Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-21
THE CLARvOE INVESTIGATION.
Some Damaging D,..o-u,.rs.

Mr.. f. e. Ecktor. marshal of the Police
Court. was the tirst witness called, and he
testified that on August 20th, when Snyder
was bailed, Leighton, Evans, Barton and
others were present; only saw the party
Green as he was going out. Witness was
very busy " It'll his accounts at the time, and
as the party left, leighton asked If Edes was
good bail, and he replied in the affirmative.
ClaTvOe was not present, and he had no in
formation from statements or otherwise
which would directly or Indirectly tend to
connect Mr.. ClarvOe with the release of Sny-
der, nor indeed any one conn ected with the
police force in any manner. shape or form.
ZONE OF THE INCEST JOBS EVER PUT up
Nm. n. Martin, superintendent OF Dubants
restaurant, testified that on the 10th OF
August G.. q. Fisher came 10 the rNStaurant
and calling witness aside said that they had
Just put mp one of the incest jobs ever put up
in this city; that they had got fine looking
man to represent Edes friend OF his
tFisher's) father. and to give bail for Snyder,
and they had fixed him up with Evans watch
ard chain and diamond pin; that he
Fisher ard Evans were going 10 Baltimore
by the Baltimore and Potomac road aud
Snyder and his wife by the other road and
the silks from Perry's were 20 be sold to R)S
Levy. and he (Fisher) and + vans expected II
get -, 800. This Information was unsolici.o-l
and was probably given because he (F)
wished 10 borrow some money. Fisher used
no bother name than that of Evans who he
sf1d put the watch and chain on the man.
While they were tai king Nolan came in AMI
Fisher asked Where's Billy?" Nolan re
piled "OutSide" and Fisher went out. The
name of ClarvOe was not mentioned and he
had heard 70 statement which would tend -
connect him. The conversation he had told
McElfresh OF ten or fifteen days after his
release.
Henry Lacy testified that he was at the
Police Court when bail was taken; Mr..
Leigh ton. Mr.. EcklOff and Mr.. Barton were
present, and the man who said his name was
Edes; witness met Evans and that man
(Greenl on the landing; they came up nearly
side by side; did not see ClarvOe about there;
heard the clerk administer the oath; saw
Green in Baltimore, and was positive it was
The same man; noticed him distinctly in
Consequence of the clerk taking his personal
recOgHiZance; noticed the scar behind his
left ear distinctly; never came in possession
of any facts To connect ClaTvoe with the re-
lease OF Snyder; never saw ClarvOe at the
Police Court with Evans but once i'm his life;
is not now connected with The Police Court.
AT EVANS OFFICE.
CC1J. BrOOkS testified that he was employed
i'm Gen. Henkles office, (adjoining Mr.
Fvans';) saw a lady and gentleman at
Evans' office on the Goth o. August; they
had been there two or three times before: on
This occasion Evans was out at the time. and
they went out and returned and saw him
(Evans:) witness would not be able TO recOg-
niZe them.
GREEN LEARNING HIS PART.
q. ". T.. Hidfsr, (the Office boy OF Mr..
EVans,) was recalled. ana testified that he
had been sent from Evans Office by Mrs.
Snyder to buy tobacco to take to Snyder at
the jail; at one time Green was with Mrs 8;
this was week or so before bail was given:
thinks he saw Green at the Office four times;
never heard him addressed by name. On the
day BAN was given Green described, i'm ans
wer To question of Fisher, who was In COM
nany with Evans, the Edes property as on
was worth $4,000, or $4,000. Fisher said
THAT will do" and they all went Out-as
witness understandable the Police Court.
ClarvOe's name was not mentioned.
EVANS AND ''EDEs."
James Leonard testified that he was at the
10 ice Court to procure the release OF a
friend named johnson on the day i'm ques-
ton; saw Evans and Green come in; they
came in behind witness; heard them say
something about Snyder; went over to Jail
yesterday and Mr.. Russ showed him through
eight cells; after he came out he told Mr..
Russ which cell Green was in. and then went
back and pointed him out. Is certain that
lie was the man.
AN EXPLANATION WANTED.
Col. Berret said he would like Mr.. Neil
fresh To explain why he withheld the infOr-
nation gwen him by Martin. He thought il
due TO him: Mr.. ClarvOe, and the board that
he ma Ike This personal explanation.
Major Richards said il was due to Mr.. Nc.
ENresh mat he should state that something
about what Fisher had said about the job,
Evans watch and chain, the diamond pin,
and the division of the goods had been re-
ported 10 him (liajOT r., but as so many
OF Fishers had been reported he paid little
attention to il.
In reply to a question Of Mr. Smith, rs 10
the time Snyder was indicted,
MAJOR RICHARDS MADE THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT:
The circumStauce of Snyder'S indictment
II You desire that. are simply these: / think
the cay previous to the reported purpose of
an adjournment of the grand jury, ii came to
my mind that the witnesses in the Perry
robbery case had not been before that BODY.
We had been waiting for some days anX-
iously for these indictments To he procured.
ID order that we might send for parties that
we had reason TO believe were The persons
who robbed Mr.. Perry's store. We could not
u>e commissioners warrant conveniently,
for the reason that il would be necessary 10
lake the witnesses wherever we might find
these parties for the purpose of Identified
ton. We could not know where we would
find these persons, and therefore commits
siCner's warrant would cause a great deal of
trouble and expense-taking witnesses to
the place where they might be found, to
identify them. For that reason we wanted
an Indictment. II an Indictment is had,
when party Is taken before a court. the
court will only look into the regularity or
proper form of the Indictment, and the par
ties will be turned over to the officers. As
certaining that they were not indicted, upon
an inquiry of the officers who would have
been witnesses in the case, i called their
attention 10 the fact. and said TO them that
in the mOning-that would be the next
morning, the morning of the day the grand
jury was TO have adjOuned-I said that /
was going 10 Judge Fisher at once, and call
his attention 10 II, and try to get these parties
indicted before the grand jury should take
recess. The next morning at ten o'clock,
while was sitting in my office at my desk,
the officers had stated that wished To see
him. then stated the fact that these parties
had not been indicted. and that IL was de-
siTable that they should be for the purpose OF
pursuit. He then said he would attend TO
the matter, but feared there was not time to
summon the witnesses, sc. / told him If he
would go up to the court and have the sum-
nlODses prepared i would send some of my
own officers TO serve them on the witnesses,
and would have the parties before the grand
jury in short time. The summonses were
sent down, and i sent out officers To sum-
mons The parties before the grand jury. AS
a matter OF fact, think, however, that the
adjournment, or recess, was delayed TOR q
day or two after the day IL was first intendeI
10 adjourn. After the final adjournment, on
inquiry, found that these parties hal only
been presented, and not indicted, and we
were without any papers 10 act upon, such
as were desired.
Some discussion followed as to whether 10
close the investigation at this point, and il
was decided 10 adjourn until Thursday at
eleven O'Clock, TO obtain the evidence of De-
tective McElfresh.
AN ALIBI.
After the board went into closed session
Mr.. Evans went before them and asked per-
mission 10 present witnesses on Thursday
10 prove that at the time of the interview
between Usher and Martin he was in another
part OF the city, and was in 10 way connected
with Fisher.