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8 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Arrest of Indicted New York Police ON WHICH THEY ARE HELD CHARGES They Include Blackmail, Bribery and Perjury. THE REFORM MOVEMENT NEW YORK; March 19.—All the police officials against whom indictments were found yesterday by the extraordinary grand jury were placed under arrest when ,they went to police headquarters this morning. The indicted men are Inspector William McLaughlin, Captain Jacob Sie- bert, Union market station; Captain J. J. Donohue, West 20th street station; Captain ‘M.-J; Murphy, West 100th street station; Captain James K. Price, MacDougall street station; former Police Captain William 8. Devery,..Wardman Edward Gitennon (dis- missed), Wardman Edward S. Hill (former- dy-under Captain Price), Wardman Burns Gumped his bail), Capt. John ‘fT. Stephen- ‘son. ‘The ‘order, which came, to the superin- “tendent from the district attorney’s office was to have all the men there at 11 o’clock this: morning.. Shortly before 10:30 o'clock the indicted men gathered at police head- quarters. After being placed under arrest they were conducted to the district attor- ney’S ‘office by..Inspectors Williams and McAvoy. The former had in his care In- spector McLaughlin and Captains Siebert, Donohue, Price and Devery. The others walkedby the’ sie of Inspector McAvoy. ,Syperintendent Byrnes said that the in- ‘dictments Which had been handed to him -Were all that had been found. ‘Phe Capt Talked Excitedly. In the ccrridor the captains talked ex- eitedly with their chiefs, but all professed ignorance as to what evidence they could ‘have been: tmicted on. » When it was announced that all the prisoners were wanted in the court of oyer *and@ terminer, where the district attorney was waiting to fix the amount of the bail, the men filed into line and, headed by In- spector Williams, entered the court room. Irspector Wiliam W. McLaughlin was fhe first called to the bar. The inspector, pale ard trembling, was addressed by the clerk, who said: “There are five indict- ments against you. Justice Ingraham was handed the papers in the case, and upon the recommendation of District Attcrney Fellows the bail was fixed at $20,000. "The bail on the first charge was. fixed at 310,000, and on each of the other four at $2;300. ‘The bail in the case of Jokn J. Donohue was fixed at $2,500; Michael J. Murphy, $10,000. EXx-Capt. William S. Devery’s bail was fixed at $10,000. In the case of ex-Capt. John T. Stephen- son no warrant was issued, as he is now ander $25,000 bail, pending a new trial tor bribery. ‘There. are three indictments against Henry W. Schill, one for britery, one for perjury and one for extortion. On_ the first two charges bail was made at $5,000 each and on the latter $1,009. Captain Jacob Siebert’ was held in_$10,- ( and Captain James R. Price in $2,500 for extortion. Edward G. Glennon, who is under indictnént, and out on $5,000 bail, had_ $5,000 added. James Burns is _also undér indfctment, and District Attorney Fellows said he had good reason to believe he would appear to give bail. The amount was not fixed. Carpenter is not on the force now, and lives in Nyack. As soon as the formality of fixing bail was over the men were taken back to the district attorney’s office, where the bonds- men were examined. Bail will be given during the day. é Charges. Against the Accused. The indictments against Inspector Mc- Latghimeaege that the offenses were all committed while he was in command of the Old. Slip station—the first precinct. Bach. iridictment: contains five counts, four for bribery and.one for extortion. The first four-counts allege that certain sums were paid to McLaughlin, and received by him as a bribe, upon the understanding that he was to protect the giver from opolieeriiterference. The indictments against Capts. Donohue ant-Price“¢Hiitgé them With attempted ex- tortion in that they endeavored to obtain money from Jared Flagg, jr., by threaten- ing to peeeaita him for renting flats for “ftmoral purposes. a Capt. Murphy is indicted for accepting a bribe of $50 on April 1, 1890, from Robert Payne, who formerly kept a concert hall in Sth avenue, to protect Payne from police texference,,.« ‘There is one indictment against Capt. Jacob Siebert for accepting $25 on July 15, 1800, from Augustus W. Barney, keeper of =the Magnolia Hotel, to protect’ him from Police interference. Ex-Capt. Devery is indicted for bribery and extortion. The specific complaint is that he took $100 from Francis W. Seagrist, jr., on May 30, 1894. Seagrist was at that time tearing down a building in Devery’s recinct. ®Ex-Capt. Carpenter entered the court soon after the. other cases had been dis- posed ‘of, and was admitted to bail in $10,000, Ex-Capt. John T. Stephenson is indicted for accepting a bribe from the Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association of the fifth ward, to,fnsure police protection. Ex-Capt. Edward Carperter is indicted for a similar offerse. A witness against Carpenter is Police Capt. Max F. Schmittherger. ‘Wardman Glennon is indicted for ac- cepting a bribe. He is also charged with extortion. ‘There are three indictments against Pa- -troiman Henry H. Schill, bribery, perjury and blackmail. Burns is not in New York and the charges against him were not given out. The, indicted officers will appear before Justice Ingraham in the court of oyer and miner’ on ‘Thursday morning, at 10:30 eck, and plead to the indictments. ‘apt. Stephenson will be required to ar on Thursday morning to plead to indictment, but he will not be arrested or placed under edditional bail. ————— LAWS NOT VIOLATED. Charges Agninst the Schooner Wahi- berg Do Not Hold. SAN FE ANCISCO., Cal., March 19.—The charges sxainst the schooner H. C. Wahl- berg, mace by the Hawaiian government, are untenable, to the disappointment of the Hawaiian government officials, who were confident that the United States would prosecute the captain and seize the vessel on the evidence adduced. A charge of perjury will not lie against Capt. Martin, according to United States District Attorney Foote, and, according to the decision of United States District Judge in the Itata case, there was no breach of the neutrality laws. © Wahlberg cleared on a_ sea otter hunting cruise, and in his manifesto Capt. Martin said he had eight repeating rifles and the necessary ammunition on board. In his affidavit he promised to inform the eolfector if any additional arms or cargo were taken aboard on the first opportunity. He took the rifle and ammunition aboard at Sausalito and immediately sailed. The ‘argo was discharged into a small steamer off the Island of Molokai for the use of the Hawaiian insurgents, and the Wahl- berg came back to California. She was not in port from the time she left San Fran- cisco until she reached San Diego, and there has been ro breach of custom laws. The schooner will now be released and turned over to her owners. ——— Consul Cuneo’s Investigation. DENVER, Col. March 19.