The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09


Several Days to Conclude Trial.
The trial of A. ]. Marshall, Esq on
the charge of implication in the coun-
terfeiting lone in this city some months
ago, was begun in the United States
district court at Raleigh yesterday, the
case having been, as Messenger read
ers will remember, continued from the
December term of the court and set
for trial on January 4th. l. is thought
that probably -four or five days will
be required to conclude the trial. The
Messengers special correspondent tel
egraphed last night the following in
teresting report of the trial as ii pro-
gressed yesterday:
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The Marshall trial began at 10
o'clock. An hour was occupied in get
ting the jury. Marshall had ten chal-
lenges. The jurors are nearly all from
Raleigh.
MarshalFs wife SAT near him. He was
surrounded by his attorneys Bellamy,
ROuntree, ArgO, Charles NJ. Busbee
and Perrin Busbee. Bernard and
Spears represent the government
Bernard asked several jurors if they
had been sent newspapers referring to
the case, and they replied no.
Bernard read the indictment charg-
ing counterfeiting dollars, half dollars,
and quarters
The governments witnesses were
called and sworn-B. F. Perry, j. r.
Williams, Theo. Darkley, ". H. Lou
denslager, N. Paul, F. S. Burr, Nick
Politz, Sam Northrop, and w. F. Rob-
ertson.
Following witness for defense: c.. E.
Collins, G.. c. Simmons, L. Gay, w l..
Holden J. B. King, w. j. Johnson, w.
A. MCGOWAN, John Tolar, H. w. How
ell. George Thomas, H. L. Peterson,
Jno. Yates, Joseph Edwards, H. A.
Burr, ]. 7. Burt, j. D. Sidberry, I. F.
Bell, Thos, Price, H. E. Bonftz, 7. j.
Belcher, J. NJ. MCGOWAN, A. G.. Penn
berton, G.. w. Willis, w. H. Day, c. NJ.
Hawkins, J.. T.. Burke, S. Seigler, Jr.,
Claud A. Leslie, G. A. Miller, L. G..
Helms, J. A. Hall, r. f, Daniel, S. H.
Terry. w. E. Yopp, Frank Meier, D. D.
-
Schnibben and ]. B. King.
w. F. ROBERTSON FIRST WITNESS
w. F. Robertson, the first witness,
said he got a counterfeit dollar and
sent it ito the treasury department. On
cross examination he said MarshalPs
general character is good.
EX-Special Agent Perry ,swore he
searched Politz's store and the house Of
Walter SiIvey, and arrested the latter
for counterfeiting.
He found counterfeit money in the
sore and idertified 1T. He arrested
Politz and found two boxes of counter
feiting material; identified these. He
said his arrest of Marshall on June
9Th was made on receipt OF a telegram
from Philadelphia. He pulled a tele-
gram from his pocket and defense
asked for it. Bernard said they could
not see it, and the judge said not until
it was offered in evidence. Perry said
MarshalPs arrest was on account of
this telegram. The Grand jury at Will
mington had then been discharged,
hence no bill was found at that term.
Bernard made several Interruptions
and Judge Purnell sat down on him
I'VE al times.
NICK POLITZ TESTIFIES.
POLITE, the next fitness, was brought
from the penitertinry, but in citizens
ClOIneS WIFI penn rIflIdiy SllIIl, NSly
fat and voluble. IL broken English he
said he was tried and convicted of
counterfeiting; sent to New York or
Philadelphia for silver. Cotsobilos ask
ed him to try 1T. Saw Cotsobilos and
Marshal talking in front Of his store;
they entered, and Marshall said he
was trying to help Cotsobilos, who was
by trade a plumber. He and Marshall
went to get apparatus to melt metal.
One night Theodore Darkley went up
in Cotsobilos' room, stayed two or three
hours; told him that Marshall n Cot
sobiToS were there; door was cracked.
PolitZ said he uidn't enter. the room.
Marshall and Cotsobilos came down,
and Marshall said Cotsobilos was a re-
counterfeit money. Next night saw
them making it an hour or two. Mar
shall said they did not have the right
kind. of materials to make it and would
order others. He got these and kept
up this counterfefting some twenty-five
days and stayed late at night. Politz
and C%otsobilos had a quarrel; Marshall
asked if Polftz would let things stay
in his place; that if Polftz had not been
arrested things might have stayed
there a life time; Detective Perry sent
a man after some counterfeit money:
Marshall asked POLITE if he would make
counterfeit one in his place six
miles DOWN the river, fOlIlZ when ar
rested, sent for MARSHALL; the latter
e to Jail and said keep quiet. that
he had employed Herbert McClammy
and would pay expenses as long as
Politz said nothing about him; Mar
shall was at the Jail daily; .Politz en-
ployed Bellamy & Bellamy; John Bel
lamy told him to speak to nobody.
POLITE swore his clerk took counter
feiting materials to Marshall.
Cross mined nv Reifamv PDlifZ
said Cotsobilos came to his place-said
some one sent him; did not know Cot
sobilos before. Swore he knew Mar
shall before October, 1897. Employed
him ITO collect insurance on his burned
store; denied that there was trouble
in collecting insurance-that he was
charged with burning store. or that he
went to Marshall about this trouble, or
that he asked Sol Bea and Vollers &
HaShagen to make out and receipt
bills never sold or delivered, so he
could collect more insurance by pre-
senting these bills to Agent Smith;
denied that Cotsobilos carried of a
S4Tchel1 containing metals from his