Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-15
THE sNTDER RELxAsE Case
Pr~ceedtags fo tie Cstnstaas O~av,

tinore, charged with "fzlse acknowledge
ment of bail" was continued after our r~port
closed.District Attorney Wells. Hon. Jere-
government, and Mr.. w. A. Cook for the de-
ie1dant. The testimony for the prosecution
Wy continued rs follows:
,,s Smmtes o MIes, baggage master on the Bal
timore and Potomac railroad, testified That
ne noSs The prisoner, John Green; has
nnoWn MN Tor some years; saw him ON the
I'D on August AZ Calvert station, at % min
with the woman, Mrs. Miller for snyderS.
snem on tne Train during the passage,
AND saw them again on arriving al wash.
lngtoni they walked mp 6th street TO O. and
turned 20 the right back OF the National no.
Tel. Saw them next about 8 o. M the saue
day coming up the Avenue, The lady in front,
and Potomac depot and took the 3:s5 o. M.
, train for Baltimore; did not see them again
Cross-examined:- Was not personally ac-
Quainted with Green; knew him by name
and sight Stood NJ the St James hotel and
saw the prisoner and Mrs Miller go up 9Th
ons SoIs 70 the right bach OF
Court saw the prisoner when he Jeff on tho
So. p. m. train; he acted as though worried
apous sometning; walked up and down the
petectlve Sault about IL years; knows the
woman who was with the prisoner, she A.
John r. Sno6er, OF baltimore. testified that
ne 10 q detective officer. Has known the pris-
oner about one year; knows Edward Snyder.
alias Miller; knows Mrs. Snyder or Miller.
arrested snyder last summer, on informa-
ton from Detective McDevitt that Mr.. Per-
rvs store in Washington had been robbei.
handed him over 10 Detective McDevitt-
Cross examined by Mr.. Cook Has always
known Snyder by the name OF Miller.
BY District Attorney:-Snyder, when ar.
rested, gave the name Of Miller.
Is cook AT the jail; saw the prisoner about
the time Snyder was released; prisoner came
10 The jail with woman purporting 20 be
MIS-, snyder prisoner bad a bundle In his
hand, and they were at the jail about Is min
utes.
Cross-examined: Mrs Snyder went into
while she was in there; witness believed the
prisoner at the bar the same man.
w. IL. SneU, Judge of the Police Court.
sworn;-Toa question by the government a.
10 what had been the practice OF taking rec
osnizances for bail, Mr.. Cook objected, and
the court sustained the objection.
Adjourned.
On the court being convened this morning
tue government announced that the prose-
cuiion had closed.
mat the witnesses for the defendant be
called, and that they be excluded from the
room except the one under examination.
Mr.. Cook commenced the call, and Mr.
wilson suggesting that he would like 10 get
their names, Mr.. Cook suspended saving
that he would not call them for such pur-
called them however stating that he
EXPECTED TO ESTABLISH AN ALIBr
At6dnUs Wise, was first called. aud testified
that he resided At No. NJ arsh Market Space.
baltimore; boarded with Green; was on the
10th OF August at home with Mr.. Green, and
The latter was then sick with fever aud ague:
law MIN Slng on the lounge and In bed.
day; saw him nearly every hour.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was not in Wash
lngt0n on the 9Th OF August; was In his shop;
sh a Inn
day between and O'Clock; saw him again
about noon and next at dinner time
Ms Louisa MateT test titled that she resides
on Dallas street; is the mother law OF
Green; was at his (G's) house on August 18TH
found the baby sick; and went back ON FRI
day the 10th, and again on Saturday. Was
there about O'Clock on Friday, q. We
fever.
Cross examined:-Green was too sick to
leave the house In August.
Mrs Dend Smith testified that she lives I'm
Baltimore; was in Green's house on the 10Th
OF or. August; saw Green there lying on the
child was sick at the time.
Cross examined:-Then lived In Boston
street; don't know the name of the street on
which she now lives; is sure IL was on the
18th, 18th or 10th OF August that she was at
Green's and saw Green on the sofa; does not
recollect the 9Th OF August, but thinks that
KNOWS number OF young men in Baltimore;
don't know Charley Jarboe or johnson; have
talked with no one in Baltimore since
Sr gree arrest as 70 being witness In the
Queston.-Do you know how they came to
summon you?
might call me 10 the witness stand.
Mr.: Wells.-O, no; We don't know what
you'll swear TO. lLaughter.l
MT. Cook.-Why, L would swear TO the
y ruin, ana In that respect We might diner.
Witness resumed, and said that when her
mother talked with her about the case she
said: "By golly. I'll 60 and be q Witness
Re-direct:-Is certain she was at Green's
on the 10th of August. "I'n stick To that
through all eternity"
prisoner):-Witness lives at No. Q, Market
space, Baltimore; recollects that Green had
chills and fever in August last, and was not
he was sick at home on the 10th day of Au,
gust; knows that day from the fact OF DIR.
Mitchell coming there on the 10Th 70 board
Green was taken sick about the lst OF Au-
gust, and was attended by phy sician (Dr.
Clefel) nearly every day. Recollects Green
one cup OF tea: and he was, ON the 9th OF Au.
gust, sitting and lying about the house.
George Burke testified that he resides on
recollects that he was complaining OF being
billions, and gave him Q note TO his brother
TO get some pills. This was on Friday, Aug.
as tS Se5w Snfe s,c and ~ and Green
habit OF visiting his shop 70 get shaved;
Green was not able TO shave that day.
A recess was taken, and on reassemblinR
Coftns Cursor "a guard At the jsiD was
called and testified that he was there In Au-
gust when Snyder was there; Mrs. Snyder
came frequently 10 sec him, and on one oc-
casion august 20th) she was accompanies
by q kentleman-a short man, weighing
about $50 pounds, with dark beard, dark
complexion; looked liked q Jew; does not
identity the prisoner as the man. Mis-. Sny-
der was there twice on this day-fn the
morning and later (about 3 e'clockl efter the
saf chel. This was after Snyder was released.
By the Court-The man was there id the
morning only.
Benton RUss Observation-Disclosures was present
when the releaSe was received; thinks Mrs
Miller was twice 1T the jail that day. once
with gentleman. The man was about
feet s inches high, dark complexion, aud he
differed very materially from Green not
being as stout or full in the face; would saw
that the man was not Green.
WdheT ID. POcCden testified that ne was at
the Pol &c Court on the 10th OF August,
about noon; saw Mr.. Evans come In; another
man was with him, and they spoke TO Leigh
ton about bonds, using the name of Snyder:
witness knew Green in Baltimore since 1871:
III the prisoner was the party he had dyed
his hair and moustache. and the man did NOT