The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-16
RAISED THE NOTE TO TEN.
COUNTRY YOUTHS ATTEMPT TO
PASS ALTERED SILVER BILL.

Charles X. Walker offered n Grocer
Note That Had Originally Been
81, But Which Had Been CIumsiIy
Raised to S10-OriginaI Numerals
Had Been Covered With Others
Clipped From SO Confederate
NOtes-Quantity of Confederate
Notes Found ON Walkers Person.
Grocer SchIOteIburg Held Him I'm
til an Officer Came.
youth of IT, giving his name as
Charles K. Walker and claiming that he
was an employe of the pOstofice in the
town of Camilla, in Mitchell county, was
arrested last night by Patrolman Ungar
on charge of attempting to pass a silver
certificate, raised from the denomina ion
OF 81 TO $40.
About $50 O'Clock the boy entered the
grocery and bar of D. Schlotelburg. at
Price and Hail streets, and said that he
wanted to buy ham. The price was 81 20
ana the grocer was offered in payment
what purported and appeared at first sight
10 be $40 silver certificate. Schlotelburg
picked up the note as it was passed over
the counter, and almost Immediately was
struck by the fact that the design on its
face bore no resemblance to that on anv
other certificate or like denomination that
he had seen. He seized the boy, and with
the assistance of customer, held him I'M
til he could make further and closer ex-
animation.
Then the alteration became apparent.
Across the mineral on the face of the note
mad been pasted the nuWerals 10, cut from
ola Confederate notes of that denomina-
tion. Inc small numerals along the edges
had been erased and the evidence of Uncle
Sans indebtedness generally bIackened
ana dlShgured. The evident purDose had
beeh 10 give the note the general appear
ance OF one of the denomination of $40 so
that 1t might pass unnoticed in the hurry
OF some small business transaction There
could have been no further hope than this
for the raising had been clumsily done. and
was readily apparent No one familiar
with the business or much learned in the
ways of the world or the handling of
money would have been likely TO think the
work good enough to pass inspection.
Mr. Schlotelburg detained Walker in his
store until he could telephone to the sta
ton mouse for an officer Patrolman Tn
gar was sent out in the wagon and took
the boy back with him. When he was
searched a small sum in silver, a pair of
steel knucks and $500 in Confederate notes
OF large denominations were found in mis-
pockets 1t was noticed that those of the
denomination of SO had been mutilated
the numerals being cut out and doubtless
used for the purpose of raising the genuine
silver certificate that Walker had ATTEMPT
ed to pass upon the grocer The others
were on hand probably for just such an
other emergency.
AT the station house young Walker stout
ha IHrle of..
but simplicity, and stated that he had re-
ceived the raised silver certificate from a
man who gave his name as jackson or
Johnson, whom he had never seen until
he met him on the streets few minutes
before he had attempted to pass the GER
, tifcate on Schlotelburg. The man had
told him to buy him a ham with che
money and bring him back the change
He had mentioned that il was a $40 bin
that he gave the boy. This was all that
Walker was willing to confess that he
knew about the transaction.
To account for the possession of the
Confederate money he said he had had II
for some time, and that it was kept be,
cause he attached to 1t some sentimental
interest. When told that it had been mu-
tilated he said that the children around
the house had been playing with il and
had doubtless cut out the numerals on the
$40 notes, because these had appeared 70
tractve. He was unable to account for
this rather strange coincidence in anv
other manner.
Walker said he had been in Savannah
only one night, having come TO the cttv
on an excursion from his section of the
state He had spent the afternoon walk
ing about the streets with an engineer
on the Plant System, who he said was
the husband of his cousin and who IL
well known in Savannah. He had met
the Individual whom he variously called
Jackson and johnson quite by chance.
and had regarded the request that was
made him as altogether reasonable and
proper. Indeed, he said, he had not known
upon what charge ne was arrested until
he was taken to the station house and
had ID explained.
The police attach little weight TO the
story that Walker tells of how the raised
note came into his possession for the
reason that it does not tally with the facts
of the case and the physical evidence. in
the shape of the mutilated Confederate
notes, that he carried about on his per-
son. They strongly believe that he is the
guilty party.
Walker appeared not a whit daunted or
cast down by his arrest, and made only
two requests. One was that his cousins
husband be notified Of his imprisonment
in time to attend the police court in the
morning, and the second that he be fur
nished with some additional bedding. 9TH
er than that the housekeeping accomno-
dations al the station house customari,v
afford. he stuck to his rather flimsy story
with tenacity worthy of better cause
and swore, with volub,e earnestness. that
il was the truth, The whole truth and moth
ing but the truth. The Recorder win in
vesigate the case this morning.
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LARGEST OF THE SEASON.