Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1898 — Sweetman Claims He’s a Goodman, [ARTICLE]

Sweetman Claims He’s a Goodman,

James W. Sweetman, the young man who is in jail here from Newton Co., charged with passing counterfeit money, claims to be a member of the Rushville bar. It is said that his bibulous habits indicate a long and close association not only with the Rushville bar, but with the bar of every town he strikes. He claims that he had some financial transactions with Mr. Archibald, at Morocco, -and Unknowingly paid him a counterfeit half dollar, and which he afterwards made good. Says the prosecuting attorney heard of the matter and had him arrested. It does not look as though there were anything in the case, in fact, but if the young" man is as far gone in the soaking line as. he is said to be, a few weeks in jail will be a good thing for his system, at any rate, but it will be at the cost of a pretty large expense bill for Newton tySweetman’s bail is fixed at sl,000 and he would like to have it reduced. He claims to have plenty ol influential friends at Rushville and also says he has a letter of recommendation from Hon. Henry N. Johnson, the distinguished member of congress from the Richmond district.