The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-07
Still. JANE DOE.
The Woman counterfeiter Re-
fuses to Tell Her
Real Name

Jane Doe, the woman Who was ar
rested in EobolSen on July for passing
counterfeit one dollar coins, was ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Ronaine in his Office IN une Wei
don Building this morning
When asked this morning by ComTlis-
sioner Ro1naf1le If she would give her real
name she replied:-nI am known as Jane
Doe and it is as Jane Doe that will
go to the end of the courts,
The first witness called was Policeman.
John J. Myers, who made the arrest.
Myers testified that he saw the woman
on the morning he arrested her enter
several stores After size had left Mrs
Ruth Woods store he went in and asked
Mrs. Woods what the woman had pur-
chased Mrs Woods said a small amount
her in hard dollar. He asked to see
the dollar and she showed il to him. He.
believed it to be counterfeit, so he
scratched several pin marks upon it.
He also stated that the he followed
the woman into several other stores in
the ne:ghborhocd and learned that she
had always bought small amount of
goods, usually live cents worth, and paid
for. them with hard dollar. He secured
the dollars she had given Kogge Broth
ers, florists, and John Casey, a clerk in
MlilsrS drug store.
Ali the dollars in question were shown
him and he identified them
Mrs. Woods was the next to testify.
She stated that the prisoner entered her
atcre and beAg.it ten cents worth of
pearl buttons and gave her a hard dol
lar IN payment for them.- The witness
said 1t was the only hard dollar she had
and she cave IT. TO the policeman. who
marked 1t in her presence.
The other witnesses. who Included Mrs
Emma Currin. who conducts a millinery
store on Washington street. George Bil-
llrlgton. crockery dealer, a. Ne; al
Washington street, and kogge Matthers,
the florist testified to the same effect,
and identified the prisoner as the one
who passed the counterfeits
Detectiye Kezrjgan and Police Captain
Fannins testified that they went through
the .woman's effects when she. was taksn
70 the police station and found some cof-.
tee. tea, candy, combs, pearl buttons, a
match bex and numerous other small ar
ticlss. Kerrigan also stated that he went
down Washington street, visited a number
Of stores and secured several counterfeit
dollars which he produced IN evidence.
counferfelt dollar in the prisoners pocket
George z; Bags, ef the Governments
which the woman passed looked 10 him
as IL It had been subjected to great heat,
as i used 9or a model IN making other
GCliaFS- isfet OtItef uulfaIs WHICH were
produced. he said were undoubtedly coun-
terfeits.
Policeman McGuinuHss. who arrested
the woman with Myers. testified that the
woman went into Kogge's and offered to
redeem a dollar. 1T was then that he
placed her under arrest and turned her
over to Myers.
The pris6ner was represented by a New
York lawyer. She did not go upon the
stand. and was sent to the County Jail
in default Of s15, 600 bail
Aft6r the examination was finished Com
missioner R0Hnaine remarked that if all
the cases against the Prisoner were
proven, she would be liable to frnprison-
fnent for 120 years ard fines of 100000