Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-08
The Straw Bond Cases.

| 4 sHAhP PASSAGE BETWEEN COUNSEL
| In the hearing in the straw bond cases before
Judge Smell yesterday reported briefly in last
| evenings STAR during the discussion as to the
adniSSlbility of old bids as evidence to show that
! the accused parties had conforrned with custom
Mr. Cook said he did not claim the Post Office de-
partinent to be angelic. The officers may violate
the written law; an assistant may set at naught
| the regulations; but does that excuse Others?
Must the wrongful acts OF officials or contractors
be au excuse for others violating the laws or the
regulations Look at it as you will the offer is TO
! submit the wrongs OF Others as an excuse for the
| wrongs OF the defendants.
MT. IOtten said tnat no department can establish
criminal law. The defence proposed To follow
! the course OF the prosecution. They had the bids
OF parties whose bOndSmen for more than 100000
Justified on property in Kentucky amounting to
$500 He claimed that the other side were desirous
that the court should not examine the workings OF
the Post Office department; but the defence would
give him the largest liberty-to read these papers
| [Laughterl
Mr.. Cook said that he did not propose to say any,
thing about reform or rascality. His friend Tot
ten knew OF the latter but he was here to give his
aid to the court He then reiterated that the law
| had been violated.
MI Totten-"Then why did you not indct the
Postmaster General-Tommy james,"
Mr.. COok-"If tie counsel will have patience till
the attorneys. commonly known as the star route
counsel, get through with the investigation now
going on. they win perhaps see that whether the
party Implicated be Postmaster General, or second
assistant or contractor the government Will bring
him to trial"
Mr.. Totten-"Then Mr. James will be indicted.
| in THE STAR
Owing to the inability of Mr. Bliss to be present
thS week, the case Will likely not be called again
TILL Tuesday next.
p, THE NATIONAL HOTEL RoBBERY.-George w.
Father, the night clerk of the National hotel, who
was arrested on the oath Of William ii. Crosby,
one Oh the proprietors OF the hotel, on the charge
or grand larceny OF $S from the safe Of the hotel
tas stated in yesterdays STAR was to have hear
ing in the Police Court to-day but On account OF
Mr. Croshy's not being able to attend court to-day
Ar
Pfckhart, proprietor Of the "Importers Tea Com
pany," is the guest OF the hotel whose money was
between S40O and $500 of his money has beer taken.
The s5s charged in the warrant is alleged TO have
been stolen On the 18th OF last month
monthly meeting OF this union was held at Foun-
dry church last night. After singing and prayer
the president, }. i. Mitchell. made short address,
and Rev. c. II. Richardson spoke on the subject OF
worship in Methodist churches The class meet
more OF social character. On motion OF A. NJ.
Gangewer, the executive committee was requested
to collect for hle preservation and reference the
following facts relating to each church in this Dis
trict, viz: The name, location cost and value OF
each church edifice andparsonage 2 The history
OF each church, giving date when it was organized,
date when dedicated, names of persons officiating
at the dedication, names Of preachers I'm charge,
with years when they served, together with
address, with such other facts as may
be deemed OF historical interest. g. Amount OF
Ill
rate OF interest charged, what steps, If any, have
been taken to liquidate said Indebtedness, and
probable time, II any can be fixed, when said in
Of interest stopped. The executive committee was
instructed, when this Information shall be OBJ
tanned, to enter 1t in book to be kept perma-
nent record OF the history Of the several churches
ID this District The union adjourned to meet
March 6, when it is expected that Bishop Wiley
will deliver an address,
SUIT AGAINST HITz AND OTHERS OF THE LATE
GERMAN BANK.-To-day, the Circuit Court, Judge
Macarthur, was engaged in the trial OF the case
OF the National Metropolitan Bank against John
Hitz, r B. Donaldson, w. F. Mattingiy, and c. T.
Bank, note for $4,000 :The defence is that the
payment OF the note was secured by collaterals
which should have been used therefor. It was the
third of a series Of notes, the first two being Sc
cured by the collaterals which were left to secure
the note In question and was ample to qudate all
the Indebtedness. Before the third note was made
t appears that Mr. Hitz sold the collaterals to Mr.
Thompson, OF the Metropolitan Bank, and applied
the bank. The plaintiff is represented bT W Mr a n
Wilson, an and , Messrs Miller, Bradley, and Mussey
plaintiff for amount claimed.
WILSON, THE ALLEGED CONFIDENCE MAN.
United States Commissioner Mills yesterday heard
another charge against c. K. Wilson, arrested
last week by Detectives McDeyitt and voSs, for
alleged swlndling by means of a circular solicit
ing subscriptions for non-exiStent newspaper,
and onerfng prize to the 999th subscriber. The
new proceedings are under section s, ,4SO Revised
z,
and eighteen months Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary for ''contriving schemes by which the
United States mail shall be used for fraud.n
Wilson was returned to jail on the new charge in
default of bail.
THE OYSTER Boat rCoNrRovERsY.-Henry Erhardt,
who was before the Police Court a few days ago on
the charge OF larceny of an oyster boat from a
constable, who had levied IL satisfy the claim
for wages OF the crew, was in court again yester-
day. His counsel, A. B. Williams, claimed that
vessel licensed by the United States could not be
attached In the way this boat was attached. The
case was again continued. for further testimony.
PANT0NINR BY DEAF MUTKS-The Amaranth
met Monday evening at the residence OF Judge
Henry A. Davis, Of Boston, 4N New Jersey avenue
southeast The feature Of the evening was the
burlesgue pantomime OF Ruttan TEL, the actors
being MeSSrS Zeigler, Larson, Layton, Reed, Smith,
Fox, Lynch, Leib, Morrow, Collins Aabaugh, Grff-
fin, Sawyer, Adams, and Master Leitner-an deaf |
mutes, from the National Deaf Mute College. Mr. |
Klefer read an essay on the Phonetic Arts; Miss
Susie Benedict recited Longfellow's sTwo Angela
tranSating It also into deaf-mute symbolism: Miss
Lulu McCreery recited "Independence Bells" The |
exercises were fnterSpersed my music, vocal and |
instrumental, by Misses Lizzie Brewer, Hattie Lar
zalfer, Katie Wells, Bertte Crawford and others
The hospitable hostess twisted all who wished to
pied the time till nearly midnighk Meanwhile the
pupils from the deaf-mute college eepped over to