The evening times., 1900-05-04
PASSED BAD HALF DOLLARS.
Two Men aPprehended by the Police
of BaitirlGre

Two Men aPPrehended by the Police
of Baitircre-
BALTIMORE. May 4-Harry Lewis.
aged thirty-six years. and Albert How
ard, aged thirty-eight years. were com
mitted yesterday for the action of Uni
ted States Commissioner Rogers BY Jus
tice Sehoen, Of the Southern police sta
ton. OF the charge OF passing a counter
felt half dollar on William H Bentz.
grocer. Mr.. Bentz testified that Howard
entered his store and purchased a scent
piece OF tobacco in payment for it ne
gave bright half dollar Mr. Rentz said
the man acted rather peculiarly. jingling a
number OF coins in his pocket and LETT
the store as soon as possible On exam
lning the half dollar. BentZ became Sis
Ielous. as he thought il appeared rather
light He followed the man. whom he
saw join another man, who turned out to
be Lewis.
On the way Bentz met PatroIman John
Deems, OF the Southern district. who ar
rested HOwarS. Round Sergeant Riley
caught Lewis il an alley near the corner
al Charles and Randall Streets Just be-
fore being arrested Lewis is said 10 have
thrOwn away small package. which was
wrapped in a piece of a Philadelphia news
paper of April 2l- Round Sergeant RiIev
found that IL contained nine Shining half
dollars dated 1893 When the prisoners
were taken before Lieutenant Evans of
the Southern police station. Lewis -aid
he was telegrapher and Howard claimed
10 De barber Both of them appear 10
have come from Philadelphia. and are NOT
known TO the police Of this city.
On hearing of the arrests Captain Ward
had the police all over the city notified and
asked that they go to all the boarding
houses where they might get information
concerning the prisoners. About $50 o
M Captain Ward received a message over
the telephone that Sergeant George Hovla
and Patrolman George Strout. Of the Cen
trai district. had found forty-One half-dol-
lars OF 1883 under bureau in the second
story room Of a boarding house On North
Front Street.
The coins in the package picked up by
Round Sergeant Riley and those found IN
the Front Street house were exactly like
that which the men are charged with PASS
ing upon Mr.. BentZ. They we're all bright
and shining. each was wrapped in a SEN
arate piece of paper aud was lighter than
the ordinary 0o-eent piece. An agent from
the Secret Service Bureau in Washington
came TO Baltimore at the request of Can
tain Ward, and said the coins were un-
doubtedly counterfeit. He is trying TO find
where and by whom they were made.
A colored servant girl in the house
named Clara Williams. aeeompanied H.
sergeant and patrolman to the southern
Police station. where she identified How
ard and Lewis as the two men who had
gone TO the boarding house Tuesday night
A dark colored vest found in the room win
the coins was then produced by Captain
Ward. He held il near TO Howsrd's coat
and smiling said: Il guess that will et
you all right" Howard took a Iong
breath. but did not say anything. Neither
OF the men would make any statement
except that they deried the charge
Lewis is about five feet six inches tail
of dark complexion. sandy mustache. ana
weighs about 140 pounds. Howard Is five
feet seven and one-half inches tall dark
complexion, sandy mustaohe, aRd weighs
f42 pounds.