Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-28
THE INDICTED DETECTIVES.

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THE INDICTED DErECruvEs.
Latest Developments.
| MILLER PRocCREs BAIL PIECE FOR THE ARREST or
| DoNbfUE
The indictment against ex-Detective Miller ana
| Chas. Gay for the larceny OF the Chr;stiancy
diamonds was based, IL is understood, mainly upon
| the testimony OF Thos Donohue Donohue him.
self was indicted about two weeks ago for re.
ceivfng stolen goods, ana was released on bail OF
$780, which Miller furnished. This morning
| Miller came TO the Criminal Court. and procured q
pail piece for the arrest OF Donohue-a step taken
6y mi Milief, evidently, on account Of Donohue's
having given evidence against him.
| FLrNDER AND MDBvITr.
STAR reporter met Private Detective Finder
| In company with ex-Detective McDevitt this morn
| ing. Mr.. Finder denied the rumors that he had
| made statement duplicating McDevitt. adding
that he could make no statement against McDevitt
as he knew nothing TO say. When asked if the re.
port that he would go before the grand Jury as q
witness was true, be said that he had not been,
would be glad 10 do so, and waive all privileges
concerning testimony that might crimInate him.
| SELF
THE ACCUSED PARTIES WEAKENING
As the investigation by the grand Jury OF the
charges against the late detectives progresses the
Efforts OF those directly or indirectly implicated to
| make themselves safe tends TO throw new light on
| the subject The Information thus obtained In re-
gard 10 TWO well known cases is very complete,
and It further furnishes a hold upon parties who
| have been unwilling 10 give evidence. This weak.
proportions that 1t has given rise TO the laughing
comment that when the cases come TO trial all the
defendants VIII become witnesses for the prosecu-
| ton.
WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS SAY
In relation to the Indictments found by the
grand jury against the detectives and thieves,
and the results which have followed the Commits.
soners have very little to say other than tn the
work Is not yet completed by any means, and that
other prosecutions will certainly follow until the
moral atmosphere In Washington is somewhat
purified.
| OTHER VICTIMS REPORTING TO THE CITIZENS CON-.
MITTEE
The chairman OF the citizens committee to-day
received the following postal from S. r. Maclean,
| banker at 4s Exchange Place, New York:
"You are doing good work, learn from the
gold watch, made by Vacheron, Switzeria1d. No
13l ,969 you can find the owner, willing 10 nay costs
lor sake OF the memory OF the deceased owner, by
Inquiries OF this character are increasing every
day, and they often lead to important develop.
called upon the chairman OF the committee 70 tell
about robbery that he had suffered from when
living on street, near i4th. His diamond studs
KNOW II there was any way TO recover them.
THE MAN WHO MELTED MANTz' SILVER.
Yesterday Mr. Wm II. Douglass, brass founder
doing business on D. between 18th and 18th Streets
learning that there had recently been received az
the Philadelphia mint quantity OF silver bullion.
suspected that it might have been sent from this
city-the collection from Mantz' "fence.n Here.
lated to Justice J: T. c. Clark how Mantz had en-
gagged him to melt up large quantity or Old silver
ware In August last He said Mantz came 10 his
place and stated that he had purchased large
(Douglass) II he could melt it for him M ant1
soon afterwards brought il in a bag. II was ali
beaten up, as II with sleJge-hammer. and ap.
peared to have been composed OF all kinds or
tableware; table such as spoons, knives and forks
table sets: &c One OF Douglass workmen struck
q IRE under crucible and melted IT. There was
from 80 TO 80 pounds OF it. He was paid IS cents
or q dollar for doing the work for him. Justice
Clark sent Mr. Douglass TO the grand fury where
ne PROBABLY repeated his story under oath.
MILLER AND WILLIAMS GIVE BAIL
During the progress OF the star route trial yes.
terday afternoon eX-Detective George O. Miller
appeared at the court house and gave bail I'm the
against him, Mr.. A. c. Richards being accepted as
his bond5man. A. b. Williams also gave bail In
ciate counsel In the star route trial. becoming hia
surety.
FLINDERS CHARGE AGAINST MILLER AND M'ELFREsH.
statement has come to light which was made
by Private Detective Chas. E. Finder at police
headquarters on the 11th OF April last, making a
serious charge against Detectives Miller and Nc
Elfresh. This statement was to the effect that on
April list he saw professional thief come down
Miller in front OF Wlllards. That afternoon De-
tective Voss told Finder that a man had been
robbed and asked him IL he thought anybody In
the office knew II anybody was In town. Film.
der told him OF the thief he had seen talking with
Miller. Monday morning Finder saw this thief
and three others standing before Mr.. Thompson's
bank. He told them they could not rob anybody
there, and also notified the bank people and Capt
Vernon OF the presence OF the thieves. Subse-
Quently meeting cAe same men OF Wiards hotel
corner, They said," continued Flinders, that
they had seen Mr. Miller and had paid him a per-
centage, and they were going to stay here and
steal / told them they could not do II. Then
left them, and one man came running after me
and told me to walt, that they had sent 20 Miller
and McElfresh, and would ma out what they
told me was true. / said did not wish TO have
any business with either Mr.. Miller or Mr.. Mo-
Elfresh. then left did not see them again
until Monday evening at ten minutes TO seven
O'Clock. Then there were two OF them. saw
them standing at the ticket ONCE at the National
hotel 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue. have
not seen any OF them since. have been in COM
pany with Mr.. Miller and this man mem
TONED prior to this time, and we both
knew him TO be professional thief"
Finder gave the name OF John Mcguire, alias
"Sheeny" Mcguire, as the name OF the thief whom
Miller spoke to I'm front OF WIZARDS hotel. Both
Miller and McEfresh denied the statement most
emphatically. The recordsof robberies at police
headquarters show that the house OF A. G. wilkin-
son, 1925 street. reported on the 1st OF April
last as having been robbed the night before OF
silverware, and the case was assigned to Mr. vosG