Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-17

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closed saw the store closed; just before closing
u two gentlemen came in-Mr Speir and Mr.
Ewing; Mr. Jensen went out with some gentle
men just as Mr. Speir came IN, and as be went
out he told Speir to be careful, and see 10 the
store while be wa. gone; be had frequently said
the same thing to Mr.. Speir and other gentlemen
care Of witness; witness closed the shutters soon
AFTER Mr Jensen left; Jensen has often left wit
ness to close the store when be had business out
on this occasion he said In going out that he
didn't think he should come bsek ao,in that
nlgh,; witness locked the store ND and attac he'd
| the alarm TO the doors; witness ALWAYS had kew
| ana Mr. Jensen had one also; witness took the
| Key home; Jensen left at about 8 q o'clock and
witness closed the store at 10 or 20 minutes to s
| O'CLOCK, which was about the usual hour Of
| closing; witness has often heard Jensen, when
others, take care Of the store In my absence: wit
| ness always liked to have him do 1t; witness in
| formed Jensen the morning Of the robbery Of its
0Ce , u was ABOUT O'Clock when witness
yer ware In the store was taken; there was n
| bedstead and mattress In the back room bnt N
was never USED IN the new store; about a month
ago witness saw Jensen give some watches and
| 1ewelry 10 OPpenheimer; never knew what II
| was Tor; saw matches lying scattered about the
nooI on the morning Of the robbery; Mr.. Jensen :
| was forced open; a box Of matches which stood
upon ~, and bad been left there, must have been
knocked OF by the forcing back of the bench
from the door when broken open
| Col Thompson here stated that he desired To
snow, by evidence, that Jensen was persuaded
| 10 sue out tue search warrants solely by Allen
ana very much against his will. That Allen had
/ stated to Jensen that he had suspicious that o.
penheimrT was party TO the robbery, and had
| prevailed upon him 10 have the warrants jssued
That Jensen permitted this 10 be done in order
10 snow 10 the officers and 10 the world that On
penheimer who had frequently been his friend
4 to do with IT, -s
Officer King testified that he was present w he,
| search tal
VeISed with Jensen about IL Jensen told wit
| ness that ne mad no suspicion against Open
neIihef, and that Il was much against his will
| that the warrants had been issued but that he
had been compelled to the measure by certain
hln'S from parties that himself and Oppenheimer
were suspect d OF being concerned in the rob.
oery, anu that he wished to show to the world
that OPPenheimer could have nothing to do
with 1t. " w
| AT this point, Mr.. Jensen, In reply to oue,-
. ,on Dy caPtain GODDARD, made the following
| "On the day after the robbery many officers
were at my store. Officer Allen came there and
,oIa me 10 LEI the other officers 60 away, and he
| learning from me. In reply to his questioning.
| that Oppsnheimer held a deed Of trust unon m W
goods, Allen said, 'You must have Open
| helmeTs house searched" Allen stated In The
same connection to me that Opp-nbeimer and
capt Lulley were very Intimate, and that younp
| Luiiey was bad boy, and he suspected Young
| affair. ! refused to have a warrants, again.t
| oPPenheimer because he had endorsed for me
ana heiped me often when had no friends to
| usPenu upon. Knew also that as he held deed
| OF trust on my goods, that he could have made
the money owed him at any time without re-
sorting to robbery to do 1t. commended that n
would be ungrateful in ne to cause such thing
" oe oone- Ihe next morning Mr.. Thorn came
10 me about watch which he had left AT INV
store Tor repair, and limited to me tina. and On
penheimrr were suspected of the whole matter
and asked me why did not permit Allen 70
search OppenheimeT's house. / again refused
and Thorn wanted to charge he S75 for the
watch, which can prove by several jewelers.
was not worth more than Sl5. told Thorn I
was ruined, but that was going to work a0aIn
| Hearing all the talk and hints about myself and
oPPenheimer, | at last, very much against INV
| feelings, permitted the warrants to he iy.usd
but never had an idea that either of the nartie,
against whom they were taken out were involved
IN the robbery. ! am accused by Officer Wise
but know am innocent"
| Col. Thompson here remarked that he desired
IL TO 20 forth TO the world that the ONLY ground
upon which Officer Wise had presumed to arrest
| Jensen was the lie given him by Jensen when ac-
cused by him OF the robbery. He thought the
lie Was very properly given, and that Officer
Wise only arrested him from motives of revenge
ana resentment: He thong Int he was an imperti-
nent inteTmeddler In this affair, and had been
guilty Of gross abuse OF his official autboritv
| MT: OPpeHhsimer testified that he permitted
the Officers to search the house, and forded them
ssery ldchlty ne showed them papers account
deed OF trust which he held on Jensen's goods
He stated that Jensen only owed him hsI.nca
OF s3SO on the deed OF trust, and that he could
have made that any day. As soon as w ise CHARGED
Jensen with the affair, Jensen called him liar
and then Wise arrested him.
Both the prisoners were discharged
DR.. RAE's LECTURE LAST NTeHr-Sometime
oefsre the appointed hour, the spacious lecture
room Of the Smithsonian was filed TO overflow
ing, and great many persons went sway upabl.
to find seats or even standing room We bav,
not space TO notice the lecture at length. and
will only touch upon such points as seemed most
novel to us. '
The lecturer commenced by giving the audi
ence general ldea of the geoe raphy of the rctic
regions, by means Of large maps which he had
suspend d over the stage. When winteTny I'm
Tue Arctc regions, his company we It into winter
quarters about the first OF November MAKING
snow LUts for tents. These huts Were c onstrurt
ed entirely OF blocks Of snow cut out of banks of
that material which in that latitude Is constantly
frozen To the greatest depth. They were circular
aud arched over al the top, and in some cases
had the luxury Of a wi6d5v on the south sid.
made out OF pane Of ice The doorways were
mere holes in tie bottom Of the huts 10 crsul i'm
ana out, and were closed by an extra block OF
snow These huts could be made as tioht "a
any house, and when entirely closed were ouIte
comfortable Their mode Of conveying their
baggage from place to place was by means Of
hand,slc The entire baggage of I've men ONLY
amounted to about two hundred pounds and of
DI; Rae himself to only about one hund red The
abont twenty i've pounds, and consisted of sims
and blankets Contrary 10 the usual policy of
Ar tic explorers they resortel TO the plan of air
iis ht snow huts Instead OF an excess OF clothing
a bedding.
lie spoke Of the great cunning OF Arctic ami
mals-for instance, they sometimes set guns at
night TO XIII game. On one OCCASION they found
that the string attached to the trigger had been
cnt by an arctic fox, and the bait taken, without
ming the gun. The Arctic bears, too they found
exceedingly cunning. When the company fell
short or water, which was frequently the case
their mode OF procuring II was TO take vessels OF
snow to bed with them. Their mode Of driving
their socks, after days tramp, was the same
The lecturers account of the discovery of the re-
mains OF Sir John F franklin was the same as has
fTeGuently been published in the newspapers
HIS own opinion Of the fate of Franklin was that
he had been driven by the Ice south into one OF
the bays that extend into the north end OF the
continent, and had been unable to force his w,v
back ana that he and his men had led by scurvy
and starvation. - 'f
La Speaking of the Esquimaux the lecturer
sara th.y were not OF a savage nature, but hu-
name and hospitaOle towards the whites, what
lew they ever fell In contact with. Their idea
OF lang usge is that the white man understands
all languages, and they would talk to the Doctor