National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-14
SUBORNING PERJURY.
developments in Indian Fanny's Case -
Charges Against a Lawyer.

Charges Against a Lawyer.
some days ago a bright-looking coloret
woman named Fanny Smith, better known al
Indian Fanny, was convicted in the Crimina
Court, Justice IIagner, of perjury, in giving
false testimony for the defense on the trial o.
Louisa Wallace, indicted for inianticide. Yes
terday, the motion for a new trial having been
ovorruled, she was brought before the court fol
sentence.
Mr.. Oliver her counsel speaking in her be.
nan for mitigation Of punishment, stated that
| II His Honor were Informed of some ofthe cir.
| cumstances in connection with the matter
that had since come to light, he believed that
| no would be lonicnt in imposing sentence
From all that he had been able to obtain in
| the way of information he believed that the
girl was not rs much to blame rs other parties
who had not been exposed but lie did not
wish to impart his knowledge to the court pub.
licly
His Honor replied that he would very much
ike to hear the statement, for he did not be.
lieve that these two ignorant colored women
lLntha Matthews being the other could con-
coct such story, but must have had some
outsider to originate it for them. lie would
take httccn-minute recess and the counsel
couId VISIT him in the consultation-room and
make his statement there.
At the appointed time the court rcasscmblcd
ana Fanny Smith was placed at the bar for sen.
tence. On being asked if she had anything to
say why sentence should not be passed upon
her, she replied that she would not have sworn
as she did if Mr. Redmgton had not got her to
do 1t. She also got Lavina Clark to swear the
same way and had the money iu her pocket to
pay her for doing it, But when they came to
the courthouse, Lavinia backed out, saving
she would not do it, and tho prisoner
would not give her the money. She said that
sue told Mr.. RedingtOn, in the Office of Mr.
Smith, that she did not know the wear that
She went to the house of Louisa Wallace or
where the house was; and he said that it was
this year that she went there, and that the
house was at the corner of First and III streets
He gave her the money and she got Mrs. Lock.
wood to change it, She did not expect what
she said to help her any, and would not have
spoken OF it but for the dirty work he Mr. r.
had done her on the stand.
His Honor said that this was the first case
of perjury that had come before him and this
time the sentence would be light, but never
hereafter. That place (the court housed whore
they should expect to find the embodiment of
truth, If this continued would soon be pointed
at as the hot-bed of lies. lie wanted to set an
example for the future aud deter those who
come to the court room with the deliberate
determination to violate the sauctity of an
oath from carrying out their purpose. lie
t''' oVh'tLt-u llcl 10 TWO years IN the penl-
Tertiary.
After she withdrew from the bar Mr. Red.
dington arose and addressed the court. He said
that any statement that the prisoner had made
in the court or elsewhere that she was induced
by him to testify falsely, was Absolutely un.
true. When the trial was in pro-
gress he had been informed that she
knew certain facts, the use of which would
prove beneficial to the defendant, Louisa Wal.
lace, on her trial. lie tried to find her, but,
falling sent word for her to call at his office,
which she did. There she made the same state.
ment that she testified to in court. and which.
in the progress Of the trial, developed rank per.
jury. He gave her car fare TO ride home on
one occasiOn at the courthouse. One night,
while in his Office with Mrs. Lockwood and
others the prisoner asked him for fifty cents.
lle got Mrs. Lockwood to change a 81 bill and
gave her the sum that she asked for, aud that
was all the money transactions he ever had
with her.
Justice Hagner said that it was not incum.
bent upon him to make any statement but as
he had desired the opportunity he only thought
1t right that it should be given him.