The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-12
RANSMUTER OF COIN.
- Trade Mr.. Hawkins Is Ac-
cused Of Following.
.ux,cAN DOLLARS CHANGED.
~.ssacffon OF Counterfeiters' Tools I'm
FEDERAL Court-A Pair Of Neg
lected Wives.
ux,cAN DOLLARS CHANGED.

rsa interesting case OF z. n. Hawkins.
.z.rr~d with making counterfeit dollars
~sr.e no before Judge Hanford yesterday
~ .f,er ali the evidence was In and the
ss.o~aeys rad made their speeches 20 the
<.~v vas continued until 10 O'Clock this
u.~kiDs. who has once served time for
.-nrrling, IL a keen-eyed old man with
~ hair and long gray beard. who
1870 net particularly hopeful over his
..~s,lon. II was claimed by the prosecu-
- mat Hawkins had obtained Mexican
xsalsrs from dealers. psobably In San
Srsnessco. and with the aid OF q powerful
80 had converted them into a close re-
.-rh,apee Of United States dollars. and
go he had passed a number of these In a
.k,Ih>rate attempt 20 defraud. Evidence
- reduced by tho prosecution which,
I rax claimed. established this deliberate
~s.rnose. and consisted OF several exhibits.
-. a. counterh4< coin on which, though
= stosely resernbied United States dollar
- a seen traces of the design of the
s,r,s rays and The serpent rising from the
s.esus. which are stamped on the Mexican
eI.ess couple of discs exactly the size OF
III dollars, one. II was said. of a copper
sney and one OF tin. a draughting OF q
~erhine for stamping metal. the business
~svteau money, and letter 10 Hawkins
S.m man In Portland. referring TO a
- 10 Ean Francisco and asking IL he
awas making them any better now" This
nasAr was signed with name and address,
~ an the note paper. but on the inside OF
~ envelope.
~. May Knapp. the principal witness
~ me prosecution, took the stand with
I reluctanoe that was apparent. which
"a Afterwards said was because Mr..
erinker had promised not TO call her.
~ admitted that she knew Hawkins.
nj not that she had seen the drawing OF
( Machine claimed by the government 70
= stamp for making coins. or that she
las seen any OF the exhibits In Hawkins'
posseesi,n, except dollar. which she
admitted she had secured from Hawkins
az Cave, the detective who was working
e1st the secfet service man. Harris. She
1sciared that she wished that she had a
barrel Of such dollars She denied that
sse had ever had any conversation with
Hawkins on the subject OF counterfeit
money. She admitted having seen a de
M the ono In the exhibit. but refused 10
eey where.
hawkins claimed that he did not know
that the dollars. which ne admitted pass
ing. were counterfeit. and claimed that
fancs that had been sent him. and he pro-
dDced Witnesses to testify that there were
q large number OF countcrfeits. many OF
them silver, about town. so that II would
Be easy for any one to have several In his
possession. II was further claimed that
the remark I hope you are making them
tetter now" was used in a slang sense.
possibly by a slip OF the pen. and that IL
would bear such an Interpretation as
sHow are things coming7 hope they ara
better now" IT was also claimed that the
ehlrography Of the letter and that on the
envelope were In a different hand.
In the closing argument counsel for the
defense went over each point OF the pros
ecution and claimed that each and every
enc was trivial and not to be considered as
eridence on which to convict a man OF a
crime for which the penalty was 50 great
O. II " for counterfeiting. In reply the
prosecution claimed that the evidence
should be considered as a whole and that
Oh the points bora toward the guilt OF
Hawkins. making In thsir sum a strong
case against him.
With these remarks OF the prosecution
The case was closed and Judge Hanford.
AFTER the usual cautionary remarks TO the
Jury. adjourned conrt until 10 o'clock this
morning, when no viii give the case TO the
Jury.