Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-27
Alleged Letter Robbery.


Joseph McCauley, coored messenger, employed
In the city post Office arrested yesterday after
noon at the post Office upon the complaint OF p O.
Inspector Henderson, charged with stealing regis
tered letter For some time sums money sent In
gStered letters have been diSa ppearng and Inspec-
tor Henderson called in to unravel the Stery
McCauley was caught yesterday afternoon with a
registered letter In his possession. When officers
were called In from police headquarters McCauley,
1t Is stated, attempted to swallow the letter The
purloined letter came from the Ponca agency in
kuhlbery. of this city. 1t contained ten dollar
note and five dollar gold piece. Postmaster Con-
ger states that the evidence indicates that other
letters that have been missed were purloine1 by
McCau.ey. After his arrest McCauley claimed that
the letter had been placed In his pocket by detec-
tive.
n1ted States commissioner Mills Inspector Hen
derson appearing for the government and Messrs
A. r. Williams and Campbell Darlington for the
prisoner, who Is tall, black man, who wears rings
Joseph Il. Hunter, of the registry division. testi-
fed that the alleged stolen letter WAS left yester
day with others In the usual way In the room
where the registry mail pouches opened, il hsv-
Ing been received too late for delivery with the
morning mail.
Mr. h. j. Hanford, superintendent OF the reg
istered mail division, testified TO having directed
ceivtng room, by which they were enabled to de-
tect the fact afterwards that letter was miss
Ing. He saw the letter when 1t was taken by Mr..
Henderson out OF McCauley'S pocket.
Mr.: Williams, on cross-examinatlon, brought out
the fact that ten or fifteen minutes elapsed after
the arrest before the letter was taken from the
his arrest declared that Mr. Troy the Inspector, who
arrested him had Secreted the letter In his pocket
Postmaster Conger stated that when McCauley
was arrested and brought into his Office by Troy
and MI. Harris, Waterman, Troy called the wit
ness attention to a letter In McCauley'S breast
pocket Troy had hold OF the coat so as to hold the
letter in his pocket. McCanley declared that Troy
was chief and had put the letter into his pocket
so as to avert suspicion from himself. McCauey
T,llx-
late Postmaster Tullock.
Commissioner Mills held the case for the action
OF the grand jury fixing bail at 81 800 and In de-
fault committed McCauIey to jail
END OF THE OTTMAN CAsEs-This morning I'm
the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, the district at
torney, after consultation with Judge wylie, en-
tered nolle prosequi in the cases against W. W.
III. Ottman, charged with larceny and receiving
stolen goOds-S47, 600 taken from the Treasury,
January I'd, 1s75-in five cases. which have been
In connection with this matter the district attor
ney filed letter from the Department of Justice
dated June 3, 1892 informing him OF the settlement
reached In the case, by which Ottman was to sur
render $l2 200 to the government and the govern
ment was to dismiss all proceedings against him
THE PROPOSED REDUCTION OF PATENT Fees
In regard to the proposition that has been made
looking to the reduction of the fees required for the
issue OF patent to inventors Mr.. Dyrenforth.xhe
assistant Commissioner OF patents. said to STAR
reporter to-day: 81 have no doubt but that a re-
duct1on In the present fees would be acceptable to
inventors, and reasonable reduction might be
would prefer the office to have increased facilities
which would be afforded by an Increase In the
proved classcation Of Information I In regard or 10
patents In this way there would be less delay in
the issue OF patents. and time and money would be
saved TO inventors. The amount OF the fees is not
In my opinion, the chief element In the relief
which inventors would like to secure
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMKRIcA-The presidents
secretaries and trustees OF the several branches Of
this organization met last evening at Gonzaga
hall and reelected Dr. L. E. Newton, local medical
examiner OF the District At collation. at Gala
hans, on North Capitol street, after the meeting
Weller, Bingham. Killeen, Buscher WEIGH, Dooley,
Brewer. DelmOdy and Devereux. A committee
consisting OF one delegate at large and three from
each branch, was appointed TO make suitable ar
engagements TO entertain the supreme treasurer, NJ
j. OBr1en, OF Chattanooga, Tenn, delegate to the
national convention OF the boards OF trade which
meets in this city during the session OF Congress
Mr.. j. II. BuScher was elected chairman OF this
committee.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr.-At the Queens
town drove yards On the Metropolitan branch, B.
Means, proprietor-yesterday sOo head of cattle
were offered, OF which 3 sold TO butchers at 4a5Ac
per pound. and la3 sold 70 farmers SIX hundred
Sheep 8ka5kc. per pound; lambs 4ha6k. Five
COWS and calves brought s3oas6a The State Of the
market was dull
ACQUITTED OF A CHARGE OF FORGERY.-To-day
the case of Jeremiah Costello which has been on
trial for several days. the charge being the forgery
OF bond to release mechanics lien, was ended
with verdict OF not guilty. After a short argu-
in all his experience this case had the shaliowest
foundation that he had ever known, and the fury
indicated Mr.. Costello by returning a verdict OF
not guilty in minute after leaving the box.
Mrs Ellen Long, beautiful widowed daughter OF
q noted Wisconsin judge, has confessed the muir
der OF the little Whttemore boy, at Princeton, In
that state.
Patrick ODonnell, Carey's killer, took out his
naturalization papers at Youngstown Ohio. In 1879
signing his declaration by cross mark
Edward Ha1nes. a married man, 30 years OF age
living In Norrist0wn, Pa, Is charged with an at
tempted assault upon IL year old girl
Henry Montgomery shot himself Sunday evening
In OIL City, Pa, because another young man had
taken his girl to church He VIII live
Henry j. Rice, the manager Of the Mace-Slade
combination, was arrested on his arrival on the
steamer Seryia, In New York. yesterday, on the