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Show all." "Gagnon said he was guilty didn't he?" "Yes sir." "And he was going to tell the truth?" "Yes sir." "Isn't it true that he didn't say anything about anybody?" " W-e-1-1, he said he was going to get as many iuto it as he could to get himself out of it." "Did he say that or what you said be said before?" "The way I understood him was that he was going to get as many in it as possible to snuee7e out of it himself." "Who did he mean?" "I don't know." "Didn't he mean Sprague, and Tate and Tolliver, and Cronk and yourself?" "Yes sir." "And you naturally felt sore at him?" "No; if I had I wouldn't have celled with him for six weeks." William Cronk, yesterday convicted of counterfeiting, was called and testified that (iagnon had stated that if he was convicted he would give it to all of them. The defense rested and Jesse Gugnon was called in rebuttal, the defense objecting. Objection overruled, Gagnon proceeded to relate the conversation in which he stated he wanted to see Sprague get the worst of it because he had broken up his home in the west. Ho udviscd all of them to plead guiltv. This lose d the evidence and the argument argu-ment was opened by United States Attorney Varian, The argument concluded and the case submitted sub-mitted to the jury, the court adjourned for lunch. At the opening of court this afternoon, after-noon, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the second counterfeiter had fallen before be-fore the projectiles of the prosecution. The case against Hurrett C. Tolliver, the third of the counterfeiters was then proceeded pro-ceeded with, the defendant being represented by Grant A. Smith, esq. A jury was obtained at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, and the evidence opened with Mrs. Thomas J. Smith on the stund. She testified that the defendant on December 31st last had given her a $20 counterfeit in payment pay-ment of his board hill. Judge Powers gave notice this afternoon that lie would move for a new trial tomorrow tomor-row morning. THE GILDED IDOL How the Deceptive Counterfeits Were Turned Out by the Ooinei of the Mint. -Jessie Gagnon Tears the Masks Away and Reveals the Nefarious Ne-farious Job. TOLD 'EM ALL TO CONFESS. District Attorney Varian Makes a Confessed Con-fessed Thief Out of P. D, Sprague. fri 1 SOME OLD LOVE LETTERS Tho Conn terlVl tr Tonfroutod by the Handwriting of a Divorced Wife A Measly Lot of Convict Cotue ' .Forward to IIih Kescue. t Counterfeiter Cronk having gone down before the severity of the law, tho case of P. D. Spraguo was taken up, a tall, ruddy faced fellow with u rocoeding forehead coining coin-ing forward as the defendaut. A jury was obtained and tho prosecution opened lire. Charles L. Jackson testified that the accused ac-cused had attempted to pass a ton dollar u bumVorf'sit iwrfrfm, John B. Held testified to a similar experience, and added that when bullied Spraguo told him he had obtained ob-tained tbe counterfeit from Mrs, C. 0. Whit-temore. Whit-temore. Jessie Gagnon, alias Olof Nellson, the coiner of the spurious mint who had squealed and taken his medicine, was then called to the stand and testified that he had been roped Into the job by Sprague; that he was to make and gild the treacherous darlings, and that the latter was to float It among tho unwary sons of Ziou. He had turned over tbe counterfeiting materials, together to-gether with several hundred dollars in "raw" coin and saw the stuff no more until un-til he met it in court. Cross-examined by Judge Powers. 'You pleaded guilty to this charge, didn't you?" "I think I did." "You got a year for it?" "Yes." "And you were pretty well satisfied with your sentence, Wasn't you?" "I was." "Were you to testify against these other men?" "No sir." "Did younot tell a man named King in the penitentiary that you would swear away Sprague's life if it would help your" "1 never did?" "Did vou not tell another prisoner at the, penitentiary that y ou would swear away the lives of the entire gang if you thought it would help you ':" "No, sir, 1 never did." "How much of tills 'money' did you pass?" "Forty-five dollars." "Where did you pass this money?" "I passed a twcuty-dollar gold pioce at the 'Cave', on West Bout)) Temple street, for a bottle of beer: $1(1 on Franklin avenue at a saloon, and (18 at the depot for a railroad ticket." "Of what did you make the coins?" "Of type metal." "What did you use for gilding?" "A solution of gold and the. anode." "Where did you get the stuff?" aaked counsel, pointing to tbe materials. "From Sprague." "Who were the leaders of tho gang?" "I and Sprague What I couldn't think of he would." Witness admitted having made a-complete tonfesslon to ex-Marshal Young. Mrs. Gagnon, wife of the convict, was next called, and testified that her husband had arranged for a trio to Denver witli Sprague. Officer John J. Ley ton of Denver had arrested ar-rested Sprague on telegrams, and found two packages 01 counterfeit coin in his possession.. posses-sion.. Officer Hugh testified to haviug brought Sprague and his paraphernalia back, and Officer O'Kellley to having ar. rested Gagnon, ou whom be found flTO in bad money. The prosecution rested, and Judge Powers asked an order to bring John Kane Into the court for the purpose of impeaching Gag-nun. Gag-nun. (The Seeond IHy. It opened with Sprague under the crush-era, crush-era, the weather without being no colder than the outlook wltbln. Judge Powers who never relinquishes his hold on hope so long as the Jury is In its box, rubbed his bands, smiled a buoyant smile and called for Gagnon. "Gagnon," said he, "I want y.ni to state to the jury bow much of this this counter feit money you made." "Between $1300 and 1400." "How much did you plate?" "Between $500 and $i00." "How much did you have when arrested?" "About $370." 