Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-13
The legislative Lunch Yientls.
CLOSING TESTIMONY IN THE CASE OF @ Cd
FREY 4 GoELL VS.. CAMPBELL.

dufDuIIf1ent OF The House he, with
'aInIbeil ana others, went to the Chesapeake
ard obtained drinks: witness was to pay all
The bills contracted that day. and, after
campbell left, witness asked the clerk be-
hind the cash counter what the amount was;
he replied that il all was settled. Witness
was
INTERESTED WITH HR. CAMPBELL IN CITY
CONTRACTS
prior TO July I, 1873.
q. What are your relations with him? A.
haven't spoken TO him for four months; and
do rot know that ever shall again; the
relations existing between US before that
time were intimate.
q. A. Httbn testified that he was clerk of
the House. and had often heart Campbell say
that nothing should be got from the Chesa-
peake without his written order. Witness
and Mr.. OCOnnOr once took dinner at the
chief clerk, and which was charged to Mr..
Campbell.
j. L. " Boacea, ex-engrossing clerk, testi-
ned on cross-examinatiOn that he had seen
suppers and dinners
SPREAD OUT IN THE COMMITTEE ROOMS.
Being brought there for the public gOOi and
rated, Laughter Cannot tell who was
there; was so much engaged in eating and
drinking"
q. Was Col. Cook there? A. I do no, re-
Mr.. CooS.-TTy il again, Brother Elliott
Laughter
Ma. H. SioueY. ex-collector. testified that on
one occasion. when Mr.. Campbell was pre-
sented with a gold watch. he tSlater) ps d
all the expenses for refreshments at the
Chesapeake; witness thinks il was the ith of
j. C. BSe,rer testified that he was chairman
OF the committee on claims. Witness always
paid for what he got and for all his commit
tee got.
q. Did you never give an order or Godfrey
4 Goell? A. If did paid for il.
Order shown signed G.. j. Brewer.
Witness. That is my name, sir; but IL is not
my signature. That's
A CLEAR FORGERY.
Mr.: Cook. Have you got any more of that
VI j. TTiIIble testified that he was mem
Der of the committee on disinfectants. and
wrote some orders at the request of Herbert,
H. f. Doris testified that he saw a bill
presented 10 Mr.. Campbell at his office wit
ness heard Campbell say he could not APP
Bfr. Kuia, recalled: Witness was at Camp
bells Office. and saw Mr.. Suppiee bring God
frey 4 Goell's bill, and heard Mr.. Campbell
would pay his own bill. This was in Janu-
AIRY. 1874.
George ". Dger testified that he participated
in three suppers at the legislative hall. The
first one was on the invitation of the
Speaker.
TESTIMONY IN REBUrTAL.
NJ. Supple was recalled i'm rebuttal. and
testified that on June 18th Mr.. GOell, OF the
firm, was in Boston. Witness took the bill
10 Campbell for the purpose of collecting IL.
". q. Tones, retaliation the Monday fol-
on disinfectants was in session. Mr.. Camp
bell came in, and witness told him that Mr.
Herbert had received some articles on the
day previous. and Nj. Campbell replied that
IL was all right.
e. G.. GOSIfjey. recalled Mr.. Campbell
never told witness TO furnish nothing except
upon his written order. but, on the contrary.
told him 10 let Flynn. the sergeant-at-arrns.
have whatever he wan Jed; never opened but
one account with Campbell.
Charles Il. H'dSe, recalled:-AbOut the latter
a Il no m
preached witness and said that $1,000 would
not be sufficient for the contingent fund OF
our bill i with Godfrey x GOell?'' witness
replied, che thought il must be pretty Steep"
witness had charge of the appropriation bill
and secured the additional amount of s3,O0o,
10 pay the bill OF Godfrey and extra bills for
printing.
U-Wian J. Dolol,o, recalled:-Heard Mr.
Campbell urge Mr.. SmOOt, a member of the
committee on appropriations, 10 increase the
contingent fund from 50 600 to - 900, to meet
the bill of Godfrey and bills for extra print
ing; after the amount was secured i heard
Campbell congratulate Smoot upon his sue
cess.