—Dr. Cuneo, Italian consul, has returned from Walsen- burg, where he made a full investigation of the recent lynching of his countrymen, who were charged. with murder. «He says every assistance possible was offered him by the county authorities. —_ A Spanish Government Report. HAVANA, March 19.—A report has been received from Santiago of a successful at- tack on the insurgents by Captain Ganich. There were but forty Spanish troops in the detachment, but they defeated, it Is reported, the band of 800 insurgents in- trenched in Canto del Cristo. INSANITY THE PLEA Defense Commences in the Beam Murder Trial, Testimony as to the Prisoner’s Mental Condition—People Who Thought Him’ Cranky. The trial of Joseph A. Beam, charged with the murder of his: stepdaughter, Annie L. Leahy, on the 22d of last December, was resumed before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 2 this morning. After The Star’s report of the case closed yesterday afternoon, Policemen Chas. J. Wagner, James T. Roelf and Henry P. Cat- tell testified as to the actions of Beam shortly after the tragedy. The former saw Beam run after the screaming woman, and, after she fell, saw him kick her and stamp upon her. Beam, said Officer Wagner, turned upon him, and, covering him with a revolver, exclaimed: “I'll kill you, too.” With the testimony of the policemen the government rested its case. Mr. Samuel D. Truitt opened the case to the jury on be- half of the defendant, explaining that they would show that Beam had been of un- sound mind for. years, and that the man was not responsible for the woman’s death because of his insanity. As their first wit- ness the defense called Jas. H. Coster of Baltimore, Md. Beam, he stated, possessed a violent tempex, and the witness related an instance, when,-Beam.being left to care for a girl who had fallen in a fit, both were discovered to be engaged in a hair-pulling match a few minutes later. Beam's first marriage, said the witness, Beam remarked that he intended to kill his wife or reform her. ‘The first witness called by the defense to- day was R. Bowie Hollamd. Beam he re- garded as a very peculiar man, and once, said the witness,,when Beam was asked to give an estimate _on some work the man suddenly stopped and began abusing the administration, declaring that Cleve- land ,was ruining the country. The wit- ness admitted to District. Attorney Birney that he could not say ttiat Beam was not drunk at the time... <3 Jas. M. York stated that ‘the general be- lief among people who knew Beam was that the man’s mind was not sound. Wm. ©. Goodwin, stating that he had known Beam for fifteen years, and had’ worked with him, declared that the man, was not right."Once Beam had told him that he could build stairs up to the moon. He met Beam a short time before the mur- der, when the’man appeared to be wrong in some way, so much so, said the wit- ness, that he* became alarmed and _ en- deavored to get away from him. While he had known: Beam to- take an occasional drink, he had never seen him intoxicated. Beam would easily lose his temper, and used vile, abusive language. Very Peculiar. Geo. W. Schneider, a clerk in the city post office, stated that he considered Beam “ratty.” “What is the significance of that term?” inquired Jucge Cole. “Well, a little off, not of right :nind,” ex- plained the witness. Beam, he said, was very peculiar, ram- bling in his conversations. “Did you ever see him intoxicat2d?” ask- ed Mr. Birney. “Qh, yes, often,” replied the witness. taggering drunk?” “Yes, sir.” Wm. E. Sebur spoke of Beam being pe- culiar, although, he said, the man was in- dustrious and a good workman. He had queer ideas, stated the witness, and was difficult to take orders from. Once he knew of Beain going- to work in a silk hat and kid gloves and his very best clothes. To Mr. Birney the witness stated that Beam was a'very-profane man, often talked upon religious matters, but never knew him to lose his temper, and never. was afraid of him. Henry S. Jean of Maryland stated that he knew the defendant’s father well, and the father was generally regarded as crazy, although he never was confined as or legal- ly declared insane. He also knew the de- fendant as:a boy, and while he regarded him as peculiar, he knew of no specific acts of insanity or unsoundness of mind. “You regarded him as a general bore, did you not?” inquired Mr Birney. “Yes, sir; and J,always avoided him, the boy not being, in my opinion, altogether right,” explained the.witness. - John H. Lewis, a builder, testified that Beam at times.would. be unusually polite, and at other times would suddenly fly into passions and become profane and abusive. He had peculiarities, but always was a good workman, although he would never be dictated to by any one. He was always tenacious in holding on to his own ideas, and when he found fault with his fellow workmen, would curse and abuse them, and he often drove them out of the building. He had seen him intoxicated. James A. Rodbird stated that he had worked with him and had employed him. He regarded him as crazy. “Do you mean to say that you would em- ploy a crazy man?” asked Mr. Birney. “I do,” replied the witness. “What did he door say to induce you to believe that Beam was crazy?” “Can't remember.” “Did his work well, did he not?” “Yes, sir.” Further Testimony. Henry W. Smith related an instance when Ream callg¢ for an éstimate on ma- terial, and, when it was being made, sud- denly declared that he did not want it. Thomas Dawson spoke of Beam wearing glass studs and rings, which the man de- clared were diamonds. He knew of Beam suddenly discharging his helpers in the morning and taking them back before noon. John E. Clokey, for--whom Beam had worked, stated that he considered the aan singular or cranky. On one occasion eam met him and became so wild that witness suddenly left him. “His actions and remarks then were not