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The same day 1 told several persons that I had found the die and where I had found it, and showed it to them, I showed the die to a number of persons and asked seven ral what I ou^ht to do with it. They toldme not to secrete it but lay it away where_ iany one could see it. This 1 did. I placed 1 It on a crosf?spifice ou the unceiled side of my house, where any one could see it that desired to. I never made any secret of having found it and of having it in possession, and did not suppose any one could blame uia for having it.”Reporter.—What are your habits, Mr. S.nith? Do you drink;1 Arc you steady and iudustriouv*Smith.—No living man ever sew me drunk. I work when I can get it and have always tried to be an honest man, and to support my wife the beat I could. I left her sick, aud my brother-in-law at the point of death. I have never done anything dis-horrest that I know of, and t don’t think any one who knows me will accuse me of baing dishonest. I never had any counterfeit money as I know of—indeed I never had much money for I am a poor man and have to work hard for alt I get. All my neighbors know this, aud th^y all know that I had the die for I never made any secret of it. These are the facts and I am sure all my neighbors will testify to what I have told you.There is nothing in the appearance or actions of Smith to indicate a bad man. He his not had much experience in the world aud is a simple-minded, unsophisticated ruraUst. A resident, of Tasewell, who is in the city to-day, says that ail or most of the people of that town, particularly the neighbors of Smith, knew of his having found the die, and not one of them would ever suspect him of using it or having it in his possession for a bad purpose. It is his opinion that the die was placed where where Smith found it by parties who had been manufacturing bogus nickels from it.
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New Albany Ledger
New Albany, Indiana, US
Sat, Mar 03, 1883
Page 4
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