Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-26
THEY PLEADED GUILTY..
THE TWO ITALIAN COUNTERFEIT
ERS ADMIT THEIR GUILT.

GUISEFPI SPECIAljLI AND MICH
AEL COSTELLO APPEAR FOR
TRIAL IN UNITED STATES
COURT INNS MoRNING-sKEnCTI
OF THE CASE.
Michael Costello and Giuseppe Spe-
ciaAi, the two Italians charged with
making, passing and having in their
POSSESSION, counterfeit money OF the
United States Of America, pieaded guilty
to the chagss against them before
Judge Bradford in Federal Court this
morning.
Court was opened at 11.3e, and a
flw minutes later the prisoners were
brought in by Deputy Marshal Clark.
AAar remaining a few minutes in the
court room, Horace G. Knowles, coun-
sci for the defendants, announced that
he would like to retire for a few mo-
lutAlh NoANNlaalAVH WIN iin NiANAN'
relative to a plea. Permission was
relative to plea. Permission having
been granted, prisoner and counsel, ac-
companied by Interpreter Porter, pro-
ceeded into the jury room for consul
tation.
Upon returning to the court room al
1890, Judge Bradford stated that TINS
was the time set for the trial OF cases
Nos. and 2, being the csses OF th'
| Italians charged with issuing bogus
, money, and asked If both Gdes wer
5 ready.
District Attorney Vandegrift aros
+ and said that he had been informs
: that the defendants contemplated en-
b tering a plea Of guilty to the charge
= against them and not being satistie'
8 that they should do so unless the pris
? oners thoroughly understood tn
> charges against them, and also tha
. thsy would be punished for the offense
. he had sent a government interprete
I into the room who had thoroWghl.
explained the facts to the ttalions.
t u am now satisfied" said Mr.. Van
s degrift, that the men understand tn
situation and am prepared to bear
plea from them"
Mr.. Knowles then entered a plea {
guilty as they stood indicted in beha
Of Costello and Specialh. On bein
= = questioned by Judge Bradford, NJ
y Knowles said he was convinced ths
his clients knew what they were dom
. and realized the consequences.
70 Upon motion Of Mr.. VaDdegrlft SCI
n tence was deferred until future dat
" and the jury was discharged from fu
In ther attendance until Thursday, Sc
tember 20, when the case Of the go
~ ~ ernment against W. c. Cotter will con
re up for trial.
m Early last June two Italians, Mic
Id ael Costello and GuisepDi Specialli
IT. name. bought a farm from Thomas
d Clark at Dinah's Corner, near Dove
AZ The owner moved out upon their pu
he chase and ostensIbiy went to farmln
though they never seemed to do mu
rs work. After they had been there
J. short while strange Italians were Sc
10 to visit the men, generally remaini
ne but one night and departing the ne
day.
shortly after these visits bog
quarters began to make their appes
ras ance about the town, and finahy
C. government authorities in Washingt
nc we're notified and responded by ser
Sc ing Secret Service officer John sharti
,rd to thu scene.
es- The officer arrived on August 10, a
no two davs later he saw the two men
rie cused in the act Of passing spurl'
cv quarters. After a weeks inYestlgall
on- in which sufficient evidence was
ME lected to convict the men, they W
,ee nlaeed unded arrest and brought
nie New Castle Jail, where they have 81
'ev heen confined, beiag unable to sec
on hail Detective Shartzer had one OF
I'm quarters analyzed in Washington
yan tonnd IL to contain 1858 parts sll
land 2O4 81 parts alloy, taking l'VoV
a standard. as the genuine quarter o
cr contains 500 parts silver and lou ~
~ ALLOW. The counterfeit was eonside
lees vsrv clever by the authorities.
shartzer has been highly conihSh
"a for the successful termination