inconsistent with those of a drunken man, were they?” asked Mr. Birney. “No, sir; but I didn’t think he was drunk,” answered the witness. Ward Morgan said he knew Beam cnd always regarded him as peculiar. He would start off discussing one matter and run into others without finishing any cf them. The man appeared to be peculiar only in conversation. He belonged to a labor union, and often made good speeches. Acted Silly. John H. Carter, Jeremiah Barry and Eu- gene Hannan gave similar testimony, and Caroline Harris stated that she lived with Beam’s family from September to Decem- ber, 1893, and noticed his peculiarities. Susan Jackson, a colored woman, testified to carrying a note from Beam to his wife the morning of the murder. Mrs. Sarah Zane stated, that Beam had bearded with her at three different times, and she considered him silly and crazy. One day last August, a very hot day, he came to the house with a thick ovecoat on ard a muffler around his neck. He wore a great wide hat and claimed to be captain of a company of cowboys, stating that they were drilling for a fight with Indians. S —— SHROUDED IN MYSTERY. The Number of Smaltpox Patients Not Know Just how many cases of smallpox, have been treated at the smallpox hospital is not known, for it now transpires that all of them were not made public by the health department officials. Whether or not this was done by direction of the Commission- ers before their star chamber order was issued is not known, but such is the case, for it now transpires that Dr. Llewellyn Elliot, the physician in charge of the hos- pital, is carried on the record as a vario- loid patient, and so is Charles Pemberton, the janitor, whose wife died while acting | as a nurse in the hospital. It is stated that they only had mild cases of varioloid, and their sickness did not interfere with their duties. Dr. Elliot was recorded as a patient on the ist of February, and Pemberton on the 13th of January. It is stated that both men have had the smallpox. —— In Improving. Ida Fuller, the litle girl, taken to the Washington Asylum Hospital as a diph- theria patient, as published in yesterday’s Ster, is improving. Two days after THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1895--TWELVE PAGES. BEGGAR IN COURT. = Boggs Had No Ghfidren, but Claimed s ‘Three. ‘There were rearly three dezen prisoners in the Police Court dock this morning, and more than half of them were in Judge Kim- ball’s court. When court opened a sad spectacle was presented, a pcor blind man whose name is Henderson H. Bcggs being called upon to answer a charge of vagrancy and sus- Picion, brought against kim ty Mrs. Martha Rotrecht, who came across the case in do- ing charitable work. - This man is a familiar character about the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 7th. street, where he played an organette and solicited alms, having a placard on which was printed: “He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord. I have three children and no other means of suppert.” apail ‘The evidence showed that last September he wrote to a Mrs. Smith and her son near. Lynchburg, and had them come here, tell- ing them he had a farm and was going:to give them a good home. He was renting a small farm, but did not own one. aor The boy Charles Smith, who is fifteen years old, said he went with Boggs to the little farm, “and,” he said, ‘when I woke up in the morning I didn’t know where I was at.” Mr. Boggs told him to clean the horse and get ready to drive to town, but the animal, he said, was too poor: = Both his mother and himself were. .very.. much surprised at the condition of affairs, but they were here, and bad to make the best of it. “What have you been doing here?” the boy was asked. “Going oyt with Mr. Boggs,” he an- swered. The proof was to the effect that Boggs has no children, as stated in the placard, “and,” the boy said, “he told mother he hadn’t as mu@h as a child’s toe nail’ Mrs. Robrecht told the court that Boggs had been living on what had been given | him by charitable organizations, and he keeps what money he collects. ‘The prisoner made a statement, in which he said he came here from Kansas, and had been here about two years. He said he only played his little organ when he got short of funds. He also made an explana- tion about the farm. Judge Kimball, commenting cn the case, said he never thought it was a ‘proper thing for the community to allow this kind of begging. 1f a man is not able to take care ot himself by reason of infirmi- ty, it’s the duty of the District to look af- ter him. The city, the judge added, owes ali its infirm residents a living, and they should be supported by the entire District instead of by a few. Boggs says his brother-in-law, Mr, Wil- liams, at Ellicott Mills, will take care him, and the case went over until tomor- row, in order that Mr. Williams may be communicated with. aaa “Will my property be protected while I'm held?” the man asked. effects which I want soldrand the proceeds given to the poor.” core William West and Joseph Topin, the men who were arrested because of their alleged suspicious conduct at Cobb's Hotel, were given a hearing. One of them, it was shown, reached the city about 3 o'clock Sunday morning, when a police- man saw him jump from a freight train. “I'm a printer,” said one of the men. “Where's your card?” “I had it in the pocket of. a vest,” he answered, “and when I gave the vest away 1 forgot to take the ticket out of the pocket.’ ‘The men claimed that they went in the hotel to get a glass of beer, and denied that they intended anything wrong. “How long will it take you to leave the city?” the court asked one of them. “Ten minutes,” he answered. ‘And what about you?” the other one was asked. 1 go ‘a him.” “Well,” remarked the judge, ‘your room fs more desirable than your company, and if you are found here after 12 o'clock I'll give you a good long sentence.” Charles Blue, a colored boy, was com- plained against by Policeman Lightfoot, he- cause he suspected that the boy had been in a game of crap. The officer was told that there was a party of boys in a house engaged in a game of crap. “When I went to the house,”’ said the officer, “I found a party of boys there. Two of them jumped out the window and. the wirdow fell on one of them.” He did not see any bones in the room, but did pick up two cents. : Charlie was acquitted. