Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-19
The Drawback Fergertcs.
SPECIAL REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY-soNR
SHARP COMMENTS

SHARP CONTENTS
The grand jury to-day presented TO Col Cork
hill, the District Attorney, az the same time
they presented their Indictments 10 the court.
with the records OF the court and N Was 90
ordered by Judge James
II became the duty OF the grand jury 20 In
vestigate certain frauds perpetrated by parties
formerly employees OF the District and others
That part OF the work entrusted to the grand
Jury has been completed and parties concerned
hafe been arraigned before the court During
this Investigation IL became the duty OF the
grand jury TO request through you the suspen-
SION OF Aessrs Geo. w. Beall and W. .. Roome.
Fro From evidence taken and records OF
as the division OF special assessments,
has been conducted IA a loose and
OF attorney have been forged with a careless
hess that Indicated at least criminal neglect on
the part OF the officers In charge-if not omen
corruption and conspiracy. In one instance a
draw back was issued on a LOT not In existence
and under name that is not borne on the tax
books In several cases the names have
been adroiuy changed. and in other
so great that he did not know how TO spell the
names OF the proper owners. Persons dead
years before3the improvement ever was con-
templated. were brought into reuuistion by
these fergeries. Orphans anu executors OF es
tates have suffered, and evidence was produced
whereby on express order OF one OF the Commits
soners. employees We're allowed 10 make
fused by the clerk in charge. No
business man would have cashed orders
on such powers OF attorney so-called as
have been Issued by brokers and on which thou
sends OF dollars have been settled The grand
jury do not wish you to understand that they
believe the Commissioner referred TO was aware
Of the fact that his order TO make cases
special" was playing in the hands OF the for
ger. And fn all candor, when you examine the
cases as we have you VIII agree with US
that the business and system OF issuing draw
Elv
Quoted. No check, no guaranty was required.
Certificates bearing frauds on the face We're
rushed with unseemly haste through the books.
Eyidencee has been brought TO our notice
where valuable presents were made 10 oficers
employed by the Commissioners. and
that it was common rule for
to facilitate the settlement OF claims.
The bulk or these forgeries were not committed
under the present District Commissioners and
II is only just to say that when the Commis-
SionerS discovered that forgerieS had been CON-
mitteG they discharged two OF the parties con-
cerned. VIC deem it our duty TO make this re-
port to you In order that you may take such
further steps and action In the matter as the
welfare and protection OF the community de-
mand Thanking you for the valuable assist
ance and Uniform kindness shown" &C.
The report is signed 10y Joseph z. Hodgson
| foreman, Henry Ilimber, secretary, and the
| other grand jurors.
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT INDICTMENTS
in this case are as follows: Thomas IL. Quinn
III.
| TroXell and James A. Clarke, conspiracy; Mary
! {. Adams, James A. Clarke, forgery, three
| cases; VIM. TroXell. forgery, twelve cases; Mary
| +. De Arcy, forgery; ThoS. H. Quinn, forgery
| nye cases; VIM. TroXeu and Thos. III. Quinn,
| conspiracy; VIM. ii. TroXell AMI James A.
| Clarke, conspiracy; VIM. TroXell, Conspiracy,
| two cases.
The names of f. B. Hay, Wm. Dickson and
| Edwin III. Rauch are endorsed on most or the
| indictments as witnesses.
The grand jury also found the following IN
| dictments: Julia Clark, larceny; Frank Jack
| son alias Allen, robbery: John johnson, bur-
| glary and larceny. T. Zell Hoover, violating
United States postal laws; w. q. X. Cone do
The District Attorney took occasion to COM
| pliment the jurors on their industry, and re-
! marked that they had done their business to the
| great satisfaction OF the office and their work
mer grand jury.
Judge James bore testimony to their fidelity
| to the work, and discharged them.
| This grand jury entered on their duties on
| March 1st, and out OF the 30 working days have
| made So days-much of the time being occupied
| by the District investigation.
THE CURRrE- PORTER MURDER TRIAL spe-
cfal from Marshall, Texas, says: ut was ex-
pected argument In the Currie trial would begin
| this morning, but the testimony In rebuttal was
heightened, the state aiming at breaking down
! the testimony OF L. L. Moore and that of ex-
perts as TO the mental condition OF Currle at the
| exact time OF the killing. Two witnesses testi-
! he'd 10 seeing CurTie just after the killing and
| hearing him say that he was ia for going for
| the whole theatrical troupe. After considerable
! testimony as TO the question OF insanity both
| sides rested and Ii is expected the case Will 60
| TO the jury TO morrow evening"
AN INsURREcTIoN AT HAvANA-A New York
| evening paper says news has been received In
| that city that an attempted uprising by the