Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-14
The Trial Of Cnas. G.. Fisher.

Yesterday, in the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur, the trial of Chas. @. Fisher
charged with abstracting papers from the
office OF clerk OF the court was cOntinuC 4
after our report closed, and Mr.. f. J. Mid
and TO the endorse ments thereon being in his
Handwriting. Mr.. j. j. Camp, assistant clerk
cOlfooOrated the testimony Of Mr.. Middle
Ion as 10 the missing % the papers, and fur
ther testified that the Outer door OF the Off e
was locked, and witness carried the key. One
morning he tried 10 unlock the door, but
could not; made an examination and found
something IN the lock; pushed IL through
and, after getting the door open, picked ID
up from the floor and found it was a plecs D..
a key.
SECOND DAY.
Ids morning tue trial Was resumed, aud
the government called
CtItril L. Sure, Woo testifi 81 that he bal
a carriage IiGe with the accused on the ISfh
OF September; met HIM about O'Clock a
the Imperial hotel; Fisher sskei II witness
Cid not wish To go to see some ladies', a nd
replying in the Affirmative tney went to
Majors where they got a carriage; stopped
al The Owen house. got bottle OF brandy.
went out 18th street 10 see sore ladies' bat
they were Lot az home; returned and went tn
Hurdles where Fisher said be wanted tn buy
q olaek and tan pup then went to south
size OF the Avenue. Fisher had talk with
q man, who got in; was afterwards told thas
Tolls man was DOnohue. They drove up op-
posite the City Hall and Fisher and Dono-
hue got out, Fisher saying ne was going to
get the dog. After waiting some time wit
Ne s got tired and went over: saw them come
OFT OF the lot east OF the City Hall, and
FISHER asked witness If he had seen boy;
vi -ness replied that he had, and they then
wen BACK. He got tired again aud started
on again, and when the carriage got to 5th
ano Al streets Fisher came up saying that he
had got the dog, and the other man had
1aken IL home. They then went to the Irving
house and subsequently, to a house on /
street above 10Th, and Fisher rang the bell
minutes.
The witness was subjected to a lengthy
GLOSS N
. Ch0S r. Bruce testified to driving Fisher,
sayre, and another party on a night OF
SePiem s En- witness corroborated sayrs as
Ik01lGs DO1sOhite testified as to being
with F4sher and Sayres. Witness sat down
on seat near the northwest corner OF the
City Hal building, and Fisher went to-
wards 4th street. Witness waited about
nalf an hour, when Fisher came back and
said he could not set the id dog. Fisher
did rot have a package about him as far as
with eSS could see.
Mrs ATDsd Hurdle Witness resides at 419
Zln street; her husband. Charles Hurdle,
came nome one night in September AMI laid
down, saving that he did not wish to be dis
turoed- witness wazed him about twelve
loud knocking and a call for "Hurdle."
VIII Ss, after they Knocked some time
ssked who's there!'' and the answer was:
MT. Fisher wishes to see Mr.. Hurdle on
besiness." Mr.. Hurdle awoke, and ne as ket
witness "ThO wants me2' Witness told
MIN, and he got mp and went dOwn aud
Il -
amin ed:-Her husband had some papers,
which he said he was going to keep for a
party.
Charles HufdIe sworn-Witness il well ac-
quainted with Charles Fisher; recolIects that
In september last he was called up about 2K
O'CLOCK IN the morning, ani went down IL
his uncerclOthes and stockings, and found
Curran and Fisher, Curran has since been
convicted Of aSsauIting paymaster at
Cumberland. Witness brother and Sam
Cohyer were sleeping at the end of the BAR
witness opened the door, and they came in
a called for cocktails-One WHISKY and
one soda, and witness took whisky. Fisher
then pulled out bundle OF papers and sort ted
Them over, remarking "this is good" aud
this IL no good" Fisher took 10 or 20 and
put 10 DIS POCKET and gave the Others 20 wit
ness 70 Keep for him. The next day witness
look the papers, which were lying behind
the bar and put them IN the ice oTnpany's
SAFE, and the day following witness gave
the papers 10 Mr.. McDeyitt Witness saw
the names On some; remembered the
names OF Simon DentZ, Augustus La Fon-
taine, James La Foltaine, aud Richard
Tnompson. John Bessenger, Jas. a. Hoff-
man. Ihese papers were infor nations and
appeal cases Curran said, 81 am an right
Tor have my Indictment" alt Is no use Of
alkingi Charley Fisher and Curran came
w,i Ire and got the papers," tLaughter.l
witness saw Fisher the next night al tn,
Comique and told him 70 come after fne
papers, and he said he would come tha next
Day. Two or three days after witness went
vim Dunn Noiand and Fisher to DENT in
Georgetown. Next day Fisher asked Svttn,a ls
70 go over with the papers aud see II Dentx
Woul9 give $40 for the pc pers. Dent renIis5
that ne would see his lawyer FIRST. Witness
about week afterwards gave ID. the pana-s
but got no money. Witness went % Th 1np
son and James La Fontaine ana said that
me Dlstrict Attorney wanted to know what
iney would give for their appeal bonds, and
AZ this point recess OF three folrths of
an hour was taken.