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. Two More Churches and a Jonadab Council Join the League. At a meeting of the Anti-saloon League. of the District, held last night at 623 Lou- isiana avenue, communications were read applying for representation in the league as follows: Grace Baptist Church—Repre- sentatives, Rev. A. F. Anderson, pastor, William C. Weeden, William Sinclair, Miss Emily E. Hunt, Miss Julia B. Stromberger; Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church, An- acostia—representatives, C. QO. Bohrer, Miss Evelyn Doughty, Mrs. M. P. Snetl, Mrs. M. M. North, Carleton E. Snell; Good-will Council, Sons of Jonadab—representatives, H. P. Moore, J. G. Pumphrey, C. W. Mc- Gill, Joseph Osborne, A. S. Dent. All three delegations were accepted, and those from Silver Star Lodge, I. O. G. T., announced as its newly elected representatives A.E.Shoe- maker, Thomas J. Giles, Mrs. Maud Price, Mrs. Fannie Shoemaker, Miss Nannie Shoe- maker. Walter E. Allen resigned as correspond- ing secretary, and Mr. C. O. Bohrer was elected for this office. The attorney of the league, A. E. Shoe- maker, made an interesting report in re- gard to the Brightwood, Anacostia and Ten- leytown cases, the latter now under, con- sideration by the excise board. He also gave some interesting details in regard to the defeat of the applications of Michael Carley and Luke J. Kearney for a bar-room license at 1101 20th street northwest and thanked Rev. Walter H. Brooks for his practical assistance in defeating the Kear- ney apptication. Rev. Mr. Brooks, -who was present, stated that notwithstanding their success, the place is still open, and urged upon the league the necessity of “going be- hind the returns,” as was done’ fn” that case. It appears that from the report of the lieutenant of police the sufficiency of the number of consents obtained by Kear- ney depended on whether a certain woman or her son was the person keeping house within the meaning of the law. On behalf of- Kearney an affidavit was presented from the son setting forth that he paid the rent and was the actual proprietor of the es- tablishment. Mr. Brooks called on the old lady, who not only denied the son's: state-. ment, but produced her receipt book, show- ing that she had herself regularly. paid the rent. This book was borrowed and shown to the excise board and appears to ‘have helped them to reach the conclusion that the old Jady’s protest ought to be' counted rather than the son's consent. Mr. Pratt of the Central Union Mission stated that he had conversed with a great. many drinking men who were opposed to the saloon, and that they thought a house- to-house canvass of the District would show an immense majority opposed to the liquor traffic. On his motion the maiter was referred to the executive committee of the league for consideration. A suggestion that a specified topic be selected. for an essay and discussion at each league meet- ing was also referred to the exec@tfive com- mittee. In the absence of the president First Vice President Jas. L. Erwin occupied the chair, relieved while making his reports by A. L. Swartwout, third vice president, who of- fered the opening prayer. —_— >. " SENOR ROMERO’S DENIAL. The Tehuantepee Raflrond Not Con- trolled by a British Syndicate, Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, has entered a formal denial of the accuracy of the published statement that the im- pending war between Mexico and Guate- mala is due to the influence of a British syndicate, which controls the Tehuantepec railroad, from fear of the competition of the Guatemalan road. The minister asserts that the Tehuantepec railway is not con- trolled by a British syndicate, but is owned by the Mexican government; that its nat- | ural advantages are so pronounced that the | projected railroad cannot compete wita it | successfully, and finally that a war would only delay and would not preyent the com- pletion of the new road. It would also ap- pear, says the minister, that British bond- heldérs would have much more to-lose than to gain by a war which would tend’to reduce the value of their securities. = _—___—_+-e- Gov. Marvil Better. bi DOVER, Del., March 19.—Governor Mar- vil is reported much better and attending to official business. “I have some | GREEN GOODS MEN Trial of the: Mixed Crowd: Before "the Police Court.“ 4 } ONE. OF ‘THE PRISONERS CONVICTED Carrying Concealed Weapoits Was : the-Clarge Against ‘Him. A VANISHING BLACKJACK ‘There-was aJlarge audience in Judge Mil- Jer’s, court today, end many who, could not get in the court room applied for admis- ~ston,»as they were anxious/to hear the trial of the cases involving the charges. of concealed weapons and suspicion against gome of tie parties to the alleged “green- goods” game, heretofore published in The Star. The’ men Known’ a3’ Alexander P. Hilt and John R. Hickman, alias “Spon- sler,” were in the dock, while the West Virginians, Ira’ Greathouse and* J. O. Wheeler, occupied seats in the audience, having been released from custody on col- lateral. Prozecuting Attorney Mullowny first call- ed the case of Alexander P. Hill, and Law- yer Sillers, who represented. him, entered a plea of not guilty. Policemen Mendenhall? and’ Kimmell were present to tell of the arrest without going into detail concerning the’ “green-goods” game. The pistol was shown, as were the cartridges. When taken from him the pis- tol, was. not loaded,..but, she had a round of cartridges in his pocket. The pistol was a center-fire weapon, while he had rim-fire cartridges. i fhe “prisoner, a good-natured ooking man,who weighs fully 200 pounds, and who has the scar,of-a, pistol. shot wound in his arm, got on the stand to say something in ‘his own behalf. He seemed very’ much worried, and answered only such questions as his counsel told him to answer, showing that he had something he desired to hide. But he was frank enough to admit that he came here jn relation to the “‘green-goods' business, Withough ‘he’ cfafmed that he yoame.to.se2 and, hear of the game and not to operate it. ing ss “I wanted to see the ‘green goods,” he said, “and did not Intend to. buy any, as I had no morey.” ubmigaig. te The pistol, he said, he bought in a store either in. Washingtop or Georgetown, he did not exactly know which, as this is his first visit’ here, and he is not. acquainted with locations. “Where do you live?” he.was asked. “Fairmont, West Virginia,” he answered. “How large a place is Fairmont?” _ “I den’t know.” = “Don’t know what the population. is? “No, sir." : “Who