Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-03
The FOrgerfes ON the Controllers
1Hife

Two ARRESTS, AND MORE TO FOLLOW.
In the case of the fOTgeTies Of orders for fire.
mtns ana poheemeh's certificates upon Con-
tTOller Bakers Office, accounts of which have
been published io TaB STAR, a consultation
was held by Mr.. Baker, Major Richards and
MT: w; "A. Cook this morning, the latter having
arrived home last night from trip TO the north
Afterwards Major Richards gave directions to
Detectives Sargent and Mcklfresh to enter
proceedings against the parties implicated, the
controller himself having so far failed to do 80.
Two warrants were subsequently issued BY Mr..
L. G.. Dawson, clerk of the Police Court upop
the oath of these officers; the first one against
AlOert NORWOOD messenger in the cont Oh
ler's Office. and late member OF the House of
Delegates OF the District legisature) by Detec-
i've McEltresh, charging that on the oath day
OF March Underwood aid, wilfully ana felOn-
ously, forge and after true the name OF j. d.
Angel 10 a certain order on George f.. Baker
controller OF the District of Columbia, with in
tent 10 fraud." The other was sworn out bv
Detective Sargent, charging that on the 10th
day OF February, 1874, Thomas Il. warrek did
Slifully and feloniously, utter as true a certain
false and forged order upOn George T.. Baker
puTpOrtiDg 10 be signed by one III. Steele, with
intent 70 defrSud. MesSrs. Sargent and NeEl-
1resh started out, ana soon Afterwards hal the
accused seated in the Police Court. Mr. Gloss
asked that the cases be continued until next
Tuesday, and that they be held under IS OOl
bonds each The court so 'rdered, ard At two
O'Clock the marshal Of the court accented las
Penny b0ndsman Tor Underwood, and JAS. W.
Day for WarTiCk.
Albert Underwood. colored, has been a mes
and has just returned 70 it after a furlough of
two months to attend the sessions Of the House
OF Delegates of the late District legislature in
which body he represented the eth district He
was president OF the republican club Of that
local politician.
warrick is a young cOlored man about IS
years OF age, ana came here from Virginia dur
ing the war. His father was a we'll known col
ored clergyman in that state, and young War
mex graduated from the Howard University as
a a md Inc has ,Ia
lectOr Vim. II. Slater during his administration
of the affairs Of that office.
IL il understood that several more warrants
Will be issued this afternoon for parties who il
has since been aseertained are connected with
these forged papers. Several more fOrgerles
have been discovered this morning.
TIE FREEpNEN's SAVINGS AND Trust Com
fANN--Ihere are no new developments tod AZ
AZ TO the affairs of the Freedmen's Savings
Bank. The number OF depesitoTs at the bank
with bank books in hand inquiring after their
balances, is nearly double that OF yesterday but
all are quite orderly and undemonstratiye and
generally go away quietly after getting their
accounts adjusted. MIR. Wilson, the colored
cashier, who iDaugursted the bank on a very
en- al scale ten years ago, IL much detected at
tbis termination ef the enterprise which three
years go was so promising, and laments that
all bis labor has thus come 70 naught. The
trustees met AZ the bank last nj ght, but bevond
hearing report OF progress of a committee pre-
ylcusly appointed, transacted no business
They will hold another meeting this Afternoon
The designations made by the trustees of the
Freedmen's bank for commissioners consisting
OF Postmaster General Cresswell, DIR. Puryis
OF Philadelphia and l.. III. Leopold, of the
Treasury Department, has been confirmed BY
Secretary BristOw.
TIE WASHINGTON SCHyRTZENPgsr-Yes-
teTcay, the fourth day OF the festival of the
Washington SchuetZen Nerein, the park was
crowded, and the various amusements were
participated in with 9 Zest such as Is uncom-
mon save At ''fest-" The throng was simply
q Jam, but nevertheless such good humor pre-
vailed that no one felt any Inconvenience. The
pavilion was crowded throughout the evening
and dancing WAS kept up until midnight The
awarcs were as follows:-Bowling-Ffrs prize,
George Seufferle; ID, Samuel Cess; Sd, Chris
nan WOrch; 4th, j. Schlotterbeck; 5th, VIM,
Behrens; 9th, Benjamin Coli; It'll, John En-
ders: Ladies shOOtiDg-First prize, Mrs. John
Nogt; I'd, Mrs. Fendner; Sd. Mrs. Aug. Koch.
4th, Mrs. Horner; 5th, Mrs. Meyer.
HE TEST viii be continued during the remain
DER OF the week Tomorrow, the 4th of .Julv
the hour Of closing will be II O'Clock at night
and many additional attractions will be pre-,
sented. Nv