The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01
THE MEN or BOOCH now.
Some Interesting Information About Certain
Friends Of Bops shepherd.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Bfd- OF n feather
flock tog0tne.. Cunseq iently B,ocock, Bat
kn'p. ana DICK Harrington bought house, az
joining each her o. q street, near twenty
hrs, In what Is known rs BdocOCk Row, an
lived nlon side OF each utnei for several We rs.
STRANGE t~ IL may anpe r.. all three OF them are
now under indictments Tor vafo crimes he
fore tue Criminal Coutt ui tins District. 10 'he
sane row lived GeOlge Aifret IoWu-cud DOnn
III II, and anOther u. VS. per IA II rece ~ de-
ceased VINO wee KIN WI AZ he hlr0d defenders
Of the District Ring, Of wnioh the "a &c w1r-
thios named ABOVE. Win Boss Shop efd, were
tine prtncpi leaders ltatt, IL tue story runs
right, never - III cent Tor his house. Accord
ing to the deed on NJ IN the court, 1t aD ears
that Mis pistt purchased II rom Boss Snep
herd wno owneI tie III hole row, but u med
them alter u pcOck. he having bought the hrst
house sOid OF the lot III Tea houses.
GeorVe Ailred townsend, VINO was the poet
from tue lioss. giving niin long notes. Now,
Townsend did more for the Boss tnan AL OF the
other new per mon IN the city for, alter hey
all found MIN tShepnerd) 10 ne scrnUulons
loss aud ui-nOnest OtlicIal, thew deserted MIN
snu stOpped SINGING PHASES to nim. while Town.
send stuck TO MN thtoush thick nj Il u. Shep-
nero II not got singls bit Of soul, and he fOr-
got all Of Iownssnd's kindness. lie sol Town
send's notes. AIT Ougn it was halt agreed That ne
would cancel them, In cunsiietati "a OF the ser
wees rendered, snd townsend, when they De-
came que was "naOle 10 meet III IN. As a con
sequence, hIs house IN ia cOcG row pa sed out
oi ms hands. NOtwi bstand NJ 'is reithen.'
George Alfred -tili ueten ~ tue boss, ds MS let
tiers 70 ,ne Graphic iult snow shepherd. Mul.
lett. ami Deh Bauer, beng owners OF Tie
(,rfIhfc, or,eis are given TO Townsend to 90 Tor
evety one gOes Tor NV VI tue trio named.
Townsend does not VIII any more poetry IA -
d ltury Of the boss, h ,wevsr, as he did durlny
the good ti.n,s wnen tn KIM ieiRned ana con
trolled everything. from Grant all tue way uOwn.
Laced, str,ng as the Mniskey hlng wa. II
never ~ ~ pow arful is the ID strict ring.
10 UDnge shepherd, Grant has written over
uuzen messages to Cohxre recommending his
SC .emes, and has sue ceded III securihg tor the
III -trict ring contract, amounting 10 over SlB,-
UOO.OOJ. besides spenuing aud snbOling that 40,
wnen Mr.. shcpnefd . OO4rd OF guUhr works :
aOplisned three years aXo' me Distlcl wss Ieie
with uebt on u, as an inhcfttauCc, OF $El,OJJ,-
90 not one uoiiar Of VINE has ever been u Id
since. JudRin4 from appear ahces' the DlsttiN1
will never Ue aule To paN cent az IT, ana Con-
eress, having imposed t"e Board o. Pubic
WJrAs on tue Dis,rrt. will nave to assume tte
deDt. Il 'urteru millions OF thls usDt Is no "
funded IN VIVA! Is knowh AS me Dstr,ct %
| bOnus, for the interest ~ when the ~ ttct
| Nlug claims tse general Government is respOn-
siDle
| Bat 1t was of Is ,lkuap, u ibcock, and II Irrng-
| ton mat intenued To wrte not the ,in tina
they and theic coil 'agu = nroushe up1h tue
people OF tins District. IT eNl rythinx - SANS
| factory to hin, tns ,rial Of binco * viii oeglu
IA he VIII b. fu,II "Ntndtc tod " before tue
trial concludes. Inc l'resid ats brother III law,
| Shrp, tne Gated S.ttss liars nese. mas d.
| ieady gItne,-d 1rs -ciAss jury u vindicdte
! hm Iney will vihdicdte al tie risk Ul tueir
] lite, II II j. necess uy. Inc prosecution h = not
prepared Tor tridl. and, aithOign Melis. III ID =
! tIict AttOrnsv. Va ne l. not fed1y 40 proceed,
no ia, no confidence in MS aDili.y To convict
hhDcOck. Indeed, = currently iumOred tnat
he app .alcd TO the CIR .nd JuIy not to Indct
| BiUcuck. Judge Fullerton, wno iuied Ia me
] Beecher ndstiness, Viii assist Col. Bal, COOK as
cOuns / Tor BdJcDCk. Every Ote hcre louhs
upon the tning "a O., farce. AMI nave ..rinS the
last week tslkcd vita "a nuud 81 VINO Know a
great deal dDOut tue case, ani know Of the con-
| elusive ..ud aiming evidence that can "a
DrOug against BtocOck, and stiil nave not
heard one ~ them exJrcss any OpnIOn exc ut
| that " aitnOugn guilty, he viii escape cunVic-
| ton" re mem, ers Of tne oar say Il Is not
! worth wniie 10 20 On win the lrtal. as tue
jurors. Ju !Re, Marshal, tn CLERK OF tue Court,
tue Districi Attorney, ana ev ~ one else abOIt
| tir Court House re IN 50 npdtns VITA the ac-
cused. and would tie i,n,ncdiatsIs rem wed from
| If ull "A they could
/ Ia his DonalI
! Judse Macarthur. who will preside over the
| tri a. T. the sane man VINO Interested ~
| Hhleu kuOJdtn's real estate pOIi. lie mad
SJOO Of slJcR IN Il. AMI al as " FRO. tuts cttN
during the se,si N ~ % gress to prevent neink
1 Summoned OcfOre the Redi Estate Pool 4 IN :
| mittee. Snepnerd - MS OOpn co npaniOn. and
| tuey nave OaJh pn may -prccS together. lac
! judge Is from Wisconsin. ANA " = Ignt mere
/ ana "a pointed AS judge. Tie mikes no secret VI
! his f.iendshiJ Tor tue RIM, and 1t Is s lie }
asse III 4 he AID not let bioc'cN be injured,
even If the District AT orney uesired to do 50.