is the pcstmaster?” Mr. Mullowny “Lennie Carr, I think.” “Why did you come here?” _ “I cume here to see a ‘green goods’ man. Mr. Mullowny here produced a letter taker from the prisoner, which purported to have been. written by a man named Boyd, and addressed to another member of the same family. This.letter contained in- formation about the issue of $35,000 worth of “green is." The prisoner was asked about the letter, and he said it was given to him by a man whom he supposed was one of the Boyds. By direction. of his counsel, the defendant declined: to answer several questions. Counset then attacked the proof, claim- ing that:the: weapon, being unloaded, did not come within the provisions of the law, and he also claimed that the information was defective, in that it charged a pistol and not a revolver. } -* qhe Charge. These exceptions were promptly over- ruled,and after argument Judge Miller pro- ceeded to charge the jury. In his charge the judge reat the law and dwelt upon the fact that the,absence of cartridges in the weapon did not affect the case. There was ondy ene exception under the law,swhich he might cjaim,, apd that was the provision allowing the carrying home ofa weapon directly after its‘ purchase asa matter of merchandise. And’the court told the jurors that if they found from the proof that such-were the facts in the Case they should acquit. : It took the jury fust‘abotit one’minute to reach the conclusion that the defendant was guilty as charged, and counsel gave notice of a motion for a new trial. The Hickman Case. Mr. Mullowny next called the case of Hickman, and the weapon charged in the information was a blackjack or slungshot. In opening the case, however, the prose- cuting officer exhibited two of the weapons charged and also a pistol. One of the black- jacks was filled with cotton and’ the other with shot. Mr. Greathouse was the first witness call- ed and he told of his visit here in connec- tion with the “green-good$”* game, as here- tofore published, and then went on to detail the movements of the quartet while in this city, The “‘green-goods” question was first suggested by the defendant Hickman, and in answer to Judge Miller’s question he said he came here with the understanding that he was to get $7,000 for $500. He under- stood that the $7,000 was to be in good money. One night he said Hickman had $350 of his money. “Did you eome here for the purpose of doing up the ‘green-goods’ man?” Mr. Sil- lers asked the witness.” “That doesn’t make any difference,” was the West Virginian’s response. “Are you a county commissioner of Brax- ton ‘county.?”” ‘am? “And have something to do with the finan- clal condition of the county,” remarked counsel. “I suppose times must be hard up there.” Filled With Cotton. Tie Hotel clerk at the Hotel Slater was called and he said he saw in Hickman’s pocket what appezred to be a slungshot. Policeman Menderinall was Called and he tegtified that when he arrested, Hickman he found in his pocket the cotton-filled slungshot. X The dangerous character Of the alleged weapon was discussed, and the officer said he thought it was used as a blind, and it is not properly a slungshot. Mr. Mullowny attempted to show that the alleged weapon might be used with sand-oag effect, but Lawyer Sillers said it was no stich wéapon, ard’ lie safa no one could be injured with it. “T would like to know something of the s of this thing,” said Judge Miller. it will knock ‘a man down,” said Mr. Mullowny, “That's absurd,” said Lawyer Sillers, * FC is well for advertisers to Reep steadify in mind Be fact hat The Star makes 4 sworn defaifed statement cach Saturday of its circu: fation for the preceding weet and that it is the onfp Wash: ington newspaper that vec: ognizes the right of the ad: vertiser fo fnow the measure of publicity for mbich Be is paying. Be amount of ad- vertising appearing daify in The Star is ample evidence that this poficp is apprect: ated. Be average daifp circufation fast meek was 34,790. think the man had it at home for his chil- Gren to play with.” Mr. Mullowny said he would call. wit~ nesses to give evidence as to the nature and uses of the alleged weapon arfMi the court took a recess. After Rece: After recess the witness Greathouse was recalled, and Judge Miller informed him that he had not told one-fifteenth part of the facts in the case, and asked him for the whole story. He then started out and repeated that he expected to get $7,000 in good money from the “green goods” men, and after telling his stcry in brief he came down to the question of weapons. On this he had very little to say. It was explained that there was a charge of concealed weapons against him, and the court advised him that he wotld not have to answer anything that would criminate himself. When J. O. Wheeler was next called he made an open statement of the whole af- fair and attempted to conceal nothing. “I came here to buy ‘green goods,’” he answered. Money?” “Yes, sir.” “Good money?” “Oh, yes.” 2 Witness then explained that he intend that there should be no changing of satch- els, and if he once got the $7,000 in his possession he intended to hold on to it. When questioned by the court he said he now believed that Hickman intended to vse the padded leather on the “green foes man should it become necessary to it. Judge Miller taking in the situation ask- ed: “Then you believe Hickman was going to deceive you?” “Yes, sir, that’s what I think now.” All He Expected. “What brought you here?” “They wanted me td come along,” he answered, “and I came. I wanted to see the town anyhow.” Witness explained that Hickman had shown him a genuine blackjack, and said he was going to “stand off” the “green goods” men with it. He denied that he had ever been out on such an expedition before. Hickman, he said, had showed him the shot-filled weapons at both the Howard House and Hotel Slater. “Have you been up the road?” Wheeler was asked. “T have,” was his answer. ‘For what?” e ‘Shooting with intent to Kill.” ‘Where was that In Columbus, Ohi “Wes the man at whom you shot a po- liceman?” : “He was.” “Are you not sore?” Mr. Sillers asked. “Sore?” echoed Wheeler, “not a bit of it. The thing turned out just as I thought it would. I've had my trip to Washington, or nearly all of it, and that’s about all I expected.” Case Closed. Witness said that he once saw the pris- oner’ have the heavy blackjack in his pocket while on the street. Witness Greathouse was recalled and