National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-21
AND bTAIIONEEI hEFUoIIUHl
OFFICE OF TIE CHIP CLERK,

ith : mil and complete digest Of decisions OF the
Supreme court, Is now ready for delivery. These
sttoTnevs: Consequently the number issued Il lim-
tied. and none will be offered for sale. Congress
having failed 70 make any approp r.atlon, the en-
the same has been assumed By tho Attorney Gen
eral and he has divided the amount pro Safd
among ne dners1t qdcisl thsS yo1 1s
Resgpectfniiy, JoHE T. HoLLrxeArE.
the work being considered valuable BY all dis
tricf attorneys II was but natural that Il should
be IN demand snd ccnse9usnty ta9se won the
6i0 for Q copy Of the opinions and instructions,
and 1t was merely accidental that the game was
discovered, and means placed on feot 10 check
tectives possessed themselves Of the evidence,
and what other information could be obtained
the eTelations that had been made before Major
Richards He then referred the subject 70 Chief
Olarvoe, Of the DIGESTIVE ee!essan directed that
poeEible effort made 10 secure the men operating
IN the work As the case was one Of considerable
Importance, and involved the constant presence
ne SAW that Il would BE- impossible Tor Messra
Miller and McDeyitt % carry on the work without
fdeFed 70 give them helping hand, and Chief
Claryoe stood gnRrd, fl order 70 relieve the men
At different times siter E long Saten. =,
fore the Detectives had mademueh headTny, they
had come to suspect two men, but the evidences ~
ouenfiy they we're permitted liberty, but At the
| same time their movements were kept under the
observation Of the Euthorities AFTER consul
i work It Was decided that as they had . lock box
| AZ the Post Once Department. snare should Be
| mt eVidently hsvfng scented the Detectives %
/ their track they allowed the mail to remain, but
tried to secure 4 through dislnterested parties.
were rlromut 10 the demand, and on Saturday az
/ ternoon Detectives McDevitt and Miller arrested
the two men q the corner q IhiEsssntsh street
| police Headquarters, where they gave their names
| Is John W Moodey and Arthur W Hart. Both
belong TO st. Louis, No. The former is twenty
seven years Of age, I'VE feet six and half inches
/ in height stout built, black hair and mustache
i and keen black eye. He claimed toee lawyer,
tIce approved BY the Judge Of the Circuit Court
Of MISSOURI, and countersigned BY the clerk
pje1iOn, slim built, light sandy hssf and squirt
In the eye. He showed 3 notary publics com
mission, signed by Silss Woodson, Governor Of
Missouri, and also countersigned BY the clerk
The Endorsements on the two commissions
purported TO have been written By the same
person, but the style was 50 dissimilar IS 70
trated in the signature. Other papers found on
their persons showed they had been operating in
ina furthars and more minute search Of their
rooms and papers the detectives came across
the evidence Of another fraudulent transaction.
1
| Whaf was regarded as valuable papers, as e was
sealed and securely fastened with heavy stamps
sssling Tad L T1s marked Evsss RApsEs
| Judge John +. Long, custom-hoase, ST Louis,
J. No.h Other letters revealed the fact that these
/ documents had been transmitted to Judge Long,
Vith 4 letter purporting 70 be signed BY Colonel
l Randolph, 10 fictitious nene,l stating tthat
before leaving Warrington, some days ago,
deeds and patents concerning soma real estate In
Missouri to me IN your care, with amount Of their
fee. would have been ~ y, Louis te.asy 9n
which compelled my return md, on my return
] that the papers have been sent. inclose you nj
charges. &c. You VIII please placs the papers j
your safe until arrive A great many Of theE
ara original documents and eanr q Be replaced 1
nam truly yours. GEO. p. RANDOLPH"
Being veil posted in st. Louis, and knowing
where snd how . STRIKE sns eo qds pies.
reteipt Of the communication, Endorsed Ran
dolp6's check ard sent i baSk 70 THIS city Hhei
IN company with third man, took il 70 gentle
man they knew 70 get II negotiated n intormes
them that ne Eolld easn y proslassa ne eoala p
jFE5 rSruseuf ftu.6 tiiEt ttl7ck efg Ia
been discovered, and back the check travelled 4
this city. When i reached here the gentleman
placed It N the hands Of hie attorney TO fthl
bond oouldnot be held responsible for the amount
IS they furnished the Information thst Il wa
While the investigation had been going on the
detectives had reason 70 suppose that the conf
denee men would locate Themselves at certain
house In baltimore, and therefore the serrioes 81
Messrs. Smith, Pearson and West were brought
into requisitiOn. and those efficient and gentle
manly ofacers kept faithful guard over the sus
/ pected residence, but the men did not emigrate
| fcm this city, and consequently their labor was
IN vain. The evidence e conclusive that Moodey
used the alias Of ]. 7. HollinEate, and Hart thai
Of Walton, also that OF james q. Sanford
Since the arrest Of this parties number 81
letters have been received directed TO them and
in response 70 the circular inciosng $40 f1r the
opinions and Instructions Of the Attorney Gen
l eral
Its also thought these same parties we're 4,
work IN New York last summer on another conf.
| Dental job.
Their pictures viii be taken By Gardner this
| morning to adorn the rogues' gallery, and then
they vii have hearing In the Police Court