National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-20

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6: How long was that before the actual arrsstf
| Counsel: Yes. A.. Well, Judge 1t was maybe
ten days; II the Marshal has the dispatch. he can
| q. understood you to say that Won obtained
| your information as to the person who had false
~ personsted Mr.. Edes in this cltyF A. Yes,
q. And that was on Sunday A. Yes, sir. Sun
! days-two days after the release.
Ms;or Richards went to New York; a. Yes.
q. You were not sure whether you coumuni-
J Gated your Information to Major Richards before
/ he went to New York; A. said that was not
positive whether said 1t to him or not; had
Conversation with him at the depot, and had
zone To- TEE REPUBLICAN ONCE, anticipating some
! trouble there; saw there was not much signs Of
any trouble, and returned to see the felks of at
/ the depot; whether i communicated the fact then
| 10 Major Richards or not, 1 am not positive
Q. tfyou did, was 1t In your conyersstion with
him at the depotf A; We were az the depot;
/ that to Major Richards, did you do It at the
/ depotF A. Yes, sir; say did 1t at the depot,
! and nowhere else, If did Il.
o. And YOU did not, as understand you, COM
muuicate it to any other member Of the force? A.
~ o. When MAJOR Richards returned from New
York it was the day upon which Green was setu-
| ally arrested and brought over here the nrst
O. 1 50 understood the Msjorf A. do not
q. understood the Major to say that when he
/ found that he had gone to Baltmore2
| Mr.. Nichols. MAJOR Richards returned the
evening before, and did not go to the ONCE until
Mr.. Henkie. Perhaps you are right, Doctor.
Witness. make statement in connection with
that to show that 1t was not on that day. The
two detective officers who went with him on the
trip returned on Saturday, in the afternoon.
| Major Richards. That Is so.
witness. / said TO Major Richards: "Dou you
know what has trsnspiredH" He says; WHAT"
/ told him that the msn In Baltimore who per-
taken to the Police Court and released and sent
home the same night. make that statement so
as to show it must have been the day after that
! Major Richards and the detective officers re-
| turned, because 1 would not have been able TO
have communicated that to him day ahead.
did not Ieturn until afterwards. A. / think he
| returned on Saturday.
Major Richards This was on Friday. That is
| BY Mr.. HenkIe: Q. This was after this man
had been arrested and was brought over here and
Mr.. Perry. With the permission Of the COM
mission I should Ike to ask Mr.McDeTitt q few
The President. Certainly.
Mr.. Perry. showed you and Major Richards
also Marshal Frey's letters? A. In confidence
| O. In the basementT A. You showed It to me
before you showed it to me in the basement.
| Q. When you said to me, "If I am to work 10
dence and faith in me. If haven't should like
| to be out OF IL altogether" A. said 50. am
very plain In my remarks to any and every
q. said to you: al have no lack Of faith in you
from what had seen, and what you had done in
this matter but that within twenty four forty
| eight hours you would see my reasons for tt very
plainly" You then stated to me as you state
feeling certain that you would go and get him,
and with some emphasis you said: 81 have great
mind to DO Il on my own EesPSnsioty, and take
and go over and bring him ?" A. Yes, sir.
Q. said that should be very glad to have
this thing: You may get him or scare him away.
| A. "Flush him" you said.
Q. That is it probably. 1t is q sporting phrase.
| said: " have advice to give you at all.
| What you do you must do entirely on your own
| responsibility" A. So stated.
| @. Then in twelve, twenty-four or forty-eight
hours Will show you the whole thing. and you
| will see there has been no lack Of confidence in
Then said to you al TSTid Tsfh sG.h hays
the man; you would do Just as we'll. The man
who can furnish the most positive information is
| witnessA Then referred you to Mr.. Leighton,
and said had implicit confidence in him.
at all about the police headquarters or any where
else of my anxiety to get perfect description Of
the man who personsted Edes; to get any person
| who could 20 there ana take an oath as to his
Identity. Everybody knew that. There was no
secret about 1t at all. A. What TRANSFERRED before
came into the office do not know, You were In
the Office talking with several Of the officers be-
q. There was no secret, Major Richards, was
Major Richards. No; not the slightest, that
| know of.