ex- ined, but nothing new was elicited, and le government's case was closed. Under the testimony of Wheeler the court excluded the “dummy” from the case, and the government relied upon the proof given by Wheeler concerning the danger- ous weapon. The defense had no evidence to offer, but counsel argued the case. Wheeler and Greathouse were then ar- raigned for concealed weapons. The for- mer was charged with having had a’ pis- tol, and, it was charged, was armed with @ blackjack. When arraigned, they plead guilty, and explained how aud why they were armed. They were sentenced to jail each for six | months. The jury acquitted Hickman, and the judge expressed quite emphatically his dis- approval of the verdict. He instructed the district attorney to investigate the cases of Hill and Hickman to see if they could not be prosecute@ on a charge of con- spiracy. Se CHURCH AND WORKINGMEN. A Subject Discussed by the St. drew's Brotherhood Last Evening. Yesterday evening the second of ‘thé bi- monthly mass meetings of the Brotherhood of St.. Andrew took- place in the parish houee of Epiphany Church, and in poirit‘of numbers and in interést the subject under discussion excited it was the most suc- cessful. Representatives from twenty chapters were present, including three members. from St. John’s Chapter, Belts- the meeting to order at 7:15. Mr. Paret stated that the Brotherhood has been asked to take charge of the even- ing service at Fort Myer on Sunday, the ist, and also whenever a fifth Sabbath oc- curs in a month. A communication »was read from St. Jonh’s Chapter, West Wash- ingtcn, asking that a day be sct apart. in the near future on which the Brotherhood could hold special religious services., It was deemed inexpedient, however, in view of the fact that only a few days :now. re- main of Lent, when the services were to have been held. The subject for the evening was ‘“Non- churehgoing _Workingmen.” ‘The _~ first speaker, Mr. Edward F.Looker of St.Johu’s, Georgetown, opened the discussion by stat- ing why he thought the workingman does not go. Mr. Looker said one very po- tent reason lay in the scarcity of church buildings, and also because those that do exist have their interiors fitted up too elaborately,making the poor man too deeply feel the difference between himself and his surroundings. ‘He also disproved of the sys- tem of renting pews. Rev. Andrew J. Graham, rector of St. Mark's Church, was to have suggested “How Can the Brotherhood Bring Him,” but, instead, prefaced his address by say- ing that that was impossible, as not even the laboring man himself has arrived -at a proper solution of the question. There is, however, much to be said about “Why Doesn't He Go,” and, among other things, he feels that the churches at heart really do not sympathize with him. Dr, Graham disapproved of “people's churches” as only tending to increase the barrier between the rich and the poor. ‘A general discussion followed, which. was participated in very warmly, and nearly every speaker advocated a different remedy by which to solve the conundrum, “Labor against capital.” Among the speakers were Messrs. Albion K. Parris, Cecil Clay, W. E. Lockwood, Webster, Revs. G. F. Williams and A. M. Hilliper and several members of local labor assemblies. It is probable that the meeting of last evening will result in some practicable effort, namely, the ex- changing of Brotherhood and labor litera- ture. —— Transfers of Renl Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as fololws: Sarah E. Denny to Jno. W. Talbert, part of square 825; $10. Chas. I. Kent et ux. to Daniel H. Kent, lots 51 and 58 and part lots 52, 53 ard 54, sq. 50; $10. Luke J. Kear- rey et ux. to Guy E. Padgett, lots- 35 to 46, bik. 27, Long Meadows; $10. Wash’n Danenhower and W. Irving Bos- well, trustees, to Francis S. Stoddard, lot 206, sq. 721; $3,380. Michael V. Tierney et ux. to John A. Wynkoop, part original lot 8, sq. 694; $10. Richard T. M. Ball to Chas. H. Davidson, part lot 42, sq. 895; $10. Ver- non BE. Hodges to Chas. H. Davidson, lot 128, sq. 134; $10. Minnie E. Stewart et al. to Kate G. McConchie and Minnie P. Gil- lingham, part lot 12, sq. 400; $180: “Jno. E. Benton ‘and Perry G. Michener, trustees, to Edw. Je Cahill, original lots 1, 2 and 3, sq. 1017; $3,946. Joseph Burden et ux. to Wm. A. Davis, lot 217, sq. 621; $10. Geo. S. Cooper et ux. to Richard T. M. Ball, lot 296, sq. 99, Georgetown; $8,000. Florence E. Day to Mary C. Newman, lots 5 and 6, bik. 23, Brookland; $10. Eben N. Gilpin et ux. to Marguerite G. Watkins, lot 52, sq. 178; $100. Dora Marshall to Jno. C. Wee- don, lot 44, sa. 990; $10. Frances McCau- ley to Carroll Mercer, lots 12 to 15, sq. 160; $10. Jno. E. Smith et ux. to Susan N. Sperry, lot 16, sq. 243; $10. ; a Funeral of Mrs. Campbell, The funerel] of Mrs. M. H. Campbell, widow of Archibald Campbell, took place today at St. John’s Church, where. Mrs. Campbell has attended for fifty-four years. The Rev. Dr. Aspinwall read the service. The mvsic was rerdered by St. John’s Quartet. The palikearers were Gen. Wright, Gen. Parke and Gen. Rochester, Col. Hop- kins, Dr. Loring, Mr. Brooks Adams, Mr. H. G. Ogden and Mr. Thomas Hyde. A large number of old friends were present. Mrs. Campbell leaves a son and daughter, to whcm she has been a devoted mother. A FIREPROOF BUILDING The New Addition to the Government Printing Office. Gen. Casey Has Taken Prompt Action for Its Construction — Character of the Plans Approved. Gen- Casey, chief of engineers of the army, has taken prompt action for the ex- ecution of that section of the last sundry civil sppropriation bill providing for the construction of a fire-proof building on the lot belonging to the. United States now oc- cupted’ bythe stables‘ of the government printing office. He has placed the work in the hands of Col. J. M. Wilson, corps of engineers, and has given him full instruc- tions in the mater. As a preliminary step, he called upon him for a project of expen- ditures yuder the appropriation. He re- ceived this project yesterday and approved it today. It has been settled that the ma- terial for the proposed structure shall be purchased by contract, and that the actual work upon the building shall be done by day’s labor, under proper supervision. Sen- ator Gorman of Maryland, who takes a Personal interest in this matter; has taken occasion to urge upon Gen. Casey the de- sirability of promptness in the construc- tion’ of the building. He was assured