The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-09
so HE TELLS THE COURT
EXPLAINS HIS CONNECTION
WITH THE GREEK.
DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS A couNTERFElTER
The Defendant Denies the Charges Made
Against Him by Poitz and DarkIey. Ma
terial Parts of His Evidence Corrob-
Grated by Other Witnesses.

0rateu by UtneF Witnesses
Today will probably see the end of the
evidence in the Marshall comterfeiting
case
Yesterday the defence consumed anoth-
err day--its third-in the introduction of
testimony Another hour or so with
character witnesses and it will lie
through. Then the government Will in
troduce some evidence in rebuttal This
will consume but short While.
Argument of counsel will therefore
begin late this afternoon Or tomorrow
morning. The opening argument for the
defence will be made by Mr.. Meares
and the closing argument by Mr. Bel
lamy. Col. Argo and Mr. Blsbee will
also speak. AS Mr.. Rountree has 10
leave tonight for Wilmington he VII
not be able to speak. Both District At
torney Bernard and his assistant, Mr..
Spears, will make arguments for the
prosecution.
The defendant Marshall was on the
stand most of yesterday. He went III, NJ
1916 o'clock and his examination was
not completed until 5:25.
Court convened at 1870 O'Clock. the
defence resumng examination of its wit
nesses. The first witness put on the stand
was w \. Farris, Wilmington mer-
chant He said Darkley passed a fifty
cent piece of money on him that he con
sidered spurious; that Darkley after
wards acknowledged the piece was pass
ed by him and that it was counterfeit:
that he promised to redeem it, but failed
to do so until he had been sent to jail,
then he sent Il good half dollar but
it was too late, as the coin had been Civ.
en- to the detective.
On cross examination the witness said
several counterfeit coins were put off on
him, but this was the only one he traced
back TO Darkiey
The next witness was w j. Johnson
a plumber. He said he was at the jail
with William Holder on June 10th and
they had Il talk with Darkley
Mr.. Holden said he was sorry Mar
shall had got mixed up in this affair.
Darkley said he didn't know that Mar
shall had anything to do with it; that he
didn't see him. but he had to tell the
detective something to get him off him
(Darkley.)"
On cross-examination Mr. Johnson
said Darkley was very had with the
detective that day for re-hrresting him.
ed fhelping Silly make counterfeit
niekels, or that he ran away after Sill
by's arrest. He said he simply went to
Portsmouth to work and took his family
with him.
c. f.. Collins, a green grocer. said
he had conversation with Darkley on
the day before his arrest. and that he
denied that Marshall had anything to
do with the cOunterfeiting
On cross-eXamination the witness
acknowledged that Darkley was his
clerk up to the day of his Darkley's 81
arrest.
G. G. Simmons. jeweler, was at Col
Inns place of business the day before
Darlley's arrest, and Darkley denied
that there was any cOunterfeiting carried
on at Politzs place by anybody
j. b. King. a merchant, joined Dark
ley on his way home one night and asked
him about the counterfeiting. Darkley
denied that Marshall had anything TO
do with the counterfeiting. Also. he said,
Darkley told him he had fooled the de-
tective; that Politz had been counter
feiting; but Marshall had nothing to
do with it.
[Darkley denied these things when on
the stand, after being put ON his guard
and notified that it was the intention of
the defense to contradict him.
On cross-examinatiOn the witness said
he didn't say word to the detective or to
anybody else about the information given
him by Darkley in regard to Politz's
counterfeiting.
w. A. MCGOWAN said that about 4
week before United States court met in
Wilmington he was in the Jail and he
had conversation with Darkley and was
told that Marshall had nothing to do with
the counterfeiting. The witness said he
had assisted in measuring Politics room
and had looked through the keyhole:
that it was a very small key-hole ana
that if there had been a key in it you
couldn't have seen anything at all.
On cross-examination the witness said
he saw no evidence Of the locks having
been changed. and he therefore believed
the keyhole was, when he examined it,
just as it was while the counterfeiting
was going on.
r. L. Helms said he was arrested in
Wilmington by Detective Perry for con-
terfeiting.
Mr. Busbee-'Didn't he offer to pay
you if You would implicate Marshall? q
''Yes, sir"
Didn't he threaten your
'He said it would go harder with me
if l didn't implicate Marshall"
Didn't he say he could have you sent
up for ten years."
'Yes, SIR
On cross-examination Mr. Bernard
asked:
What did you say was your business
in Wilmington"
81 haven't said. Do you want to
know?p
Eyes"
swell, I've got no business now"
''Not counterfeiting?"
mo: haven't been able to get a job
since / was arrested"
That's been put in for the benefit
of your suit against Perry, isn't it?'
Well. have suit against him for
$4,000"