Counterfeiter Held

Adolph Anderson, Who Bought Beer
With Spurious Coin, Will Go to Trial.

Adolph Anderson was committed by Commissioner Heacock yesterday for trial on a charge of circulating counterfeit money. The bail, which was not furnished, was fixed at $1000.

The testimony went to show that Anderson was reasonably well supplied with spurious coin. In company with John Pierson he went into a saloon kept by John Frietas at 410 Jackson street and ordered beer, treating at the same time two girls who were there — Annie Sullivan and Mamie Sweeny — one of whom was tending bar.

He laid down a silver dollar piece and receiving 70 cents in change left the saloon. The girl immediately afterward discovered the coin to be counterfeit and ran after him, calling him to return the money. The two men, however, instead of returning ran the other way. Officer Cavanagh, being informed of the circumstance, found and arrested the men. He searched Anderson and two other counterfeit dollar pieces were found upon him. All this was developed by the testimony.

Pierson will be given a hearing this afternoon.

Originally published in The San Francisco Call, June 4, 1897