Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-11

tlOil covers all the cases.
District Attorney Watson expressed
bis opinion that the proposition is un.
likely of acceptance by the department
and again stated that it is now time tc
press the cases to trial.
Judge Wales said to counsel that the
jury is here ready to try the cases
There has already been postponement
twice, and it is now time the court get O
definite answer The court suggested
that counsel for the defence telegraph to
the department and have some definite
answer for Wednesday morning.
An adjournment was then made to
Wednesday morning.
At the opening of the district court
yesterday District Attorney Watson
called the case of Dasey Washington
colored, charged with passing counter
felt 50 note. The following jury was
empaneled:
William G. Herring, Columbus Wat
kins, George II. Hall, George w. Hat.
field, Robinson Lyman, Harrison Worth,
Leonard V. Aspril, Jr., A. j. Maloney,
Caleb jackson, George Reybold, Aaron
B. Woodruff, James Green.
Frank A. Ayars testified that the de-
fendant handed in SIS counterfeit note
to HIM across the counter of Townships
saloon, Eighth and Tatnail, in October
last. Ayars took it in payment of some
whisky, the prisoner remarking he
wanted the change of the ncte more
than the whisky. The colored man
| pulled out other counterfeit notes and
also some good money. Mr.. Ayars got
the man to take back the counterfeit
note and give him good money in its
place. Mr.. Ayars knew the note by the
roughness on the back, but had made no
Identifying mark upon it. The witness
informed the police who then arrested
him.
Harry w. Smith, teller of the National
Bank of Delaware, testified that the
note in question is counterfeit. In
reply to the court, Mr.. Smith stated that
an ordinary citizen would readily be
deceived by the counterfeit
Police Officer William Gum testified
to having arrested the prisoner The
latter exclaimed to the officer ~ know
what you want me for; have a coun-
terfeit So note" He showed it to the
officer, who put it in his pocket and
gave it to the chief of police. officer
Gum had placed an identifying ink
mark on the note, which he showed to
the court
The prisoner had no counsel and
Judge Wales took care of his interests.
Judge Wales in addressing the jury
said the only question in the case is as
to the identity of the note. The jury
then retired
The case of Stanislaus Wroblenski,
Russian Pole, charged with passing
counterfeit silver coins, was next called.
The services of Theodore Sarkoski,
Polish police officer, were obtained as
interpreter, Wroblenski being unable to
speak word of English.
Wroblenski had no attorney. He is
medium-sized young man, of a respect
able, rather innocent expression and
features.
The following jury was empaneled
for the case: William A. Price, Thomas
Mullen. Daniel B. Stewart, Jonathan
X. Williams, William Bowe, A. L.
Ainscow, Crawford Rankin, Frank
Reedy, Robert Frazer, G. f. Pierce,
Bernard Hasson, Samuel H. Baynard.
John S. Reinhart, No. 300 West Sixth
street, was the first witness. He testified
that the prisoner offered q counterfeit
50cent coin on the Doth of October last.
He passed the coin to Mr.. Reinhart in
exchange for copy of the Philadelphia
Record. The witness handed out the
paper and the change, but as he picked
up the coin he noticed its popularity
and found it to be counterfeit. He re.
ported the matter to Chief Dolan. Mr..
Reinhart subsequently identified the
prisoner in the station cells.
At this moment the Dasey Washing.
ton jury returned to the court to get in
struction upon certain points in the case.
Teller Smith OF the Bank of Delaware
testified that he had no doubt as to the
coin being counterfeit.
This closed the testimony. Wrob.
lenski, through Interpreter Sarkoski,
claimed that lie had never seen Mr..
Reinhart before. The case was then
given to the jury.
District Attorney Watson informed
the court that he felt constrained to |
press another indictment against Wrob-
lenski, namely, the count of making
and passing counterfeit coins. lie |
wished to do this in view of the fact
that the grand jury had ignored his bill
against the prisoner of manufacturing
coins.
The jury in the Dasey Washington
case returned to court five minutes
before noon, Their verdict was one of
not guilty.
"Washingtonr said the court to the
prisoner, you have escaped by the skin
OF your teeth. Take care you are not
found again with counterfeit notes
about you. You may go now."
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prisoner as he left his chair with a
smiling and shining countenance.
The following jury was then called
Tor the second case against Wroblenski:
State Senator William T. Records,
Frank Taylor, Henry Cats, A. j.
Maloney, George Reybold, A. NJ. Simp-
Ter, Caleb Jackson, Harrison Worth,
James Green, Columbus Watkins, w.
G. Herring, L. V. Aspril, Jr.
The two juries in the Wroblenski
cases in which the defendant was charged
with passing counterfeit coins, returned
4 verdict of guilty in each.
In the tirst case, of passing counter.
feit coin to Mr.. Reinhart, the court
passed sentence of years. imprison-
nent and 1000 fine. Sentence in the
second conviction was suspended.
At the opening of United States dis.
rict court in the afternoon Attor.
ley Watson informed the court that he
rad received a telegram from Acting
United States Revenue Commissioner d.
". Wilson at Washington stating that
he Dougherty cases of this district
would come up later in the term. The
government prosecutor was satisfied
With such disposition as the court may
Iesire
Judge Walns ancnrdinnlu rrhnrnh n |