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May 4, 1897
Birmingham State Herald
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
What is this article about?
Police Officer George Kirkley arrested J. A. Hardin for passing a counterfeit silver dollar to a young boy who used it to buy tobacco at J. H. Harrison's grocery store on the corner of Twenty-second street and Eighth avenue, leading to Hardin's imprisonment.
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A COUNTERFEIT DOLLAR.
Gets J. A. Hardin In Trouble-Officer Kirkley Landed Him In The City Prison.
Police Officer George Kirkley arrested yesterday J. A. Hardin, a white man, on the charge of passing spurious money.
Hardin gave a little negro boy a counterfeit silver dollar and told him to go to J. H. Harrison's grocery store, located at the corner of Twenty-second street and Eighth avenue, and purchase 5 cents worth of Star navy tobacco. The boy went to the store indicated by Hardin and bought the tobacco. The negro gave Mr. Hardin the dollar, which afterwards proved a counterfeit. Mr. Harrison telephoned to police headquarters for an officer, and Patrolman Kirkley responded, and Hardin was, on the arrival of the officer, pointed out by the negro boy as the man who gave him the dollar to buy the tobacco. As the result of Hardin's experiment, he now occupies a cell in the city prison.
Gets J. A. Hardin In Trouble-Officer Kirkley Landed Him In The City Prison.
Police Officer George Kirkley arrested yesterday J. A. Hardin, a white man, on the charge of passing spurious money.
Hardin gave a little negro boy a counterfeit silver dollar and told him to go to J. H. Harrison's grocery store, located at the corner of Twenty-second street and Eighth avenue, and purchase 5 cents worth of Star navy tobacco. The boy went to the store indicated by Hardin and bought the tobacco. The negro gave Mr. Hardin the dollar, which afterwards proved a counterfeit. Mr. Harrison telephoned to police headquarters for an officer, and Patrolman Kirkley responded, and Hardin was, on the arrival of the officer, pointed out by the negro boy as the man who gave him the dollar to buy the tobacco. As the result of Hardin's experiment, he now occupies a cell in the city prison.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Counterfeit Dollar
Passing Fake Money
Arrest
Police
Grocery Store
What entities or persons were involved?
J. A. Hardin
George Kirkley
Little Negro Boy
J. H. Harrison
Where did it happen?
Corner Of Twenty Second Street And Eighth Avenue
Story Details
Key Persons
J. A. Hardin
George Kirkley
Little Negro Boy
J. H. Harrison
Location
Corner Of Twenty Second Street And Eighth Avenue
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
J. A. Hardin gave a counterfeit silver dollar to a little negro boy to buy tobacco at J. H. Harrison's store; the fake coin was discovered, leading to Hardin's arrest by Officer Kirkley and imprisonment.