National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-08
KEESE AND KlMMELL.
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS USc,SCELEP,

isssn and Tururr snppinHter-SeunE
k,s.eTl Levies on n Gas-Psst With
sut a Wr,t-Csptain Grant Uncevcrins
The Paek-Mere Developments to Fol-
lew = B,chsier Throws the Blame on
Keese Chambers stiii Desires n
statesent.
Tue testimony taken by the committee OF In.
qulry on Saturday was OF a more positive and
damaging character than that Of any previous
DAY to Justice Reese and the KImmell constable
family, more famiilariy known as "thc city Hall
clique" the cases OF jeremiah Robinson and
Turner sapplngton the latter Published last
weekly indicate the practice OF o. Kimmell
TOWARD cotoRED MEN
70 be that Of taking their accounts, with all the
Information he can CLEAN from them, and then
mating use OF the same TO pay other creditors,
while their interests are left unattended to. In
other words, Kimmei feels bound to obey and
eury out the scripturai announcement; "ro
him tina, hath shall he gwen. aud from him that
hath not shall b. taken away even that which
he hath"
To Q rich client no pays over promptly, while
the small sums OF his poor ones are pretty sure
70 be absorbed In costs. ffom his rich ones he
only deducts the twenty per centum agreed,
which, Of course, oftentimcs amounts TO mori
from the poor ones-s Ia the case OF Robinson
and Ssppington. Such practices In q constable
arc dccmed TO he rcprchensibe In the highest
degree, and wiil DO brought 70 the attention Of
Captain Grant deserves the thanks Of the com.
muniry, as he received those OF the committee,
for exposing the criminal conduct OF careless.
ness OF Justice Keesc or Constable Bcksler, (for
u seemed TO lie between the two I'LL Bcksler
threw u upon the justice by his testimony The
sale OF satisfied judgment by q Justice whose,
Ant l.,h aV l.sl n n
. serious crime and one that should not be lightly
charged or quietly overlooked, In this case, u Il
had passed undeiected, u might have invalidated
iii.
carr. ALBERT GRANT TESTIFIED
that IN the winter OF 1871 he employed Lewis
tractor for carpenters work In connection with
the building Of my houses on East Capitol street.
They were paid In full as the work progressed
pay their men In full, The men brought suits
against me before Justice Reese, aud ascer-
tained At the trial they could not hold me by
brought against Deitz and VIII and against me
as gsrnishee: Benjamin Polglase, SIS; william
Adams. $3.50; James II. Lnhel, $40 IS; II. Lans-
ass Se Teg% ea, Mssasssn rs soss
W. Corbeti, ti6.sI; Joseph Mcmahon, t3J.I5;
George Locker, $50. Total, t23e.s1.
ros some cause failed % .n.wer the interro;
been rendered called upon Reese with view
OF taking appeals In these cases. Subsequently,
however, ] concluded TO pay the men as they
,sth ns,sy and VII g.rs aSss,,s VIZ VI
/ decIinrS. buveyer. 10 nav \ he.vv hill nj
$3.50, ana ps spSs ~ neese tnat snouid pa
coats. He agreed to ihtt. and notified me that N,
efncer was authorized TO receipt for the none,
and discharge the Judgments. ! notified hin
pointed time T. ]. Bicksler, constable, gave M
the accompanying receipts, and the money wa
nn.msJ ~ ~. ne.. ~ .on,n ~ 49,, ~ a, w IN, s. u,
,,.s,i,n :" ~ IVY ~, sSau " suS ~ iun ~.
,s.a end 'o .,sna 'uusmen's "sea .,n o. ms
p..i,,, ,or M nonay n my n ,s. ~ % ~
mi, ae tr ny M, ma .ns "ou'u DC
Soon aftes M Sa,i ia ap 0.,n., n
,,oon MIN hs shomsd ~ an n5y.n, ~. sn,~n,ns,
o}W,,,i.m assw. ~, a. 70 ase, ny , gausmcu
.oor =. s.rsr,slnnd ,s,s ueo 49,. ssa 80,
Rcas,,, o ,,n, nne, ,eowng Nun tne Iece,pt
~ sn,es.J ~, M 49,, ,n as J,,un r uou
noslt,ye,T gscIinc,i M "a nj hsn. ha as Y, u
torme,i s,pcc tnis lnve.t,s,,,nn ned Y,
nar,an ~ ,ha.s ,n1nnsaa, eom nm, nceu 20
ny, .g.,nst ne 'esS" "'e 'sii 'u'S'auu
IN s,isrrnse n Tho toregol,g cons,.,,o ulc..
Ter testises that he received Tie money. ~ sSoy
IAN md Jhs, ~ sstass wIt o JAZZ .ae =, ~ ,.,S
INA Itth,a Kecses or,cs tap,n@ escn y, p ,nn,
receipts Tor the several sums, they each sliowin,
NJ nrnnoy,,on ~ ira ros,s ,,.,h.y Ih.n y,
she Hal ~ tha cams.s a. ,ha cns . aneos
tuo HtAi VI tue causes ~ the court ABOVE, An,
deponent paid over to the officer who served tn,
writs and TO Reese thirty dollars, being nfteei
dollass each. Deponent sent each plaintiff upoi
settlement 70 Reese to sign his docket In full "a,
isfAction OF Judgment.
Captain Albert Grant also testified thai
In Jeausry, ls!2, Irving Archer brought sui
aRGnst Lewis viii and myself as garnishee 10
sit, Judgment was rendered for that amount
YIN % costs, by Justice Walter. On the 10Th Z
January paid W alter t20, and saw the judgmer
entered - sstisned on his docket. Subsequent
Y. a. kimmtli. constable, called at my once, q
am informed, and represented that Walter ha
hNte mistake In the costs, and that there wa
SUI between - and - due. On the 2lst OF Jan,
ary nc called again, and In my absence made
demand upon Mr. Fletcher for the amount {
these costs. MT. Fletcher informs me that
told kimmen " ne would produce q write
statement from Waiter that there were any III
PAID costs ne would pay them. This Ktmme
declined TO do, and proceeded 10 levy on "a
post valued at $50, | am unable to state VIII
disposition Kimmell made OF this post. Walt,
snbsequently assured me that there were no III
paid costs, and that the payment OF so havin
settled the case In full, Kimmcll had no authorii
10 levy upon the gas-post.
Nj. b. Chambers nled an
ADDITIONAL AFFIDAVIT
on saturday regarding the seizure and dlspos
t,on Of MS properly BY Constable z. A. Kimmel
ne nnds no fault with the legal appropriation
MS property 70 pay hts debts, but does and muc
matter OF complaint In the fact that he cannt