Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-12
The Court Of Claims Refuses to
Reopen the Case Of the
Cadet Engineers.
A Woman's Heavy Suit Against
District Commissioners
West.
The Star Route Record Takes
Front Rank in Criminal
History.
Tho Architect of Many Fortunes
CAPITAL
speo ial Dispatches to TIM BsR.
THE CADET

spec ial Dispatches to TuK BHR,
H CADET ENGINEERS.
WASHINGTON, June IL. - In the
court of claims Chief Justice Drake
announced the decision of the court
overrullng the motions for a rehearing
In the case Of Cadet Engineer Leo.
pold. The original opinion Is thus al.
lowed to stand as the matured judg-
ment of the court, after hearing all
the additional facts and arguments
submitted by Secretary Chandler,
through the attorney general. In his
recent letter the secretary told the
cadet engineers that If the decision
was again la their favor, the case
would be appealed to the supreme
court. On Saturday last the navy de.
partment ordered Leopold to join the
steamer Ysntic, which Is about to start
for the Arctic regions.
The president has accepted 70 miles
of the Northern Pacii, railway, re-
Gently constructed In Montana.
STAR MAIL SERVICE.
During the month of May the total
Increase In the star mall service
amounts to $50, 615, During the same
period the amount saved from de.
creased service was $50, OPS, making a
net increase of service during the
month of SO, 500. In the steamboat
service the net increase during the
month amounted to So, 139.
Secretary Teller expresses the inten-
tion of using all the money he can
legally In purchasing stock cattle
for the Indians.
BILL IN EQUITY
has Just been entered In the courts
here against District Commissioner
West for recovery of railroad bonds
placed in his hands In November
1881, for negotiation, and which, it II
charged, he has appropriated to hill
own use. Mrs, Mary Jane Stinde ant
Chas. W. Stinde, residents of Louisi
ana, are the plaintiffs Ia the action
In the bill Mrs. Stinde alleges that Ii
November 1881, at the request o
West, defendant, she delivered to hin
for negotiation 100 bonds of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicksburgt
Railway company, of the denomins
tion Of 81, 600 each, he promis
ipg to obtain payment on tn
: bonds or have them exchanges
for bonds of the New Orleans
Texas & Pacific railwa. company, an
until 60 disposed Of, to keep them
: his possession. She asserts tina
she recently called upon West to re
, turn the bonds, but he refused to d
SO, and also refused to give her all
information as to their whereabouts
: She prays that West be ordered I
make known the whereabouts of til
bonds and his dealings with then
that he be restrained from dealin
with them any further, and that ii
r { present holder of the bonds be 81
D Joined from delivering them to TT
o defendant. A temporary restraint
order was issued by the court.
, HILLS CASE.
= WASHINGTON, June lin IL
. committee to investigate the charg
. made against the administration Of Il
. supervising architects office, tressul
department, to-day, Coleman, couns
!. for Murch, stated that he had pr
pared specific charges, which he e,
pected to prove under contrac
already In evidence before the cor
'. mittee. He also stated that
was recently retained ss cou
= eel for Msnley, Cooper, Justin M
Lathy and several others, who desir,
Il to prefer charges against Hill, al
that he would in a few days formula
:" charges to cover their several groun'
- OF complaint. Coleman then re
g charges and specifications which g
- forth fraud and extravaganza In col
y. nection with the purchase and dres
90 ing of the stone for public buildin
- of the United States. Stevemet. t
: expert, then took the stand and l
- sumed the statement relative to t
o. cost of granite used in the constrJ
a tion of the public buildings at Phil
= delphia.
A stone cutter testified the &C
eminent paid q contractor 1919.
- for cutting stone for which contract
.. paid him s32. so, leaving a net pre-
of $3.50. 76. 1t was suggested tt
the commission visit Boston and oti
cities for the purpose Of taking tea
mony. Without deciding whether
would accept atilayits In evider
ea or visit the different points to ia
at testimony, the commission adjourn
ed till Wednesday.
IN STAR ROUTE
" To-dsy's session In the star 70,
trial was devoted to hearing of ar,
ments based upon prayers for instr
ut tons to jury; prayers to the numl
re of twenty for prosecution, and
mt even hundred for the defense.
On The prayers for the defense ",
lt submitted without argument. A la
or number OF them are attacks upon
ng insuf ticiency OF the indictments. A
other point made ia that all or none
the defendants can be convicted. I
court adjourned until to.morrc
when the charge to the Jury will pr
ed ably be delivered.
to, Although the star route trial Is
raj yet ended, the record up to this pc
Is the largest ever made In a criml
of trial in this country. Printed
Did small type and octave size, 1t CO
10 prizes over 8 900 pages, or about
he $50, 900 words. The record Of
sor Guiteau trial oomprizsd 2,7O0 pal
INST and was regarded ~ Of eItraordln