Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-16


TIE H. CASE OF JOHN GREES. THE BARBER-
THoRfTIKs.
Especial Correspondence Of The &or.l
BALTINoRE, Sept. 16, 1878.
Der, arrested here through Detectives Sar-
gent and McElfresh, of your city on the
charge OF falsely personating David Edes of
the Perry 6ursar in the Poll Police tor Csn nyde en-
August 20ti, was concluded before Commits
sioner Rogers. There were present during
the examination X piT, number Of the police ON
y Downs and John Carter, who operated as
detectives in the safe burglary case; also,
the following persons from Washington: Mr..
a. B. Williams, who 1t will be remembered
was one of the parties charged with con-
spiracy in the safe burglary case and &C.
Quilted; Mr.. Arthur Shepherd, former
speaker of the House of Delegates Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia legislature, and others.
ATTEMPT TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
,,d After the testimony Of Mr.. Evans, (Inen-
had been heard), Albanus Wise, Florence
Green, an adopted daughter of the accused,)
w; L; Johnson, and George T. Burke. were
called TO prove an alibi, and testified to see
ing Green al his shop, g Market Space be-
tween the 18th and 21st of August Rosa Rey-
nolds was called, but did not respond, and
secure her attendance. He stated that her
evidence was as TO the alibi, but he deemed
1t important
commissioner Rogers said that if such was
the case il would be unnecessary to postpone
the hearing, aid he proceeded TO give his de-
cision. He said that his duty was to deter
mine If IL was Potable that the prisoner
committed the offence with which he is
charged. He thought that it was probable,
and thought that the facts presented should,
II the prisoner was innocent impel him to ask
that the case be tried by a jury of his
peers. Notwithstanding the testimony for
the defence he could not forget the testimony
for the prosecution-of Mr.. Barton, who teS-
titled that the man had a scar on his neck,
before he examined him, and when Green
that Evans swears that Green was not the
man, but from the hort time he was with
the party and the little attention he gave the
case, falling to get the certificate of the
tax clerk, which according to his admission
cou.d have been procured in a few minutes,
he probably did not observe the party
tacle presented shows disgraceful
state OF things about Washington, and
the parties who were guilty of bringing
about such state OF affairs he would like to
hf We the power to punish. Courts should be
Ike caesars wife, above suspicion; and here
we ind young lawyer testifying that IL
only took from ten to twelve minutes to get
burglar out of Jail and turn him loose on
the community, and that, too, upon bail
worse than worthless. He would have to
hold the prisoner to bail for trial in the juris-
ted. q
Especial Dispatch TO The StdT.l
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-This morning the
commissioner reported to Judge Giles OF the
United States court that the accused should
be held, and Judge q. delivered Green to the
officers, who left on the 1910 a m. train for
Washington. c.
SENT TO JAIL.
The accused came 10 this city in custody
OF detectives Sargent and McElfresh, and
Chief Crone, Detective Shafer and Deputy
Marshal CTeager, of Baltimore. He was
a frs To mol Hrttro
before Mr.. f.. c. 1ngersOll, United States
committed him to jail for hearing Thurs
day next, ed inst.
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES CLARvoE's CoNNEC-
TON WITH THE CASE.
To-day the Board of Metropolitan Police
met at headquarters for the purpose of act
tives ClarvOe, transmitted through the Su-
perintendent, asking that the board make an
examination as to his alleged connection
with the arrest and release of Green. The
occasion brought together quite a number of
persons, including representatives of the
city press, also Mr.. Perry, Mr.. Leighton,
more detectives-Chief Crone, Detective
Shafer and others. The reporters being
anxious TO secure full report of the inves-
tlgation. they, before the meeting of the
board, at one o'clock, prepared a petition to
the board, asking that they be admitted,
which was acceded TO by the board, who ad-
mitted the reporters at two O'Clock p. m.
AT 2:15 Mr.. Clarvoe suggested that his
counsel, Mr.. Henkle, would be present in a
few minutes. There were present at that
time Commissioners Murtagh, Nichols, Ber-
ret, Sweeny and Smith. Mr.. w. A. Cook
represented the board. Mr.. A. E. Perry
and David Edes (the genuine, not the bogus)
were also present.
The charge is "Conduct unbecoming an
officer" and the specifications are:-1st In
this, that the said Clarvoe did, on or ABOUT
the 10Th OF August, 1875, knowingly and
In the release of one Edward w. Snyder
from the Jail in this District. where he was
confined under charge Of robbing the store
Oh M Leg Perry Bro; In this city, on the
Green persOnating Edes in going bail for
Snyder. Sd. That he connived at and pre-
vented a proper identification of Green after
Gen. Henkle, after the charge had been
read, entered plea of "not guilty"
Mr.. a. l.: Perry was first sworn and testi-
ned that he knew Mr.. ClarvOe, does not
know OF any act OF his In relation to the
release Of Snyder on his own knowledge;
thinks he had only one conversation with c.
on the subject, and that was a day or two
after the robbery; never had conversation
with c. after the release of Green. Mr. Per-
ry then made statement as follows: That
on the afternoon OF the release of Snyder he
was informed of IL, and came to headauar-
tiers and had an interview with Richards,
whom he Informed of it, and he( r twas much
surprised, and he sent out and ascertained
the truth. The people then came to him and
urged him TO follow 1T up. a few DAYS after
he received letter from Deputy Marshal
vi WHO SAID mat ne mad
clue. Witness then through Mr.. McDevitt
got description from Mr.. Leighton and sent
IT TO Marshal Frey. Mr.. Evans met him
and asked Perry not to think hard OF
what he (E.) had done in the matter, and
witness then asked him for description OF
the party, which Evans gave, and he sent
that also to Mr.. Fry.
THE FORGED ENDORSEMENTS ON GER
TIFICATES OF THE BOARD OF AUDIT.
ID. Vernay, against whom charges were made
q few days since for forgery of endorsements
on board OF audit certificates, and who waived
a hearing in the Police Court for action of
the grand jury, still lies in Jail in default OF
81 200 security. The detectives employed in
working up the case have traced the certifi-.
ca ties TO a certain man who suddenly left tn
city when the forgery was discovered, and rs
the board of audit seems to have shown 40
to ferret out the guilty parties
alleged TO have been in collision with subor-
dinate officials OF that Office, no further eff
forts have been made by the detectives. The
board OF audit have ordered locks to be
placed on all the doors of the rooms occupied
by that body, and In some cases changed old
locks for new ones.
THE FIRST BAPTIST ASSOCIATION of
II ul.g.