Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-31
The Magistrates Investigating Com.
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nc SOnia
mittee.
The legislative COMMITTEES to investigate the
magistrates and cOnstables have received a
letter from Justice TAFT, in which he says
"By the published proceedings before your
committee ! see that my name figures in conse-
qence of the .Smaekum' family charges. The
Judgment in this case was rendered after hear
ing the evidence OF seven sworn witnesses. As
an evidence OF the correctness of my decision in
the case, both the plaintiff and defendant are
dissatisfied with tie resalt-one party claiming
more, and the other gTumblng that i had al
lowed too much. The exception to the rule is
for the defeated party 70 a suit to be satisfied,
and If persons are 10 be tried on erpaTte testi-
mony, and public opinion Influenced by its pub
LEGATION, the jails of our country would not have
sufficient accommodation to contain those con-
vIcted on such testimony. Our Board of Public
Works and Board OF Health would have been
without members to-day. i am always ready TO
submit my acts to Just criticism by proper
court"
TO-DAY
Theresa SOlOnons testified that she and her
husband were manufacturers of furniture.
Justice Reese did her law business, drawing
papers, Sc., and about the LIST OF Nav last he
drew up deed Of trust for her to secure the
payment OF rs notes for 500, conveying lot of
furniture sold to Mrs. Huttou) to Mr. Louis
Behrend in trust; did not intend TO deliver the
furniture until the deed was recorded; asked
Reese IL IL was recorded, and lie replied that it
was. The furniture was delivered to the house,
9th street, ne9- K The first note would have
fallen due June 1st. but on May 25tb Mrs. H.
said she was - annoy Ell by the neighbOrs that
she could not pay the money, and asked that
some OF the furniture be taken back. Witness
then went to MesSTs. Latimer q Cleary, and
they advised her that IL he sent 10
their store, and some o. II was sent there. Mrs.
Hutton told her 70 send for the rest the follow
Ing week. when she would be ready TO remove
u arOtkeT house. Four or five DAYS afterwards
complainant learned hat the house was closed
and furniture gone; went 70 Justice Reese. bat
he SEE med 20 know nothing about II; then asked
for the deed, and lie zti3 it was at the recorders
Office went there, and was Informed that no
such deed Eas there's went back to Reese, and
he repeated his statement went back to the
IeeoFueT once and y as again told that the
deed was not there Then went back TO Reese
and told him what Mr.. Wolf said. and Reese
sail, ''1Ou are a - dirty liar" Witness en-
IlOyed Constable Lacey 70 find the furniture
and he succeeded in nnding il at No. 10 X
street went there and saw It; was told that Mrs.
II. did not live there; asked how il came
there, and was tod twas by a deed of trust
was told that IL came there tie night before
between and 20 O'Clock; sent fer 2 wagon and
began 10 take away the furniture, but before
doing so man named Bancroft came up ami
put palt Of the things back in the house and
he locked the door on her husband ard Lacey.
Went 10 Reese and told him what they had
done that they bad the furniture III q wagon;
Reese sent for Behrend, trustee, TO take pos
session OF the property, and told her TO 90
home, that the furniture would coma 10 her
Rouse all night. The furniture did not come
home, and she went to L4tImer * Cleary's and
was informed there that the furniture had teen
replevied upon the order Of Judge Reese,
WHO said il was all right and it had been
removed to Green & williams. Witness
Was at a ial before Justice Shea by Com
stable O'Ntill, to recover the properly and
he swore that ne paid S150 for the furniture.
Both justices shea and Klopfer by iury de-
ciGei that sils should have the furniture. one
or two days before O'Neill, at Keese's Office
told her LIE knew where the Furniture was; that
a p or old eolored man paid So TOR Il, and he
would get II Tor S6O- Lacey aud anothe. col
pTed nan made the same statement; but NOT
having $50 she refused 20 pay for it.
Justice Reese cross examined Mrs. S., and
she said she had no authority to take the furni-
ture fIOm the house on street except the lady
whom she understood 20 be Mrs O'Nein as
scented.
i. II. Williams eorrobo-ated Mrs. Solomons'
testimOny as % the sale.
Henry Lacey, constable. testifed to having
bee'l employed by Mrs. SOlOmOns TO recover the
where II va :, and O'Neill replying, "My God,
that is my use; Reese and Nehemiah Miller
got me in u : trap, and II you will say nothing
will help GU TO get it,"
TIE COG CASE.
Z, VI. Sprague testified that he and his asso-
ci2te on Saturday obtained a Judgment from
Justice Ferguson against Alexander MOffat for
SOS. 30, at the suit Of COe for wages; proceeded
To levy on a wagon at Ms shop, near the race
course; went from the shop to hunt NJ; met
Mrs MOffat, who had something IN her hand,
which he believes was pistol; asked her what
she was going to DO, and she replied, % To pro-
tect NV husbands property went back 10 the
shop and found the door bOlted; bursted it open;
met NJ. who abused depOnent, and made threats;
rendered NJ. the papers. and he threw them on
the fire; subsequently, NJ. cooled down, and as
sisted them To put the wagon together; they all
took drink together, aud he thought they
parted friends
NJ. Gordon eOrrObOrated sprasue's tes.i-
mouy.
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