Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-05
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Men Arrested for Passing Counterfeit Money
Held for Grand Jury.
They Pleaded Guilty to Having 1t in
Their POssessiOn-Other
Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
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Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 106.
/ ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 8, 1900.
The cases Of Richard L. Clark and James
Barry, charged with circulating spurious
silver dollars, were called before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning.
The court room was crowded, much inter-
| est in the case having developed since the
! men were arrested by Officer Hall Saturday
| evening. Lieut.. Smith testified to having
/ examined the prisoners, with the assistance
Of other officers, at the station house. In
| the inspection a bogus dollar dropped from
Barry's person. and the man denied owning
| it. Officer Hall testified as to the arrest of
| the men, whom he found together. On the
way to the station house, the officer stated,
bad dollar dropped from the person of
Barry and was recovered by the officer.
When placed in custody by Officer Hall the
men protested innocence. Officer Sherwood,
who searched the man named Clark. stated
that he had found one dollar, supposed to
/ be spurious, on the prisoner.
The coins were placed in evidence but at
this 1uncture the two men arose and asked
! to have proceedings discontinued, as they
| pleaded guilty. Mayor Simpson referred
| the case to the grand jury, stating that the
having OF less than ten counterfeit coins in
possession was miSdemeanor, whereas
the passing Of any such money constituted
| a felony. He therefore referred the cases
on the charge of passing counterfeit COIN
Mr. 8. A. Council of the United states
| secret service was present during the hear
| ing in the interest Of the United States in
case the prisoners should be turned over to
| the federal authorities. He said the secret
| service would probably have nothing fur
| Their to do with the case, since it had been
| referred to a state court. Mayor Simpson
directed Lieut.. Smith to visit all on whom
| the bad money had been passed and get
| Identification.
| Barry and Clark were arrested Saturday
evening by Officer James Hall on the
charge. as above stated, Of circulating
counterfeit money. Reports of the alleged
swindfing were made at the police station
about Z O'Clock, and in less than half
hour Officer Hall had his men behind the
| bars. At the police station they gave their
| names and said that they hailed from
Washington. When searched three bogus
dollars were found in Barry's possession
together with a small amount of change in
| good money and return trip ticket to
Baltimore. The same kind of ticket was
found on Clark, who also had a small guam
tity OF good money in his pocket,
but no bad money. Notice Of the
| arrest Of the two men, who are sup
posed to be crooks of note, attracted to the
police station yesterday Chief Wilkie and
Mr.. Moran of the secret service bureau in
Washington. The chief and his assistant,
| upon examining the coins supposed to be
counterfeits, pronounced them spurious.
but said they were fairly good limitations.
In Weight, however, the dollars were below
the standard weighing scarcely more than
half dollar. They bore the date Of 1879.
Clark and Barry were then closeted with
the secret service men for examination. No
one else was admitted and after the ex-'
animation, which lasted nearly an hour
neither of the officials had any statement
for publication. The cells occupied by the
prisoners were carefully inspected, but no
more Of the bad coins were discovered
1t appears that Clark and Barry com.
menced their operations in this city early
Saturday evening". They visited several
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the city. making small purchases, giving
the bogus dollars in payment and receiving
change in lawful currency. In the store of
Mrs. Mamie D. Bowers, on Lower Prince
street, Barry made purchase of this ma
ture and shortly thereafter the dollar he
left was discovered to be bad. Mrs Bowers
at once notified the police.
AS was afterward learned, the counter
felt money had also been passed at the
stores Of Miller Brothers and William Nc
Kenney. 1t appears that the men cooper
ated in working their game. Clark would
stay outside while Barry would enter a
small store and dispose of the bogus money
for trifling article and change in good
houses and other places where chances of
detection seemed probable. Clark Is a
small man. with dark hair. eyes and mus
tache. He is somewhat decrepit and is
said to suffer from rheumatism. Barry is
large man. about six feet tall. His COM
plexion is light and his face badly peck
marked.
the two men have been working as confed-
crates with other parties at distant points
who are concerned iIf big scheme for
counterfeiting money. Barry made state
ment to the police yesterday that he had
obtained $40 of the bad money from a man
in Baltimore. He said he had exchanged IS
in good money and could recognize the man
on sight.
Charter Granted.
In the corporation court today Judge J.
K. M. Norton granted charter to the
Grant Manufacturing Company the purpose
Of which is to manufacture and dispose Of
such articles as used by railroads, steam
vessels. express companies and the United |
States government. One hundred thousand
dollars is named as the capital stock. to
be divided into shares of $1OO each The
following are named officers: c. Shirley
Carter, president; Seymour w. Tulock |
secretary and treasurer. The following are
the directors: w. NJ. Barker, w. B. Thomp-
son. Seymour W. Tullock, Franklin w |
Brooke. c. Shirley Carter. The principal |
Office is to be located here, with James r
Cation as local agent |
General Matters.
The police have been notified to look ont |
for horse and buggy, supposed to have
been stolen last night from in front of |
the residence of Paul Bihler. who resides |
at No. 1921 King street. The property be- |
lcnged to Mr.. Shelley Canter who was
stopping at Mr.. Bihler's. 1t is thought that
some one may have taken the animal and |
buggy as joke.
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Holbrooke took
place yesterday afternoon from St Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. Father H ]. Cutler
oHciating Interment was made in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Mrs. Martha A: Bontz. widow of Mr. Hen
ry Bontz died Saturday at her residence
near the Theological Seminary aged ohont