Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-22
THE EVENING STAR,
LOCAL NEWS.


laerday, the case OF Charles W. Spencer wso
was arrested several weeks since on the charoe
OF being concerned in the Post Once rohhsr1
Vac caIIed up before Justice johnson, Mr.
.Uiermehls appearing for the accused. IL will
De recolIeeted that Mr.. Spencer was employed
IN the City Post Once, and that W %. Cndiipp
was nrst arrested on the charge Of being con-
Smith and Gray Baltimore detectives. Cudlip
was confined In one of .ae Baltimore station
houses and made his escape. spencer being
wen Known In this city the examination at.
tracts large number ofepectators.
Mr.. Utermehle objecteS 20 the trial proceed
ing only as to Spencer; but the Justice overuled
the objection and the trial proceeded rs If both
parties were present
The first witness called was Detective John
W. Smith who testified that Mr.. Gay and
himself, IN me latte part OF April, went to
that while there he met W. H. Irving, who had
been arrested on being concerned in the bank
robbery, and that on asking Irving about it he
said he knew nothing Of il, but he had a case
for witness, and ne gave witness an enyelope
box containing postage stamps, which he stated
ne had received in Baltimore from Washington
from Oudhpp, and had been taken from the
Post ONCE. Irving and witness came down
from Baltimore about the 10Th Of May. Irving
coming down one evening and witness neTt
morning. Irving stopped at CudIipp's house.
and IN the morning, after having met witness.
ne went back to the house (Cudlip's) and
witness here Identified the bonds as also a
letter of the Commercial Bank of Albany
dated May 9th, enclosing the bonds to the
Treasury Department for redemption. Wit
ness went to Postmaster General DE nnison
and an investigation was made. They went to
the Treasury and were informed that from
10000 to 40 GOO dollars in bonds were missing
witness had made an engagement to meet
Win Irving at the Post Office restau-
rant, but having staid Ion ger at the Treasury
man ne at first supposed he got there too
came in and asked if he was looking for
Irving, and witness replied in the Affirmative
Spencer said he had promised to meet him
there at ! O'Clock. Witness walked down TO
the corner OF the avenue. and in a few min
utes Spencer appeared again, and said that he
was TO meet Irving there. Witness told Spen.
Ger 10 Tell irving that he was going to Balti-
more, and when witness went to the depot he
saw Spencer come down.
BY Mr.. utermehle:-W Witness received the
stamps from Irwin at Westminster Witness
found nothing IN Spencers house to implicate
MN win Cudhpp, except photograph of the
two on one card.
BY Justice Johnson:-Irvin sent a telegram
to Cudlipp 10 meet him at the Garibaldi House.
IN Baltimore, which Cudlipp did, and Cudlipp
was there arrested. He was taken TO the
Western Police Station, from which he es capped,
and has not as yet been recaptured.
Wpa. II. Lrvin, of Westminster, Carroll county,
Md was sworn, and testified that he met
Cudlipp in the cars between here and Balti.
more, and told him he was in want of means
CudlipP said If he came to Washington he
would help him, and subsequently he wrote to
witness 10 come to Washington. When wit
ness came Cudlipp told him there was money
in a certain hotel, (Gale's,) and that he must
run his chances, and they would settle the
expenses. Witness went to the hotel, but
finally gave up the Job. That night witness
went 20 Canterbury, when Cudlipp said to
spencer, "Spencer, you promised to paw part
OF the expenses of this affair, " and Spencer
gave witness dollar. Witness went to his
nome in Carroll county, and from there to
Finchburg. While at the latter place he saw
Cudhpp come up the road, and he told Cud-
hpp ne was glad to see Elm; that it should
net cost anything while he was there. Cud-
hpp said he would pay his expenses, as he had
plenty Of money, showing a lot OF bonds Thew
after wards went to tavern near Baltimore
and 20 SonS 70 P1niadshs
the substitute business, and he wished wit.
ness to 20 with him. Witness con, nted to go.
After they reached Baltimore. Cudlipp
showed witness q number OF bonds, one Of
which was gold bearing bond he here gave
witness sSo BOND and told him what bank to
60 to and get 1t cashed; witness returned with
about s37 for the bond, when Cudlipp told him
there was premium on the bond, that he
should 60 back and have the mistake rectifed:
he went, and returned with S5s, having re.
ceiyed So premium; in Philadelphia he gave
witness four $50 bonds TO take TO Jay Cooke Il
Co Is and have cashed; this he did, getting a
premium, and turned 1t over to Cudlipp. On
the I'd Of March, in New York, Cudlipp re.
Quested witness not to introduce him, us he
was in the substitute business, and had for.
ton Before leaving New York he gave wit
ness more bonds to get cashed, but the cashier
would not cash them unless he procured some
one TO identity him, and say where he belonged.
He informed Uudlipp OF the facts, when Cud.
Hpp wanted him TO go 70 his friends and get
some one TO youch for hlm. He after wards
told witness he need not go, and while passing
along the streets, requested Irwin to 20 into q
,ewelry store and price certain diamond pin
witness bought the pin, and gave Ii, with the
change for 4 bond 70 Cudlpp. AT IL o'clock
a m 10 he nd tnyttn fpnhx
and came to Baltimore, where Cudlipp gave
him some money, and promised to cali at his
home In short time and see him.
In abort time witness received letter from
Cudlip telling him to come to Washington and
witness came down, when Cudlip gave him a
package OF mutilated currency and told him
TO get 1t exchanged and be took it to a bank
near the Treasury and received S27, which he
handed over TO Cudp. Just before he left the
city Cudlip gave him box Of postage stamps
telling him they had been left Of lot he had
In the army; that there were 100 in the box,
which he could sell tor2h cents apiece. After
witness got home he found there was but little
over 1000 In the box. Soon after the bank in
Westminster was robbed and witness with
others was arrested and released. Witness
saw Detective Smith the following day, and
told him he had intended to call on him ahout
the stamps. Witness here stated that Cudlip
offered him one-third Of the money he raised
on the bonds ne might DISPOSE of. One of the
si1 oonds shown the court was here exhibited
TO the witness, who pointed where a chemical
process had been applied for the purpose of
celebrating a signature. saying that he sa W the
ACID applied by Cudlip before it was turned
over TO him by Cudhp. Cudlip told witness
that the bonds had been bagged by Spencer that
they had come In Adams i Co.'s express, and
SAID that Spencer would bag anything. Witness
SAID ne believed that he and Spencer were both
dupes for Cudlip. Witness took the bonds he re.
ceived OF Cudlip to a hotel, and gave them to the
clerk TO lock 1t up, at same time en- !orsing the
amount. Cudlipp afterwar said he must have
them, and witness said he would get them next
morning Next day Cudlipp threatened TO XIII
him II he did not get them, and witness stepped
away from HIM, but Cudlipp again met him,
and with friend commenced pulling witness
towards his (CudIpps) house, when he
broke away and ran into store Two police.
men appeared and witness called on them for
protection. Cudlipp wanted the police TO take
witness 10 his house, but witness wanted to 20
TO the W atch house, and was taken there, Re-
1ore this melee Spencer gave witness a lot Of
postage stamps near the Post Office Restaurant,
saying he had no use for them. Witness saw
Cudlipp in prison In Baltimore, and Cudlipp
said ne did not know what he was arrested for
unless for the ASSASSINATION, as he had several
times drank with Booth. Cudlipp expressed