'Wasn't $525 all you plated?" "I don't know exactly the way in which ,t was handled." "Did you pass somo of this money in Colton & Mullett's store?" Objected to, the court Instructing the wit-ness wit-ness that he would have to testify to nothing that would criminate himself. He denied that he had but admitted having posted a coin at the Elk saloon. yVlo did you rcut the room from In the Singer block?" "From Sprague." C. D. Sprague took the stand in his own behalf and reviewed his career since his arrival ar-rival in Ziou and up to the time he became lost in the entanglements from which ho now sought to extricate himself. him-self. He was at the time of his arrest interested in conducting the Singer block as a lodging bouse. Gagnon csnic to the city from Idaho, through the efforts of the defendant, who had secured him a position with Mr. Whittemore. Gag-non Gag-non got drunk and was discharged by Whittemore. Whit-temore. He was rooming then at the Singer block. Ho got drunk again and was discharged. dis-charged. The next day Gagnon took a room in the Siuger block. He and his w ife moved up. Witness asked Gagnon if he wasn't gidng to work. Gagnon assumed that be didn't have to sling giu, that he could get a job at the theater at $4.50 a day, and had something eveu better than that. Gagnon then show$d nim some uuplated coin, and said lie was making it himself. He wanted to borrow $20, and I told him I couldn't give it to bitll. I went to my w ife and asked her for it, but she wouldn't let me have it, and threatened to expose Gagnon. Witnesa subsequently sub-sequently borrowed lb" money from another party and gave it to fl i:uoii. Gagnon, he said, had asked him lo go to Denver with him, at the same time flashing a handful of money. Gagnon was introduced to a ticket scalper by the witness, the baggage was checked for Denver, and with the tickets tick-ets in Jhla pocket witness started for the depot. Gagnon, he testified, had made an excuse to go up town, stating to him that if he failed to reach the depot he wanted him, witness, to take a battery from the valise and have it put in shape. Witness then sped on to Denver. Witness denied that lie had ever seen Gagnon plate any money. Cross-examined by Mr. Varian. who carried car-ried witness back to Iowa where he was married. His first wife was divorced from him and be was married to his present wife in Salt Luke. "Do you know her handwriting?" asked Mr. Varian, submitting a letter from Mrs. Carrie Sprague, the divorced wife. The witness moved nervously in his chair and then acknowledged the handwriting. "Have you ever attempted to- make counterfeit coun-terfeit money before?" "No sir." "When you was with your first wife, Carrie, Car-rie, and didn't she threaten to lea.e you for it?" "No sir." "F.ver receive a letter from Geo. Tate?" "No sir." "Nor a telegram?" "No sir." Mr. Varian introduced a telegram which had been obtained on the defendant during the search at police headquarters. He repudiated it. "Did you not receive a letter from your wife at Denver telling you to change your name to Arthur Harris?" "I did not." "Were you convicted of larceny in Port Townseud and did you serve a term in the county jail for stealing a carpet?" "Yes sir." "Didn't Gagnon pay your line?"' "No Bir." "And didn't you go out with Gagnon in a row boat to intercept the steamer?" Objected to objection sustained. "W here did you go from Port Towusend?" "To Portland." "How?" "By rail and water." "Wasn't Gugnou with you?" "Yes sir." "What did you do with this battery when you arrived in Denver?" "I took it to a jewelrv store." "What for?" "To have it fixed." "What was it used for?" "Plating gold coin." "What did you do with the coin you took out of the valise ?" "I threw it uuder the bureau." "What did you think w hen you found the coin?" "I didn't think anything; I don't know whal I thought?" "So you don't know anything about this counterfeit money?" "No, sir." "Was it a counterfeit you presented at Minor's?" "i don't know sir." "Was it a counterfeit you presented at Teaadel's?" "I don't know." "What became of thorn?" "I don't know." Witness testified that when he arrived at tbe depot and found that Gagnon was not there, he sent him the ticket by George Tate. "Did you not pass a $10 gold piece ou Isador Morris, and didn't be compel you to refund?" Counsel for the prosecution objected. "I don't know'lhat the answer would criminal..' me, but I prefer not lo answer It." John Kane as nest called to impeach the testimony of Gagnon w ith reference to the hitter's conversation in tbe cell at the penitentiary, and wherein It was charged Gagnon had declared bis intention of swearing swear-ing Sprague's liberty away. 'Did Gagnon say to you that be was going go-ing to liberate himself if he had to swear Sprague's life- awav?" "W-e-1-1, no; not exactly that. He said he was going to swear against him." Crnss-e x am i ned "Didn't he say that Sprague was as guilty as h" was." "No, sir; be saiil that Sprague had nothing noth-ing to do w ith it said he had made the stuff and passed it himself." "Where did you come from?" "Utah." "What were you sent up for?" "W-e-l-1, air, I was sent up from Ogden for burglary." "And you thought it wac wrong for him to squel on a pal ?" Counterfeiter King testified to a conversation conversa-tion between himself and ChUrllOQ in a cell at the penitentiary, in which the latter said that If he got a big does he wus going to get as many Into it as possible. Cross-examined " But he didn't swear anybody's life away?" "No sir." "Didn't say lie was going to swear your life away?" "No sir." "You are arrested for counterfeiting?" "Yes sir." "Did ho mention Sprafuaf" "He didn't mention anybody's name at |