Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-18
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THE BOSgS EHES.
The Investigation 81 Chief or nptrc
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The investigation by the Police Commits
sIoLers asked Tor by Chief OF Detectives Joan
| a. W ClarvCe a> to his alleged connection
with the arrest and release Of Green. the al
ltget peiSOuajor 81 David EteS. in giving
hail for Snyder, the Perry burglar" wa,
reEOmed ti.s mOTniug-Mr Cook repre- ent-
| Il the board and Gen. HeukIe Mr.. Clarvoe.
SKEEN: FISHER AND EVANS TOGETHER
MI =. Is. hendig was sworn, and testiHal
! that be was in Evans office on the pom OF
august, about O'Clock: saw Fisher auI
Green there Fisher LEFT, ard u reen remained
Until atter Evans came I'm; saw Green con
velse with Fisher; Green and Evans IA ssat
| Few words together land Ga zen ba le Evans
'S4od day. II was between } ana O'Clock:
had no recollection of seeing Claryoe about
| The Office OF Evans or elsewhere that dav: j.
certain that the man arrested IN Raltimora
! Green is the man who was in Evans ofIiss
| Cross examined 10y Gen. Hpnkle--FtSher
was In the Office only few momen.s afte-
witness entered the Office.
BY Commissioner Borret.-The meeting OF
| Evans and Green did not appear 70 have
| been the first one, is under the impression
mat Green said To Evans on leaving some
| thing like, "come and see me IL Won are over
| our way and was under the irnpresSIol
| that Green was a stranger in the CITY from
that remark. 1t may have been that George
town was spoken OF; is not certain that the
word Baltimore was used.
by Mr.. Cook-The impression he got was
lhat some distance interviewed between their
res der ceS
| TESTIMONY OF MARSHAL FREY. OF BALTI-
MORE.
Jacob Frey, Deputy Marshal Of the Balti-
a
| OF Millers (SnydeT's) release on bail and
knowing that he could not get Legitimate
oall ne concluded that IL was bogus. a con
cluslon made certain by the papers next
morning. One of mis- officers had Informed
| him that Millers WIZ had been seen i'm com
| Pany with man banned Green. Major
hlchards had gone Hhrth, and he wrote 10
| MI. Perry and TOLD F,Try that they had bet
ieI work The case alone at that stage Sinh
sequentIy Mr.. Mcpevitt came over and had
| an interview with him as Ia the case VIII
ness was not In the city when Green was
! first brought over.
BY Mr.. COok.-Witness knew nothing Of
ClarVoeS beiI z connected with the q, Se OF his
own knoEiest se. ana had heard that ClarVoa
was present In Baltimore about the time tha
arrest was made. Marshal Grey informed
MIN uat Clarvoe was in Baltimore on other
| business at the time, and he Grey hal sug-
| geSted TO Clarvoe 10 bring Green over. lie
IeE arded
THE RELEASE AS IRREGULAR;
Miller and wife, with another man and ais
| wife, were arrested for shop lifting and they
are regarded rs professional shop lifters and
among the smafteSt people I'm the country
| Green lived in a locality where there are
many suspicious characters, and in the
sane neighborhOOd Mrs. Miller resided
while her husband was here. Green while
hot regarded thief, would protect
thleI, and witness gave an instance
Whele a man had stolen a melOdeOn from "A
church. ana Green got between the man and
The officer, and, saying the man was honest
ne got away, but was subsequently re ar
rested, witness communicated direct win
Mr.. Perry. because be lacked Confidence
somewhat i'm the Police Court of WaSIino-
ton, and he did not wish the case To 20 there
again.
By Mr.. Berret:-witness got the impres-
SION from "A conversation with Crone and
Smaller mat Evans had Green -turaed up:"
this was ON the morning following the ar
| rest, and thinks that the knowledge of
! Green's release was obtained by CrOne and
Shaier from Green or some of his acquain-
tances.