MI. Campbell was recalled, and testified that
he never made any such statement as he was
pure fiction. He told Mr. Smoot that if all
the clerks were retained il would require an
immense sum. He struck out all except the
salary OF one clerk, whom he knew he could
trust with the .pers. and one janitor to take
care OF the hall.
The case here clOsed until this morning.
TO-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The trial was resumed this morning and
prayers were offered by each party, some of
which were granted. The court said, In
effect, that to recover the jury must find that
The contract was made by the parties, and
that the articles charged in the bill were de-
livered by the order of the defendant. The
case was argued at length by counsel.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Jas. NJ. Jung
n4Ur To Il a 1~t
square SOS; -, 20O. Walter G. Johnson ct al.
trustees, TO Pierce Shoemaker, part lot I
square l63; $1,000. Christopher Arth to Geo.
FOllansbee, part lot q, square SOS; $500. las
w. Barker, trustee, to Chas. II. Heinecke,
part lots Il and X, square 33S; - s25.65. Jas.
Green TO John Fitzgerald, part lot 4, square
%; Il COO. Warner X Stickney, trustees to
James W. Tyler, lot l., square 1884, $40. Rich'd
Francis 10 John Il. Brooks. part lots H. "
and -, square 2s3; 5000. j. III. Bradley,
trustee, TO s. Norris Thorne part lot 81
square 8; $40. Ben. U. Keyser to Lewis Ne,
PhersOn, lot 40, square 1S3; IS. Susan CarricO
10 Ellis. a. johnson, part lot I, square Id;
Sl,Gco. David A. Windsor TO Jerry Coleman,
lot sc. square 45; II zoo. Francis V. Batch,
executor &c, to W. W. COrcoran, part lots
and u, square 200; $4,000. William +. Mat
tingly ct al, trustees, 10 Sidney F. Austin,
square COZ; So VIM. +. Mattingly, trustee to
John Hitz, trustee. part lot 10 square ~: 50
WIZ: J. Cooke TO VIM, Tyler, part lots 2, 3, 4
10 Morris Murphy, lot :, square sci; S3,OSj.3i.
Thos. B. Sanders to George T. Mason, lot B.
square 20; - zoo jeremiah Carroll to Benz.
MOSher. lot II. square 500; $3.50 David NJ.
Davis 10 p. c. Ian gdOn, lot 60, square 1872:
$500. b. II. Warner 10 III. Isabella Jett
part lot 10, square i49; 5000. Albert III.
Gruber 10 Andrew Schwartz, sr, lot 2 square,
loSs, s325. Robert Bowlder to Andrew
schwartz, lot /, square loss; S325. Nattingly
and PrentiSs. trustees, TO Robert NJ. Potts
trustee, lot q square 191; -. Geo. w. Uter-
mehIe 10 Nicholas Acker. lots 9, 10 and II,
square I9l $500. Elizabeth Baum To Elk
abeth =. Hayden, lot ID. square 7S6; ~ 500.
Moses Kelly 10 Mary +. Russell. lot 90
square PIP; -, 600. y. Behrend To r.. Rehrend
part lot -, square 81; ~. 500. A. Behrend To
r. Behrend, part lot l, square 429; S12 OOO
Emma Miller to Stephen Just. part lot =
square Oh; $4,000. David Murphy TO Hugh
Murphy. part lot 20. square 55i; Si1OO John
jerks To ThOs. Kirby. lot 81. square So:
=, G0. A. Bellrend 10 Matilda Behrend. part
lot Il, square Si9; 81.
AN ALLEGED '.CoNFIDENCE" MAN-ThiS
Detectives McDevitt and Miller
arrested a young man who, 10 is alleged, has
been playing the confidence game pretty
successfully at some OF our hotels. At the
fremont House the officers found that this
Young man had registered under the name
OF X h i.awtou, and had deposited several
papers, purpolting to be OF value in the safe