Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-21
LOCAL " E us.
THE ABsTRAtTED COURT RECORDS
Arrest Of Charles G.. Fisher.
Proceedings at Police Court To-day.
The Prisoner Committed.


and appeal bonds had been distracted from
the Criminal Court, by some person un-
Known. The suppos 4 object OF such ab-
stractlon of papers was the compromising OF
pehulng cases, and thus defeating the ends OF
Justlce. THESE papers were mostly records
OF appeal cases from the Police Court. aud
included the information and appeal bnnts
but there were also three Indictments miss
ing, las Tar as known, two against jeremiah
SoSteilo for receiving stolen property. in
Whlch Inc toy Stepney (the subject of the
controversy between the Chronicle and tho
harrington 81 was a witness. and one against
Dr. Christian, the re urrectionist.
indictments and other court papers are I'm
nc custody OF the clerk OF the Criminal
Court Mr.. +. ]. Middleton. and are ALWAYS
gealously guard f. They are never allowed
10 be ftken from the Office except by the
United States attorney or his assistants, aud
Ihe attorneys Tor the District, and only in
rare cases did these officers ever fake them
nom the room in which they were
MED. During the usual recess OF the
court, and several weeks before its reaSSem-
Ding IL was noticed that Mr.. Chas. q. Fisher
assistant United States attorney spent con-
Siderable time looking over the niles, hut
slhtlng that he was simply taking time by
The forelock, 10 prepare business The clerks
hld no suspicion that he was attending 20
any other than bis legitimate business Since
discovery was made that the papers were
gone, the aforementioned circumstance
caused suspicion 10 be directed 10 him.
The ARREST OF CHARLES G. FISHER.
Immediately after the abstraction OF the
records had been reported TO police head
quarters by Mr.. BrDey, assistant District
attorney, Major Richards gave the case to
detectives McIDevitt and Miller, who at once
set 10 work. They soon satisfied themselves
mat Charles q. Fisher, late assistant Dis
trlct attorney, knew more than anybody else
ABOUT The missing papers, and Major Rich
ards last evening ordered them To arrest hi m
ABOUT nine O'Clock last night they found
MN AT the Theater Comique and escorted
hlm direct TO police headquarters where ne
was informed of The charge of abstraction of
papers, which he denied i'm whole and I'm
part, with the exception OF the Indictment of
Dr Christian for body snatching He pro-
tested that he was not legally i'm custody as
mere had been 70 warrant served on MIN. IL
was found impracticable to procure the ne
ceSssry papers last night, and ne was then
locked up without them.
SCENES AT THE POLICE COURT THIS MORN
ING.
This morning there was great excitement
ABOUT headquarters and the Police Court,
ara general expression OF satisfaction
among the people at the prospect OF the ulti-
mate triumph Of justice.
The Police Court was crowded early with
spectators TO learn of the disposition of this
particular case. Among the crowd were
many members of the bar and other promi-
nenl citizens. Mr.. T.. j Middleton, assistant
clerk OF the Supreme Court. in whose Gus
tcdy the indictments and appeal bonds are
placed, was busily engaged in ascertaining
Inc number and nature Of the papers alb
beeS oIr seT tbs hH havns
Dewitt and Miller, making in all about fifty
IN number so far recovered by them.
MR. MIDDLETON'S AFFIDAVIT.
Mr.. Middleton filed an affidavit which was
sworn 10 bY Mr.. Howard l.. Prince, clerk of
the Police Court, charging 'that on or about
The lOtb day of September tairty-eight papers
Court of the District OF Columbia filed aud
deposited with the clerk of said court were
ielonlously stolen and carried away out OF
The possession of the said L. j. Middleton
n arTa 4
FISHER of committing said offenSe"
On this affidavit a warrant was issued.
FISHER AT THE POLICE COURT.
FISHER was removed TO the Police Court
during the business of the morning hour by
Detective McDevitt, and turned over u
MarShal Eckioh, who placed him in charge
asked TO be allowed To go out on the street
Ia charge OF the bailif, which Mr.. Ecklofl re-
fused.
