Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-11
he Bry anf-Craix Conspiracy Charge.

the United States of s26, 600 was continued
In The Police Court Judge Smell, yesterday
after our report closed, W. A Cook appear
ing for Bryant, s. Sheilsbarger for Colonel
C-aig, and A. A. Birney for the government
Mr.. MdxtceH "a secret service officer) COZ
terview with Bryant at Williams room on
fhs 9TH instant nothing was said regarding
Williams departure for the west; Bryant said
that Craig had treated Williams badly; the
next conversation took place In the evening
Of The same date, At the Ebbitt House: Mr..
Bry ant said that the 500 he gave Rogers was
tor Williams deposition, and he had To 60 to
Dallas, Texas, to get IL; the next time he saw
Mr.. Bryant he was on the street and told him
that Williams had been subpCenaed To appear
before the court Bryant said: "Can't you
get him away?" L told him no. he was SUBJ
Joer aed, and under obligations to the court;
Bryant then said empress IL on his mind
TO stand up to his affidavits; that Mitchell
would do more for him than he said he
would" Mr.. Bryant told him yesterday that
Mitchell had said that he would paw Will
lians 81 600 to get ont OF town; and also said:
AT this time Mitchell will do more for him;
tell him say so;" Bryant said at the Ebbitt
House last night that it was rough on Craig;
Williams first introduced him to Bryant al
1920 g street; first saw him in the Third Audi
tors office; was introduced as Mr.. johnson;
q en- Williams introduced witness to Bryant;
be called witness Captain Kingsbury, of
Dallas, Texas; he did not want Bryant to
know witness; was only introduced to Craig
a few days ago; Mr.. Craig told Williams that
he ad mitted he had told Mr.. Babcock that
WILLIAMS should have 50 600 when the claim
was paid; Williams spoke about q warrant
that was paid at the Treasury department,
and Craig did not say much; Craig said that
they did lot want him TO go out OF town, be-
cause people would say he had been put out
Of the way or killed, and If they proved that
the afhdavits were true, 1t would be d-n
sight harder on Williams than Bryant and
Craig; he stated that he had been tall king
with Bryant, and he, Bryant had said that
he wonld pay Willians as much as he, Craig,
had paid; Williams said ''that isn't much"
In another conversation Craig said, when
speaking about Williams. "J-s Ct, he
mas gone back on his affidavit" Mitchell
gave Williams SIS on Tuesday night and on
wednesday morning, in his room on G.
street. told him he could go where he pleased
curing the day, and at night he was going to
Kansas City and take him (Willians) with
him; witness was standing in the room
when Mitchell handed Williams the 50 note.
As soon as Mitchell left, Williams marked
the note and gave 1t to witness.
At this point the case was adjourned until
to- day.
THE TEsTIMONY TO DAY.
The case was resumed in the Police Court
at II o'clock to-day.
T.. w NdIICeU was cross. examined and
testified that he resides in this city. Has
Has been a policeman in Srngfield Mass
Mr.. Benson, of the secret service requested
him 10 take charge of this case. Witness
went 10 the Sd Audi tor IS office, and sat there
half an hour in the morning, when he was
introduced TO Mr.. Williams, and two went
10 Gen. b. +. Buffers office This was about
II o'clock; went wi tb him for nothing Special
bot obeyed orders; afterwards came back up
street and went to the Treasury department.
This was on Monday, the 2lst of February:
was with Mr.; Williams every day, and wit
ness procured rooms on q street, which
they afterwards occupied. Witness de-
sGrlbed the position of these rooms.
dhese rooms were engaged by witness
The purpose was TO get an interview with
Messrs. Craig and Bryant in order to find |
ont what he could. Mr.. Williams sent these !
which notes he had in his pocket He pro- |
duced them, but they were not read The |
notes were sent to Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Bryant. |
Mr.. Cook took note handed him by Mr.
I}ry ant and handed IL to witness who Stated |
hat it was the originall Mr.. WilIiars sent |
The note at bis suggestion, but witness did /
rot dictate the writing. Mr.. Cook read the |
lote which simply asked Mr.. Bryant to come /
around and have conversation with him |
W. Afterwards Mr.. Bryant came with |
Mr. MCGOWAN. Witness was not present |
when they came-he was absent al the hotel. |
When witness returned TO the house he went |
INTO private room just in rear of the room |
occupied by Williams and Bryant. He first |
-apped at Williams door, and finding some |
me was with him he excused himself saw /
ng he would return soon, and walked down /
stairs and took off his boots, and returned TO !
me. h room and listended through crack in
furnished S100 to Rodgers. Witness could /
not see any one in the room until they Ieff, /
when they bid William "good night" |
Bryant and MCGOWAN left, and witness |
followed them on to the street In front |
)f the house. Witness did not keen notes Of |
he conversation between William and Bryant |
The next time he saw Mr.. Bryant was on the |
tuesday following at their rooms on q /
street. Mr.. William with Mr.. Mitchell was |
present. Mr.. Bryant and himself were in /
The front room. The first thing he heard /
Bry ant say on this occasion was in relation /
10 Mr.. Willian-he said he was in SUCH snapa |
that ne could not leave town, as he had OBJ |
legations here at present. Mr.. Bryant also |
said that it was not much, and could soon !
be fixed. Witness told Bryant that he had /
heard WilliaDs say that he was out of town: |
ness picked up a piece of paper which was |
aging on the table containing list OF Mr.. |
Williams liabilities (s4O), which he showed |
10 Bryant.
Mr. CoOk-"Were Won playinp the mart
SATAN played with Eve tempting him?"
W1tness-"I was not present at that time
and do not know what Satan did" He was |
mere mere 10 get an the information he could in |
"Did you not mislead Mr.. Bryant as to
your character on that occasion?"
" was there to get all / could about this |
irop."
" Did not you appear 10 Mr. Bryant asWn-
iaDs' friend?"
81 did"
Mr.. Bryant remarked to him, in speaking
about Williams liabilities, THAT could be .
IiHtes walked OOWD 10 the street 1
with Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Bryant, and |
they went away together. Mr.. Williams |
and Mr.. Mitchell were together in a separate /
room, while he was In the room with Bryant, |
This was on Tuesday, the 7th, about two |
o'clock p. m. The next time he saw Bryant |
was at the Ebbitt House, on that same day; |
but In the evening Bryant and Mitchell re- |
turned TO the house on q street. Witness !
ard Mr.. Williams were there, and |
stopped but q few minutes. Mr., VIII |
iEns and Mr.. Mitchell conversed with |
Bryant, but not on the subject of this claim. |
When they left witness went down to the |
ioor with them, and On the street he talked |
with Bryant and told him that Williams had |
told him that he wished he was out of town. |
Bryant said he gave Rodgers the 800 for the |
deposition that Williams got, and that Nit |
chell had said be would do by Williams as |
be said he would pay him $1,000. Williams |
and Mitchell were standing together near by |
AZ this time. Witness returned 10 his room |
and later in the evening Mr.. Mitchell came |
back and had conversation with Mr.. Will |
lians, at the house. He produced memo
randum OF the conversation they held, To
which counsel for the government objected
10 being read.
After argument OF counsel for defendants,
In favor OF its being read. and for which
authorities were cited, the court admitted IL
for the purposes of cross examination. COun-
sci for defendant examined the rpeDnnrapdo