Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18
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COURT IN GENERAL TERM.-To day, in the
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POLICE COURT. TODAY, Jadgs ShsR.-samuei
oDes 10 Gbb cha sSG WIN ~ TeSnTSd g ge
Henry sd Thomas Carrying concealed wesPons h1sd
Fields, Mary Daley, charged with profanity; hned
IS each, and in Default - days each in wOrkhouse.
Thomas FIlmsn pruisniSy: dned 50, Or 80 days in
Horkhouse. James Smith, refusing 20 obey the or
depot ned SIS Psrick CananS, ned IS for fs ie
ing TO ot # an e1cs alton mad by him by placing
and costs Ter the LARCENY Of s. from her m DtheT.
How HOOVER RAISED The WIND.
money by false pre,ance and bisck mating San mn
yesterday afternoon IN the Police Court. hrs. Mary
Mr. Kane sbout the 10Th Of ept,mcer Kane rep
resented that Hoover vas an attorney for uring
Hooytr asked witness il she had any friends who
would like 70 get an Office; told him that her
ment with witness Hoover said a fee would be
necessary before he could get place; him after
in thai Department Witness agreed 70 pay him SIS
i he could pTocuDs a place shere the pay would be
ray The rest in monthly nstallments- He said he
was acting ne agent for General Dent. and that
get any place he wanted with General Dents inhu
enCe. He promised IL have the papers n " day
al never got the appointment, nor had her sister
got any office Had since received the sl3 back
iron ficer Of the government The mOrey
PAID him about the middle Of October. Hoover
stated that her sister had been appointed but that
the pareTs were ia Gen BabcOcE hands. On the
strength of this statement by Hoover, she paid him
The money Hoov came to her Cfhce in the Treas
nry, and she gave HIM The money, lie promising To
bring the papers next day. The tins she met him
he said he arranging a. have her sister draw
pay without being assigned 20 duty She next
HIM at his own door step, and he said ne would in
next day at the Pre-d. nts House, bat was not in
trduced to General Dent. He could give no
reason why she not introduced. Hoover
had called several times at the Treas
ury to see her and other ladies there. The
cficer who returned the money to Mrs Kirk
mcnt bad calh d Tim to investigate a of fraud,
charged upon one HOoN eT; went to the President
house, where he understood Hoover was employ ed:
foNnd i'm, and charged him with having dsfraufed
Mrs. Kirk out Of money, and demanded il from him.
He said he was very sorry aud would get II for her
and begged that he might not be exposed. He went
away and returned in about fifteen minutes
with the money. At that time General Dent
came up, and denounced Hoover in the most
severe terms for pretending to use his in crn
nothing, but med to be dumb -fou nded aud went
ava y, first paying the money. Mr.. q. ID. Kane,
patent gent testified that he introduced Mr. Hoover
To Mrs Kirk at the Washington iOuse. lie repre-
scented himse as an office broker, and in sympathy
for the lady he introduced her with the hope tht She
that he was an Office broker
The case was rested at this point. and Mr. Barrett
addressed the court stating that this simply an
attempt te settle civil case in a criminal court.
Hoover in the sum of $500 for action of the grand
Jury.