The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-20
SCHWANE NOT GUILTY.
.yrxy strS rHIT M nm nor PASS
COUNJERFET MONLi.
Tho Evidence Against Him OF the nm"
siest kind-He Tells >tl"e"''o'
ward aud Frank story

the charge OF passing couhl''ie'' "''''
upon Solomon Harrison last July. Inc case
was thoroughly slftcd and the evidence
adduced against him was OF the iiimsiesi
kind.
SChwane was ably represented py ''''
II. NJ. Smith. Jr.. and the prosecution
was looked after by Assistant Dis'rH'
Attorney b. Rand Wexford.
Schwano's case is a most interesting
one. and has been given columns OF space
in the newspapers. lie was engaged TOT
a long time IN the restaurant ana Saloon
business in Richmond part of the time
az the corner OF Fourth and Broad. just
after the Confederate reunion, IN july
he suddenly lett town. leaving "A NUMBER
OF unpaid bills. lie went To HoboAen'
y. j., and there engaged In tho same
business as while i'm Richmond. some
time ago he was arrested there ana lock
ed up. and was finally brought back 10
Richmond on the charge Of passing couh-
terfeit money.
SCHWANES BARKEEPER.
When the case was taken UP
Solomon Harrison, who was barkeep-
or for Schwaue prior TO his departure
and testified that the counterfeit dollar
had been taken in over Schwano coun-
ter. and WAS known 10y him 20 be coun-
terfcit. FOR he told him Olarrison) TO
pass it off ON some drunken man
The witness said that he asked Schwane
10 pay him his wages so that "a man
who was present could not see him, for
he thought this man wanted 20 make
a borrow of Of him" Schwanc. he said.
laid the money on the back bar, and
touched him 10 call his attention TO H.
lie put the money in his pocket, and
when Dee g0t home found that the coun-
tcrfcit dollar was sandwched between
two good dollars.
Under questioning by Mr.. Smith, Iiar-
rison admitted that Schwane had had
probably i've hundred opportunities TO
pass the counterfeit dollar on some
stranger. but had not done so. lie said
that be did not know who first called
his attention TO the counterfeit dollar.
when il was found I'm the cash-rcgister He
would not say positively that SchWane
did not do $50.
o. l.. London. the next witness. who
also worked for Schwanc during the re-
union as Il bartender, said DE found the
counterfeit coin in the cash-rcgister on
Thursday morning. and DC must have
been taken i'm Wednesday night. lie
ilid the money aside. Doe said. and Mr..
Schwanc told him 10 pass it of on the
ni drunken man that came along. lie
did not know whether Schware was joK-
iug or not.
Nh j. j. Splitting. the Broad-street jew
Cler. was next put on the stand, and
the counterfeit dollar handed him. lie
said Dc did not know whether the dollar
was the same that be had been shown
m SchwIuc's place during the reunion.
Mr. Splitting said that SchWane had asked
him whether q certain dollar was
genuine. and Dee had told him he did not
think IT, was. but IL was well executed
and calculated 10 deceive.
SCHWANES TESTIMONY.
Anthony schwane was then put on the
stand in his own behalf lie said he
found the counterfeit dollar in the CASH
register on Thursday night and instruct
ed his oarkocpcr 10 bee careful not TO
take boz any more. lie denied that he
had told him TO pass it off on any one.
n he paid Solomon Harrison the coun-
terfeit dollar at ALL he said &c was en-
tircly accidental for he had hundreds OF
opportunities 10 pass II on strangers. lie
raid Harrison between and o'clock
"a
place until ! o'clock, with the money in
his pocket
Mr.. Schwane said be went from Rich
mond straight 20 Hoboken y. j.. where
Dee was set up in business by the Peters
Brewing Company. and opened a saloon
az the corner OF Newark and Garden
streets. with his name printed conspicu-
ously on the corner.
Schwdne gave his testimony In
straightforward manner that seemed 10
impress The jury When be- WIS asked
concerning has family De broke down en-
trely and cried bitterly for several miu-
ufcs.
This concluded the evidence in tho case.
and Mr. Smith by permission Of the
Judge. instructed the jury as % the
iaw boo the caao-that the prisoner must
Doc acquitted unless il were proven that
Schwane knew the money was counter
feit af the time bee passed 10. If he did
pass ~, and dil so with intent TO de-
ce've Mr. Wexford in "a short speech
reviewed the evidence and urged that
"a verdict OF guilty he brought in.
Mr.. Smith closed his side Of the case
with q telling argument in favor of the
prisoner Mr. Wexford again poke for
the prosecution after which the case
Was given 10 the jury which. after a
short absence, brought in verdict OF
not guilty.
A PROPER VERDICT
This is 4 very proper verdict" said
Judge Hughes. "G would have set u
aside had IL teen other than it was"
The second indictment which was scll-
ing liquor without license. was them
on motion of thc District Attorney. l0uc
prosecuted. il being shown that Schwane
had only sold one day iu Richmond with.
out license. and tina. he had covered that
time IN the license taken out I'm HoboScn.
so the government Was 10 loser
The prisoner was then discharged. and
was warmly CONGRATULATED ON his ac-
qt,ttal by number Of persons. ne mean
while woe bag clriCuslv Tie shook hands
before leaving the courtroom with eacn
member of The jury and heartily thank
ed every one
SCHWANE LEAVES FOR HOBOKEN
Schwane took the 1:lj o'clock train last
evening over the Richmond. Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac road FOR his home. in
HobOken. which he will reach to-day.
fife was accompanied 10 the station by
three OF his friends who wished him
pleasant journey.
a the train pulled out. Schwane en-
tered The smOkng-car and lighted a cigar.
He seated himself. and gazed pcnsively out
OF the window 10 get a last view OF the
city Here 1t was that a Times represen-
totlve found him.
Schwane declared that an OF his tr0u-
bic had been the result OF snite-work.
He regretted that he had ever gone into