that there will be no unnecessary delays, and that the work will be prosecuted with dili- gence, but that speed will at all times be subordinated to safety, stability and se- curity. The New Building. The new building will be erected on the long, narrow lot at the west end of the government printing office building, front- ing thirty-two feet on H street and running back 175 feet to Jacksen alley. The law requires that it shall be constructed in ac- cordance with plans and specifications sub- mitted by Col. Wilson, December 17, 1894. The appropriation for the structure is $121,121.90, “being the exact amount that Col; Witson estimated as necessary for its construction. The approved plans provide for a six-story fire-proof structure, plain, strong and stable in character, with a latge, roomy basement, affording through- out a mgximum area of floor space and the best obtainable light and ventilation. The total volume of the building, from out to out, is approximated at 535,000 cubic feet. It will be a typical fire-proof structure, with thick brick walls and heavy steel frames, ‘The roof will contain a large sky- light, and will be provided with all modern safeguards against fire. The necessary preliminaries having been satisfactorily arranged, steps will be promptly taken for beginning active build- ing operatiors. ——___ OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. Information as to District Govern- ment Affairs Given Ont Todny. Precisely at 12:20 tcday the doors of the Commissioners’ room at the District build- ing opened, and Secretary Tindall came out with an important piece of news m his hand. Peering about him cautiously to see that the reporters were not in force suffi- cient to overpower the messengers who are on hand to ect as a body guard, Dr. Tindall summoned one of the cutlaws to him ard handed to him the precious docu- ment. The name of the reporter was then entered in the minutes of the board, to- gether, with the exact time at which the item was given out. This was a measure of safety and protection—it is not known against just what. Here is the document, verbatim, literatim and punctuatim: “Upon the recommendation of the sur- veyor ef the District of Columbia the fol- lowing named employes are appointed for duty for the surveyor’s office and opera- tions whenever their services may be re- quired ¢nd applied: Charles P. Calvert, carpenter and draftsman, at $4 per day; Henry W. Brewer, transitman, at $5 per day; Richard J. Laffell, Thomas McFadden, Mark Hale, R. B. Goodfellow and Dennis ehainmen, at $2 per day each.” 41 o'clock the information was offi- cially. promulgated that the attorney for the District had decided that the bond fur- ville, when President P. B. Pierce called | nished by the recently appointed sealer of weights and measures was in bad form | and not-preperly worded, and that a new bond would have to be submitted. ~ So far-as the public may be permitted to know this constitutes the entire action of the boatd-6f District Commissioners up to 2 o'clock this afternoon. : Eran een _ Personal Mention. Mr. B, HL Warner and his son Brainard and Mr: Henry K. Willard returned last evening: from a month’s tour among the West Indian Islands. The trip was under- taken ‘for lealth and pleasure and was highly eajoyable and successful. Mr. Thomas W. Power leaves for San Franeisco tonight. Assistant Secretary Sims of the Interior Department has gone to Florida, where he will remain for a month. Mr. Sims has an ‘orange grove at Eldorado which suffered from the late frost. Secretary Herbert returned from Phila- delphia this morning in time to attend the cabinet meetirg. Private Secretary Van Senden has return- ed from a visit to Fort Monroe. He re- sumed. his official duties at the Treasury Department this morning. : < Licenses Granted. The excise board yesterday afternoon Lgranted retail liquor licenses to the fol- lowing: Benjamin Kidd, 1343 South Capitol street; William Cannon, 1218 7th street northwest; Margaret Curtin, 208 7th street northeast, transferred from 202 7th street northeast; George W. Norris, 1200 E street northwest, transferred from John B. Morse; George M. Clinedinst, Benning cross roads, transferred from Sallie Hess. The applications of Max Marshall, 60 Louisiana avenue northwest, and William Cictworthy, 1148 7th street northwest, were rejected. Sa Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were: District of Columbia—John H. Perine, Franklin B. Stewart and John H. Anderson, Anacostia. Maryland—George W. Freeman, Balti- more; Emanuel Myers, Hagerstown; Par- don C. Parkhurst, Baltimore; Wm. H. His- sey, Baltimore, and Geo. W. Brown, Weth- eredville. Virginia—Oscar Klubert, Elizabeth City; Thomas Fioyd, Cape Charles City; Edward F. Maynard, Richmond; Cosby Washington, Richmond. Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, F'st., representing Hubbard, Price & €o., New York. ‘Wheat—May July. 28S5 gpereare, SagZane gaeete q Baana38 > Rease eeee' SEQsa arnee steamer » 12, bushels; 5,000 bushels; south- do. Bia h, 49) No. 2 red, 5 stock, 421,518 bushels; sal ern Wheat by sample, G0aG? roug—spot ai stock, 208,831 . Rye light 2, 5b'4n5T—receipts, 464 23,318 bushels. Hay holds strong- to choice timothy, $12.50a$13.00. Grain its dull and steady, “unchanged. Sugar and butter firm, un- Eggs weak—fresh, 11. Cheese firm, un- —_——. Washington Grain Market. As reported by the Washington Grain Elevator, Delaware and Florida avenues northeast. Best blended flours, 4.00; best winter patents, spring patents, "3.70; ‘spring straights, 3.40: 2.605 cli white oats, 39040; "No. white, ‘oats, 87%a38; No. 2 mixed oats, 34%035; fellow corn, S1ablig; white corn SlaGz; timothy ay, 13.00013.50; cut hay, 14.00a14.50; bran, 18.00 18:50; mlddlings, 19020; rye straw, i2al8;' wheat straye, 6,50a7.00. ull, trade ve bushels; stock, od FINANCE AND TRADE Improvement Continues in Prices of Stocks, BUYING ORDERS COME FROM LONDON Effect of the. Advance of the Price of Silver. * GENERAL MARKET REPORTS eS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March -10.