Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-23

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Dtrei Fglnfs-7hs Case o. Wm. r. Cook.-The
~ss postponed from last Tue day, was resumed
yesterday afternoon before j ustIce j. G.. Walker,
on 4 street Before the testimony IVES taken.
MT; MeConnell, counsel FOG plaintiff, stated thas
he desired to amend the BAL on which the war
rant was b. ed, which was agreed To- The bill
y ar foilowS -" Samuel Cess - Wm- r. Cook
pr. 10 money had and received on an order
issued by n ID. GunneIl es Commissioner o. I'm
provements for the Seventh Ward, for sI6.' on
which the defendant advanced - through >.
A. Douglass as assistant cOI1missiOner, acting
as agent for said Ceas, said order being dated
June q, $50.
W. F. Cook testified that he was employed by
H. ID GuDnell - labOrer On the corpor alton
work at - per day; that. being sick and know
ing that Ceas was cushing orders. he asked
DoUslass for SIX dollar order for him. After
STANDING NO bours in front Of the Commission
eI's Office, DoaglPss came out aud handed hiu
s., the other d0i'ar beirg resaiued for election
eeTing purposes, % agreed upon by Mr. Eowen's
order was only for six dollars? that on the fir5S
day Of July Mr.. Gees came to BIS house {, set
his endorsement upon the order. which wa-
done, when he asked Ceas bow mach the order
was, ard Was informed that il was for SI6 He
the went 10 see Mr.. Gunnell's clerk. George
a.. Wunder, to ascertain how mush was d1.
him, and he eorld lot ten him; from there he
went 10 the City Hall ard net Mr. C;unuelI
fIom whom he learned that there was nothing
due him.
Mr.. Gunnen testified that the number of the
I'll when
drawn thought twas all hat was due plaintiff-
but subsequently on examination Of tie books
be fourd that Re had oyerdrswn, nothing BEING
due him, in fact he was deceived. Cook benz
rick, put another man on tire work name6
Young, in his place who answered to Cooks
name az oli-eall, and also for himself.
s. ~ Douglass testified that Cook called ON
MN Tor an order, but he could not remember
Tor what amount; that GunneIl drew the order
ard Mr. Baker figured up what was to be paid
on it and handed it TO Mr. Cear. who
counted out the money and handed IL 70
witness, who passed it through the window
to Cook. Witness business then was
and TO see that TIE labOrers got justice done
them Cook asked him TO get Ceas TO cash the
order Tor him. Gers was pay ing s. cents on the
ooIiaI; Gould not reeollect how much wss due
pialnllh, nor how much he received. Alder
man Baker was in the room 10 figure up what
was 70 be paid on each order, and would call
the money and hand il TO witness who nasssd IL
out OF the window to the men without re-
counting. Baker was seated next to Ceas -
see mat eve iythiDg was fairly done.
MI Ceas here produced the order in que stion.
with cooks endorsement, and stated that il had
been paid him in full, with other orders. in cor
poratiOD certificates, the market yalue OF which
Is now $ cents on the dollar
) > Baker testified TO being present at the
once OF CommSSl0ner Gunnell to prof. Get the
men ard eApediate business so that the men
should get some money; made the calculations
What IVES due; Ceas counted out the money-S5
cents on tie dollar-which was b anded to Dcre-
Ia y, wfo Iasseu IL 10 the men. No orders were
paid except he fgureu them up.
Robert Gilchrist testified In.nt ne was fore
man under Gunnell; was presenS when the
orders were cashed. Ceas paid the full an.aunt
OF the order 1910 less than Is per cent; witness
remembers the money-two five dollar bills a
Two dollar, one dollar bill and some change
Vas handed to Douglass, vino passed it ous a.
Cook through the window.
Samuel Ceas testified that he remembers
when the name VIM. +. Cook was called out,
some one IN the room asked IL il was Cook Of
the City Had. which produced some laughter at
the tine. he stated that his object in cashinu
these orders was not to make money, but solely
TO aid IN the election of Mr.. Bowen. rLis morey
was paid on Saturday prior TO the June election
The evidence closed, and Mr.. Mcconnell made
an argument showing up the corruption OF the
Bowen ring, and the manner of dddling the
colored labOrers out of their hard earned wages
MI Hlne, counsel for defendant, declined
answering, and the case was submitted to the
JrstICe, who stated that the hour being late
about 10 O'Clock p. m, that he would reserve h's
decision until to-day.
This afternoon, Justice Walker after review
ing the testimony, decided as follows 1T is now
entered es Judgment that the plaintiff should
recover Of the defendant in the case the sJrn of
ten dollsrs and ten cents, less fifteen ner cent
on fbe ten dollars, the rate at which orders sim
1lar 10 the one in controversy was at that time
being discounted, making $500; the costs of suit
10 be paid by defendant.