Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-09
CASE NOT MADE OUT.
The EFidence Fails to Show That ROhde
Isa COunttrfeiter.
WHAT HE SAID TO GILLESPIE.
SINE Conflict on This Foint-Frc-
anent Conferences About How 60
Get Rich-Thc "Ad" In the Dispatch
ExpIained-othcr Cases.

and green-goods man, was heard IN th'
Police Court yesterday and dismissed
as the evidence against the accused was
not OF such a character as to carry con-
yictlon with II. Before the examination
Of the witnesses was gone into, MT 'oi
don. counsel for the accused qnesuohcu
the legality Of Rohde's arrest ana asAeN
by what authority the prisoners room n"N
been searched. Justice Crutchheld salu
an officer OF the law had right 10 ar
rest n person at any time without
warrant. and the latter point was settled
nv Deputy-Marshal Janney Peasants
who stepped forward and produced
search warrant issued by the Unitea
States authorities. g.
the case was then taken up, and ser
eeant Hall, who made the arrest was
plaoed on the stand. The oihcer SAID ne
arrested the man. but knew nothng Vi
his own knowledge as 10 Rohde being
susnicious character. lie knew nothing
about the accused. except what witnesses
had told him.
PROPOSITION TO GILLESPIE.
Mr. w. r. Gillespie an iron-moulder'
then took the stand. The witness testi-
and the latter asked him how he woula
like 10 60 into a profitable business. Inc
witness asked him what the business
was. and was told II was making co"h
terfeit money. and the accused sho"eu
him a silver dollar, which he CLAIMED h"u
beeu made by him Rohdel. The witness
told him he would see him later aDou'
II. and afterwards saw friend MI iiIB
eins. 10 whom he related the proposl'o"
that had been made to him. Later 'he
witness saw him and told him he didn't
care 70 co into that kind of business
The accused had told the witness that
no had been I'm the business before, ana
was an expert at IL. When the PROPOSE
tion was made to him Mr. j. J. jackson
was with the accused.
HE WAITED \ LONG TINE.
Mr. Gordon. counsel for the accused,
when he questioned the witness, brought
ont the fact that the conversation 1eterr n
20 was carried on I'm Giroamfs bar-room
on the 18th OF April, and that he look
twenty days before he decided 20 report
the matter The witness, in reply TO
question said he had waited that length
of time to find out more Nhen askeu
why he had not reported this matter at
once witness at once curly iep4cu 'ii"'
that was "his business
Mr.. Jackson. who was with Rohde when
the proposition was made to Gillespie
confirmed the latter's statement, ana salu
the accused had also invited him to go
into the business.
The witness said he had been intimate
with Rohde at the clearinghouse, anu
except for that one conversation, lac hau
never had any cause to have his sus-
plcions aroused. When asked as TO who
he thought was at the "bottom. OF The
rI the arrest TO be
made. he said he had seen Reeves and
Sergeant Hall talking together one night
on d corner, and thought the formei had
nut the officer on the case.
STORY DIFFERED FROM GlLLES-
PIES.
Mr.. Ned Higgins was placed on the
stand. and his story did not tally with
that OF Gillespie's. He said the latter
had told him that Jackson was the one
who spoke about the scheme for making
money and that the conversation IN re-
gard 10 IL had been carried on down by
the dock, near a lumber pile. several
meetings were held. at which Rohde sald
he wanted funds TO buy the machine for
making money. and that it would cost
$500. The plan was to leave the country
and make the money. They were to trst
make coin, and then go into the business
of making paper money.
MIR. Higgins's testimony placed Mr.. Gill
lespie i'm a rather unfavorable light, as
he brought out facts which the latter had
failed to mention when on the stand.
lie made Mr.. Gillespie appear almost in
the Hight of seriously contemplating GO
ing into the counterfeiting business and
when he told OF the several meetings by
appointment at the lumber pile near the
dock Il did not look so well for the
principal witness against the accused.
SEWING INVENTION.
Mr. Davidson testified that Rohdc had
helped him on a sewing-machine which
the witness had invented. The prisoner
had done carpenter work on the ma
chine. Some time later he saw Rohd'
again, and told him he would like Il
get a sum Of money TO carry out his In
yention. Rohde told him to insert al
advertisement i'm the paper to that ef
feet but the witness had said that h
was afraid that NJ he did so some on
else would get hold of the invention. IL
consented. however and went with tn
accused to the Dispatch office, where tn
advertisement was inserted. 1t was tn
same he said, as printed yesterda.
in connection with the case. He ha'
never seen anything suspicious abou
Rohde. who had told him that prcbael,
he would soon have the money TO hel
MN III MS iiiNFiAAohs
SPEAK WELL OF HIM
Mr.. Allison who was next put on tn
stand, said Rohde came TO hoard a
Mrs. Fletcher's while he was there. an
ne had never seen anything suspicion
about him. At one time the accuse
had occupied a room with three Others
and at another time with one. Mr. Ed
,nunds, also a boarder at Mrs Fletch
er's, testified that he had seen nothn
about Rohde's conduct 10 arouse his sus
picion, and Mr. Connalson, anothe
boarder, testified 10 the same effect
Justice Crutchfleld then put Mr.. Gil
lespie on the stand again. and ques
toned him as TO his testimony, whic
had been contradicted by Mr. Higgln.
The witness said he did not think abou
telling" as to the conversations at tn
lumber pile, ETC. Justice Crutchiield dis
missed the case.
The accused was Immediately rearrest
ed by United States Deputy jaime
peasants and carried before Commi'
sioner Flegenheimer. who decided tha
there was not sufficient evidence to hol
him, Inspector Andrew McWnliams, WI
arrived here from Washington Thursda
night and who was In the courtroom
during the trial being of this opinion.
OTHER POLICE-CoURT CASES.
The continued case of Bud Morgan
charged with unIawfuly and cruelty dri'
ing mare owned by James Swe
ney. was heard yesterday. II Will
remembered that on Sunday, April 19t
Mr.. Morgan hired n horse and bugp
from the liVeryman about o'clock