Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-23
"rKLL NR. WILLIAMS TO wArr.y

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About O'Clock they left and went to the Dis
triot Attorneys Ofice, and went into a rear
room from which the safe could be seen by
raising the cuTtzin. After waiting uOtil nine
O'Clock; witness heard some one enter and Mr..
Harrington rose and asked
'Is THAT voc. billy"
He expressed some surprise az this time, and
Mr- II. left this little room and went into a hack
oEice, where he heard q conversation being
carried on. Mr.. h. on his return said -hat
Billy or Evans would go out and zee about it;
the party came back and II. said IL was a col
ored msn who wanted TO see JOsh, aud he had
been told that Josh was In Baltimore. Some
oie struck match aud lit the gas. witnsss
suggested that somtthing Was going on. and
that Josh (whO he bad been informed was at
he club house would return and interrup
them. Evans vas then sent Of, and subse
1ue ntiy be h ard some one enter and 90 out
again. Witness then suggested that theF leave
tie building, and they did 50. walking through
he city hall lot and through the square. Near
The hsli board recognized man standing. a fiue
stout looking man, who lie would recognize IL
ne saw him. This was after II O'Clock. witnes,
striped on TO get look at him, and he
the many walked away across tue street. At
rhe time Mr. Tom Shepfe erd passed aud witness
called MIN, as did Mr, II. WRen he came back
witDess said things were getting interesting.
They stepped be hind the bill board aud ah,at
fttesn minutes thereafter two men came up
. street and they walked into the Ofli ce anl
cll sed the door. IB two or three minutes they
heard crash, the windows thrown up, AMI the
blinds closed. Witness and Others went over,
heard them az work; said 10 Mt Harrington
that the men were in earnest. Mr.. Ha,r1ng-
ton ssid that If burglary was to
take place he wanted to find who we're at
the bottom OF il; that be wanted them wasched
md followed, and il they went to- Alexauder's
they should follow them and wait until they
came out. Mr.. Ii. had stated before that some
papers had been fixed 70 be taken tor valuable
papers, mentioning Evans books. wtness
sngersted that the thief could be made 70 tell
Il arrested, aud Mr.. II. said he word OF such
party would not be taken. Witness then asked
what precautlOD had been taken TO prevent the
escape through the rear, and was told that there
was
A DeG THERE WHICH WOULD GIVE rHR ALARM
Witness then went 10 headQ uarters and called
he operator. (Ohicer Lee, } and stationed him
n the alley; told him TO go % the rear of the
flee; subsequently he requested Lee 20 get
some other Officers, Rnd he went Off and re
turned with Messrs. Nc L fresh and Miller aud
ne gave directions for them % remain. There
aed been an understanding that Mr.. shepherd
,hOuld inform them when they would be re.
iieyedi about quarter TO one O'Clock
THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION
and something fell. AUOut % 10 minutes
before one OF the parties came 10 the front door
and looked mp and down the street. Every
thing become still, and he suggested that they
20 In and arrest the parties. In the neigh
boThood of half an hour the parties came
ont and walked across to the corner OF 5th
and ID street. After the explosion Mr.. Clar-
Eoe came out from where be hal been
hiding, aud with him was Mr.. williams. AZ
the corner of 5th and ID streets the parties sep
arsted, one going down ID ana the other with
IA. T.
down ID street, but some distance behind
By this time IL was getting quite dark ami
they followed the party down + 10 lth street,
where he saw Mr.. Williams again. Tne man
went up Itb street and near the northeast
corner Of the POst-Off &c, where he heard some
thing thrown away; followed him % q street.
Jhen to OH, where he asked where street
vas. WltDess told hun, and some OF tue party
went ahead Of him, turning into street He
tCOk the direction Indicated. and wheu At fO-h
saw him on tie steTs Of loo7 + street, ringing
The bell. Presently he came down and walked
up to them, aud in a stumbling way asked
SCAN YOU TILL NE WHO LIVES THERE?
Is It not Columbus sOmsthing?' M. HarTiug-
ton said Alexander" and he replied, 'sYss:
that is his name, Columbus Ale xauder" 4" and he
vent back and rung the bell again. Mr.. Hsr-
riI gton went across the street 20 see ClarvOe,
and said g. was going 20 arrest him. With ss
vent down. and ClarVOe was Just about going
nto the area TO arrest the man. Heard Mr
Q. ask what he was doing there, ana the man
aid something about "having business"
Mr.. c. discov cred the bundle and called witness
to take IL, when be said it belonged % there.
They then took the man % headquarters. Mr..
harrington then turned quite sick and went
nto the street ana Vomited. The man who
eft the bill hoard, went down 1 street, and he
believed that he was one of the parties WHO
vent into the office; when following the party
hev took no means TO sscr6te themselves
here were flve-Harrington, williams, Clar-
zoe, Tom Sheppard and himself - together
Fhen the man on q street turned aud
20 effort on or the part OF the bursiats
20 secrete Themselves After locking 10 the
prisoner they went TO the office, found the frame
partition shattered, the carpet cut aud hung
over the back window, ana the safe and some OF
decks we're shattered. The only thing like
signal was while the burglars were in the
house, and they were watching from the
bill board, ttst a strange party came along
ID street, and stopping in front OF the on oe
shuffied with bis foot; witness first observed Mr.
Williams shortly after Mr.. Harrington, Mr..
Claryoe and himself came out of the office; lost
sight of him AZ 5th and ID streets when one of
the burglars went down ID street, and did not
see him until they were on L street, between 9Th
and 7th; in the sstchel were one or two books,
some loose papers and silver spoons.
At the conclusion Of Major Richards' direct
testimony the court adjourned TO IL O'Clock on
Monday.