Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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terday afternoon, the Star announ ced The arrest
l OF Daniel Miller by DETECTIVES Kelly and Bir-
ley upon a charge of swindling the Bank OF
| commerce, in Georgetown, out OF si,0GO by
means Of n false draft The prisoner was
Iodged d IN the cells at the police headquarters,
Aha az o'ciock yesterday was brought out for
\ nearing bcfore Superintendent Richards.
| 1he prisoners personal appearance is we'll
! ca culated 10 deceive any ore who might fall
4 into ms company. He As Of slender frams, ra-
| ther over medium height, black hair, combed
| hack after the style OF the clergy a ouick dark
| eye and narrow face. Gentlemen who associ-
| ated with him at his boarding -house say no 4.
D. well acquainted with the Scriptures plavS a
| fine game OF billiards, Is fond Of baC kgammon
| hates 10 be euchred al cards, and is possessed
| OF varied accomplishments.
| The first case taken up was that OF the Bank
| OF Commerce
b. n. SkUman, teller of the bank, was sworn,
| and testified that the prisoner came to the bank
| on Tuesday, during witness temporary ao-
| sence from hIs desk, and proposed TO buy ONE
| 80 u. =. bonds. Mr.. Rittenhuse conycrsed
| with him, and when witness returned TO has
| desk Mr.. Rittenhouse turned the prisoner over
! 10 witness, remarking that he wanted to pur-
| chase some bonds. He entered INTO con versa
| tCn with witness on the subject and witness
| told him he would sell him S2.OOO AZ 90 cents
| and interest. Prisoner then proposed 70 take
| them provided witness would take Sl,OO1 in
| cash, and a certified draft on Baltimore for
| sl,'tO To this witness consented II the pris-
| oner was satisfactorily identified as the person
| PRISONER proposed To get Mr.. keyser or Mr..
| Rohr TO identify him, and witness said Mr..
Rohr would do. Prisoner went out and soon
| after returned with a note from Mr. Rohr re-
commenting the prisoner, and the bonds were
sold on the terms described. witness receiving
| S4,NO IN currency, the draft for $1,000 for the
| bonds, and so currency for the interest. Wit
| ness afterward suspected the draft. and tele-
| graphed TO the bank in Baltimore, and received
Tor reply that something was wrong, as they
had no account with W. X. Cole a. Co, and no
| teller named Griffin, the apparent drawer OF
| the draft and the name signed teller. Wit
ness went 10 Mr. Rohr and told him what had
occurred, and they went in search of the
prisoner, and the prisoner was subsequently
Mr.. J. +. Rohr sworn.-Testified that the
prisoner had been stopping at Mr.. Cloughly's
boarding house, No. % Pennsylvania avenue,
between 2lst and 22d streets, where witness
boarued. The prisoner was there when wit
ness went there to board. He was represented
TO witness to be a man Of wealth and a very
intelligent gentleman, and witness regarded
him as such. Tuesday morning. sometime be-
lOis ~ CROCK, me prisoner went TO witness
and told him he had money transaction with
the Bank Of Commerce. Witness believed he
said he wanted TO sell some United States bonds
and asked witness for note of recommended
ton, saying that with il he could make some
thing. Witness gave him a note OF recommend
alton and he went away. Subsequently Mr.
Shuman called upon witness and said tnat he
(Shuman) had received telegram and some
thing was wrong about that business, hfter
explaining what had been done witness went
IN search Of the prisoner at all places where he
thought he would be likely TO see him. but
JAILED. witness then came 10 the detective
office, found detective Kelly, and went with
witness TO go through the train and see n he
was there. Witness did so, but did not see
him, and returned and told Mr.. Kelly. Mr.
