The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-08
AN ATTEMPTED MURDER
VICIOUS ITALIAN TRIES TO STA E
 TWO OFFICERS.
Coun terfeit silver Dollars and Nearly Hfm-He Tells Tyvn StOr1as

stubs the Officers When They Arrested
 Him-He Tells Two Stories.
 The police of the Grand avenue sta tion have received several complaints of late from Fair Haven merchants wht, say that counterfeit money is in circu- lation in that district and that several small pieces have been passed on them at different times To prove this some of the merchants showed specimens of the bogus pieces, which were excellent commercials, mostly of silver dollars.
 Detective Ward was put on the case and has been working on it for three days. Last night, with the aid of Ser geant Hayes, he landed in the Grand avenue station, from the result of his searches, a dangerous Italian named Albert Souder Souder is nineteen years old and Is a shoemaker having his shop at 245 Lombard street He lives at the rear of the same place
 Detective Ward through numerous in
 
 McGovern Brothers, grocers at the cor ner of Lombard and Poplar streets, came to the conclusion that Souder was guilty of passing some commercials and with Sergeant Hayes went to his place about 7:30 last night.
 Souder was sitting in his stool and as the men entered he rose. Detective Ward told him they were police officers and showed him two counterfeit dollars that were passed at McGovern Broth CTS.
 As soon as Souder saw the money he grabbed a wicked looking knife with an eight-inch blade and made for the officers He dealt vicious blow at the detective, but ft was warded off, De- tective Ward and Sergeant Hayes sprang on the Italian and threw him to the floor and it was with great diff culty that they were able to get the knife. The Italian seemed to go into mysteries when he was on the floor and screamed, nowled, kicked and fought like a wild man. The officers finally ouieted him and they started to lead him out.
 Detective Ward reaching up to turn out the light while Sergeant Hayes was leading Souder to the door. The de- tective noticed that he stopped down as he neared the door and when he got outside he saw Souder acting suspi- ciously. His hand was in side his over- coat and his actions lead Detective Ward to believe he had something in his concealed hand
 The detective grabbed Souder's arm, and on pulling it out found clasped In his hand sharp knife, the blade being four inches long. It is such that IS used by shoemakers, and is danger ous weapon,
 Another tussle took place and the knife was taken from Souder. He de- nied all knowledge of having ever seen the bogus money while on his way to The station, but when brought before inc sergeant at the desk he told diff ferent story He said man came in- +o his shop Wednesday and bought shoestring and gave him a silver dollar in payment. Souder said he gave him change and thought nothing of it.
 souder said that the thing happened vesterdav afternoon, except that in- stead of one string it was two that were purchased Another silver dollar, he lu,
 uas taken to McGovern' store, where Mir McGovern positively identified him as the man who passed the dollars at his store. The Italian was taken to the station and locked up. Young Souder was seen in his cell last night and he told the Courier reporter that he was married ! only yesterday morning to Miss Corne- 1ia Salino of 240 Wallace street. He 1 said he had bought furniture, provisions ] and all the necessaries for housekeep- ing and was going to live with his | hride soon. He wanted Sergeant Do 1 herty to telephone Mrs. souder and in- form her Of the news.
 
 Mrs Alexander Troup with her l daurhter, Miss Grace Troup, left on last evenings boat for New York to ,-iait her two daughters who are at school in convent near New York. The K. o. J. society will give ball