The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-23
A BAD CROWD.

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ABAD CROWD.
CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES
AN APPLE OF DIsCoRD-A DESPERATE CHASE
AFTER A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
The New Orleans Times of Saturday says:
Perhaps no case which has been before ouI
courts for a long time has excited more gen.
eral interest than the Hslpin case. From
the opening of the case until the present
time there has been growing al indefnsble
suspicion that there was something in the
case that would not bear the light of truth
In view of the importance which the case
has assumed, it may not be uninteresting to
present q few of the charges and counter
charges of parties who have in one way or
another been connected with the case. These
charges may seem little peculiar because
they are made by parties who are lawyers
and detectives, and who, it is said, have
heretofore been associated on different
occasions in working up claims
and other business transactions. On
January och, last, r. Stewart Dennee,
of the city of New Orleans. appeared before
w. l.. Evans, judge of the First Municipal
Police Court and made an affidavit to the
effect that he had reason to believe, and did
verify believe that James +. Cunningham,
also OF the city OF New Orleans, promised TO
Isaac w. Falls, seventh justice OF the peace
in and tor the parish OF Orleans, a certain
bride and reward to influence his behavior
in office, viz: A piece of real estate valued
at 1000, more or less, in order to obtain
the issuance by him of a fraudulent certif-
cate of marriage; that this offer was made on
or about the 10th day of May, 1875. The
case was transferred by Judge Evans to the
court of Judge Falls. The case has been set
twice for hearing-the last time on Feb
ruary 10. 1t was continued to February Is
At the last continuance Judge Thompson
sat in place of Judge Falls, as it appears
that Judge Falls is one of the principal
WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION.
1t seems that when testimony was being
taken in the Halpin case, Judge Falls was
called by the defense as witness for the
purpose of showing that the claimant, Mrs.
Dalton, had made application to him for
marriage certificate after the death of Patrick
Halpin. The testimony of Judge Falls was
to the effect that man whom he recognized
as Cunningham and woman whom he did
not recognize, called upon him at his Office
and stated to him that a man had recently
died in the city who bad left large estate
amounting to 100000 or 500, 900; that the
deceased had for long time before his death
been living with woman who was sup
posed by almost every one who knew them
to be his wife; that all that was needed by
the woman to secure this large estate was
marriage certificate. Judge Falls said that
they wanted him to furnish the certificate
dated at a period shortly before the death
ofthe man whom they wished 70 represent
as having been married at the time Of his
death; that for this service they offered him
a piece of real estate known as the "Chsrm
coffse-house."
A. f. WI CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
On the 10Th of January, r. Stewart Dem
nee appeared before the Second Municipal
Court and made an affidavit to the effect
that A. F. Wild did knowingly, falsely and
corruptly commit perjury in a proceeding
bt tween Anne Bannett D.isV. Old Sne heirs
of Patrick Halpin, in this that the said Wild,
on or about Jne Sth of December, 1875 being
duly sworn, testified as follows: 81 remained
there till the lady LETT Mr.. Dennes's office.
went to Mr.. DeDnee's Office on the occa-
sion referred to. to meet him and Mr..
Carnage in regard to the Cleveland and
Mills case. don't know how long after
Mr.. Dennee found out that | was acting as
detective for the governments; told him OF
it about four weeks after. 1 was the agent
of the United States in pointing ont the true
character of the Cleveland and Mills case"
R. STEWART DENNEE CHARGED WITH perjury.
On February 6, 1874. Peter F. Kendall
made an affidavit that r Stewart Dennee did
on the 21st dsy of October, 1875, in the Sec
ond District Court, knowingly and wilfully,
falsely and corruptly commit perjury in
proceeding in that court between Anne
Bennett Dalton and the pretended heirs of
Patrick Halpin, deceased, in this that to the
question "Wbst did Cunningham state to
you in the presence OF Mrs. Dalton about
| this case against the succession of Patrick
| olt,iv Ans q
very easy matter to establish a marriage: as
to having marriage certificate was some
thing easily obtained; that he had acquain-
tances at Clinton, La, IA case L was examiR-
ing at the time where Cunningham was
working the proof he could produce 8 mar
rage certificate and if that would not do, be
had an acquaintance in Mississippi or even
| in Memphis who could es ablish it.
PETER F. KENDALL CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
On the second day of February last r.
Stew art Dennee appeared before the Secon
Municipal Court and made a charge against
Peter +. Kendall of willful and corrupt per-
Jury in this: that being sworn upon his
oath as to what money and property he was
worth over and above all his just debts and
] liabilities in signing as surety on an appear
auce bond given before and accepted by
Eugene Staes, judge of the Second Munich
pal Court, for the appearance of one Mrs.
Broniu alias Angelic, before the Superior
Criminal Court, to answer the charge OF
grand larceny, in the sum and for the
amount of 81, 500, the said Kendall on his
oath did falsely swear that he was the owner
| of a certain piece of real estate situated at
No. 4l2 First street of this city, and valued
and worth Sc 900, on the 14th day OF Novem-
Der, 1874.
The production OF q translated Offenbach
opera, MADAME PArchiduc," was attended
by great confusion at the London Opera
Comique. The performance was tediously
long, and the tired audience expressed
criticisms aloud. The scsnty dress OF
Emily Soldene was ridiculed, and between