Kelly told him 10 go again, and witness went
thrC Cugh TO the other side. Saw him and told
Kelly, who went and arrested him. Witness
remarked to The prisoner after he was arrested
"that check is not good" Witness understood
him 10 say II know it," The prisoner was
placed in hack and brought 10 this eflce He
was searched and two $1,000 bills, seven 500
bills and other money, diamond cluster pin,
diamond ring, sleeve buttons, studs and other
Jewelry Were found upon him. Witness went
TO his boarding house and found Detective Don
aldson examining the prisoners baggage He
found check book Of the First National bank
OF Baltimore, another of the Third National
Bank OF Baltimore, and another of Stewart &
Co.'S Bank The bank book was found on the
prisoner at this office. The check books were
shown and identified by witness In the bank
books notes amounting 10 $3.50 were found
Mr.. ShUman having remarked that he knew
where the bonds were, Mr.. Bradley demanded
that he should say where they are or produce
them. Mr.. Shuman sent a messenger for an
other witness TO testify as 10 the bonds, which
could be Identified by their number and letter
OF which he had kept a record.
M. +. 4. Middleton, Clerk for Rittenhouse &
Co.'S bank in this city, sworn.-1estified that
MT Miller, the prisoner, had sold the bonds at
Rltenhouse's bank, in this city, for o. cents and
the interest.
Mr.. Rokr recalled.-Testified that he rode in a
hack from the depot to headquarters with Ie-
tectlNe Kelly and the prisoner, but they had no
H. N. EensycY,thsysJlhiert of arrest
on Tuesday he was sitting in the back room OF
the office when Messrs. Shuman and Rohr
came in and said fraud had been perpetrated
Oh the Bank of Commerce and stated the cir
eumstances. Witness asked If either would
know the man. Mr. Rohr said he would, and
witness took him with him TO the railroad de-
pot. There witness sent Mr.. Rohr through the
train 10 see il he could see the man. He went
and returned SO quick that witness thought he
had not looked well and sent him again, and
this time he pointed TO the prisoner standing
outside the cars leaning on his cane and look
ing at some laborers. Witness arrested him.
Mr.. ROhr remarked TO the prisoner "Mr. Mil
ler, that check was not good" The prisoner
replied ''How do you know il ~ and afterwards
ssId-"The money was good, would be good"
that was all he said.
Detectire DondIdson testified that az the board
ing house the man of the house gave hIJa book,
and thinking il might be important 10 identify
il, got the man OF the house, also Mr.. Rohr 70
mark it, 1t had Daniel Miller written in it.
The check books Were found IN a bureau
drawer. Witness saw no clothing there.
J. H. Ldthdm. teller for Stewart Co, sworn,
identified the bank book book OF their bank
and the entries as his.
The evidence in the case of the Bank of Com
merce was closed, and the Superintendent at
the request Of Mr.. Brady, called the case OF
Stewart 4 Co, who charges that the prisoner
has defrauded them, but TO what amount has
not been ascertained. The hearing now pro-
posed was only to be preliminary.
j. H. Latham sworn.-Testified that on the
10th Of October the prisoner came to the hank
and made deposit OF 81 600 check on the Third
National Bank Of Baltimore snd 500 in Treas
ury notes, and several deposits since. He was
Ut tIt some QayS before he
was at the bank and asked W hat witness would
sell three Sl,WO bonds for. He bought the bonds
and paid for them, giving two checks of Si,sI7
In payment. Miller had paid four or fiye
checks since he made bis first deposit. A des-
patch had been received at the bank since the
sale of the bonds showing that the checks are .
not good. In reply to a question by Mr.. Brad
ley, witness said checks Of Miller have been
sent TO Baltimore and paid
At this stage of the case, Mr.. Bradley said he
thought that IL would be best TO dispose Of the
cases together, as Mr.. Latham had sworn that
two of the checks cashed by Stewart a. 20.
were worthless. The waiting for other testi-
mony would only be useless delay, and he
would waive any further examination in this
case. The Superintendent consented, and COM
mitted the prisoner to jail for court in default
OF $500 bail in each case.
At the suggestion OF Superintendent Rich
ards, Mr.. Bradley notified his client that a re-
QUESTION for him from the Governor of Ohio
is now on the way TO Washington. The Su-
perintendent is not sure Of the charge against
him there, but the supposition is that the
charge is bigamy, probably the same case al
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