Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-14
The Bogus Edes.
HEARING IN THE CASE OF JOHN GREEN,
THE BARRIER.

IdE BARBER.
lSpectd Correspondence of The SsurJ
BALTIMORE, Sept. IA. 1875.
Yesterday The trial OF John Green, the bar
Der, arrested here through Detectives Sar-
gent and McElfresh, of your city, on the
Georgetown, and entering bail for Snyder,
the Perry burglar, in the Police Court on
August 18th, was continued before Commits
The STAR. Mr.. Henry Barton, messenger
of the Washington Police Court, who had
identihed Green as the man who personated
Edes from his general appearance. as well as
by scar on the left side of his (G.'s) neck,
was subjected to cross examination by Mr..
Wells, but he did not change his testimony
Henry Lacy, formerly employed by the
Washington Police Court, testified to the
identity of Green with the party who had
der by photograph.
sNYDER's WIFE AND GREEN.
L. b. Hall, a Baltimore detective, testified
that on the 9Th of August Officer Gait called
his attention to a woman, saying that she
was the notorious lacelifter. Ms. Miller, the
wife OF Snyder; went back TO take good
look at her; at the Northern Central depot
saw her go to the window and buy ticket;
she then walked down the platform and met
this man, (GreeD;) the two talked two or
three minutes and parted; Green then bought
ticket, and about time for the cars TO start
he got on board, and took a seat beside the
woman; witness went out as far as Union
depot 10 see IL anyb body Joined them; officer
Gait told one of the officers on the train to
watch the couple and see where they went
In Washington; reported the circumstance at
police headquarters that night. Gro - eX
amined Never saw Green before; noticed
him before the woman arrived at the depot,
and called Officer Galt's attention to him;
passed him several times closely, and was
sure the prisoner was the person.
John Sargent, detective, of Washington,
testified that he knew David Edes; he was a
Washington. formerly in Georgetown; knew
of no other David Edes; was present when
Green was arrested last week; recognized
Snyder's picture, had not seen Snyder since
he was committed TO Jail on the charge of
burglary. On crOss-examination witness
stated that he had never seen Green until the
time OF his arrest, at his barter shop, on
Thursday last.
District Attorney Stirling said he had sew
eral other witnesses, but at this time he would
not call them. He desired that the Testimony
OF Of1cer Gault be taken and would close for
the government, reserving the right TO ex-
anime Mr.. Gault
EXPECTS TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
Mr.. Wills said that the defendant had sew
eral witnesses, but they were not present and
ne desired a continuance. He expected by
them to prove an alibi.
After some discussion the case was al
Journed TO Wednesday, and the prisoner was
remanded TO Jail in default of 5000 bail.
mot THAT MAN BUT ANOTHER MAN"
The Green now under arrest is not COrne-
Illus Green, barber residing at 62 Pratt
street, out is man about 50 years old, five
feet seven or eight inches high, with a full
-'tCs oIOWh IiuStdCUc dI1u sandy na1r, ana
certainly as he appeared In the court here
yesterday, would never be mistaken by any
of Mr.. Edes' acduaintances for him, (Edes }
who is tall and has dark complexion. The
prisoner Is, believe. a French Canadian by
birth, and came here during the war and
worked some time as journeyman barber.
For the past four years he has kept shop at
No. Center Market space, and 1t is said by
some that although he has not been promf-
nent as an evil-doer heretofore, yet he keeps
company with very bad people. The fact
that he is charged with this offence is a sur
prise to many who had not given hi M credit
for being smart enough TO assume the char
acter alleged to have been played by him
The AMALGAMATED CARPENTERS AND
JoINERS met last night in the COlumb ia Law
building; Mr.. David Bfannon, president, in
the chair, and j. p. Mcmahon secretary
The report for the month of August from the
home branch, Manchester, England, was
submitted, OF which the following is a synop-
sis Total number of branches, IA; organ
lied since the previous report was adopted
3; membership, IA ,54l; on Unemployed ben
efits, 10; sick benefits, go; superannuates o.
branches in America, Is; membership, 49,
state of trade, moderately good. Three new
members were elected.
A BOYS ARM BROKEN.-Yesterday after
noon a little boy named John Laskey seven
years of age, fell from the door steps of a
house on T. street, between 10th and 18th
northwest, breaking his arm.