The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-12
HE. Il WAS HELD FOR .
THE GRAND l JURY
Alleged Counterfelter Sent on
and HIS Ball Bond Was Vas
Doubled.

The case OF r. e. Hafrls. the FORMER
mail carrier, arrested day or TWO ago
on the charge &of uttering counterte't
money was heard by United States Com
m, ssioner Henry Flegenheimer YESTERDAY
iii the District Court ROOM and res W. -
in the prisoners being held for the gr grand
Jury on the charge. His ball was IN
creased from $3.50 to 500 by the Com Com
missioner, an indication that ne REGARDS z
the case ag ainst Harris as stronger than
at first, supposed.
At the hearing DISTRICT Attorney ~ ~ -
Lewis was present for the government.
and the prisoner was represented BY q
co,ored A attorney, named Randolph, a
number Of witnesses were placed on the
stand and examined and cross-exa1nlheu
By the opposing attorneys, for the s s,o,
eminent Colonel ". G.. Beach, q sl'eeia.
gent of the revenue department, p ~ =,
Marshal u. N. Bland. who mace tme a..
rest: "a, T.. Terry, James Glasgow ana
Cantain A., NJ, Tomlinspn, of the detec-
ice department OF the city police force.
and Cashier Glover, OF the Broad-Street
Eank, were the chief witnesses
For the prisoner, ". NJ: Anderson, CO..
ned. S. p. Bates, ,Jr., OF the First Ma
tional Bank; b. Turner, e. ". ~. b 81 lst'
and ". A. johnson were put on.
: From the testimony 1t appears that COL
onel Beach. who was at Donatls bar, on
Elrhteenth Street, looking after another
ma tier, overheard Harris and anotner
man talking OF the counterfeit shin plasN
tors, and becoming interested. heard SUM-
Client to warrant HIS suspicious. He Iol-
lowed the two out. after Identifying aar-
rls as the man who had stated he had the
| A 4 trcr fhe subject ana
examining the counterfeit, he Was salts
fed It was such, and as inquiry did not
elicit information fully establishing the
innocence Of the accused, he reported the
matter. swore out a warrant, and 1t was
executed by Deputy Marshal Bland,
Captain Tomlnson, OF the police detec-
tive department, deserves much or the
credit for working up the case case ma. having nt
contributed much, to the Information OF
the Federal officials. On the stand he de-
tailed his knowledge Of the case.
James Glasgow testified that he bought
two Of the notes at Atty cents each as
| curios, and sold them to another man for
sixty cents. I,
| The testimony adduced was substantial
ly the same as printed IN TINS paper me
day after the arrest. Harris claimed the
money was found by another coored
man and turned over to him. EIe wrote
| to the department at Washington and
sent one OF tho notes, asking tfs 1t was
genuine. The reply received the day be-
| fore the arrest OF the man assured him
| that the money was counterfeit, Cashier
! Glover had informed Harris that the
| notes In his opinion were not good. [
It developed from the testimony that
Harris tried to dispose Of the bogus notes
after he had reason to believe they were
not genuine currency.
After fully hearing the testimony the
Commissioner sent the man on and In
creased his ball, as stated. The case will
| come before the grand jury at tho next
| term, It Is doubtful whether the man 3
| guilt can be established to the satisfac-
| ton of jury unless the testimony IL
greatly strengthened IN the meantime,