Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-18
Stolen Manuscript Records.

| loggl will hold himself ready to appear and tes-
j.. Stolen Manuscript Records
DEPREDArioNs AMONG THE FILES OF THE STATE
| DEPARTMEET VALUABLE AUTOGRAPH PAPERS
| AKEN-ARREsT OF THE ALLEGED THIEF AND RE-
| COVkRY OF PORTION OF THE MISSING DOCU-
| MENTs.
| Last week Lieut. Arnold received information
| that some valuable manuscript records had been
abstracted from the Attorney Generals Office, and
with sergeant Boyle, Of the fifth precinct he under
| COOK to recover and restore them to the depart
ment The search has been quiet, though per-
sistent one, and the labor of these officers have
been successful beyond their expectation, they
| having thus far recovered about seventy-1ve OF
stolen records besides arrcstlng the suspected
tnief, an old employe OF the Attorney Generals
| onice- named VIM. Williamson, who was taken in
| custoay yesterday morning, and has since been
retained for hearing. He Is 40 years OF age, and
| lot considerable time held an important desk in
| the department. which afforded him access to the
| Old manuscript files.
THE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS.
| Among the autograph letters taken by the thief
were the following: Official letter from Robert L.
Walker, Secretary OF the Treasury,to Hon John Y.
Mason, Attorney General United States, in rela-
| ton to revenue cutters and steamers, dated April
~ N sts; q Others @ from JAS K Polk to DR. James s.
ney General United States, to John Graham. De-
partment OF State; from W. l. Marcy to the At
torney y General, respecting private claim; from
affairs in Florida: from VIM. H. Crawford to VIM
Writ; from Richard NJ. johnson. Vice President,
| OF Dr. May for an office In that department.; from
| VIM Writ to Hon. John c. Calhoun; from Aaron
ra, renest 10 on n c0nn M Gipn Attorney Gene
ten by William Pinkney, Secretary OF State, March
~, 1872; one from Andrew jackson to the Attor-
JQ. Adams, to the Attorney General, July s,
1923; others from Richard Rush, Attorney General,
| 10 fresiCent James Monroe; President Monroe to
| IN. II
tice to Hon. Reverdy johnson, November II. 1S47; |;
John Mclean, Postmaster General, to C. j. Inger-
| SOIL, 1873; Amos Kendall Postmaster General, to
Hon II. b: Gilpfn, June 90 1870; VIM. Ballard
Preston to Hon. Reverdy johnson, June a5til, 1S49
| Legare, Attorney General Gen. sam Houston to
President jackson, 1894; X. B. Taney, Secretary Of
the the Treasury, to Attorney General b. F. Butler,
1884; Gen. A. o. p. Nicholson to Felix Grundy,
1899; VIM. Writ to Hon Peter Porter 1875; Mr.
Dickcrson to Hon. b. F. Butler, Attorney General,
| 1896; Daniel Webster to Hon. H. L. Legira Atto--
| ney General, 1871; Andrew Jackson. PRECEDENT of
| the United States, to VIM. Writ, Attorney General
1879; Felix Grundy to Secretary OF W@r, lS-;2.
| wM wIRT's LITTER OF ACCEPrANCE.
The following original autograph letteris also In
| cluded in the lot:
'WAsHINGToN, Nov 13, 1917.
s!r-Yours Of the :sth ultlmo reached me at Nor
folk few days past. The Office OF Attorney IL
eral OF the United States, which you have done ile
ready to enter upon its duties soon tie or.s
OF qualification can be completed am, sir most
Respectfully your obedient servant,
$40 the President OF the United States"
There Is also a letter from Samuel southard to
Pherson Berrien to VIM. Writ, 4th FEB, 1919; ona
from Jacob Collamer to Reverdy Johnson; one
from Thomas Ewing to Hon. Reverdy Johnson.
stored to the Attorney Generals Office as soon as
the case is disposed OF In the court.
Inthe Police Court this morning Williamson was
charged, under the Sta tus, with the larceny OF a
ietter-the property OF the United States-wrltten
by Daniel Webster to Attorney General H. E.
