The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-17
PLEAD GUILTY TO
ALTERING NOTES
Two White Men Have Hearing Before
Commissioned. w. Davis and Are
Bound Over.

At preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Arthur
w Davis, held In the commissioners
offices in the government building
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock,
Lamar Warren and II. P. McManus,
two young white men, pleaded guilty
to altering and passing banknotes Of
the United States currency, and were
bound over to the federal grand jury
Bonds for their release were set at
$500. but being unable to furnish the
required sum they were returned to the
JAIL
William Walter Henry, the negro
whose story led to the apprehension of
the white men, appeared in the court
room, but was not called upon to tes-
tify. Henry's previous actions have
not been accounted for, but no charge
was brought against him. He is being
retained as a government witness in
the case. and his bond was set at $3.50.
which was not furnished.
1t was brought out at the hearing
yesterday that one of the notes that
had been tempered with was passed on
w. FL. Carroll, local man, who con-
ducts pool room on Cedar street
Warren admitted that he raised this
bill from one to ten, and that Nc
Manus passed 1t on Mr.. Carroll. Meth
err OF the men seemed to try to con-
ceal anything, answering any ques-
lions that they were asked In q per-
fectly frank manner.
Warren admitted that he and Nc
Manus had an agreement between
themselves that he was to change the
notes so that they would pass as $40
bills and that McManus was to pass
them. He said that he had changed
only three bills. the one the negro at
tempted to pass at McGee's Switch,
and the other two which were recov-
cred in Pensacola. There was, he said,
an attempt to pass two bad bills here,
but only one of them got by, the other
being redeemed before it was detected.
T. v. Ryan, OF the United States Sc
cret service bureau, was at the hear
Ing yesterday, and had In his possess
sion the money which Warren had al
tered. His headquarters are in Biz
mingha11, and he has been trailing up
the alleged organized of bill raisers
for some time. He. left the city last
night, after having been here for two
days aiding in bringing the, case to q
conclusion. He obtained a written
confession from both the men.
Through the courtesy Of District At
torney Cubberly the men viii be car
ried to Tallahassee and will be in
dicted by the federal grand Jury which
opens session there Monday, otherwise
they would have to remain in jail here
for several months. Both said they
wanted to get through with the trial as
soon as possible, and as it was impos-
sible under existing statutes to carry
them Before Judge Sheppard for SEN
tence unless formal information had
been filed against them. they will be
allowed to go before the grand jury at
Tallahassee to be indicted.
The crime with which Warren and
McManus are charged comes under
section 14s, criminal code, which has
to deal with the defacing, forging, al
teration or otherwise tampering with
securities Of the United States, and
section Isl, which has to do with the
passing of such securities. The max
imum penalty for this crime is Is
years.
Before Mr.. Ryan, the secret service
agent, left the city he complimented
the Jailor at the county building and
other local authorities very highly for
the splendid assistance which they had
given him in bringing the bill raisers
to justice.