The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-15
H0YT IS A STATE WITNESS.
HE TELLS ALL ABOUT HIS BROTH
 ER'S CONTEMPLATING.

I ER'S CONTEMPLATING.
 Russell Hoyt and James M Murphy Operated
 Together, the Former Laying on Papoi
 and the Latter Worked the Press-Ciaim,
 to be Innocent.
 New York. Aug. lt.-The examination in the case of Russell B. Hoyt and James W. Murphy. alias Charles N. Hill. the alleged head and front of the great counterfeiting scheme recently unearth. ed at Bethel. Conn.,. was begun at 3:3C D. m. to-day before Commissioner Alex ander. Hoyt looked as unconcerned az when first arraigned. Murphy, with his weight of seventy odd years, showed the effects of his temporary incarcera- ton.
 | Chief W. P. Hazen of the secret ser vice department was present. The prosecution was conducted by United States District Attorney MacFarlane. Murphy said that he was without coun- sel. Hoyt was represented by John Hover.
 Thomas P. Callaghan was the first witness. He testified that he was an operator In the secret service depart ment. Seven counterfeit United States sl0 notes were shown him, which he said he saw previously at Bethel, Conn.,, on August last. Officers Scannell and | Gilbert of the secret service bureau were present at the time. as was Loren 20 Hoyt. The bills were part of large package of similar bills found on MT. Hoyt'S farm at Bethel. The notes were unmistakably counterfeit In reply to a question witness said he considered himself an expert in the matter of counterfeit bills. MT. Forsythe, who is the service, discovered the plates from which the commercials were made and went over the familiar story of the cap ture, finding of the materials, etc., etc. Lorenzo Hoyt, who was arrested at Bethel on charge of being connected with the gang, was next placed on the stand. Witness said that Russell B. Hoyt was his brother. Witness also stated that he was forty-three years old, had a wife, but no children, was hat ter by trade and had lived all his life at Bethel, Conn. He had seen his brother and Murphy working together making counterfeit money at the house of a MT. Morgan, who lives three miles from his place. His brother laid on the paper while Murphy worked the press. The press was bench four feet long and two feet high. Witness gave the plates for the counterfeit S10 bill to Officer Scannell. @pOn crossAexamination wit ness said he was arrested on August on a charge of being implicated in the counterfeiting business and was com mitted to the Danbury jail.
 Did you send man to Ludlow street jail at New York to see your brother" he was asked. .
 1T did send MT. Gilbert, who lives in Bethel, to see him." was the reply.
 What did you tell him to tell your brother?'
 q told him to tell him that he had better plead guilty and it would be bet ter for me-"
 What promises were made if you would appear as 8 witness for the gov ernment?"
 'I was told that nothing said would be taken against me-"
 How long had you known of the ex- istence of these counterfeit plates be- fore you gave them up" About two years"
 "Is it not a fact that after the arrest of Massey you were afraid there might be trouble?" q certainly was afraid"
 Did you know what the plates were used for?" q did after my brother told me- I never had anything to do with the counterfeiting."
 Joseph Morgan, in whose house at Bethel Russell B. Hoyt and Murphy had two rooms, testified thar when they hired the rooms they said they were getting up patent right and wanted to be where t was quiet. He never knew what their business was. Witness wife corroborated him.
 Henry B. Gilbert recited his interview with Russell B. Hoyt in Ludlow street jail at the instance of Lorenzo Hoyt, confirming substantially the latter's story.
 Lorenzo Hoyt was recalled, but noth- ing of material importance was elicited additional to that he had already stated.
 MT. Scannell of the secret service de- partment corroborated Callaghan as to the finding of the counterfeit plates. He pronounced the money in question 
 This concluded the testimony for the | government
 A motion to dismiss the case against l Mir. Hoyt was made by his counsel and | was argued at length. The argument l was not finished when the court ad- journed. The argument will be resum-