The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-22

If c.. A Bryant and Edward Brown
are convicted of the charge of max
ing counterfeit coins, for which they
are now under arrest, their conviction
will be largely due to a pet duck, the
property of little Olive Wray.
This web-footed pet ran away and
crawled under a barn in the rear OF
1143 Randolph street. While the girl
was endeavoring to catch her pet she
discovered certain molds of the type
that are used in the manufacture OF
bogus coins.
Miss Wray Tells Her. Story.
Miss Wray, who is fourteen years OF
age, testified in the case yesterday
when Bryant and Brown were exam
ined before United States Court Com
missioner Spencer. The girl has been
employed for six months by Mrs
Mitchell, houSekeeper for the suspects
She told the court an interesting story
of the work of Brown and Bryant.
Whenever at home" said the girl
"Mr.> Bryant and Mr.. Brown spent
most of their time in the attic. Once
when 1 asked them what they did uI
there, they told me that they were in
ventors. and were at work on a per-
petual motion machine. but didn't
believe them.
A Duck Under the Barn.
mot long ago my pet duck ran I'M
der the barn. and to get it out / was
obliged to tear UP a plank from the
barn floor. 1 tried several, but they
were all nailed down so securely that
they wouldn't bulge. Finally / found
loose one. 1t pulled up without hard
ly any effort. got my duck. He was
squatted down long side of a small
safe.
Under a barn is queer place fol
safe, and for a while I imagined thai
some miser had buried his fortune
there. But the safe door was not lock
ed and when opened it all that / found
was a mold.
How did I know it was a mold
Once 1 saw men at work in the United
States mint at Denver. This mole
which I found was not just like the
ones in use there, but 1T bore great
resemblance to them. 1t was made OF
plaster of paris and opened on hinge
On the inside were the impression OF
the two faces of silver dollar. The
mold had evidently been used. for the
sides were burned"
Sent for Lead Crucible.
About two weeks ago Miss WraJ
and Mrs. Mitchell were sent dowr
town in search of a black lead crucible
They were unable to find the article
and when they reported their pool
success to Bryant he became very
angry, and stated that 1t was neces-
sary to have the crucible If he an6
Brown were to complete the perpetua
motion machine.
But Brown and Bryant had toe
much money for inventors" continued
Miss Wray. "They were always able
to pay their room rent and board
when they lived with Mrs. Mitchell
and when they rented the house an6
hired her as housekeeper they paid us
every week.
Then I knew that the talk about
the perpetual motion machine was I'M
true, for only crazy men: try to i1Men1
perpetual motion machines.
"Once, when Bryant thought | had
gone out, saw him carry several bars
of copper up to his room in the attic
A day or two later found the mold
under the barn., so I informed the Of
ficers that I thought counterfeiters
were living at our house"
Little olives evidence was so dam
aging that Bryant decided to waive the
examination. Mrs. Mitchell, who was
brought from Dodge Center, corrob-
GRATED Miss Wray's testimony. Botf
Bryan and Brown were bound over te
the next term of the United States
district court Bail was fixed at 3d.
600, which they were unable to fur
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