The Evening critic., 1882-12-12

lalu 10 tue feCelVpr, so that IL WAS sufo 10
reach them all. The witness closed with re-
quest for speedy release, IL the committee
could compass II to him, Tho committee, at
ter tho statements closed, resolved 10 leave no
step untaken to either verify or dlsproyc tho
charges,
General neniais by Detectives.
1t was a little llvoly In tho detective onl;e
this morning, nearly all OF tho force were
early on hand, and tho Developments"
mnde by o. Leary and Murphy were tho ab.
sorblng topics OF discussion. Naturally, all of
tho detectives who were implicated consld-
cred that their best course would DO to say
very little on tho subject until they were
given an opportunity to defend themselves.
Denied the Charges Generally,
nnd asserted that nothing that thoy could say
AZ this time would DO Of avail while tho press
and public wero against them. "Just why tho
statements OF criminals should DO generally
believed" said one, 81 cannot soc; but per-
hnps when our cases come to trial. IL we are to
be tried, wo may be able to mako n good do
ienso and turn the tide Of public sentiment in
our favor
Said Detective McDeviu:
"The whole thing Is a vile concoctlon Of lies.
As far as / am individually concerned, can
meet the charges when formally nlcd against
me, and am not afraid OF tho result. We can
do nothing until formal charges are made. IL
we had newspaper perhaps we might get
some sort of a show"
81 don't care to express any particular opin.
ion on this subject" said
Detective COOmes,
"except 10 denounce O'Leary's statement that
received share of the money realized from
tho Christlancy robbery lie. l never mot
tho parties and drank with them at tho Ma
tional Hotel, nor anywhere else."
Detective Acton
said that he did not care for charges that eml.
mated from such source. 81 never played
poker in any hotel near tho Baltimore X ohio
depot In my life, but Will play poker whom
think there is n chance for making winning
The Money Given to yOSs.
Detective yoss, In speaking of tho allega-
lions that Murphy's wife gayo him money,
said "Yes, abe did, She gave mo 10 at the
Sf fst what Office was S4 sSSsod Ee2T
was informed. The man who had been robbed
by Murphy and Skiyington refused TO prose-
cute the latter because skivlngton appealed to
him for mercy aud promised to refund his
money, saying that Murphy had 1t. The latter
hearing that he was to be prosecuted, however,
sent the forty dollars 70 mo by his wife and
jumped the town, going to Harpers Ferry. l
Turned The Money Over TO Its
owner
and have his receipt In my possession. The
man after receiving II left town. l Will use
the receipt at tho proper time, aud can have
It ideRtlned by parties In the onlce who were
present when 1t was drawn up and signed"
skivingtOn Says IT'S All u Lie.
TIE CRITIC man interviewed Sklvington at
tho Capitol In the Rotunda this morning. The
eS-monte man and present guide Is a short
individual, with very fow outward character
istics to distinguish from the general run OF
humanity. He declined to DO interviewed, but
became as yoluble us n New York Congressman.
"Whnt have you to say about O'Leary's
story" inquired tho man with astub.pencil.
cts Cd id Ito from beginning TO end.
This follow Wood has put tho thing up. He IL
going TO get $500 from zach OF the ID
thieves, and he'll do anything TO get the
money. o'Leary has been thief from his
"Did you monte-men over have an under.
standing with the detectives about divvylng
your gains with them ?"
. "Not n bit. OF course there might have boon
instances where the victim squealed and the
detectives, In getting the money back from u.s.
might have gotten something from him. but I
did that know of. Let some member OF this
citizens committee come up and SEQ me, and
I'll tell them something. And think Of tina.
ChuckIc-Eaeaded. Two hundred and
Twenty-Five Founder
Murphy talking about starvation driving him
into tho business. They want to get out of
all, and VIII do anything and ruin anybody to
do It,"
Tho scribe and tho guide bent their backs Mt
an anglo of forty-ilve degrees and separated to
DO tossed about upon different currents In the
sea OF Capital life.
Some Views OF Business HIeu.
Anumber OF business men who wore inter
viewed by a CRITIC reporter this morning OK
pressed the opinion that the charges made by
Murphy and O'Leary were true, but were
doubtful III they could DO proven, for II would
be difficult In court of justice TO convict mon
ON the charges OF convicted criminals, besides
II would be almost impossible to obtain wit
ncsses who could corroborate their state ments
Several leading merchants on the avenue
declared that there was greater number oil
robberies committed In Washington than In
any city In the country aud the number OF
thieves captured was exceedingly meagre
Houses In the thickly settled parts of the city
have been entered night after night In sue.
cession and valuables stolen, but no clue OF
tho perpetrators could be obtained, and seldom
was anything recovered; 1t certainly looks as
If our guardians were In league with tho cul
That House on Ill Street.
A reporter OF THE. CRITIC visited tho oil
| three.story frame house mentioned by O'Leary
| yesterday, and which Is located on the south
west corner OF Tenth and II streets northwest,
this morning. A knockat the door was an
swered by pleasant, middle-aGed lady, who
stated, In reply 20 questions, that old Dr. pont
| had been elected from the promises some time
| ago and that the house had afterward beer
| painted and renovated.
'since I've boon here" she said, ''strange
| and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES men have frequently
| called at night and upon finding that DR.
Pond had moved, they would Invariably pull
their hats over their eyes and walk rapidly
/ away. One very neryouS-lOoklng man callel
soon after had moved here, and, opening tn,
| door, started 10 go up stairs. l was alone n
the time, and meeting him on tho steps
asked whom no desired to see. 10 replied
that he wanted to see Jack Connolly. TOLD
him no such person lived here, and he with
drew rapidly. | have boon very much an
| nOycu by suspicious clufhctefS hanging aOOu
here at night, and believe this place was
yeritable den OF thieves when 1t was occupied
by Pond"
Continuing, she related tho finding OF a mum
| Dor OF suspicious excavations under tho houst
and back porch, which had evidently beef
used for the storage OF stolen goods by tn
gang.
neighbor who lives opposite tho II stree
end OF the old dwelling stated that strange
looking individual could frequently be seen a
work with u printing'press In ono OF the bacl
rooms several years ago, working oftentime
until morning, which led to tho impression Il
the neighborhood that nest OF counterfeit
ers also occupied rooms In the building.
The whereabouts OF old DR.. Pond could no
be asceItained, only that he 10 'llvlng about
What BeresfOrd Says of O'Leary.
Mr.. Beresford, tho wellknown printer b.
whom Charles O'Leary was employed as
'printers devil" from December 18, 1875
until october z, 1876, was seen by q CRITIC ~
porter this morning and Intercepted as {
oLearys reputation at that time for truthful
ness and honesty.
| "As well as can remember" said Mr.. Beres
ford, she was truthful and honest while en-
ployed by me. discharged him for overstay
| Ing his leave during tho Centennial."
| Mr.. W. +. Roberts, foreman OF Mr.. Beres
ford's ONCE, said that he remembered O'Lear
we'll. ellis reputation was good and / neye
knew him to falsify," he said, sand was ver
much surprised 70 hear of his croOkedness 4
connection with the three.card monte swlr
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