Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-16
The Mail Contract Corr

THE TRIAL OF JER'
trial of Jerome J. H ,d ;s t5is mo morning the
rnpting govern ,n9s, snarge9 WIN cor
district Att Al before Judge Macarthur
Spence for srney Fisher and Solicitor
Cock, Per the government, and Messrs.
W n Jam and Hine for the defence.
srir :. Kettle was recalled and cross-ex-
Tho ed Witness made a statement before
J .rssmaster General as to the affair, aud
az es that time been Swallowed. The orr
sinal seal or stamp was in possession of the
Cnff clerk of the contract Office. The bids
were Kept in safe; don't know how Mr..
put in straw bids to keep square with other
olds. The government would not have lost
II me bids were accepted. There was no in
tentlon 10 wrong the government.
MR. COOK ON CONSPIRACY IN THE DE-
PARTMENT.
AT this point Judge Fisher said the sub
poena t,,'cts tecltaa would make il necessary
Mr.. Cook said he wanted it responded to if
~ required SIX wagons, and he wished to
show that officials in the department had
conspIred 10 connect Kinds in this bid busi-
ness.
CHANNELL RECALLED.
FRANK Il. ChUsseu. observation-disclosures knows
Kettle and Kinds received money from both.
Witness had been TO Mr.. Kinds house; was
there on the last Sunday in February; re-
celyed money from Kettle several times
PROBABLY $500 in all. Had a conversation
with Kinds at his (H.'s) house i'm reference
10 the bids; did not speak of his relations
with Kettle Afterwards Kinds paid him $50
for services rendered. The bids were filled
up at Kinds house, and witness took them
10 the department that night. Witness iden-
tlhed certain entries made on bids on taa
last Sunday in February. as also entries re-
lating thereto in the record books made by
him (wltnesS) the same night. Witness read
entries, among Others several in the name OF
w. c. Iddings.
A POINT RAISED.
Mr.. COOK raised the point that the witness
n an nf-
fetal.
Judge Macarthur said the defence could
inquire as TO his position on cross -examin-
alton.
Witness resumed, and explained at consid-
cradle length that the bids came in the mails
and were sent to the room To be recorded.
Witness performed certain duties, being di-
rected by the chief clerk.
DECISION IN A GEORG ETowN MILL CASE.
Judge Wylie, in the Equity Court yesterday
in the first of the Georgetown mill cases
that OF Ray VS.. the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal COmpany-decded that the contract
of Mr.. Ray entitled him to receive as much
water as had been coming to his mill before
the canal company undertook To make a
change, and ne made perpetual the injunc
ton restraining the canal company from di-
minisbing the supply of water TO Rays mill
ana from interfering with the gauge.
PATENTS TO RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.-The following patents have
Just been granted to residents of the District
Oh Noluhlola James Il. Peake, improve
ment on devices or clamps for stopping
leaks in water and other pipes, assignor TO
himself and Walton Brothers, of New York
city; Thomas j. w. Robertson, improve
ment in sash balances.
THE LECTURE BY DIR. WEBB. on s.tha
Forces OF Nature" at the 18th street Baptist
church this evening, ought to bring out a
large audience. The subject is one of great
Importance, and we are assured that the
learned speaker is competent TO do it full
justice. See advertisement.
AN. INTERESTING ITEN.-TaX-rayer are
saving nearly twenty-five per cent. by pay
ing their special Improvement bills through
j. {. Lay Co., No. 223 A street.