Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-11


JOSEPH SHEPARD COMMITTED TO JAIL
CHARGED WITH PBRJURY AND ATTEMPTED
FRAUD ON INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The Alexandria Sentinel of Saturday contains
Shepard was resumed this morning at eleven
O'Clock, at the mayors ONCE, before s. H. JAM
ney, president of the board Of sldermen, acting
mayor, and Justice VIM. II. May. Mr.. Black
ford, the Washington agent of the New York
Mutual, was present In behalf Of that company
:. Mr. Green, Of Prince Georges county, Who
hsd been staying at his hsase for three weeks
last Monday, and occasionally working for him.
Another man, who stated that he was his
They left several times saying they were going
to Alexandria Joseph left last Friday week.
dragged for the body;the water was six foot deep.
james Green testified as follows II was with
the Shepards when George was said to be
drowned; IL was dark night; nv back was to
George when heard Q splash in the water; he
saw him working in the water; he worked aWav
from the boat; he had on gum coat and pair
OF blue overhauls; the boat was in the fiats
across the stern; 1t was very dark; we stoppe,f
and looked for him; he did not halo for helm:
Joseph called for him, and felt with an oar,
ana said ne could not reach bottom; he tried to
turn the boat around to him.
The witness was here questioned as to whether
anything was said to him by Shepard about
What ne was TO swear to in the affidavit. and he
exhibited evidences of weakness of understand
ing, finally saying that he did not exactly uu-
uerstand the AFFIDAVIT, and would not, had he
Done SO. sworn that he saw Shepard fall in and
that ne was drowned, because he did not as he
only saw him on the top of the water. ,Joseph
seemed distressed about il,
Mr.. swift testified that he went next morning
10 try and recover the body, where he was
shown by Shepard opposite the lighthouse the
wafer Is from four to six feet deep; it was low
tide when the alleged drowning occurred; the
boat a week before had plank extending eigh-
teen inches or two feet over the stern and rome
from stem to stern along the gunwale; noticed
ridge or bulk along Georges shoulders that
evening, like something under his coat: the
reason given by the Shepards for using around
there was that George was sick, and he wished
TO get enough to do to pay expenses till he got
well; 1t is not a good place to recruit health:
George had large, heavy satchel, as much al
man ought to carry; lit has not been found.l
MT Freeman went with the party to look for
the body next morning; Joseph told him neither
OF them could swim; the water was about Az
feet deep at low tide. "a
Mr.; Russell testified that the Shepards had
called on him in Washington to try and hire a
Doat In the latter part of July; knew both well;
ane last time L saw George was on the 10Th or
3Oth OF July, on the river beach, above the old
colo wharves; about the 10th or 18th saw them
looking over some papers together; L keep the
boat above the canal.
The testimony of the colored women who de-
posed on Tuesday to seeing the two together on
Monday evening was repeated.
Inc examining justice at this point closed the
the charge of perjury and attempt to defraud
the insurance companies by swearing to the
death of his brother George, kno wing him to be
alive, w w