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Show SSY HE HAD $25 IN QUEER HONEY Morgan LooKed "Green" to Sergt Roberts, bat Police ThinK the Capture Is a Good One. Thomas -A. Morgan was arrested last night by Police Serjeant Roberts, charged with passing counterfeit money.' When searched at the station, coin representing rep-resenting 25 was found in his possession. - It is asserted that Morgan passed a f0-cent counterfeit coin on John H. Thorne.' a fruit merchant' at 162 West South Temple street, ' about o'clock. A moment after he had left ' the store. Thorne discovered that the coin was counterfeit and called Roberts' attention to it. Roberts located Morgan & . few minute's later and asked him where he got the money. Morgan replied that it was part of what he had received in change for a $5 bill. lie denied that he had any more, and from his "green" look, the officer felt -for a time that his story was -true. While on the way to the station, however. how-ever. Morgan made a . move as if to throw something away. He was closely watched by the officer until he arrived at the . station, where the search revealed the counterfeit money. Morgan is being held pending a further investigation. |