National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-29
cLlRVoE INVESTIGATION.


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i spoke about the weather; think Il had been
Mr. Cook. Sailing on the riserf A. Yes, sir.
did not pay much attention to the conversation.
9. Do you know how long he stayed; what tine IN.
q. How long did he stsyf A. Not many min
q. What time were you thsrss A. linus. have
been O'Clock, or somewhere in tho nsighbothood
O. Did any OF the conversation turn upon the
release Of Greenf A. No. sir; there was nothing
q. DiG you know Green had been ro,sassdi A.
q. Was Mr.. Evans particularly pleasant on
that occasionf A. Well, he was very pleasant.
mss.A .ss up a. ncI know IEcS hs came to
he had been out sailing, and Immediately amer.
think the entire party went in and had drink.
Q. We're you acting under the impression that
he had Just returned from the saili A; Yes, sir.
Q. That he had Just got backf A. Yes, sir.
q What time was that? A. judge In the
neighborhood Of Q O'Clock, or o little before or .
NAV nave been before r We were here At head.
quarters, and the party left, and 1 went down
By Mr.. Nichols: Q. You do not know where
they went? A. No, sir.
@. In whose company did you 20 down to head
gusTtersi A. think in company with MT Potts,
Potts may have gone with me.
Y. Did Mr.. Roberts 90 with your A. do not
therefore do not remember There Is not anything
that i could refresh my memory by. 1t is
common thing for party Of us to start from the
think he was in the party down at the hotel, but
whether he went with me or not 1 could not
O. You are conhdent.Mr Leighton was there
A. No, sir; am not positive that Mr.. Leighton
was there. Mr.. Leighton was not there to my
Mr.. HenkIe. MI Coomes thought he was there.
Mr.. Coomes. ! am not positive. IL might have
been some other time. know have been In the
Metropolitan hotel with him when he refused to
MI Henkle. Mr.. McDsvitt has not bsea ir-
CURED Of in regard to that
Mr.. Nichols. I thought Mr.. U9ok had made the
inquiry of Mr.. McDevitt, and that the answer was
Mr.. RenSIe. Then you think he was not thersf
A. do not think that he was there.
O. You are familiar with the history OF the
robbery Of Mr.. Perry's storef A. Yes, sir, some
Q. You were early called in the case, and in
your official capacity have taken an active part
@. Now, will you be good enough to state, II in
the progress of your inquiries. anything has been
brought to your knowledge which implicates
release of Snyder, or Of Green? A. No. sir,
have no knowledge Of anything that would lead
told HIM may be NOR. than once that he erred
little in going around there with them, If 1t was
not his arrest, those people taking him around to
had been me would have had nothing to do
with II. But that Is nothing as iar as am con-
cerned, In my Judgment about such matters; l
do not know anything that could state that
would show that he was implicated In the trans
action.
BY Mr.. Perry: z. HOW many were there IN That
supPose7 A. About seven, in all probability.
q. That is yourself Mr.. ClarvOe, Mr.. Evans,
MI. Coomes Mr.; Eooerts, and some say Mr..
Q. That makes six; Mr.. Wilson makes eight,
ana MI, Julien makes miner a. was asked the
question who from this once; l was not taxing
was asked the question who from this once was In
that patty. gave rough estimate said there
tsSts over IN nv MIND before answered yOu the he
question. will not swear positively that Mr..
Coomes was there, although he went down with
me; ,,..
cali IL 'an action" was not there IN any &C.
tion.
sense:
witness: tor ABOUT fourteen years nave oeen
in the habit Of going with gentlemen, or those
who l supposed TO De gentlemen. II they mad
been thieves, would have been Just as likely 70
be there drinking with them, because consider
1has PaTs II gu' e
tain ClarVoe. That Is TOUR: Mr.. Roberts Ia nve.
Mr.. Potts may have been there: SIX, and myself
ecNeu. Lue40 may nANO Ocon LAOIOs uuk WIN
swear to It: did not even think OF that when
gave you the answer seven. gave you rougn
estimate:
May be IL would De we'll Tor me 70 state mere
that made statement to Major Richards about
Q certain matter. Inc night We met there had
eonVeisauon Win MT: ULsrVoe, ana askea MIN
pooy was wen ana right: ASKED MIN II there
was any tping rev IN baItlmore. he said, mo;
askea MN ne saw any Washington people
over tnere, ana ne salo, oid mot 70
queeuon MIN any IuItner. tnougnt ~ pest 70
make that statement, because tne ooard may De
In possession OF that iact. told Il 70 more than
one, ana 40 not want the ooaro or any pody else
70 think would swear 70 anything put what was
proper, OF that IL nad any information that
time MI CiSrTOs has not told me his ' buspess'
and l nave not told Mr.. Olaryoe my business
Ior tnat reason ne may not nave communicated
here. make that statement in justice to Mr..
Ciarvoe as WeI as myself.
Sy Ooi: be1sI Y; mnyHn inat mr. Oiarvoe
business matters A.: think that Is very apPar-
snt 70 me ToalI: sVI long Iine past mere mas
tse GerU Ian aS 4, 70 many ss,sIs
tbat IA "a, j1o @ anu may De posse
tnat oio not 1--WE ny IhIormation siMays 70 Nr;
Sta aI AZ lines sne n LnIor ma1ion, anu
Van ne ny tsbo 0 Irt from, nt
nnen you 1eIere ne can renaet you no aldT a;
a All oeteette oMeeIs 40 mat you Know, an
6lIty In foreign Countries You see Il In the case
OF the CnaIlie Ross ehild, In philadelphis, where
the supposluon Is now tnat II the enieI OF the DE-
tecuves hau eSmmunIcatea Wnat information ne
NAG received tne chiiq would nave Deen secured.
u Is IN everyday lie, Win everybody, lawyers
ana otners;
by nj; Oook: Y ALLOW me 70 ask you Wnetner
you WIZ from MaloL hicnTds any iniorma,
tlon you oeem lmportantE a.. 40 not thinK
ever olo. 90 not want me Doara 70 Understand
me as meaning tnat MT. CIarSoe mas not commu-
nlcateo lacis 70 me. ne mas on many occasions,
ana II may De my 1ault ne does not oitener. am
very sensitiSe; ana often THINK am sighted when,
IN All ProoeDlllty, there is no such intention: 1
want TO acknowledge my faults here as well as
3tner PeoPles. ~ Is inca puslness 20 pc IN any
noNIthe PositiSn OF uetecive 9mcer, because
tW4 tnr n OF tne eommunlsy mink you are not
ngnt. NO matter now nar9 you may LABOR, Two
tniros OF tne community viii thlnk you are dolng
Hnat Is hot proper. M; feriy knows himself tnat
montns peiofe .nls IoD1eIy LOOK place ~ the
sugReston OF maloI hlcnaras went 70 MIN ana
toId Dim tnat ne old not place the CLERKS IN MS
store 70 Watcn DIS place and particularly on Sun
days, ne would De peat, and told MIN 70 arm them
VIII aouoiet Darreieo guns, tor II ne did not they
noulu Ret thS M9lst OF y, althousn tney were IN
soe. he VIII ecKnoWiedge mat 70 you.
MI. ferr!. you said saturday night
IT,. MtneSt: 80 much mas Deen SAID ABOUT TINS AZ
iair, take IL nome 70 myselI; Worxea nara IN
this matter, and DO not want any assertion made
" any p09y ABOUT my hot haVing zone my duty,
sno VIII hot soomlt 70 u eNner. Mr. Perry
Knows now aeteu Nhen saw tnat letter that