Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-22
HELD 10 FEDERAL COURT.
Two PROSPEROUS BUSINESS MEN
OF WILEYvILLE CHARGED
WITH CONTEMPLATING.
THREE COUNTERFEIT BILLS


THREE COUNTERFEIT BILLS
Found on One of Them When They
Were Arrested-Both Held to the
Federal Court by United States
Commissioner George e. Boyd,
After a Hearing Yesterday After
noon-Defense Tries to Place Guilt
ON One of Prosecutions Witnesses.
William Montgomery and Joseph
Shepherd, of Wileyville, Wetzel coun-
ty, were given hearing yesterday
afternoon on the charge of raising"
the denominations on paper currency
and passing it. They were both ar
rested in this city Friday by Deputy
Marshal Stout At the time both were
admitted to bail Mr.. Montgomery is
a prosperous country merchant and
Shepherd is employed in his store as
a clerk. According to the evidence,
the bad money has been in circulation
in that community since July 1. At
the hearing yesterday the United
States was represented by Special
Agent of the United State Treasury C.
D. Elliott, and the defense by Attor-
ney Mcintyre, of New Martnsville. The
hearing occurred in Commissioner
Boyd's office, on Chapline street.
The first witness called for the prose-
cution was j. E. Bartlett, cashier of the
Wetzel County Bank, at New Martins
vile. The only evidence of import the
witness gave was that he had a $40
bill in the bank raised from 81 bill.
1t was here from July to- July Is.
1t was deposited there by William
Montgomery. On cross-examination
witness said he did not know who de-
posted it there. 1t was first discover
ed among the one dollar bills.
Solomon Postlewait, farmer living
near Wileyville, was next called. Wit
ness testified that he had received two
mutilated or raised bills on the 14th
or 18th of June from William Mont
gomery. On cross-eXamination he said
they had been raised to S. and $40.
Montgomery had cashed check for
the witness. Witness had the money
in his possession about three weeks be-
fore he discovered they were counter
felt. He heard of the bad money in
circulation and made an examination
of his money and discovered that the
two bills were bad.
w. w. Lemaster, the next witness,
said he got a bad bill from William
Montgomery. The denomination was
So. An end of an old S. bill had been
a,+n h. -
Witness took the money back and had
it exchanged. On cross-eXamination
the witness said the denomination was
not changed, but that the bill was
mutilated. When he took the money
back Montgomery examined it and
said he would send it to the bank.
Michael Barr retired merchant of
Wileyville stated that he was ac-
quainted with Shepherd. Shepherd
got IS note changed some time about
July Is. After the money was chang
ed witness said he discovered 1t was
counterfeit. On cross-examination
witness said it was the first one of the
counterfeit he had seen Witness was
asked if he knew SAINT Wade Said he
did. Was asked If Wade had not
given him a bill like the one in ques-
ton. Witness passed the bill on Mr..
Crane, farmer, and he (Crane)
brought 1t back ten days later. Wit
ness had. never redeemed a $40 bill.
When asked if he was ever in trouble
before witness said no.
Special Treasury Agent Elliott said
he procured warrants and arrested the
two defendants in this city on Friday.
Hmm T0hipo ha no
terfeit bills were found on Montgom-
cry but none on Shepherd. On cross
examination witness said that after the
arrests Montgomery asked to go to
closet and acted suspiciously. During
the search Montgomery produced two
counterfeit bills from his vest pocket.
The other was found with other bills
in a pocketbook. Witness did not
know that Montgomery had sent one
of the counterfeit bills to the United
States marshal at Parkersburg. Nor
did he hear Montgomery say he want
ed to show him (witness) something.
At this point the prosecution rested.
William Montgomery, one of the de-
PENDANTS, was the first witness put on
for the defense. At the request of
Mr.. Mcintyre he told the Commissioner
of the first mutilated bill that had come
into his possession. Witness said it
was on Sunday, July l. 1t was a 81
bill which had been raised to a $40
bill. A man named Smith claimed he
had got the bill from Shepherd and
after some little argument witness took
it up from Smith, who is not in the
best of circumstances. Witness then
asked the advice OF Squire Schuman
and Attorney Mcintyre, son of the
lawyer for the defense. Their advice
was for him to keep the money laid
aside and say nothing about it, as the
guilty parties might be found out in
that way. Shortly afterward H. V.
Ashbaugh, travelling salesman, came
along and was told OF the BILL 1t was
on Ashbaugh's advice that witness sent
the bill to the United States marshal
at Parkersburg, with an explanatory
note. Witness also came into possess
sion of two other bills, counterfeit
S. and $40 bill. A man named Postle-
wait brought them TO him, stating he
had got them from the witness. Wit
ness redeemed the money after being
assured by Postlewait that he got them
from witness. Witness had a short
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