Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-15
A Side Issue OF the Treasury Robbery

HALLTCK's CONFESSION TO HALL-PoLICE
CIRCLES STIRRED UP-ANOTHER CASE Or
STRAW BAIL DEVELOPED.
The testimony given by w. W. Han, one
OF the Treasury secret service operatives on
the trial OF Halleck for the Treasury robbery
on Monday, has been the occasion of some
in police circles. 1t is claimed by those in
favor of the action taken-placing a man 10
The cell 10 work into the confidence of Hal
leck-that IL was known some weeks ago
that the defence would be that the confess
slons to McDevitt and Others were obtained
through undue influence on the prisoners
hopes and fears, and they might be ruled
out; therefore, In order to strengthen the
case against the accused, ii was necessary TO
obtain another confession which could not
be objected to on such gr9unds. 1t is also
claimed that the probability of ascertaining
The whereabouts of the uncovered $4,000
was an object which justified the means
used. The metropolitan police made the
arrest, and they and their friends claim that
they should have had the management of
the case, and that before this action was
taken they should at least have been con-
was procured and how Hall was committed
has also been discussed, and il has been
ascertained that on the 9th of January last
Colonel Benson, assistant chief of the
treasury secret service, appeared at
the office OF the clerk of the court
and called attention to indictment No. I ,G63,
Iound december Z, 1853, charging James
clerk by one Silas Boyce, on the 3Oth day of
October, 1869, embezzled from said Boyce
certain sums OF money. Colonel B. asked
for bench warrant for the party (Fletcherl,
which was issued by the assistant clerk. and
IL was placed in the hands of Colonel B. by
the marshal endorsed - hereby authorize
and deputiZe j. u. Johnson TO serve this
writ. January 8, IS16. Alex. Sharp, L. s.
Marshal, ID. c. Colonel b. left with the
warrant, saying that Johnson would serve
~; Subsequently Hall, under the name OF
Fletcher, was brought in under arrest by
one English, as he (HalD testifies, and de-
llyered to the marshal, who placed him in
the prisoners dock and committed him 10
jail with the other prisoners on that day, en-
dersing the bench warrant "Cepi in Jail,
Alex. Sharp, marshal, ID. c., January .,
1876" which was returned 10 the clerks Of
fee.
The records in the case of Fletcher show
that he was held 10 bail for court by Justice
Plant on the 4th of November, 1863, In the
sum OF $50, one Il II. Bird going on his bond;
THAI the case was called for trial in March,
1870, and the recogniZance being forfeited, an
execution was issued and returned "nulla
bona" September q, 1871, since which time
the case had laid dormant. Another CUES
ton raised is as TO how Benson obtained
knowledge OF the case of Fletcher.
SUIT FOR SLANDER.-Carrie l.. Louden
brought suit yesterday against Mary T..
Gooden and her husband, Perry E. Gooden,
for SANDER. The plaintiff represents that she
is seamstress, and is engaged at the Union
Bethel church as an organist, and is q single
woman Of good name and character, but
tlat mary T.. OOOuen IN OCTOBER last made
falsely several public statements rejecting
upon her virtue, by reason Of which false
statements she lost her situation. She claims
SO 600 damages. The case will come on for
trial next winter.
A Boy UNDER THE WHEELS OF ANEx-
PRESS WAGoN.-Yesterday afternoon a boy
named Ansley Austin, living at No. GA Sd
street northwest, was run over and severely
hurt by one OF knOxs express wagons, driven
by Henry Nader. This occurred at the COZ
ner of Sd and + streets northwest. Drs. Som
Denschmidt and Gilman rendered medical
aid, after whicn he was sent to his home.
THE FIRE LAST NIGHr-The alarm of
FIRE struck from box 3l5 at 2: 10 o'clock this
morning was from the partial burning of an
old double two-story frame house in SHOWS
alley, between 2ith and 18th and l aud X
streets, Iorthwest owned by Simon Jones,
colored, ard occupied by Henry Marshall:
damage, S25e.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs have been issued %
Z. w. Bolton ana Cora Beck with. Joan sent
and Lavinia Mathews, Henry Cross and Ju-
liza Lee, James ID. Diggs, of Frederick cJun-
~, Md, and Amanda G. Lewis, Of GaDrge.
towp; Charles 3. Boss and Helen p Kersey,
q Gorge Butler and Letae Coimaa.
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RHEUMATISM, neuralgia, g01t, olicSly
and permanently cured oy using Dira lg's
Rheumatic Remedy.-Adu.