Las Vegas daily optic., 1905-05-12

Yesterday afternoon James Scott,
colored. was put on trial in the U. s.
court for counterfeiting and at noon
today the jury In his case, of which
David Winternitz was foreman, handed
its verdict to the court, finding the
defendant guilty as charged In the IN.
dictment. Sentence was reserved by
Chief Justice Mills. Scott was In
dicted for making spurious nickles,
quarters and half-dollars and passing
them in the city of Ration, N. NJ,
principally at the saloons. The EVIL
dence adduced at the trial showed
conclusively that in room Jointly oc.
cupied by Scott and white man
named Robert Stanley, who pleaded
guilty this afternoon and threw him
self on the mercy of the court,
plaster of Paris moulds were
found, also metal and glass. In
the stove there was considerable met
al, showing that it had been melted
and the portion of it that had not
been poured into the moulds had been
allowed to cool and harden. The meth
cd Of counterfeiting was very crude
and the coins manufactured by the
men were detected easily enough. The
pocket pieces resembled good money
somewhat, but they didn't feel right
to the touch of the fingers. neither
was there that responsive ring to them
when thrown upon counter or floor
as is the case with genuine coins.
The trial of the Black brothers and
John Murphy, under indictment for at
tempted robbery Of Rock Island pas,
senger train at Logan. N. NJ. was be-
gun in the U. S. court this afternoon
1t was thought yesterday that there
was possibility that the prisoners
might be acquitted of the charge
However, the witnesses for the prose
cution were called together last night
and several hours we're occupied In
outlining what their testimony in court
would be. At the conclusion of the
meeting it was the consensus Of opin
ion that the penitentiary IS staring the
accused young men in the face.
Tranquilino Velarde, against whom
the territorial grand jury returned al
indictment for the forgery OF check!
on Sheriff Cleofes Romero and others
was arraigned in court this morning
and pleaded not guilty. His trial will
occur later on.
Romualdo Varela this morning en-
tered the plea of not guilty, as charged
in the Indictment against him. HI
burglarized Stern & Nahm's store OF
Bridge street and when arrested by tn
sheriff had on two pairs of pants ant
two or three suits of underwear whicl
were identified as having come from
Stern & Nahm's.
The U. S. grand jury this morning
returned an indictment against Ella
Padilla alias Provencio Padilla for tn
crime of polygamy.
Benigno Martinez, jury commission
er, today selected the necessary nun
ber OF jurors, in conjunction wit
Judge Mills, to complete the panel G
the territorial petit jury.
4. Rosenwald & 500 have institute
suit in the district court against Sar
tiagO Lopez and OtherS 10 recOVe
judgment in the sum of $4,000, pal
Of which Is on promissory note an
the balance claimed as damages fC
non-performance Of sheep contract
E. Rosenwald & Son also bring su
against Anastacio Duran and Petr
Crespin de Duran on promissor
note for $1,000 and for the foreclosur
of a mortgage given to secure the pa,
ment of the same.
r. ]. Taupert, the jeweler, and 4
Greenberger Of the Boston sClothin
house, have been excused from tedior
and tasteless service on the territori;
petit jury at the present term of cour
An appeal case from Justice Woo
ter's court is that Of the San Migu
national bank against A. Addison