Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-06

here noticed On the 18th of November, Is7O he was
hned SO for selling liquor without license BE APP
The papers in the case were sent to the Criminal
Court few days after he took his appeal he called
said he wished to withdraw his appeal. received
the amount and gave him receipt, at the same time
show the receipt to the clerk Of the Criminal Court,
in order that the might not be docketed there
the case was docketed in that court and 30 the costs
of that court were incurred, which he had to pay.
Court.1
Another is that Of John H. Keenan, for viola
ton Of corporation ordinance, fined, May I'D SO.
issued and placed d he hands Of oeor Pa
who served it, collected the amount, $40. and re-
spindle used for daily files and overlooked. Not
committee did recoiiect the fact that this collec
ton had been made; but then stated that it had
subsequently it was found on the spindle where it
was placed ON the day oi its receipt. l have this
amount will be duly accounted for.
In the case Of Eliza Herbert, 0ficer John p.
mitment handed to him, SO, and returned ii to Bsfr
Iectly. that he paid it over to me- But have no
In the press OF business, should have overlooked it
THE JOHN BELL CASE.
~ In the course Of the committees Investigation,
Mr.. Boswell, chairman, called attention to NV
return Of fines and costs collected for the quarter
pord lined and n eo. aea '9 pna BELL is
dence he own cancelled check for S13 IS. The
against Bell was for threats and he was required to
so and to pay the costs Of prosecution. The costs
Of another for one day, amounting to Ss7s.
omitted TO charge him for summons for three wit
ey only to- Be- en- pas
and were paid TO the two witnesses in attendance.
THE LIST OF CORPORATION CASES
70 n 1ae brepSr 81 taken by the
amount of fine of prisoners entered on the records Of
the Police Court as having been sent to the work
from July ". Is7o to June "a, ISIS This is state
ment OF between the court docket and
by court to that institnton. In e e the
fine is stated and the inference drawn is that in
must have been paid because the books of the work
house DO not show the receipt of the defendant
commitment ordered and entered on the docket pris
oners have been dismissed by the court, and no re-
the sum inferred to be unaccounted for by me, to
wit, S6so, this may serve as an explanation can
with the bOoks-cash book and docket~determines.
The returns are now I'm the hands of the committee
without suhorty The Ter ss w1the aa
adjourned SINE die, and the committee having &C
the papers referred TO should be in the hles of
The auditors Office, and accessible for the purpose
Ihey are public records, and should be in the files
OF the offce which is charged with their custody
Notwithst 8. propose TO show satisfactory
n this fines IN az tine m
committee to be i'll my hands. or at least not ac-
Accordingly. / present the following statement. in
tabular form sfc5q mt for number Of the
Here is inserted the tabular statement ~ S''''
THE woRK-HoUsE COMMITMENTS.
Ksy ri e to the testimony OF Lieut. John
nnes were imposed on the 18th Of May last the de-
White. William Thomas and Henry Clarke 1 have
to say that on that day there were fifty eight cases
two hundred dollars collected in small sums i'm the .,
cases Just mentioned one defendant paid his fine and
The other three are noted the court docket as
Committed but the books Of the work house do not
dismissed by the court after Commitment ordered
and noted; or 1t is possible. they may have paid.
failed to take account Of it. MT Kelly does NOT fsy awe
pear to have been anxious to assist in rectifyine
looking for the basis Of charge against me See op
against the court. He never informed the clerk OF
evidence he that because three of the en- ans
ties named did not reach the work house, their fines
Quently to his quiries Of me he saw the men bnt
he does not say that they stated to him that they had
make afdaIit that they paid their fines, they shall
be credited on the docket and the amount
WHY soMK ERRORS AND OMISSIONS OCCURRED.
On skeS & tbe Of my dsPy e the et
thereon made beg leave TO say thai NV dntiass s
you HaVe tRe GDu is
Is variety of detail in these duties and an amount
that would ask the energies and ability of better
men than myself; but am confident you will bear
me witness that have not failed to myself to
them day by day with patient industry and hdeliy
At the same time, towards all those who have been
des1ored to be Kind and cOnsderate. That ats some 1n
errors aud omissions should occur on my part in a
thousand disposed OF by the court, under
all the circumstances is not think, to be wondered
have stated in reply ought to lead those who have
their judgment, as in no wise warranted by the
MARSHALL THOMAS SAYS THE CHARGES AGAINST HI,
Some charges are attempted to be manufactured
which are Indeed hardly worth reply They are
plainly malicious that they do not deserT Set The Is 50
iention Of any respectable man, depending as they
the Of Nellie Mwsrd Before referred rtiSn to- o.
THE CHARGES ABOUT INDEcENCTEs IN A ROOM OF
BEFORE conc,ud The G yOT za, PIENIIED Ed.
other feature of the testimony reported by the com
mittee relating , to certain occasion when two wit
detained in the building from Saturday evening 10
the f0Sw1g Monday h morning. on which testimony
charge that the building then used by the Of
hcefs OF the cOurt1or purposes OF prostitution Their
only witness to that effect is Bette Gillian one of
the women so detained. These persons were so de.
tanned because they preferred such detention 10 being
sent TO Jail in default of bail for their appearance
and were furnished with temporary lodging in a
vacant room, in which cot and a lounge were
placed for their accommodation, and they were re-
spectfully treated during their stay. The commit
tee however chose 10 imagine that persons of such
without improper and indecent proposals and treat,
mebt by those having charge Of Them and one of
them vas piled on two separate occasions by the
committee with such leading questions "a wouid
draw the answers desired by the commftee and
ey1dently-tread the testimony Of Bette Gillian
with desire not TO arrive at truth but to fabricate
scandal. IL was dignifed course of prOceedinps
certainly on the part of the committee the stifca-
ton for which offered by them is that when pso-
pie IN high places stoop TO low things they cannon
complain when the same instruments are used
against them," and that, besides, the testimony in
most cases, corrUborated by parties who are -
ABOVE SUSPICION
lis submitted that there is no Confederation
whatever in the testimony of any of the Statements
OF the woman whose pretended evidence they have
presented. That evidence is in every part and mar
tcular utterly false, and all that do here Is To
present the AFFIDAVIT, appended hereto, of her com
Pani0n during the detention in question: 10 wit.
Louisa Fauntroy. 1t will be seen to be a comnIefe
answer 10 the allegations of the committee and their
witness as 70 an indecent of the apartments of
the Police Court building on that occasion.
The MARSHAL TENDERS
have now submitted the reply which, in the lat.
ter part OF last week. you required of me from the
seat which You occupy; and 1t is submitted in the