National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-01
THE TORREY DIAMONDS.
The Robbery indictments Not Sus-
tanned in Court.
Family Troubles Ventilated In the Criminal
Court--A SquabbIe over the Property
of Mrs To,rey While Her Body
Rymaiuod Unbutied-A Rob-
berry la Which tile Victim
Gave IA Receipt.



The Torrcy Troubles
Tho case of Lafayette Waters, Oliver Waters,
| Robert Waters, Oliver A. Daley, Oliver Am
| brosc and Louisa Waters, charged with the
| robbery Of Charles II. Torrey, on May 10
last, by taking from lis possession diamonds
| of The value OF 50 500, and a prumissOry note
| for $2,00G, camc up for trial before Justice
Macarthur in the criminal court yesterday.
| Mr. Il. Il. Perry appeared for the government,
| and M,ssry r. A. Lambert aud ]. A. Smith
for the defendants. This trial grew out of
some domestic trouble originating aud con-
sumniacd willie tho body of Mrs. Torrey lay
dead in her husbands horse. IN testimony
fully disclos,s all the crcumsonGas connected
| with the case.
Mr.. Charles II. Torrey testified that on May
| 1G las; lac lived a 1922 CorcOIan street. ou -
urday preceding tho trouble his wife died at
700 o'clock; within half an hour after her
| death he took his wile's son (Olivcr AmbrOsc)
and went into u room with him for the pur-
pose fhcing quiet aud talking together; while
| there the witness told him that whatever was
| his hc should have; lie should be clothed aud
| fed as the witness was, and the sou seemed
satsfed--nt least said SO at that time; willie
they were talking there were several knocks
ON the door; he told the parties to 90 away, rs
| he did not wish to he disturbCd then Mrs
Louisa Waters forced herself into the room,
ahd O'lyer ambrose went down st!rs;
Suor'iy s'IetW"iu ne 1A''"roscJ, u'co'"P
aud demanded the diamonds Of the
| witness wift; he had tccu told by
her thal th'y were vaiuGn al $o''ooi Wheh theN
| uhh"e 'lS uehNW 10Y Ihe ul"ihoh"1 tne WIZ
he's tu'U 'huV nc uiu no' Muht 10 '9'N pu,'-
ness uht'l "llor ms vic was nur'ed, Hhd nc
l"'u lafayette waters Onat nc Uld not sec Mu"I
ne had TO DO Win lhc matter anyway; nothing
more was done that day: the next day after
ne "tnu 10 lhe CohEIGSslon"' coihctei! WIN
OIlVet " aleIs' ana on 'e way he UoId INC W't-
| ness Vh"t nc Wou'" il'Fu spE'Ecup 'hc PruPetl!'
W'hcS5 fcli'u 'haI ne o'I not sec whNi
waters Sa'u 'na' nc NSu'u' ana t'N' =. NC AM
prose h"U pistol 70 oh'urce ING "'m"HGi WheA
| theF "eIe cOiuihg pNct nom tho cemetery nc
s3io nc u,9 hot W3nt any more 70 90 WIN
tue matter uhtil atler ms WllG was hurled the
next uhy thcso iIVe men, lhe utiehdHhts, came
intot tho mouse ana demanded 'h" diamonds and
note he refused to give mem np; thcy tod him
IpAt nc Would nave 10 90 soi Oiiia Ambrose
saId lhat IL he ana not ne would nc Il II
there would not bo trouble; the witness then
made INC same proposition that hc bad made to
OIilc Ambrose noloie, ana tlIat was refused;
ne theh "Hof'u 10 aet'le hs the terms oil INC
VIII might request; they would not nave thati
nc thNh sad tnat II 'hey WouIu give MN q
receipt 10 the effect That these articles would
De helo su9'ct 20 tne terms OF the VIII anu
Prod"cod on demaho nc would H"iiver Ihomi
ne WAS INDUCED TO give 'htm up because ne
ieathd 'nn pia'oi "0'uu nc Pfo"uceu ana used
IL ne H'! not
ms look pace sunday n,Ehh ana MS WHO'S
Dody Jay Ih the house "ne was not buried
until the ensuing ueSuAyi MIS- Louisa waters
was NOT III 'ho room ~ 'he 'ime 'he demand
aHu tnie"tS were maui MNulh "h hoWr "i'er
ms WIG "S"Iu MIS- Na"'i '"'hS =" ms Iooh
ana a'hanu'u 10 come w nc 'oIu her 'ha' nc
G'u hol WE" W oo "''nu' ''I "ue !1''tu 'ne
oooI paI'l"'iJ oP'Ui '''"e" M" ny Iuo oeHlu
an" '"'''e" M cu'tuhv,, next CamG OIile
AmoloIe ANY, L,SWaye'lS ""','S, inG 10 IoIiher
u''hanGcu lHc u,"''oI"'' '," @ So'H l,'t' ,noE
were Lis property ana nc was gong '" nave
lhci"i l"''FG N"'C'S S'u '"'' nv wiz" '"G'o
10 pro'e'' ms cyuS'hi Iue hTN' uHy' on Ine
May Gown 70 VIC Go"F' e's,on"' celnu'tIF, pr'
""VtIS w." XIV "i'n''s '"I' "g M"V'u "''o
TO give me a"nohGa uF ,h"t oIle AlhHT"se
haa tne bsIo'i tlaI he hSu nTol, S"'" 10 USo 10
anI nc lWu'etel was "'i",u tnN' no would
lhe wines IePc''e' 'nc proposition thut
he tesldIeH 20 previously subsequently, one
AmoroSe '"'u Iuu witness '"nt hS was over
powtrc" 10 'nfo tno course tnat nc "'Ii pc
fore he gave 'ho u'a'h"n4S up 'heY hHd hlm
IN a room ana WGuIu h9l iet MN oGt u1til he
d'di he ana hot kno" Vh"l any WIN had oecn
louu"i t"elC o"~nV W 'o seEer'' 'ho"S"hu' "i
u"llaIS oU' u ""S ""I "ee" '""n"'
Cross'eNalnlnGo' nc came 10 tnis clty
year ago iast November; nc came mere lrom
N'''' ~
married MIS- Ambrose J"Iy - Io'Ji he ala not
know her age ana never asked III he was not
married man ana was at liberty to contract
marriage he was divorced IN Massachusetts
IN April 1916; when ne married his wife he did
not know that she hhd any property except
q house o" q street; no had Il salary and asked
her If she thought that they could got along
with that; she gaid thHt lhey could a"d they
were mairledi he 0sk'" IN, Dhllry TO give his
wife away IN marriage, aud he promised to do
it, hc heard that others were trying 10 inter
iere, aud the witness told Dr. Daley otthe luct;
he replied that the longest pole Knocked tho
pcrsmmo~s, 60 IN and win" and he did; he
had always Thought that OIlie Ambrose was
not OF very souu' llllh"' nut tHer1 Iud never
been auy trouble between him aud the wit
ness Willie they lived IN The house together;
while the five men were IN the house some
one called aL the lIoht door ana witness
went to SEQ INC person. nc thought
that 1t was Dr' lobrr MS neNl'door
ncghbor; he told the person thAt they were
kicking up lnSs IN the mouse aud demanding
the propcrtyi at the time he was at the door
two Of the five men were watching lim to see
that the witness ana not 60 ouy doors.
Dr. fDnE t. Howe testified tlaI he was al
Mr.. IorreN5 house ON MAY 49, about II
o'clock ne was up stairs ana witness waited
until he came down they went INTO the 'front.'