National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-09
CONSTABLES YESTERDAY.
KIMMgLL ASDKMMELL MlKEDfFgSCB


TWENTY-FIVE Per Cent. from the Creditor
and Five Per Cent. and Costs their Reg
uInr Rstss-yhen There 10 a Doabt
Absut what Costs are Legal they Take
the Benest Of tho Doubt and Charge
saprene Cs~rt Figures on the smallest
ssms-Cham Returns TO the Attack
and Shows Up Oue or their sharp Little
Games.
Al the hall Of the House OF Delegates yesttr-
day Justice Reese failed TO put in an appearance
before the committee OF inquiry to answer the
| charges Of Captain Grant and Constable Bcksler,
but the kimmells were both on hand, armed
with their 4 .ras and attachments and returns,
10 explain the Jerry Robinson and sappinetou
| cases. They
MADE EvERyruiSo ArrEAR As SMOOTH
| and honest a. could be desired from their prem
ises and standpoint, and one would have thought,
to hear them talk, that they usually preferred TO
pay the debts Of poor people out OF their own
pockets rather than cause distress In the family.
They did admit, however, that they took 20
Der cent. from Mr.. Gregory for making his bill
out Of the assets OF Chambers by the modus oper-
andt explained by Chambers In his testimony,
aud also that they managed 10 eat up some tls
| In costs OF the money attached, In the hands OF
\ Duucanson, bowling A Co., for the benefit Of
/ the poor colored driver, Sapplngton. Sapping-
ton. whose claim was foI Wages, was s entitled 70
| have his claim satisfied cut OIL inc ptocccus
Of the horse and wagon In prefer.
| ence 10 Gregory or Castieman. The horse and
wagon were exempt ssSep, 70. money cue 10, 'Ss
/ agreement Of Gregory to give him one fourth
interest in 10 for collecting he obtained Cham
| bcn' anthortty 70 satisfy mat elaim ou. =. wv
p'''ee'' 81 I'M ~. cm mDps S rsarTarsos,
which prooaoy would no, nave "," w, -rn,s
fourth Of the amount o. Htegorys o,ii. In,s
,o S a's'n'e'e''e"' 0u' "''' '' ~" '''
Quite spirited aitercsuon nIose uc.we,u wv .N
kiinmeis and the clerk OF me commute e.,
sarding nne , ops nv nv ssprems coart which
vas brought on ~ question o. Young MN,
neil. Tue answer DID not SUIT n's v.ews, anu
rssrIs ssssIp TO CIT me pk1rER on mn,
and carry him so far oeJond ,ne 1ounas 81 III, ae
corum that Chairman Long w. oonkeu " .u. ,'s
again the remainder OF the testimony Was takef
In very pleasant anu sgteeau,e ,n w. .,or,
Constabies Bicksler aud Lacy were sp.ctato
Of the scene, having come IN 70 AVIAN me ransa
on the principle that "a fellow feeling makes u
woudrous KIND" probably they evinoeh s1 ,ma
. what locose Smpa'nJ WIN TUE n"""'s"' :" '". -
D. cHANbkss Insfm u, S,,,,., IN.
/ In addition TO MS evidence oi sAlutuay; wa
Constable y. kimmeli n,ssnn n y, nnncsnsnn
: Bowling A Co, the latter nfm ueenne, NOV ene We,
E TO tell depouent snything about now mucn va
paid over on said attaenment wnoH a, an o,ug
| 10 do so from kimmelN 10 psy judgment Y
favor Of Turner sAppington, who n'VIns ue
pouent that kmmell refuses 70 pay nun an l,
more than sco .,nSSgh w Kmes 1see,ye
from Duncanson, bowling 70. ~ ,east W
sum Of 81. THIS deponsnt requests sna, J, Dur
IT canson bowling Co. may oe sanmonsu ., 70 ~ ~
a. position was made OF SAID proceeus, AM WI,
amount they paid over TO Sonstao,e ~ hn nre,
&c THIS deponent seems 10 nave os' dss,l pVI
!. not Appear TO have been paiu 70 ~, W
amount Of the sales OF the SAID p pYPery, ,I ~
10 depopent has since learned mat MINUTE, WEI
se to h. l. Grrsory when he had atacned ny nor S,
,e and wagon (vaiue, tiol) and represented 70 M
n. that he could make his lHfegpty y p,h oa.
a Chamber property: agreed 20 90 ~ ~ iof swen.!
