Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-10

"A CHARGE OF FORGERY.-In the Police
court, Judge Smell to-day, Simon d. New
porting to be aceoant against the ps Dist P
OF Columbia for work done on Pennsylvania
Avenue Sns under Jonathan Taylor, January Sd,
defendant. Mr.. Coyle read the detailed ac-
count Mr.. Henkle asked that the warrant
re Huashed, as it was no forgery. 1t might be
were any original papers, and it was ascer-
tanned that there were none. He said he
would not dismiss, as if there had been crime
committed the warrant might be changed. If
! there was a fictitious bill made, the charge
might be obtaining money under false pre-
fences.
DR.. Tindall was called to testify as to wheth-
er any money had been paid to Mr.. NewcOmb
on this claim. but he said he would have to ex-
anime the records, as he could not remem Der.
= Charles T. Johnson, notary public, testified to
writing the jurat upon the account and re-
membered the occasion.
MIR: Phillips, formerly superintendent of
concrete pavementS, testified to repairs hav-
ing been done on Pennsylvania avenue east.
by jonathan Taylor, and that Newcomb was
employed by Taylor on that work. Newcomb
made reports to MIN, and he remembered this
particular account having been submitted to
him, and that he compared it with his ac-
counts. Newcomb claimed that the. were
eighteen men employed there. Witness
thought the bills were high for the amount of
laDOrers employed, and expressed his diSSat-
lsfaction. saying he would approve of no
more bills, as he thought the cost was being
piled up too high. He approved this ac
count because it had been sworn to,
and he thought Newcomb to be an
honest man. He did not visit this work often
as he had very heavy duties to perform. The
particular work was the taking up portion of
rotten wood pavement, The contract with
Mr. Taylor was that he should be allowed the
actual cost for the work and 20 per cent. added
for profits. Witness swore out the informa-
ton in the case. His suspicious were aroused
employed on the work. Since his Indictment
by the grand jury for libel against Jonathan
Taylor he had Investigated this whole account
and had found it to be false throughout. Wit
ness had recently searched up the facts, and
had got most of his points from Nj Sander
son, who was also employed on the work as
ton. Witness had told Taylor when subse-
quent bill covering the same work for g 400
was presented by him for approval that this
Knew if Wss sa p ana tna6 he I
Phillips was continued at great length.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the case
against NeWcOmb was dismissed.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
W. r. Mat Il ct al receivers, to Catharine
Lees Hill GeorSetow;n. '' " a sicp paet to IN
A. }. Creswell ct al, s525, lots to 5. So. 33I.
loo. Charles Namuth to Robert Nc Reynoldi,
$50, lot p, So. $50. John Hancock 10 A. E.
MAJ g. part lot ,s So So 4 EGSon ct
z, So. 5l3. Arlington Insurance Company to
W. T: Gallagher, $4S933 part lot 4, So. 497. Eli
l.. StillsOn to John Garvin, $4,000. lots L to Is
So. lC4. j. P. Franklin to w. B. Kibbey, s..
lots 80 to A. of CRANKY Farm, on Bladensburg
road; Thomas Wilson to Rebecca Hurdle
$500, lot l6, So. 30 Catharine BrOsnahan to
Joseph McHenry, $500. lot A, So. 10. J. S.
EDWARDS, ct ALL trustees, to Johanna Bieber
$40, part lot $, 81. 95l. A. NJ Middleton ct al.
trustees, to Margaret Kennedy, 500, the place
known as Monkeys, in the county Valentine
Hess to Appleton Pritchard. $4,000. lot I, Long
Meadows. John Garvin to A F. StillsOn.
$4,000, lots y to 15 So. 1Oi.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION TO PLUMBERS.
To-day in the Criminal Court the case of J. A.
Conner, charged with making an excavation
without permit-appeal from the Police
Court-Was submitted to Judge Wylie. 1t was
shown that Conner was plumber. and had
applied for permit from the District Com
mlsSlOners and it was refused, and he there
upon went on with the work The court held
that 1t IS the duty of the authorities to issue
permit when it is necessary to do the work.
and gave judgment for defendant