Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-14
Bi-elow. the Dcsaul,er.

! MOTION FOR REDUCTION OF BAI-Ir Is FIXED AT
| Sl5,oo) IN ONE CASE AND Sl2,e51 ~ THE OTHER.
Col. Enoch Totten, counsel for Z. Frank Bigelow,
| charged with two cases OF emoeZZ!ing the funds
| OF the National Bank OF the Republic, appeared
| before Judge Smell about noon today and argued
motion FOR re iuction OF his clients bail, which
| was fixed at S35 0H lie said he wished 10 waive
| an examination and call the courts attention 10
the amount OF bail required for the appearance OF
| the defendant, which was excessive. He said the
| amount OF bail had been measured by the amount
| of the alleged dedication, which was never con-
| templated by the law. A recent case IN which a
man was charged with embezzllng $4,000 from
| the government was sent To the upper court on
! amount einbezZled, and Judge Cox had reduced
the amount OF bail from $4,000 to something like
| $4,000 The amount or money should not be con-
/ sdered.
| The court said that there were two
| cases against the defendant. and the amount
charged in the warrants was about 81 900 s. 600
| In relation to the remarks OF counsel that the
| amount embeZzled should not be considered, he
| would say that he was hot IN sympathy with the
| principle that the man WHO steals the largest
amounts should get OFF easiest There were two
cases against the defendant and 1t was important
bail In the first case at SIP 0a0, ami in the second
case at $4,000. making total OF s21,oo0.
| Mr.. Moore suggested that in fixing the bail II
should be considered that Di3elow was fugitive
! from justice.
Mr.. Totten said that the defendant had given
| himself up voluntarily.
Mr.. Moore denied this, and said he could prove
| to the contrary.
| The court ordered the prisoner TO be brought ND
from jail SO that he could ba re-commiuei In con-
sequence OF his wavIng an examination
The Charge Against Zcil Hoover.
| JUDGE SMELL HAS THE CASE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
| The two cases OF petit larceny against Zel
| Hoover were taken up In the Police Court this
| afternoon after half dozen cOntlnuances.
Mr. VIM. A. Cook, Hoover's counsel, said that he
thought the government had failed TO make case
against his Client and he would not offer anv eyi-
dence for the defense He claimed that the osense
charged against his client did not come under the
Prosecuting Attorney Moore in discussing the
testimony or the government. said that Hoover did
not deny that he received the money frcm the
victim Scott. for which he was to get him gov
ernment position, ior which he gave his note to
Scott payable in five days. He does not claim that
he got the complainant the much-talked-of posi-
ton, or paid back the money he received from
Scott Mr. Moore said that the circumstances Of
the case showed that Hoover had no intention OF
| getting the man the position, and could not have
secured the position II he wanted TO.
The court said that In case OF larceny there
must be a treSpaSS, which Was not proven in this
case. The court Said he could not bring hmsef TO
hold that this is case OF larceny. 1t was cheat,
but it done with the victims eyes wide o, en-
| Ii quack had told him that he would have cured
lin OF cancer and failed, it would have been analo
SouS. The court took the case under considers
tiOn, and viii dispose Of it when he returns from
| his vacation.
THE FUNERAL Of Mr.. E. s. Brooke. who was
! drowned at Lower Cedar Point On Friday last,
| took place from his residence, 90 II street, yester
| day afternoon, and Was attended by large con-
coilrse of friends OF the family Rev Father F1r-
han oficiated, and the cortege moves to Mt. Oivet
cemetery, where the interment took place. The
pallhearerS were Me5Srs. L. j. sullivan, Jno. But
ter, James Tally, W. H. Sweeny, Samuel j. Phil
lips and Dr. Z. r Howe.
A SUIT FOE DIvoRCE.-Davld C. Yingling to-day,
through; hi, attorney. p B. StilSOn, filed bill for
forth that The parties, who have lived here since
1865, were marie in Blair or unity, Pa. in Janu
tSo9 sev si J 5 ff er @ snS a ie a &
| ST. Charle5 hotel, where she ana a man named
Gerald Dupont lived together as husband
and wife under the name OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Whitaker, until about December 5, 1881; and that
| afterwards the defen liant lived with Dupont at
| No. 907 9Th street northwest. where they passed
| under the name OF Johnson The plaintifi charges
upon information and belief that she is still living
In adultery with Dupont in this city, but at what
| place or under what name he cannot state. He
| asks a divorce and custody and control OF his
daughter.
WIlLARD's HOTEL has been closed for the sum-
mer and will be re-opened on the 18th of october.
| Many changes and improvements are being made
in the interior part OF the house. The dining ami
reception rooms are To be freScoed, ana the whole
tended to enlarge the building and make it higher
| The front will be torn down and the new hotel
viii take In front Of about fifty feet more on
| Pennsylvania avenue. The plan Is to make 1t one
OF the largest hotels In the country.
A SUICIDES LIFE ISsURANCE.-Daniel w. Middle
ton, as administrator OF the estate OF Jacob w.
ker late OF the Bank Of the Republic, today en-
tered suit against the Home Life Insurance Co to
recover tie sums OF 900 and 81 OO0 alleged to be
due, respectively, on two policies held by Ker,
| who, 1t will be remembered, committed suicide q
| few months ago.
| WHO is THE SHOOTER ?-The Norfolk Virginidr,
OF yesterday says: "There was a rumor current
on the streets yesterday to the effect that young
man OF this city, who was not very long since the
defendant in a trial growing out OF shooting
case and was acquitted, had become implicated
in a similar affair In Washington, ID. c., tho otLer
party to the alleged difficulty being, II is ST atca
| also Well known here. The source OF the lIbar
| was not traceable, and its truth was dei.la n
some quarters. In view OF this uncertainty b1Jnei
are withheld"
DRowNED.-Saturday afternoon the body OF an un-
known man was found by two boys in the Potomac,
| near the south drawer or the Long bridge, and II
was taken to the almshouSe. 1t appeared to be
that OF a man about 80 years OIL clothed in black
frock coat. dark pants and low shoes, with white
shirt and comfortable underclothng. A Hancock
and English handkerchief was found In the coat
pocket.
Murder or SIliCidel
wOMAN'S BODY FOUND IN A CANAL
NEW YORK, August lit was supposed that
Mrs. Margaret Bra dford, whose body was found
in the Gowanus ca nal yesterday, had committed
suicide, but from what the coroner can learn this
morning it would appear that the unfortunate
woman was murdered. Captain Chapman, OF the
canal boat L. ID. Cummings, which lay near the
spot where the body was found stated that he, his
wife and some friends were sitting on the deck of