The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-06
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
The Proceedings in the Trial of Lieu.
tenant Flipper, ColOred, at
Fort Davis for En-.
bezzlement.
Captain W. j. Russell, an Old Texan,
and Father Of United States
Marshal Russell, Dead.
A Contest by Vote to Take Place in
Houston Over 81, 400 of Public
MOney-.-COmt Notes.
A Young Man In Bell County is Taken
Ont by Mob and Whipped on
a Charge Of Incest.
The Missouri Pacific Within Twenty
Miles of Wac0...Court De.
ciSiOns at Tyler.
The Lampasas Stage Robbers Com.
mitted by the Commissioner
at Austin.
Various Other Interesting Items.
Various Other Interesting Items.

Eort DhNls.
Special to the Herald
FORT DAVIS, November Sat the open-
ing of the court yesterday, Lieutenant Flip.
per saidhe had considered the Judge adyo.
Gates suggestion of yesterday to try the
original and additional charges together.
and would accept voluntarily waring the
right OF challenge he might have to the
court as now organized, and consent to re.
swearing 1t and going to trial on
would not ask it. The iudge
advocate declined to proceed that way nm
less the accused would ask it and that mn
less that were done it would necessitate two
separate trials. The additional charges are
of similar character. Flipper was then
arraigned, charged with embezzlement of
W, TILT between July 8 and August 13.
1881, of public money; with making false
statements in writing to the
commanding officer on the 9th. 18th.
I'D of July, to the effect that he had trans.
ferred the above amount to the chief COM
manding officer, and with presenting a
fraudulent check of $l,440.43 to his COM
manding officer when submitting his funds
to him on the ID of July, and with making
additional false statements on August 10th
cnlei commissary to which charges he
plead not guilty.
The prosecution of the account current
for June, showed that ut the end of the
year clipper was responsible for 5000. n
commlssary funds, also on same account
for July, for which he claimed credit for
having given nearly all this amount to the
chief. commissary. Flipper accorded the
genuineness of the papers.
colonel a. X. Shaiter, of the First infantry
was the first witness, who testified:
took command March 18th
and found Flipper in charge of com
missary department; on July Sth told him
10 remit his commissary funds and from the
usual written statements learned he had
complied; on August 18th received n tele.
gram from the chief commissary that the
iunds were not received, and asked Flipper
What had become of them he could not ex.
plain; was sure the money had been sent.
on the evening of the 10Th became salts,
ned Flipper was not telling the truth and
determined to search his quarters. So
told him if l was doing an
injustice / would apologize, if not did
not care; he replied: "You are doing me an
injustice, sent the money as | told you.p
told him that ] did not believe it. and was
gong 10 have his quarters searched; ifinno-
cent ne would be afforded every opportu-
ihity 10 snow IT. then sent assistants with
search and instructed the assistant TO ploCh
tlipper under arrest il he found anytbing
suspicious; they returned with number Of
weekly statements, now before the court
which | had signed previously and
which he claimed were sent
to the chief commissary; also some
money orders; | told them to make a
thorough search; | went to the house soon
after and learned the servants trunk was in
his quarters took il to my office and upon
examination found $500 worth of checks
IN the box, which were the checks that had
been presented to me as public funds by
ripper; among them a spurious check OF
l,4io; told the officers there was no use
70 search furtheras had the the checksand
sent Flipper to the guard house; | visited
him afterward and exhibited n TELEGRAM,
from the San Antonio National bank say.
ing he never had deposited there and was
not authorized to draw Flpper admitted
ne check was spurious and said. "Yes. |
had to deceive in some way and took thot
way to do it," told him not to commit
himself, but would like to know where the
money was; he did not know, unless stolen
rom him; he would not charge anybodv
and said lie thought he could make GOOD
.he shortage if permitted TO see his friends
N town; allowed them to visit him; after. |
ward they came to me and | consented 10
release him from the guard.house if the |
money was paid, which was done subse- |
luently. '"'''
The cross examination did not elicit any.
.hing special save to strengthen tie prose |
,ution by more positive statements. Ue |
that Flipper had always, so near
IS he knew, been straight in his transnc. |
.ionsto the eonmissary until this time.
Adjourned.
In the trial to-day, the entire day wos
consumed by the defense in n soarcbinc
of Colonel Shaiter unoS |
his testimony In chief yesterday, The Var.
Gus steps leading to the arrest of Lieuten.
mt Flippep were gone over very caref,liv
without eliciting any material contra.
iicuoh rom the examination IN
'hlet Captain Barber claims he is
TO present all the facts con.
lected with the case before the court with.
,ut ueslgn TO conceal anything and In do.
ny so mas Drought out testimony that is
hat the accused has been persecuted bv
jolonel Shafter in ordering every article Of
alue in his possession, as we'll as his ser.
ants TO be taken, which resulted In taking
lot only money but articles of clothing, low.
Try etc, and leaving him without sufficient
'edding, apd using extra vigilance TO pre.
ent any person from communicating with
lin save on his permission, and refusing
many OF the applicants Colonel shailer
estified that while he did moi
rider that Lieutenant ,Flipper's Jewel.
y, or that Of the servant be
AIKEN he did order that everything of val.
le should be taken charge Of, but TINT In
arrying out the order the officers making
he examination had done so. He directaS
he officer Of the day TO furnish Flinner
edding and supplies, and was advised tbat
had been done that he placed an ex.
nd gave instructions 10 nermi,
o one to converse with him without H.
rder and only permitted those 10 visit thai
% thought II proper to do SO; that when be
armed that the servants trunk was In
,lipper's bedroom, he had her taken ia bis
'gA ats.I Il. Il