Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-11

witness knew, They all went down and over to
the wigwain, and witness followed them to Trim
| ity church. After the watch came, witness went
| with them over to the wigwam Heard stones
breaking glass, and pistols fired Saw willett
| and Cleary at the wlgwam, and heard one
teers, we have done our duty" They moved fast
| from the Breckenridge headquarters to the
wigwam. When the order was given to "fall
In volunteers, I" witness left. Cleary said, "Burn
| the wigwam," or something to that effect
AT the avenue meeting Cleary said let's take the
| wigwam. Many others said the same thing
| There was $50 or 200 people at the Breckenridge
headq uarters, who went to the wigwam
| CTossexamined.-W had been half an
| hour at the democratic headquarters when the man
came in and said " One Of our men has been i'm
posed upon" Witness was near to Cleary when
he said, &c Let's take the Wigwam." The other
EXPLANATIONS were made In the room Of the Breck-
| tnridge club. Witness followed the crowd to
| Trinity Church, where he stopped. Don't know
and Cleary, and that crowd started from the dem
ocratic rooms to go to the Wigwam. Witness
followed the police from the church to the Wig
| wan Witness didn't hear Willett nor Cleary
Witness was sober that nj ht; had been drinking
one or two drinks but not enough to get drunk
| upon No one asked witness to appear and tes-
| tify here. First witness heard Of IT, he was
| summoned to GO before the Grand Jury. Wit
ness told Vernon one day that he had been
told to go to Cleary and Willett, who would give
him mohey to go away. Never said he would go
away Tor 80 and suit Of clothes John O'Bryan
aud Cornelius Desmond told witness to go to
| Clearyand Willett. There our report closed
THE FURTHER HEARING IN THE CASE OF r. w
| w. Clapp, Mr. DilIvae, Of New 4 ork, having
arrived, Justice Dom had the prisoner brough Int
out for preliminary examination. Mr.. Davidge
| in New York, as heretofore stated upon charge
Of obtaining large amount of money from l..
johnson & Co. of this city, on fraudulent paper,
and committed to Jail here, upon his surrender
by the New York authorities, for further hearing.
The first witness introduced was Mr. L. J Davis,
Of the firm Of l.. Johnson & Co, who testified to
the presentation Of the fraudulent paper, certi-
cate Of deposit In the bank Of ]. w. Rumrsey
Co, of Tarrytown, Of "a 500 by the prisoner,
and his obtaining the money for Ii. Clamp was
formally introduced to Mr.. Davis by Mr. Jno
Larcombe. Of this city; Mr.; Davis also gave
statement Of bis visit to New York, and his con-
yersations with Rumpsey, in substance; that
Rumpsey admitted that his bank failed In No
vember; that he issued several certificates to Mr.
True to raise money on; his entire ignorance Of
Clapp prior TO this transaction; that he knew
nothing further Of the certificates until he heard
one was negotiated in w ashington; he recogn zed
the signature as his. Rumpsey has no bank his
A. r. Allen, who was the detective In the case
testified to his presence in New York with Mr..
Davis, and corroborated his statement Of the con-
versations with Rumpsey.
jeremiah Lawson, Of New York, who co-ope-
rated with Allen & Co and arrested the prisoner
also corroborated the statement Of MIR. Davis Of
what occurred In his presence, and added that
Rumpsey said the certificates were blank except
the signatures, and were given to True to negO-
tiate In Providence, and seemed surprised that
True had not done so. Clapp declared to wit
ness that he was not the guilty one. and COM
planned that the Trues had not used him rig ut;
that he got none Of the money, but others had
He said that one draft was taken from him in
Wheeling; that he had paid to Mr.. Wendell
through John l.arc0m tn red IL IN ia
count
The evidence of the prosecution having so far
ended MIR. Davidgc moved for continuance
until Rumpsey could be obtained, and the COM
mitment to bail of Clspp until that hearing
Mr. Dillyae resisted the motion on the ground
that whatever had been ELECTED against others,
no proof of guilt rested on his client
Justice Dom said one Of the Messrs True being
present, he would be glad to have his testimony
If the defense would put him on the stand
Mr.. Dillyae consented, and II. NJ True was
sworn. The eXaminatio on IN chief was conducted
by Mr. Dillyae. The amount of True's evidence
was that he knew J. w Rumpsey; that R. had
Issued certificates and drafts TO him; supposed
this one Of them, though he could not identify II
by any mark; they were issued on Jan Il; alt I'm
blank; there were ten or twelve of the an they
were issued on discounted paper delivered TO n
at the time; had no doubt this 10 one, and IL So
witness gave it to bis brother, G. r. True ta be
used by him; witness had no knowledge of tie
failure Of the bank of Rumpsey & CO. and did
not believe II The severe cross examination of
H.
eight months has been an employee in a grocery
as agent, but has been In mercantile business and
failed In 1870. His brother, C. r. True, Is note
broker in New York; that he gave the paper to
his brother in blank form There was no en-
dorser on the notes given to Rumps no collat-
eral security. His brother was not cognizant Of
the transaction with X: The knowledge Of the
parties RumPsey, the Trues, and Clapp, and their
business transactions, were also admitted He
said his brother Cyrus never told him that Clapp
paid him money; Don't know what became of
fhn
negotiate before the certificates were to be used
The contract was the notes were 10 be at two or
three months. Witness gave his brother two or
three Of the papers and he returned all but one
Gave Rumpsey some; he returned them, and wit
ness had them now. Witness refused to show
them Mr.. Davidge waved the demand and
called the justice to note the refusal The wit
ness became troubled, and Of bis own accord eS-
hibited the papers-tbey were two drafts flied
Mr. Davidge asked IL his brother filed those
| drafts Witness said he did not know If they
Were In his brothers band writing Mr. Dav-
| idge-" DO you believe III" Witnsss-"I have
no belief about Ii -
Mr. Davidge now moved the continuance Of
the case, and sugg ested the detention Of True In
| another character than that Of witness
| Mr.. Dillyae hoped that the evidence would not
| be construed to the disadvantage of his client
For himself, he would say that he did not hear Of
those blank certificates before coming here. He
knew Of but one; but this testimony ought not
affsct his client.
Justice Dom said although shall require
Dali In o,UOU OF edcn Tor furt0er hearing or Tor
court, confess regard Clapp as but the dupe Of
the other parties. But believe the interest of
the community calls for it, and shall demand
resident bail in IS 900 each for further hearing
Mr. Allen will take Mr.. True into custody -
The commitments to Jail were both made out
Immediately, and Clapp and True were taken In
| charge by the officers, Allen Co.
On SATURDAY AFTERNOON, the officers clerks
and employees of tue Post Office Department con-
vened in the princi pal hall If that ediice. The
Hon. Horatio King, the retiring head Of that i'm
portant branch Of the Government, then addressed
them es follows
My Friends You have assembled to be intro
duced to your new chief but before going through
with this ceremony wish simply to remark that,
although now separated from you officially,
cannot bring myself to pronounce the word fare
well " Intimately associated as have bren with
many Of you for more than twenty years, were
hencefo tn TO be separated from you socially as
well as officially, should feel sad indeed; but
expecting as 1 do to remain In the city, where |
| shall doubtless have the pleasure Of meeting you
frequently, the unpleasantness Of severng our Of
fetal relations 10 thereby greatly softened, and
do not, therefore, propose to take formal leave of
you. need not say, however, that shall ever
remember with gratitude your uniform kindness
towards me In all the positions have been called
| to Ill In the Department. and you have my best