Mr.. Perry. From, the beginning it was known
| that was extremely anxious to get perfect de-
scription of the man who personated Edes, and
also one who could identify him.
| Major Richards. You SO expressed It TO me, If
you are addressing your inquiry to me. You
stated explicitly that 1t was not from any lack Of
confidence in myself or anybody else; that you
with facility by following IL, and that you wanted
| forty -eight hours to establish 1t.
Mr.. Perry; lsPoke oft several times In the pres
Major Richards. 1 will state that never con-
| sidered lin any conversation that had with Mr..
Perry that he ever intimated that he had any lack
! Of confidence in myself or the manner In which
this office worked the matter up.
| Mr.. Perry Ito witness McDevttf.l Do you know
| of anything about q woman named Maud, said to
have silks, about some silks that she Is said to
have had at Ssnderson's hotel, on the Hill, or In
| A. No, sir; heard Of one lady receiving some
| silks but that was not her name. Her name was
Grant / traced that matter up and found,
| Although IL had Something mysterious about IL
| still 1t had nothing to do with this matter.
BY Mr.. Charles D: Fisher: Q. Be kind enough
to state what you know about that matter.
| gave you that Information, did not? a. stated
I had conversation after the return from Baltt-
more, and Mr.. Fisher told me that he went to
q. i viii Just inquire whether this was not in
| explanation Of the order and why that order was
| given, / want you to state all you know about
1. A. You told me all about the Shuster bust
| less, and about the order and what you stated
Gu
gone int the Shuster s Bros. store, and there
| selected o number Of samples Of silks; that he
afterwards purchased $50 worth Of silk there and
made 1t present to a woman by tbs name Of
Grant, who was an actress at the Comique. IN
derstood him to say in reference to this order GER
me n 10 Understand that It Was given that NOisnd
might be able to show to his lady friend that he
was going to do the same thing for purpose very
improper to make known here.
o. BID Won 20 to Mr. Shuster's3 A. I did.
Q. Did you ind the silk purchased there on the
day Sd these i sss samples had 90s ssiscsSd
| called upon Mr.. Shuster and asked him IL he
| had sold any goods to Charles g. Fisher, and he
| said he had not. 1 asked him If Mr.. Fisher had
been there and selested any samples OF silk. He
| said that he had gotten number OF samples 1
stout Rentlsmsn in the store as the one who had
waited on him, and stated that anoth gentleman
| had gone there and got the silk from hlm-two
| the store that they were from the same samples
| that had been given to MI. Fisher.
Ra ne Samples Ra party
there and purchased the silk? A. Not very long
| afterward.
q. Only a few monentsP A. asked him who
| came and he declined to tell me who. He said IL
was q young man connected with house here,
and the proprietor Of II was person WHO had
| give me his name unless he was compelled to.
said there was no compulsion as far as was con-
q. Do you recolIsct asking the date when the
SIX was purchased there A. No, sir; did not
M. Fisher. That is all want to ask.
| TESTIMONY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON EDDIE
| SLATER
George Washington Eddie Slater sworn.
| By Com. Smith: How old are your Witness.
BY Mr. Cook: @. Do you know q man by the
| name of MIR. Green2 A. / do not know the man,
| but have seen him. l know his name.
| Q. Where did you first see him ? A. In Mr.
| O. Whenf A. think it was Friday, when he
| went to Baltimore for Mr.. Snyder.
| O. How long was he thereG a. About nVe or
| ten minutes.
o. Who was with him? A. Mr.. Snyder.
| o. Have YOU seen Green since? A. Yes, sir.
O. The same mani A. Yes, SIR the same man.
| q. Where did you see himG A. At the jail.
| O. When? A. To-day.
| q, Is that the same man? A. Yes, sir.
O. How do you known A. When was 10 the
| once took notice Of the man. / was talking to
| Mrs Snyder o little while.
| O. You took particular notice OF the man? e.
Yes, sir; j took notice Of the man
@. Did Mrs. Snyder say what they were there
| fort A. No, sir.
q. How long did she stay? A. She went out
4 once and came In again. She wanted 70 see M.
| Evans and Mr.. Evans was out. asked ner
would she take Q seat and walt Tor MIN; tnat
| would 20 and look for him.
O, Did You see Mr.. Clarvoe about there % any
/ timer A. No, sir; did not see MI. ClarYoe
% who did you say was In the ONCE then9 A.
| Mr.. Green and Mrs. Snyder.
1 O. ANYBODY else7 A. No, sir.