Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-28

$4,000 Bond Rebbery &C = Police
station.
81, 600 BOND RECovHRED--ARREsTs m coNNEcrroN
WITH THE AFFAIR-rHE THEFT TRACED TO COL
CRED LABoRER AT THE POLICE STATION.
On the 2sth day of November last D. Austin Nc
earthly, who resides on Prospect avenue, West
washington, and who was on the streets In this
city apparently under the influence OF liquor was
assisted into the ,l0th-street station house by
policeman for the purpose OF sleeping of the effects
Of his rotations, and was put into a comfortable
cell for safe keeping. He was released the same
night, having recovered. The next morning he
t te to the station house. and reported
laborer at the station, had taken
A SHOT BAG CONTAINING s., 900 IN BONDS AND $50 IN
CASH
from him the night before. 1t was fastened about
his neck under his clothing. He thought as Law
son was employed at the station house he was
authorized to relieve him OF any valuables Tor
safety. Lieut.. Arnold at that tine arrested Law
son and locked him up. and Mccarthy was sum-
moned to appear against him In cour. the next
day, which he failed to do. Lawson was taken
into court, and there nothing else to do but to
dismiss him, which the attorney proceeded to do,
there being no witnesses against him.
ARREST OF GABRIEL ROWE
Lieut.. Arnold has been quietly at work ever
since on the case, and yesterday he received In
formation from Lieut.. Guy, OF the fourth precinct
that Justice OF the Peace Taylor, whose office IS
On street, near 18th street, had In his possession
q one thousand dollar U. Unregistered bond answer
Ing the exact description Of OF the bonds stolen
from Mccarthy. Lieut. Arnold, in company with
Lieut.. Guy, at once went to Taylors and got pos
session OF this bond. Taylor informed these off,
GERS that It had been left with him by colored
Office as labOrer; he had left it with him for ne
gotlation, as be desired the money. Lieut.. Arnold
at once detailed Officer Breen in citizens clothing
lnstructing him to proceed to the Signal office and
arrest Gabriel Rowe, which was done. Rowe was
carried to the fourth police station so as to avoid
coming In contact with Lawson
SECOND ARREST.
When at the station he stated that he had the
bond from a colored man named Philip Parker,
lampl1ghter, who lives on 18th, between and p
streets northwest. Parker was at once arrested
by Officers Breen and Gates-Parl1er at first stat
ing that he had purchased 1t from white man on
the street for 1919. His story was very contradc-
tory, but he afterwards made clean breast OF 1T
and said he had bought it from Lawson who owed
him some money.
THE ARREST OF LAWSON.
Lteuts. Arnold and Guy have been working
secretly but surely on this case ever since its oc-
currence, and have made perfect success OF it
One bond was for 1000, another for $780, one for
500 and three for si00 each. Lawson has been a
laborer in this station house for the last twelve
years or more, and has always been regarded as
an honest man He Is high officer in the order
trusted with the funds Of the order, which has a
large membership in this District. He was before
the Police Court this morning.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY.
Lawson was called out of the dock at the Police
Court about noon to-day and charged with grand
larceny of the bonds and money from Mr.. Nc
Carthy. Mr.. Charles Pelham appeared for the
defendant. Mr.. Chas. s. Moore appeared for the
government
LIEUT.. ARNOLD's TESTIMONY.
Lieut.. Arnold, of the fifth precinct was the first
witness called, and stated that the defendant has
been laborer at his station for some time. On
the 29th of last month, in the afternoon, Mr. Nc
Carthywas taken indrunk As Is usual In suchcases,
the prisoner was searched and some $14 was taken
from his pockets, and he was locked up in a cell,
and released between 10and II O'Clock at night,
On becoming sober. Mr.. Mccarthy returned to the
station the following day, and complained that
about twenty minutes after he was locked up In
the cell, Lawson entered the cell and took shot
bag that was tied around his neck and concealed
under his clothes, and which contained 81 900
800 United States ~ per cent bonds Witness
learned OF the robbery and had Lawson arrested,
but the witnesses failed to appear at court, and
information that Squire Taylor had one OF the
bonds in his possession, he had Lawson rear
rested.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. MCCARTHY.
Mr.. Mccarthy was called and stated that he
lives at No. 112 Prospect avenue. On the 29th of
last month, when he left home in the morning, he
had 81 900 In United States ~ per cent bonds and
$50 In currency in a shot bag under his clothes.
He got intoxicated and was arrested, and
searched and put in cell in Lieut.. ArnOld's sta
ton. Soon afterwards the defendant came to the
cell and began to search him. Witness thought
he had right to do so. He tore the waistband of
witness pants and got the bag Witness did not
miss the bag until he got home and was about to
retire. T.arly the next morning he went to the
statiOnhOuse and reported the matter to Lieut..
Arnold. He identified as his property the recov-
cred $1,000 bond. He said he was not so drunk as
the officers thong hit he was. because he got bad
fall Oh the ice just before he was arrested.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Gabriel Rowe, a cOlOred man, Of No. 1741 Cedar
street, stated that he has known Lawson several
years. He Identified the $1,000 bond as one that
he got from another colored man named Philip
Parker.
Philip Parker, also colored, OF 14l5 10Th street,
stated that he is lamplighter, and belongs to the
same society as Lawson. He was shown the s, 600
bond and identified 1t as the same given him by
Lawson. on the 18th Of November, about six
o'clock in the afternoon, lawson came to his
it was one thousand dollars, and he was
fool enough to believe it was money
what he owed him. Witness showed it to some
people. and was told that it would have to be
transferred to him. He then showed it to Rowe,
who took it to Squire Taylor to have 1t examined.
Mr. Taylor sent for witness, and told him it was
stolen, and he knew the man who lost it. Witness
told them that he didn't get the bond from Law
son. He also told them that he bought it from
white man. After being taken to Lieut.. Arnold's
station he told them there that he bought it from
a white man. He didn't state until this
morning that he got the bond from Lawson,
when he told his employer at the station house
this morning. He stated that he tried to '1x" up
story at lrst and, finding that he couldn't do it,
he decided to tell the truth. Mr.. Moore said he
had other witnesses, but he would ask that the
case be sent up on the testimony already in.
SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.
The court sent the case to the grand jury under
$500 bail Parker was put under bonds to appear
as witness, and his employer, Mr. James Wilker-
son, was recognized for his appearance
Lawson was committed In default Of bail
Affairs In West WASHINGTON
LODGE ELECTIONS held last night resulted as fol-
lows:-1nvincible council, No Z, g. Of wv. II.
Rohrer, W. G.; J. w. Gross, jr, v. c.; John Breen,
p; Charles Hlckerson, G.; john Berry, A. G.; J.
w. DeKra1t, R. s.; j. =. Sill, f. S.: II. W. Brewer,
T..
Decatur lodge, No 9, K Of P.-D. O. B. villette.
G. c.; Thomas Hughes, v. c.. James I. Collins,
p; b. Il. Divine. X. OF R. and s.; William KIN