Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-08
THE NAMED MED
THE GLOUCESTER COUNTERFEITER
PROVES TO BE ST. CLAIRE HALL.
OF WELL-KNOWN MARYLAND FAMILY,
His Identity Established Through
the Name of His sister, Who Meets
Him in the Court-Room-He is
Convicted.
Convicted.

conscience" has been variously de-
fined, but he was a close student of hui
man nature. who said lit is the thing
that hurts when you're found out" 1t is
the workings of conscience that frequent
~ makes courts Of justice into theatres
Of the most abiect misery, and such a
case was tried before Judge Waddill in
the United States District Court yester-
day. a man who is known in Glouces-
ter county as j. W. Price was arrested
some time ago by Deputy Marshal Samuel
Benedict. charged with counterfeiting g.
cent pieces. In his possession were found
a plaster die and other tools The die
was a poor affair though made with
some display Of ingenuity, and the I'M
preston made by the moulds led to tho
belief that the man was working to i'm
prove his invention. The prisoner was
sphinx-like in his demeanor, and could
not be induced to talk upon the subject
of his arrest. He was Outwardly calm,
and betrayed no emotion while in the city
iail. or before the commissioner BY
whom he was sent on TO the grand jury.
He was indicted ia due time, but web
of the strongest circumstance had been
woven around him, and he was convict
ed. though sentence was suspended II
least for the present.
WHO HE REALLY IS.
II was ascertained that the prisoner 8
true name IS St. Clair Street Hall, and
that ne was born iu Hartford county,
ND. lie comes from an excellent family.
and his parents were very well-to-do. He
has eight brothers and one sister TWO
OF his brothers are ministers Of the Cos
pel. one is a prominent architect, and the
Others are all merchants St Clair has
always been of rowing disposition. lie
was considered a natural-born genius,
and though ne Is q carpenter 10y trade,
he is "a fine mathematician, and has
taught school for several terms. Ills
brothers and his sister have helped him
iu every possible way. and have frequent
IS stood between him, and the result OF
his follies and weaknesses. Two years ago
however 81. Clair passed out az their
lives and though they anXiously sought
10 discover his whereabouts they never
succeeded.
Mr.. Charles -. Ellet who is one OF the
| cleverest detectives i'm the Secret Service
Department at Washington. was detailed
ON this and other cases that are 90 be
| tried during this term OF the court and
found I'm "a book supposed 10 belong G.
| the accused. the following address: Mrs
Wallis. cleveland. O." Following up thi.
| cline ne found that Mrs. Wallis was the
| only sister of the man Hall alias Price
and il was iu the courtroom yesterday
that the brother and sister met undel
| such bitter circumstances, after separa
: ton Of two years. Hail was not repre-
| scented by counsel. but defended himself
| with marked shrewdness and ABILITY. H'
| took the line that he had been upon Z
| protracted spree. and did not know whd
! he was doing when he made the moulds
| and that he had never used them TO man
ufacture base coin.
| GARDNER IS ACQUITTED.
| I d. Gardner. OF Clayton. indicted bJ
| tho Grand Jury Tor selling liquor withou
a license. was acquitted. He was de
| tended by Mr. William NJ. Flanagan.
Deputy Benedict has arrested SADIE
| Hobson for selling liquor without
! license This is the first OF number %
! cases that will be brought un IN thu
! court.
Mary Ellen Smith. charged with pass
| ing "A counterfeit $40 bill, will he tried 81
| the 18th. The case is a very strong one
| and will be very interesting. As inanl
| of rho witnesses are Assyrians, an inter
nreter has been engaged for the trial
| The prisoner will be defended by Mr.. ii
NJ. smith. Jr., and MIR. Edgar Allan
| The petit jury will be convened I'M
morning and will probably be adjourned
| until the nth.