—The improve- ment noted in yesterday's stock murket was continued today with equally satis- factory results. -London early cables re- flected advances varying from 1-4 to 3-4 per cent, and brought some buying orders to this side. Louisville and Nashville end St. Paul were conspicuous reatures of the foreign trading in both markets. The advance in the price of silver, at- tributable to the speculative possibilities arising from the war in the east, the «d- vancing tendency of the raarket for cereals and the increasing signs of activity in commercial circles have inspired contidence in a revival of business. ‘The railroads can scarcely be expected to show any ma- terial improvement in earnings prior to- the harvesting of the next crops, however, and in the meantime it will be well to guard against surprises by a strict observ- ance of conditions not entirely refiected on the surface. Baltimore and Ohio, for in- stance, fs bélieved to be approaching the non-dividend paying stage, cven though as- surances to the contrary are abundant in certain quarters. The enormous amount of unremunerative funds invested by this company in acquir- ing collatera] lines and in improving trans- portation facilities will require a decided increase in earnings if dividends are to be considered assured. The next dividend may be declared, but there are many shrewd speculators who are pronounced skeptics in this particular, Northwest was marked up 11-8 per cent on the short interest this morning, but it is doubtful if any more legitimate motive for advancement can be found. The other grangers were all strong, Bur- lington moving up 1 per ccnt on a good vol- ume of business, and Roca Island and St. Paul each added substantial fractions to opening figures. New Jersey Central was forced up 2 per cent by the efforts of inside interests, Who ‘are using next Thursday's meeting to good purpose in this particular. Should anything advantageous tu the com- panies represented be egreed upon it is ex- tremely doubtful if the agreement will be seriously considered beyond the usual brief period. The outcome of this meeting, how- ever, will be the incentive for considerable activity in the coal shares. : In the industrial list sugar was activ and inclined to weakness. A strong effort to open the stock off 1-4 per cent was cleverly defeated and initial figures made to reflect an a@vance of that amount. A rediction of 1-16 per cent a pound on. cer- tain grades of refined sugar, coupled with ® strong manipulation from the inside in the interest of lower prices, resulted in a 1 per cent reduction from the best prices of the first half of the session. The market for sterling and ‘continental _ bills was firm, with rates and conditions unchanged from yesterday. The announce- ment that a receiver had been appointed for the Long Island Traction Company was received with no show of surprise. Final. - figures were steady, and, in the main, only fractionally below the best. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest’ and-'the closing prices cf the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson &° Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley,-No. 30 Broadway: Stocks. = Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar: (3... 9 884 96% 9 American Sugar P?a° ‘Amencan Tovacco. American Cotton Oil.. Atchison..—..» c bs s rete, ‘anada Southérn. c.. Cc. and Chicago, B. and Chic.and Northwestern. M. and St. Paul Pfd, Chic... R.L and Pacific.. Lack. and W.. Delaware and Hudson... Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Mlinois Central. Lake Shore. NY Nort Nortuern Pacific North American. ” Wheeling and L. Erie:? Wheeling and L. B. Pra. Western Union Tel. .. CY 89 Wisconsin Central. 3 3 8 & sliver... Washington Steck Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock _m.—Washington Gan Sat ities 2 at 48. U, S Blectric Light, 10 at i33; 10 at 133. Columbia Title Insurance, 50 i 70V it Bonds.—U. S. 4s; registered, 11( bid Lite auked. U. 8. 4s, coupon, 112 bid. ue 5a, 115% bid. - ‘ Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 106 age 14 d, 114 id. Water niece 118 bid.” Water stock 7s, 1903, A funding. currency, 110% 100 bid. hi and _George- conv. 63, Ist, vid, 138 asked. town ‘Railroad conv. 68, 2d, jetropolitan Railroad conv. asked. Beit Railroad Ss, 82 Wd ton Railroad Gs, 102% bid, 105 ask na. Wash- Wash- Columbia Haliroad 6s, 110 bid, 112 awked. ington Gas Company 6s, jes Ag 113 bid. ington Gas Company 68, series B, 114 tid. ington Ges Company conv. Gs, 185 bid. U. tric Light conv. 5s, 182 bid. Chesapeake ‘Po. tomac “Telephone 58,100 bid, American Security and ‘Trust $s, F and A., 100 bid. American Se- curity and ‘Trast 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Company Ist 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, '110 bid. | Washington Market Company ext. 68, "108 bid. "Masonic Hall Association ds, 105 bid. ’ Washi Light Intan- ‘Ist Gs, 100 bid. Washington Light infantry 2d 100 bid. ‘ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 290 3) asked: Bank of, the Wepublic, 250" bid, Metropolitan, 280 bid, 207 asked. Cen- bid, Farmers’ and les’, 180 bid, 200 asked. Second, 137 bid, 150 asked.” Citizens’, 135. bid. “Columbia, 130 bid, 145 asked. Capit West End, 109 bid, 113 asked. ‘Trad: id, 102% abked. Lincoln, W% bid, 103 asked. Olio, 75 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. —National Sffe id, 130 asked. Wasiington Deposit and Trust, 125 bi Loan and Trust, 119 bid, 123 asked. American Se- curity and Trust, 136 asked. Railroad — Stocks.—Washington 280 bid, 305 asked. Met: itan, 65 bid, Columbia, 65 bid, 70 asked. Belt, 35 asked. ick ington, 30 bid, 35 asked. eorgetown and Tennal- lytown, 35 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington G: 47% Did, 48 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid, 53! asked. “U.S. Electric Light, +13: a, "133! a Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 1d, 35 a: Franklin, 45% bid, 55 asked. Metropolitan, 70 1 80 asked. Corcoran, 57 bid. Potomac, 65 bid, asked. Arlington, 152 bid, 158 asked. | Geriba Amertean, 162 National pay asked. Columbia, 1814 bid, 15 vid, 7% asked. he's, Diy bk coln, 84 bid, 8% asked. Commerc asked. ‘Ti@2 Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Tit! bid, 116 asked, Columbia Title, 7% bid, 8 Washington Title, 8 asked, District Titie, 13 asked, ‘Telephdne Stacks-—Pennsylvanta, Chesapeake and Potomac, vi can raphophope,, 3 lage, .25 Miscellaneoas Stocks. shington Markat, Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 140 asked. Run Panorama, 30 asked. Lincoln Hall, 85 Inter-Ocean Building, 90 asked. otgpe, 150 bid, 180 asked. div. and Georgetown, TS asked. 87 bid, 45 asked, + 11 bid, 36 bid, 50 asked,” Nd, 56 asked. Amere asked. Pneumatic val ie” Mergentlaler

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