Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
GOVERNMENTS TESTIMONY IN
Case Against AoOarty and Brown Hal
Nearly Been Completed.
D0NNelA TELLS OF HIS PART IN +
Head Of the Local Secret Service De.
tails n Capture Of the Accused-
Other Detectives Testify 10 Con-
9 of the Prisoners.

It Is probable that the case Of the United
States against job McCarty and John
Brown, charged with making and passing
counterfeit coin, is closed, so far as the
prosecution Is concerned. Yesterday, when
q recess was taken until next Monday morn
Ing, Assistant United States Attorney Rush
announced that he had concluded the intro.
duction Of testimony. Yesterday morning
Secret Service Agent Donnela was called as
q witness and testified that after the arrest
or the two men he had q conversation with
Brown. who admitted that he knew some
thing about counterfeit money, but what he
knew he refused to divulge.
On REORGANIZATION. Donnela said that
ne Is 81 years Of age and has been in the
employ OF the government for some ten
years. working In the secret service depart-
ment. When answering the questions pro-
pounded by the attorney for the defendants,
the witness chung to the statements made in
the direct examination, detailing the arrest
OF the men charged with the commission
OF the crime and the search Of the premises,
which resulted in finding the molds for max.
ing counterfeit coin in the place described
BY Burk, who had worked into the con.
hdence Of McCarty and Brown and who had
succeeded In turning them over to the on
GERS Of this city. .
Deputy Marshal Holman, who was present
1t the time OF the arrest and who assisted
IN searching the McCarty premises at
Bellevue, corroborated the testimony given
by both Burke and Donnela as to andinr
molds for making counterfeit coins and also
metal that was used In the casting Of such
spurious coin.
Alleged Admissions Of Guilt.
At the afternoon session Of court T. ].
fvrrnahU nattQ~ At-A .
McCarty and Brown, the former said IN
MN: FThey would not have got me IL that
FELLOW had not squealed. I am guilty and
will plead guilty, I will fool Dounela nv
not standing trial." t.. =
H. P. Haze. a former captain Of the no.
Nee force, when called to the witness stand
testified that after McCarty and Brown were
lodged In the city Jail on the day OF
their arrest the former sent for him and
while In his cell said. II guess that they
have got me to rights this time" This
remark was made without any questions
being asked and was volunteered by Nc
Carly.
George L. Knuckles, who resides near
Bellevue, testified as follows: Last March
traded farms with McCarty and went to
live In the house which he formerly oc.
cupied. There I found a can containing
some metal and a lot Of plaster molds.
which I took to South Omaha and turned
over to the police Judge there. Formerly
the house was occupied by a Mcknight.
who was convicted OF counterfeiting and IL
now In the penitentiary, serving out the
sentence imposed"
The plaster molds we're offered. They
bore the imprint of dimes and quarters and
were four In number. When it came to
Offering them they were ruled out, AZ the
prosecution could not show that they had
ever been In the possession Of the prison.
ers.
Former Captain Mostyn Of the police
force testified to McCarty and Brown hav-
ing been lodged in the city Jail shortly
after their arrest and that while there Nc
Carly admitted that he was guilty Of the
charge against him.
What the line OF defense will be has not
yet been made public. A large number Of
witnesses have been subpoenaed, but
none Of them are inclined to state what
they propose to testify to when they 20
upon the stand.