Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-20
THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
Trial Of w. III. Otfman.

and feeeiving embeZzlei money know ,ng AZ
TO have been embeZzled, was rC sur ed in Inc
Criminal Court, Judge Olip; D..trict Attor-
the government, and Hol. Matt III Carmen
ter, w. A. Cook, r 4. Merrick and r. X.
Elliott for the defendant.
The Court said that he had been in great
hopes that some one would have relieved
him OF the necessity of trying this cause
Judge cartier was now engaged In the trial
oi case IN tne Circuit Court, and Judge
McArthur was still absent from the city.
Inc only alternative he had was to go on
with the trial or adjourn the court, and the
latter course he did not think would be the
proper one. He would, therefore, direct that
TIE case go on, and he would do the best he
could with IL. As this case was so iuti-
mately connected with that of Halleck, tried
last week, be suggested that the jurors who
had tried that case be excused.
The counsel on both sides agreed that this
was the proper course, and the court ex-
cused them.
SELECTING AJURY
The clerk called other jurors. as follows,
and they were sworn on their UOiT dire: Henry
Naylor, accepted; James A. LOvelace. do;
William II. Landrick, do; Thomas Abbott
challenged by defendant; Joseph +. Lucas,
accepted; John III. Ferguson, in answer 10
The governments question. said he heard the
evidence and the arguments in the Case Of
Halltck, and the goverume & challen ged h m
for cause, arguing that 10 was impossio o
for him TO go in the box unbiased. The wit
ness then answered the defence that he
could give verdict according TO the evil
dence. The government challenged the juror
peTemptOrily. The defence raised the point
that under the law the government had 40
challenges. After O short argument the
court said be would hold that the govern
ment bad three challenges and the defe dant
ten. The defence excepted To the ruling of
the court Ferguson was set aside Edward
r simpson was challenged by the defence;
Frederick W. Pratt, DO; James Barker was
challenged by the government, because ne
heard the Halleck trial; y. ii. StinemetZ.
challenged by the government; John r.
Hammond, accepted; Edward F. WEIGH, ac-
cepted; A. s. SolOmOns, challenged by de-
fence, for cause.
Mr. Elliot asked to withdraw the challenge
and challenge for cause.
MIR. WilsOn.-NO, you cant fish and cut
bait too. tLaughter.1
The court SAID he would rot consent 10 il.
This exhausted the panel, and the court
suggested that the other panel might be
called.
Mr.. Merrick-But they have been dis.
charged by consent.
The COurt-But ] can Withdraw that con-
sent.
Mr., Merrici1-You cannot back and fill,
your honor.
The Court.-Oh yes, when I find that am
wrong.
The District Attorney asked that the mar
shall be ordered
TO SUMMON TWENTY-FIVE TALEsMFN.
and the court made the necessary order.
Mr.. COOk.-Now we have something to say.
We except TO the order.
The court reassembled at one O'Clock and
Mr.. John w. Kennedy was called, but hav-
Ing formed an opinion was directed TO stand
aside. John III. Semmes was called, and the
question was raised that he having served on
a jury within two years and was exempt,
and after some discussion the court directed
Mr.. s. TO stand aside for the present. James
W. COlley said he had formed an opinion
from reading the accounts of the transaction
and the report OF the examination of Brown,
John F. Bridget was grand juror q year
ago. Henry Ingle was juror at the last
term. Chas. StOtt had formed an opinion
Reuben +. Ba ker was summouC as a tales
man about year ago, and had read about
everything be could about the case, and had
formed an opinion therefrom. He stated
however that his mind could be effected by
what evidence was given with the law.
LAWYER WHO DON'T READ THE PAPERS
LOOKING FOR AN INTELLIGENT" JURY
MAN OF THE SAME KIND.
Mr.. Carpenter asked il the Court would
hear few words Oh the question, remarkiug
That be was unacquainted with the practice
here. The Court 81 dOu't know who fs"I
Mr.. Carpenter argued that the juror was not
competent. remaTking that he would rather
have n man who had never read q paper
than one who had formed an opir ion thereon.
The COuTt.-Stand aside. We will try and
get intelligent men who don't read the papers.
Mr., Carpenter.-I have not read news
paper for forty days.
Motions I'm the HaIIeck Case.
In the Criminal Court, Judge DIN, this
morning, MIR. HeDkle, counsel for Benz. 3.
Halleck convicted on Thursday of the lar
ceny of the money stolen from the Treasury,
cd his motion for a new trial on exceptions,
v G;ch was Overruled. He alsofled a motion
for postponement of the execution of the
sentence FOR a period not exceeding 80 DAYS
after the expiration Of the next term OF the
court. The court granted the motion, and
the case now goes up on exceptions.
A MAN SHOTIN THE HEAD BY POLICE
MAN HdeT What LOlO are Persons Deemed
suspicious Characters by the Police Subject to
Capital Punishment This morning about 3
O'Clock Sergeant Guy and Officers Myers aud
LVddane saw two cOlored men on X street,
between 2lst and I'D northwest, carrying a
bag and basket, and thinking ii a suspicious
circums lance the officers called to them TO
malt, when they started on run. The off
GERS seeing they were likely to csc Ipe fired
several shots, one OF which took effect in
Inc head OF one OF the men who after " ards
gave mis- name as James w arren. The other
escaped. Warren remained at Lieut.. Greer's
station last night, and was attended by Drs.
Callan and Shafer. The ball remains in the
back of his head, the physicians not having
succeeded In extracting IL. He will be cent
10 the Providence Hospital. The officers
think these two men came from aero, 3 the
river near Freedman's Village. There was
DO charge OF crime or criminal ints0t against
these cOlOred men, and how the woundiRg.
perhaps killing. one OF them can be justified
remains TO be seen.
y COLoRED MAN CHARGED WITH For
GERY.-In the Police Court, Judge Smell,
man, was arraigned on the charge OF forging
the name OF VIM. j. Murtagh to a check for
40 on Riggs oank, with intent TO defraud
said bank. Mr.. L. j. Latham, paying teller
OF the bank, testified TO this man presenting
the check, and fully identified the prisoner.
The check proved TO be a forgery, and ne
called In Detective MCGOWAN, and handed
The man over TO him 10 take him before Mr..
Murtagh. Mr.. Murtagh testified that the
check was not drawn by him. Bruce Is
employed In gentlemsn's Office in his
building. Officer MCGOWAN testified that on
his way TO see Mr.. NJ. he asked the prisoner
who gave him the check, and he replied Mr..
Murtagh," and at the same time he broke
loose and ran, but vas rearrested. The case
was sent 10 the grand jury-oonds sl,5cO.
THE CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE So
CIETY.-A Intelligent audience assembled
at the 18th street PTesb terrain church last
evening, to listen 10 addresses on tho subject
of the subject OF Temperance. Ii was tire
nth and one OF the most interesting OF the
series under the auspices of the Congress
SloLsl society. Addresses were made by
Senator Ferry, president; Hon. l.. w. Ballori
III. C. rom Rhode Island, vice president; Mr.
Justice Strong, Of the L. 8. Supreme Court,
who IS a member OF the executive commit
tee; Col. Maupin. OF Virginia, and General
Riley, OF New York. The secretary. DIR.
ChicB ering, referring 10 the early history OF
This ancient association, read a resolutio
offered al the fifth annual meeting, in 1888,