Cross-examined by Gen. Heukle:-IVftuess
hheW ina CARY oe came over the first time
on The fnilbin business, and thinks CIarvOe
hdd no kIOWledge at the time of the exist
ence OF Green; when witness communicated
WIN ferfy tnere was no necessity of the no.
nee department knowing anything of the
branch OF the case in Baltimore
Mr.. PERRY THINKS SOME ONE FLr-rTRrFD
MI Perry examined Marshal Frey at some
length, and Mr.. +. said that the DESCRIPTION
furnished by Leighton was a good one OF
Green; did not pay much attention 10 the
0 old lEyans) description, because the first
Nj. Perry, in the course Of the examiua-
ton, said THAT he had reasons to believe thar
certain parties "fiuttered."
Mr. Cook asked if Mr. Perry intended To
reIer 10 the police force or any Of its members
Mr. perry prefer TO speak AT Another
time-beioTe the grand jury.
Mr.. Conk.-Mr. ClarVoe?
MI Perry.-l prefer not 10 answer that
question.
Mr., Ccok.-Any of the members of the
boardo
Mr.. Perry.-At the proper time YOU viii
hear all. Those WHO have no sores Wlu need |
DO salve.
DEFECTIVE JAMES a. MCDEvITr
testified that he mad several Interviews with
Ferry on the subject of the release, and pro-
cured from Leighton description OF the |
party: Witness took IL TO Mr.. Perry, told |
him that the party was "A man who scrapesl
faces, and lived on Marsh Market Space near
man whose half brother was the FIRST one
10 go i'm the store OF Mr.. Perry. and he had a |
notlon TO 20 over and arrest him. Mr. Perry
said that IL would be Oh his own Responsible |
" II he lMcD.l went over. On reflection 1
Major Richards being out of town witness |
concluded To let the matter rest with Mr.
Perry and the Baltimore authorities Mr. |
Nolan was mistaken as To turning over a |
note 10 him twitLess), but he saw the note |
which Nolan gave 10 Judge Fisher. IL was |
addressed 10 Parker aud directed that a
piece OF silk, other than those with Initials
on IL be given TO him (Nolan), signed c. G. f. |
Don't know anything OF Clarvoe's being i'm |
Sfrument8l in the release OF Green. learned /
that the Sit ks not recovered were at MaDus /
Ia Baltimore, near Green's. This Parker he /
Judge Fishers Office.
~ Commissioner Berret: - Witness OBJ
famed The Information Is 10 Green on the /
SuECay light after the release OF SNYDER He /
was ready 10 put forth his best efforts In this /
matter, tut after the remark of Mr. Perry /
and consultation with Mr.. Cook ne deter /
mlned BOl 10 take any action then. He asked /
10 state that ia 40 case have robberieS taken
place between Saturday night and Monday
morning II other cities have any considerable |
pOiIons OF property been recovered, but In
Tins robbery IL was only very few hours /
thereafter before they had large portion OF
the goods and one Of the parties. Long be-
fore the arrest OF Green, and after communl- |
eating with the Attorney General. he went
10 Baltimore aud had an interview with
Deputy Marshal Frey, and they determined |
That Green should be arrested the next morn
Ing. On his return he called on Mr. Wilson.
who expressed the wish that the arrest he /
not made then. Witness heard of one lady /
named Grant having some of the silk
MIR. C.. G.. Fisher asked Mr. McDevfft 70
fully explain this matter.
Mr.. McDevitt then said that he had hal n /
conversation with Mr.. Fisher, who stated 4
that ne had been 10 Shuster's and selected n L
number of samples of silks and had puy-
chased $50 worth for woman named GRAFT
ana Inc order was given TO Nolan to show
10 his lady friend for q purpose. Witness
went 10 Shusters and found that f. hal cot /
the samples, and another party got the /
dresses.
GREEN AGAIN IDENTIFIED.
George Washington Eddy Slater "a bog OF
1i) testified that he saw Green on the day the
bail was given at Mr.. Evans Office, and he |
he'd seen him in Jail to-day. He (G.l came
there with Mrs Snyder, and witness went
out TO look for Mr.. Evans. Mr.. FISHER came
In with Mr.. Evans, and Mrs. Miller said, |
Here is a man who viii 60 my husbands |