DEFAULT of bonds for q hearing tomorrow.
number o OF the The letters S5 were sold by VII
deals to some extent In old coins, manuscripts,
g, and several rare books were sold Mr.. keese ut
rs oe q then hvn Plumbers
Monk" Mon vols, London, l74o; Memoirs OF the Late
1903; "The Gentle shepherd" Eilnbargh, 1904,
and "yest!ges OF Natural History Of Creation and
Explanation OF Sa:ne," London, 1876. One OF the
books has the name and seal Of D. D. Ingles on it.
Williamson claims to have had the books and let
te's in his possession for niue years and says he
can give satisfactory account Of them.
Worship i'm the Woods
WASHINGTON GROVE CAMPAIGNING.
The Washington Grove camp-meeting will begin
Its tenth annual meeting on the 10th OF August
and close on the 23i OF August This camp is situ-
ated on the line Of the Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, n miles from Wash
1ngton city, and is one of the largest and most Inn
portant meetings in this section OF the country
There IS large and cOmmOdiOuS hotel located
upon the grounds, OF which Mr.. Wash B. Williams
OF this city, is the proprietor, and also some s6
Aside from the hotel and cottages, there are the
usual accommodations for tenters, under canvas
and this year there Will be some 60 to 70 tents
Commander Kellogg. U.S.N., and family; Capt
Pendleton, U.sA:, and family; Lieut. curtis, us
Lieut. Cobb, U.S.A., and family; Lieut. Simpson,
U.s. A.; and family; Major Mitchell, surgeon us
family M Kew Mr. Pere snd amg ReS ana
Webster and family, Major Hall, U.S.A, and
family; MI; O L Pruden, assistant secretary to
Moulton and family, and others.
In the cottages there are Mrs. Sarah c. Reid, W.
and Capt Wilson, u.s:A; Walter B. Williams,
Rev John Lanahan, D. D.; J: T. Gull, II. B. Moul-
ton, h A. Lnger, 1gnatlus r. Knott Mrs. Pratt,
Harriet A. Wise, Mrs. Jacobs, L. P. Allschu, Mr..
Boore. j. w. Sinclair Harry Craig, L. W. Worthing-
ward, Rev. Page Milburn and w. Taylor Birch.
Other cottages VIII M be occupied by Major Morgan,
George E. Hall, E. F. Simpson, q. W. Franklin and
Msssrs. Ireland and Hiss, OF Annapolis.
The camp-meeting this year will be in charge,
OF the Washington district, Baltimore Conference,
and he win be assisted by Revs John Lanahan,
". F. Ward, W. W. Van Arsdale, r. f. Ward, E B.
owen, Joseph France, DID,, J. j. G. Webster, T. j.
pey{da Byd~n and
tittleton Lit Morgan DD, and Others Mr. Booe
be present, and intimation Is given OF a strong
movement In favor OF the temperance cause. The
number OF tenters is not known as yetthe list not
being made UP. Among others who will go into
camp n however. are the foliowtng:-J. T. Mitchell,
Blackford, Mrs n s. Jackson, and w. S. jackson,
OF Georgetown; Mrs J: Clark, D: 7. Howard, J. w.
Wilson, G. T. Brown, Mrs Caroline Browning, Mrs.
F. A. Shreeve, e II. Burch. John Berry, r. C.
Deane, J. s Ourn, Mrs. Fannie Layton, Rev. C- I.
Mytinger. J. NJ AIhey, Mrs Mary D. Clark, VIM.
Knight, Henry Craig, ST., A. Holland and George
walker, or Washington. and Miss Magruder, Mrs.
Carroll and VIM. Miller, OF Montgomery county.
montgomery county is usually largely represented,
and Is expected to be so this year.
BILL FnED.-Ellen Gallagher to-day by Mr.. c.
A. Elliott, filed bill against w. s. Ballard, and
obtained an Injunction thegeon restraining OBJ
struction OF alley between 431 and zS3 II street
q. w. - @
SENT 10 THR WoRKHoUsk-Geo Davis alias W.
II. Brown, the colored man arrested by Police |
man Simpson, for having in his possession lot OF