THE WARRANT
is made on the cath OF Erasmus ] Middle
ton, who charges Charles q. Fisher with
stealing and carrying out OF his (Middleton'S
possession, contrary 10 the statutes and
against the peace and government Of the
is copied by James A. McDevitt.
FISHER COMMITTED TO JAIL.
The case was called about twelve O'Clock,
when Mr. FRANK Gloss appeared for Fisher
and waived an examination; be also waived
the reading of the warrant, and asked what
the bonds would be. Mr.. Birney stated that
rot be willing TO fix il less than - 600. Ate
some discussion between counsel the court
fixed the amount at $1,000. Fisher was then
committed TO jail in default, TO await the
action Of the grand jury.
THE MISSING PAPERS.
The following is q list of the cases TO which
Christian, Indictment for removing deat
bodies from cemetery; appeal bond of VIM.
Carey for selling liquor on Sunday; do. John
Diamond and Lizzie Diamond for assault
md ha ~ DC
DO. Henry SchrIver, disorderly conduct, 500
bOrds. Charles Heitmuller, surety; do. Jos.
T. h. Plant, disorderly conduct, 500 bonds,
L. L. Brewer, surety; do. George +. Chandler,
produce dealer without license, 500 bonds,
Joseph kengla. surety; do. Frank King, tap
ping sewer without permit, 800 bonds. e. ].
KING, surety; do. William Starr, indecent
exposure, 500 bonds, l.. q. Hine and j. w.
Ridenour, surety; do. Edw. Roach, disorierly
ConCuct, 500 bonds, Robert Geyer, surety:
George w. ROsebeTry, produce dealer, with
out license, 500 bonds, l.. q. Hine surety;
Edward Roach, carrying concealed wea pons,
500 bonds, Robert Geyer surety; George
Sohriver, ohstTucting market, 500 bonds,
Henry Schriver surety; Richard b. Lloyd.
profane language, 500 bonds, Edward LLOYD
surety; George Wanstall, fast driving, SiO0
bonds, Francis Carter surety; VIM. IA. Lair,
Oliver May, Henry Young, Charles Nelson
and Joseph Massey. gambling, 500 bonds
each, Charles Irving surety; John KoZel,
violation of liquor law, 500 bonds, John
Wiseman surety; James La Fountain, OBJ
struction of the sidewalk, 500 bonds, Mar
garent La Fountain surety, four cases;
Daniel Brown, throwing stones in street,
500 bonds, Patrick Quirk surety; James A.
Hoffman, dealer without license, 500 bonds,
Richard Thompson surety; Joseph Spears
and John Brown, cruelty TO animal, SlOO
bonds, Thomas w. Chase surety; VIM. IL.
Ferguson, disorderly conduct, 800 bonds,
b. w. Ferguson surety; Charles w. Thomas,
open bar room on Sunday, 500 bonds,
George Cumberland surety; John Dalton,
embeZZlement 500 bonds, Seth A. Terry
and Mills Dean sureties; Washington
Holmes, disorderly assembly, 500 bond
STROLLER Webb and Reuben Scott sureties;
Bat Noonan. d1sorderly conduct, 500
bonds; George w. Fletcher surety;
Charles Clark, profanity, 500 bonds; James
A. Conner, violation of building regulations,
800 bonds, VIM. A. Cook surety; John A.
Rheem, same offence, 500 bonds, Benjamin
Reiss surety; Margaret Reilly, dealer, with
out license. 500 bonds, John +. Huntington
surety; Elias Rasher, committing a mali
cious nuisance, 800 bonds, K. O. Darlington
surety; Edward jackson, carrying concealed
weapons, 500 bonds, Luke Madison surety;
Elias Rasher, doing business IN market with
out license, 300 bonds, r.. G. Miller ct al.
sureties; Moses Anderson, Carrying con-
cealed weapons, 500 bonds, George q.
Cornish surety; Frank King, tapping
sewer without permit, 500 bonds,
Columbus i. King surety. Samuel john son,