:, eve per cent; which sregory toiu tnis ueponei
Il that he gave him lklmmeul iot 80 aoins. In
M accounts, TO Opponents mind, lot hlmneil
q willingness 70 release me vni ILL.,,
y In exchange for the authofity thAt ne eNhcte
X from the depouent In writinRl 70 pay oteeoIy
bill out Of the proceeds Of the norre anu Masy
he property was exempt from eAecu'ioh uu"e' vi
ny law except for wages.
TESTIMONY OF o. xiMNELl, -
Obadiah Kimneil afiirms as ioliows: Jel
n. Robinson placed In my hands aovosnts a" ny.
h. ing TO something over $40 Went 70 see Bey'
a | at bis place some four or i've times before 81
a. ceedei in seeing him. when did sec him
called At my ONCE and said &c would r soon n
d made no objection to my taking Il. When
= next called told him Whist had done, anu th'
Il the money had been attached IN my hands ior
m bill OF costs, and showed MIN Acopy OF 'ne
e tachment which had been served upon ne
ga asAlnst geny hoo.ns s,r .nnrnS %,,Sd Is,
and nm ot Soyem,ser, lsJs, respscisvsly. / RI
!. ceived from Boyer q. % and the attachment y,
O. for ., only 40 OF which was my n ~, S,,
" ~, sdS,nacn ihsn sdyised Rob,nsc
er ,nM ~ ikns we'e ~ ,aU,ssss liz toos Il
Is onnsn m ~ s.c cna IN bring suit.
papers anu r arr" az r. TiMxuI.
&c a. hmmen, 1eing nuy swot ,s;s an see
n. saa, n Tn az IN ~ hands synpst the eiiec
III uoh ms ,prar, s.pnshes of iSuis viii Tor I,
ID sum o. siSol deGt ana G1s wsth aommI
nn. ~ ~, 90 Soh.sansntIy can't Grant call,
he qs.,,cs Wsi,eS sf,ee and paid to the b,
to there % Mk,ng ms ar,ei h", M not ace hi,
seveiM ues W 1890 ~ N "a 1,,sni,s once IN
Oh was was, YOU ~ MI MI .n,,iaI ,hs mater and takeu
to receipt o ,ns w, A. ~ psisnce
w tne ooy, ou, tnAs 1890 70 nav and levied
NJ sslam, 'S nr no.t when add for a. at co
stable SAFE, ie a,, a. ,hs same defined
wneneve, Nc .ns ~, VIZ hecanse mad win !
In se,a ~ IN Jnst,cc Waters own hsndwrttn
showing me smoan. N ,ae n, oeS SI,aW Se aIea
ri UPON winch y, $40 ""''s " a''" Wv
nd ,n .t. vi s To IN. m,tter of n Chambers
mi LII w. that Nj ~ ba icsres any fuIier IA
as vii vny sas ma nna m,Ja hsfore iSe Commit,
$50 nenn Vn , te h ~ ina ha,a,is in INV nawe,
!. ~ w" I'll, csii AZ NV of,,ne
ly. "o WI" 'A' NJ my o'"Ne
10.
Sc Police Cssrt-Jsdae Dawson FRO TEN
John Reefe, keeping a nlthy COW en-;
lily. mi..ed Iafsyette Lee. petit larceny: q a
md mlNseo' iAS L.e, w." -, sn..n pss,
-, .oa "o' 49, na.,s s.s.,,,, ., w.,
md Joner; g. Rebecca Gant, assault on samue, =
OrDeIi coloret. $40 James l. King, assault