that on January
IA Detective Harris and Police Officer
Gleason went 10 a house on Jackson and
Montgomery streets. where Doerr roomed,
and there found complete set of counter
feitink Instruments, including plaster Of
paris mods, metal ana newly made coin.
Doerr's partner, George Oetke. was SEN
fenced to six months in San Quentin prison,
and from the damaging testimony in that
case it looked as though Doerr would also
have 10 serve term across the bay. But
yesterday matters looked a little brighter.
Police officer Gleason, who accom- anied
Detective Harris 10 the scene of the arrest.
was put upon the stand yesterday. He re-
lated the Iacts of the arrest and how they
had found the metal, Implements, etc,
under a lounge in the room.
j. Mayaizer, who gave the information o I
the Illicit business to Detective Harris, was
next placed upon the s aud.
lie had stated In giving his information
that he had first met DJerr in San Quentin
prison, and when he was released he met
DOrrr In this city and commenced visiting
his room. He had been visiting DoerT's
lutli Abl duuul lures Nbths NbtOIb ne De-
came aware that anything wrong was going
on. AT that time, he said. DOerr offered him
a counterfeit half-dollar which he took and
gave 10 the United States Marshal. On an
other time. he said that he gave Doerr IS
cents for three counterfeit dollars.
Upon CrosS-eXaminatiUn by Attorney
Dow, Nayntzer in many cases denied his
former statements. When asked how many
times he had been in prison lie said in
angry tones that ne did not know. Maynt-
ger said that at the time lie gave the in
lorna tion he was mixed up with beer and
he could not swear 10 1t.
The defendant, Henry Doerr, was placed
upon the stand and stated that he had
served a term of three years in San Quentin
for something which he would not like TO
relate, as he went there under an assumed
name to shield a certain person. On the
day OF his discharge a prisoner by the name
Of BarStedt WAS also discharged. As tie
defendant had nothing but a little money
which the State had given him, and 10
order 10 Tednce expenses OF living, he
agreed with Barstedt that they should take
a room together in this city. They first
hired room on Merchant street, and sub
sequently, finding it too small for both,
they moved to the house where the counter
letting implements were found.
After they had lived there about a month
Duerr said that he became a little suspicious
of his companions actions, which increased
when he found plaster of paris, etc. in the
SINK. lie demonstrated with Barstedt, say
ing that lie did not want to get into any
further trouble, the result being that they
had falling ont. After a while Barstedt
left the house and DOerr was in possession
of the room by himself
DOerr took another roommate, and one
day, on opening the bureau drawer, they
found a sack containing about S. in cOun-
terfelt coin. This they divided. Doerr put
ting some in his pocket, lie said to snow to
mis- friends
On another visit of Mayntzer's, Doerr
said that his visitor picked up one Of the
coins from off the bureau and offered to buy
1t from him. But Doerr knowing the con-
sequences refused TO sell 1t, and Mayntzer
TOOK the coin for nothing. That is how,
DOerr said, that Mayntz-r received the coin
which he gave 10 the United States Mar
shall. He said that everything that was
found In the room WAS left there by his
former roommate, Barstedt
The case will be resumed this morning at
II o'clock