Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-14
4 Sntltl Leak.


Treasury department. amounting to SIS
b e.. IssferTCOo,t. receiving teller testified
tnat ne missed The money, and notified Mr.
GraNes, bis superior officer. and afterwards
he took the prerautio1 to register an fha
notes. He made known the loss TO the de- e.
live bureau Of the department. Witness
described the manner Of doing business at the
counter
Cross-examineSi: -Frensley had been en-
ployed as messenger in his office: couli not
tell the denominations of the notes missed
out could swear 10 the amount. TIE money
was lost between the first and las: of Deren
Der, when he commenced to register the notes
received. During the month of December n
was an the habit OF asking Frensley to stop
az his counter during his temporary absence
There are some thirty women in his room
constantly during Office hours. Fren SleV wa
frequently charged with the duty Of carrying
both new and old money back and forth
through the building.
4 l.. Dr5mlmoad. detective. testified 10 90
ing TO Frensley'S house. January !. and not
hnding him; saw him afterwards on the
street, and followed him 10 his house aud
watched him in his room through an omen
space in the boards An Anonymous letter
had previously been sent him warning him
mat he was suspected of having things I'm his
house belonging To the department. and al
NlSing HIM 10 get rid OF them. Witness saw
nm read The letter, when he went to his
trunk and pulled oat an express letter and
lighted match and set fire 10 the letter and
threw IL i'm his stove. Afterwards arrested
hlIn ana searched his premises; found sew
y
so OF new greenbackS, which he claimed II
he his months pay. The arrest was made on
the pr"text Of his being engaged in the coun-
terfelt business; charged him with burning
the envelope, when he could give no SatiSfac-
tory reason for doing so. only that he had
received II from Virginia by express; on in
curry at the Adams express Office, aScer-
tanned that such package had been passed
ltSS Matte Yc,cHtul testified that she
boards at the same place with FrenSlev: on
me 9th OF January FrenSley gave her a cigar
% "a a ~ "a
money, and asked her tn AXE care OF Il for
him. She did so, and soon after Frenslcy and
the detective called for the box: she gave il
10 them and they left her room. She forgot
the envelope, and as they We're going down
stairs she called To them. reminding thnm of
II, but they did not hear her FrenSley after
wards called for the envelope: she gave il 10
him and he opened IL and took Sl5 out of IL.
as he said, and returned il to her uuSeaI.d
She counted the contents and found SS5:
some OF IL was mutilated currency. FrenSley
told her that he was often asked 70 loan
money, and be did not wisI % keep il on his
person. CrosS-eXaminatio Witness is en-
ployed IN the Treasury; did not have possess
sion of the box half an hour; the package she
kept three or four days; did not examine
what the box contained.
Mrs. Bennett testified that She lived in the
same house: saw an envelope opened belong
ing 10 DR.. Frensley containing old notes; did
not remember the amount; saw the money
replace and the envelope sealed.
Alter other testimony the further bearing
was postponed until tomorrow.
THE POWELL ExPEDITIoN.-At the re-
quest Of the Secretary of the Interior, Capt
c. +. DuttOn, ordnance department. has been
ordered to accompany TO the field during the
coming season the second division of the
second L. :. geographical and geological
survey of the territories i'm charge of j. w.
PowelI. tpon the return of the expedition,
Capt. Dutton will make his report on the
subject TO the Secretary of War.
THE CONCERT AT THE PRESIDENTS
GROUNDS To MORROw.-Selections to be
played by the Marine Band at the Presi-
dents tomorrow Saturday evening: .
March, c. Schneider; , Overture. Diamants
de Ia Couronne, Auber: ,. Duet. Semcra-
made, (cOrnet and trOmbone.) ROSSini; 4.
Waltz. La File de Mime. Ango:, Lecoro; :
Selection, Prnphite, MeyCrbeer; e. Polka.
Penitence, {. Schneider :. Potpouri, II Bar
biere di Seviila, ROSsini; &. Gallop. mker-
man, Bugeenhout; >. Yankee Doodle.
WASHINGTON As A WINTER RESORT
Evan" writing 70 the Springfield Republican
of business matters in this District says that
so long as taxation is changed by every
Congress. real estate Will not sell for its Iull
value here. However, property owners are
not hinging IL away; pretty lot, one squala
east of the Capitol, sold last week. for 10000
cash. \ wealthy weSterner will erect a
winter residence upon il. There are hun
dreds OF wealthy people who own houses here
for winter use only. They like the climate
and the peculiar society which we have
here"
NAVAL OFFICERS DETACHED.-Lieut. Il.
B. Bradford has reported his return home
having been detached from the Franklin.
European station, on the LIST of April last,
and has been oriercd TO report for duty at
me torpedo station, Newp"rt, X l.. on the
Sun instant; Lieut.. a. V Wa 7H2-uS and
Master John Ii. Milton from the Powia ''an
ana Ordered to the Alert 10 report on the 9ntb
inslahti Lieut. VIM. y. Everett from the
nd
a Iert, 2cth inst. Lieut.. John G Rich from
the navy yard. PhlaGeip hia. and ordered fo
zoe Pee Alert, 10Th instant; Lieut.. Edwin :
jacob, from the navy yard. Norfolk Va. and
ordered TO the POwhattan.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD AT
AUCT1oN.-JudgeB latchiOrd. in the United
States district court at New York on appli-
cation OF Jay Cooke and Charlema gne TOwer
holders OF first mortgage bonds OF the North
eTn Baclflc railroad. has issued a decree ~ 4
dering the sale at public auction of an prou-
erty, including lands and grants. of tie l
Northern Pacific railroad. the lands and /
grants 10 be sold in the states in which they /
are located, and the other property in New /
ork, on the first Monday in August.
JUSTIFYISG THE STRIKING MISFRS.-At /
Osceola, Pa, ; iney, one Of the strike lea jeYS.
IN an address 10 the striking miners. said If /
Captain I. l.. Clark OF the police force. o. /
whose complaint he was arrested. should 4
receive any injury, the miners would not be /
10 blame. He also said there were times /
when persons were justified in violating the /
aW; that new corners who were taking the /
places OF strikers Were robbiug the ch lIren /
ara women OF their bread, and should be /
treated accordingly.
DOING THE HANDSOME THING.-George |
H. Price, the express messenger who killed 1
he robber III his car on the Pittsburg and /
Fort Wayne railroad a few days since, has
been voted ~ 600 in gold by the board OF
managers of Adams Express Company /
Also. il il stated, - 900 per annum to the |
aid society, has been voted TO
be paid 10 the heirs of deceased members
who die in the service of the company.
THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY school. |
CONVENTION, which has been in session in |
Baltimore since last Tuesday, adjourned size
ne last night. During its session of three |
lays various theories relating 10 the ad-
rancement and promotion of the Sunday 4
school cause, and the improvement Of the
methods used in teaching in the Sunday /
school, were discussed.
CHARLES l.. LAWRENCE, who was arrested
Ii Queenstown, ireland, on a charge OF for
gerry in the United States, arrived at New |
York, Wednesday night, and was put in
Ludlow-street jail. Since his flight from |
New York his hair, which was perfectly |
black, has become almest gray, and he wears
haggard look. There are over a hundred |