Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-26

Tedious Pr0ceedings In the Polio
Court.



Mr. INGERsoLL INSISTS UPON HAVING THE CHARGE
AGAINST RRRDELL READ IN FULL.
The interest In the star route cases was trans
ferred to Judge Snells Police Court this morning
on the hearing IN the case OF Montford c. Rerdell,
against whom new proceeding has been entered
on account OF the invaldity of the old indictment
against him. Nearly all Of the parties promi-
nently connected with the case were present about
postmaster General James and ex-Attorney Gen.
eral MacVeagh.
with the examination OF Mr.. MacVeagh as a wit
ness for the government; but Mr.. Ingersoll in
sisted that the full text Of the charge against
The clerk then began the reading Of the sixty
page pamphlet. He had read but a few minutes,
take three or four hours to read Il Inper: He
said that II the court would adjourn ease TIL
tomorrow morning he would theosNaive the
Mr. &errick protested against this. Is said IT
was imperative that Mr.. MacVeagn shou1d return
e aef dns 81 eSenng MT s
profession. ~ intend" said NE. lRY1els very
positively, "that Mr.. MacVeagh shall u teleased
Shan't"
-. sAl right. said Nj. 1ngersOll. Ego on and read
Mr.. Merrick having again protested, Judge Smell
remarked:-"Go on. iii sit here till 10 O'Clock -
"Well make ourselves comfortable then" said
take more than four hours to read it."
Mr.: Prince, the clerk, then proceeded with the
as the quashed Indictment with the few e verbal
changes necessary to cure the defects In that in
The courtroom was in few minutes almost en-.
tirely emptied Messrs. Bliss, MacVeagh, and
James pulled newspapers out OF their pockets, and
soon their M 1 minds were far away joining in the
bloody redskins through the passes OF Arizona.
SOME INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS PROMISED.
The purpose OF calling MessrS. James and Mac
Veagh is, as a STAR reporter was credibly in
formed, to prove the statement made by Rerdeu
to Messrs. Woodward and James and through
them to the Attorney General early in the star
route proceedings This statement, it will be re-
membered, involved ex-senator Dorsey and others
OF his was false and made In the role OF a de-
tectve In Mr.. D0rsey's behalf, for the purpose OF
misleading the authorities and getting into their
confidence. Mr.. woodward was also present at
court to-day and 1t Is understood that the purpose
OF Messrs. Bliss and Merrck is to prove that this
stltement was made just as though it was true
and uncontradicted.
A Curious Case in the Police Court.
A FATHER CHARGED WITH ABDUcTINd HIS OWN
CHILDREN.
This morning, In the Police Court, Charles Otto
Ulrich was charged, on a warrant sworn out by
his wife, Louisa M. j. Ulrich, with having yester-
day, abducted Gustavus e. M. ana Herman Otto
Ulrich, his sons, aged respectively seven and six
yCdAo. Oi. 0Ouu IL NOIIlS 8ppcdIcu QcI60Q.
ant Mr. Moore, the prosecuting attorney, called
the courts attention to the warrant, which was
issued by magistrate, and said the children al
legged to have been abducted are the children of
the defendant, and there was no law TO hold
man for abducttng his own children. The court
said the case would have to be dismissed. The
parties have been separated for about three
months, the mother taking the children. Mr..
Ulrtch has been living at the corner OF 10th and
south Carolina avenue southeast, and Mrs Ulrch
In the western section OF the city. suit for
divorce has been instituted by Mrs. Ulrich, which
is now pending. The father of the children got
possession OF them by going to the school they
attend, yesterday afternoon. and taking them
which Ulrich was arrested: "Louisa NJ. j. Ulrich
declares, on oath, that the said Charles otto
Ulrich, OF the District OF Columbia, with
force and arms assaulted Gustavus 4. M
Ulrich and Herman Otto Ulrich, aged respectively
seven and six years, and did kdnap and felonious-
~ carry away the said GuStavuS E. NJ Ulr1ch and
Herman Otto Ulrich from the lawful custody OF
the said Louisa M. j. Ulrich against the form OF
the statutes, and the peace and government OF the
United States"