Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-16
PASSES BAD MONEY.
James Avery Caught in Rock
island.
NUMBER OF BUSINESS NEE WORKED
Fellow Shows Fight when Appreciated
By IN Omcef and fsBss to Use . Revolver
-Fedsrsl:Authosisies - Take Hand ..

A sma ll-eized individual who says
his Dame is James Avery was ar
rested by Officer Phil Miller about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
had in his possession 63 bogus dol
lars, and about $23 in good money,
which he bad received in making
purchases in exchange for his epuri-
GUS coin. Shortly before his ARE ct
Avery visited the saloon OF j. W.
Roche on Twelfth street. and called
fer glass Of beer. He was accom-
modated and tossed dollar on the
counter. On handling the coin. Mr..
Roche suspected that 1t was not right
and pushed 1t back to the fellow, re-
questing him to pay with the real
stuff. Avery took the dollar and
showed ont a nickel. He sauced the
saloonkeeper, and with defiant grin
poured the beer onto the floor and
decamped. Mr.. Roche Immediately
cent word to police headquarters.
OFF, Ger Miller started out on the fell
lows trail and subsequently landed
him at Van Hecke's place at the cor
ner of Fourth avenue and Seven
tenth street, where Avery had
bought cigar and succeeded in pas
sing one of his fake coins. The
officer aud green goods man met in
the doorway OF the saloon Avery
showed fight when requested to ac-
company The officer, who found it
necessary to SUNNI on the assistance
Of ex-Chief NJ. II. Sexton,
who was passing, before he
could overpower the fellow.
Avery carried revolver and
evidently intended making use OF i,
In gaining his liberty, as he was
reaching for it when Officer Miller
seized Els hand and then Sc
cured the convincer. At police head.
querters Chief E,zel and Captain
Kramer had private talk with the
prisoner, who, after some persuasion,
said his name was Avery, and that be
came from Kansas City, where ht
had purchased s. of the bogu.
dollars for SIC. He stated that he
reached Rock Island yesterday sitter
noon, and had only been operating ,
few hours when arrested. Avery
passed the bad money in a number
of places in the west end Of the city
disposing in all Of II coins. Tn,
man refuses to divulge the identit,
Of the parties of whom he obtained
his spurious goods. The money i
An excellent counterfeit, although {
trifle light.
Avery passed q dollar each OF
these: John b. Cramer, William
Imhoff, Henry Deisenrotb, Chni lie
Oberg. Thomas Van Hecke, Adolpl
De Rock, Mons Nelson, Henry DE
Muynck, Chris Schatz. Peter r. Sic
mon. Henry Van Hecke, H H Lohse
John Kramer and Louis Enelin
Aud there are others to hear from.
Avery's Story.
| Avery said he bought the money 4,
the street at Kansas City last week
lit was night" he says. "and l die
not get good look at the mans face
He offered me good thing and
saw no harm in taking it. as he as
sured me that I would have NJ
difficulty in passing the money.
had been out of work long time
and law had to do something t,
make q living" Avery says he i
26 years OF sge and the son of Rich
ard Avery, Of Adams county. Ohio
He has not seen or heard from an,
of his folks for 10 years, though
The spurious coius are all date
1891 and 1884 and resemble the GOO
money go closely that it is Difficult
to detect a difference. Chief E.z
wired the United States marshal q
Chicago and received a message to
day that be would be here tomorroI
morning to take charge OF Avery.