Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-06
The District Investigation
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.


The House committee on the District OF Co
lumbia this morning resumed the investigation
Of the charges made by Treasurer Giltlian
against the Commissioners Of the District of Co
lumba.
Mrs. Ada G. Davis testified that she was one
OF the heirs OF Mary HeSsler. who died thirteen
years or so ago. Witness was shown writing.
which set forth that she waived all her claim to
the Mary HeSsler estate; she pronounced the
paper forgery: also any paper signed by Mary
Hessler subsequent TO thirteen years ago De-
cau.e Mary Hessler had been dead thirteen
years.
John G. Thompson was sworn. and testified
that he was the present owner of lot A, square
492. He was shown paper purportlng to be
waiver of all his claims to drawback. He
pronounced it forgery, and said he never
waived his claim In favor of any body
William Russell testified that he owned lot II,
square All; authorized Solomon Fague to collect
the drawback for him. He was shown power
OF attorney authorizing William Dickson to col
forgery, as he had never given any such power
of attorney to Dickson: the forged power OF at
tOrney is witnessed by John A. Hurley and -
Clark. clerk in Dickson s office. When witness
discovered the fraud he called on ROOme. The
latter said he would investigate the matter.
After waiting some time witness called again
on ROome, and he said there had been nothing
done in the NATTER that there was no use In in
vestigatiOn as the grand jury could not be
brought to act, having failed to act in a similar
case which had been brought to its attention.
there was abundant evidence of fraud in the
matter, but there was no way in which he could
get at clue upon which to proceed and that 1t
was impossible to get at the bottom OF 1t.
A letter was read from VIM. Oscar Roome ask
ing to be suppnnaed touching the aSpersi0nS
which have been made against his private char
acter.
George W. Brown testified that he is a real
estate broker, and represented the estate OF
John Q. Adams for Mary c. Adams. The latter
was connection of ex-Pfesident John Quincy
Adams. Lots and 3, square 1885, were In the
name of Mary c. Adams, and lot was in the
name OF John Adams. Witness as trustee Of
The estate had authority to collect the draw
backs due the estate; subsequently he aScer
tained that Dickson had drawn the drawbacks
on lot ! and lot 3; he refunded the amount
Witness asked Dickson how he drew the draw
backs without the bills against the property
He said that Mary c. Adams had given him
power OF attorney to act for her IN the cOllec-
tion OF draw backs; the property is now owned
by Bradley Barlow. Of Vermont. Witness was
shown paper purp0rtlng TO be waive by
Bradley Barlow, which he.said he thought was
forgery.
solomon j. Fague testified that he represent
ed VIM. Russell in the matter OF the collection
of his draw back; when Dickson showed him
power OF attorney purporting to have been
signed 10y RUSSELL witness told his client about
it, who said that he had never given Dickson
any such power OF attorney.
Judge Dent said that he had conference
with 1TOXall at his Judge Dent'S) house In
georgetown, In the presence OF commissioner
Morgan. The impression Judge Dent had was
that Troxali had made confession OF his
guilty transactions; was not positive, however.
subsequently TroXall made statement, which
was taken by Stelographer of the police de-
partment.
James A. Clark was recalled. and shown an
entry in one OF Dickson's day books. He testi-
fled that he made the entry.
E. B. Hay was sworn as an expert in penman-
ship. He was shown several signatures OF
Samuel L, Davis. Mary &. Adams, William Rus
sell and Others. He said he had compared the