National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-18
NOBLE PRoSEoUIED.
Clearing the Criminal Calendar by Abandon-
ing Old and Doubtful Cases.

CieutinE the CRIMINAL tHleuuafD ny Abhuueh~
ing Old and Doubtful Cases.
At the suggestion Of Distrct-Attorney Wells
yesterday In the Criminal Court Justice Wylie
directed noUe pros to be entered in each of
the following cases
Richard +. jackson, indicted in 1875 for tax.
ing false oath in relation to the ownership of
certain property in matter pending before
the Southern Claims Commission. The defend.
ant is dead
James ID. Vernay, indicted in two cases for
forging an assignment of certificates Of the
Board of Public Works, by which, in this case,
Dr. Watson was defrauded. The transaction
occurred in 1875. The defendant appears to
have been the dupe of other parties, who fled 4,
as he did, and has not been heard of for some
time.
John Smms an appeal from tho Police Court,
wherein the defendant is charged with the
larceny of one table of the value of 50.
Arthur Holmes and Ezekiel Loock wood, in
dicted for attempting to dcfraud the United
States by falsely personating one Thomas Har-
ris, an ex-soldier of the Thirth'ninth Colored
Troops.
John Jackson convicted of simple assault
December 90, 1917 and appealed.
Albert Knolton, Samuel Banner Edward
Moran, Benjamin Cooley, indicted for conspir.
acy to defraud one Davidson. The facts were
substantially these: Davidson was stranger
in the city, and had been drinking heavily and
was taken up by the defendants, and by ono
device and another they got from him about
500 when he was too drunk to protect himself
He however, as soon as the Indictment was
found, left the District, and the District-Attor'
ney had no doubt that he was kept away by
the defendants by returning him his money OF
| by some other consideration. lie was heard Of
Of onI tl,nx or
tempted but failed to get process on him there
Another witness, the Dstrict-Attorney said
who knew something of the transaction, but
not enough TO rest the case on, was attempted
| to be bribcd to remain away. Without The
presence of Davidson the case could not BIZ
tried, and he had no doubt but that he hat
settled his differences with the defendants
There was another case against the SAINT
parties and substantially the same as the fore
going, except in the one case the charge is fol
conspiracy to defraud and the other is for lar
| ceny.
Samuel A. Peugh.-There were two indict
ments against this defendant for receiving
larger fee than was allowed by law for pros
ecuting pension claims. Upon one Of them h
was tried, convicted, and served out nearly thu
whole of his term, and then pardoned. On adj
dressing letter to the Secretary of the IN
terror aud the Attorney General the District
| Attorney was Informed that in the judgmen
of those two officers 1t was deemed proper tina
this pending indictment be noiie prosecuted.
John Sullivan, charged with the larceny o
about 800 from one Of the soldiers at Soldier;
Home.
Edward Martin, indicted for house burning
in March, 1878. The defendant was only te
years Of age, and the District Attorney sal
utterly unable to comprehend the nature q
tho thing that he did. The DistrictAttorne
examined him personally, and he said that h
took q match and set fire to some hay an
straw in feed store in the day time. Who
asked what he did it for, he said to see it burr
He made no conccalment whatever Of it.
occurred in the day time, was discovered, an
no particular damage done.
John Young (colored), indicted for an assault
with intent TO commit rape upon marie
lady in December last, about six o'clock, nea
the Navy-Yard gate. The most importan
question in the case was that of identity
There were several witnesses on both sides
that point. lie was tried and the jury di
agreed on December II, 1873 and was trie
again, with the same resalt, on January l.
1879. The jury were, on both trials, nearl
equally divided