National Republican., 1883-03-05
MORE INDICTMENTS
Found Against the Ex-Dotochves by tho Grand
Jury on Saturday
lIcDevitt and bcton Included In the Nuns
ber-voss Alone Exempt.

lately indicted by the grand jury for COM
plicity in recent robberics, who have fled TO
other places. The search is being prosecuted
in other cities. It is rumored-and the rumor
should be investigated to sec if there is any
truth in it--that Mantzand Smith are secured
immunity from arrest by the connivance of
influential persons not in official life. This
rumor is supplemented by another that it 10
not the intention to convict any of the parties
indicted.
The citizens' committee has received in
formation that at least one detective in an
other city went shares" with one of the ex-
detectives here in the reward paid for the re-
turn of stolen articles. 1t is the general inn
preston that the treachery and dishonesty
shown by the detectives here were simply a
local symptom offs disease that was very gem
eral among similar classes over the country.
Statements have been received by the citizens
committee in relation to the government
printing office robbery, purporting TO disclose
the identity of the thieves and of the detec-
tives who shared the plumber.
Mr.. Henry c. Bowen, Of the New York Iide-
pendent made statement on Saturday to the
committee about his losing n diamond pin in
this city in March, 1873, and its recovery by
ex-Detective McDevitt, to whom Mr.. Bowen
paid, through Mr.. Roessele, of the Arlington,
$500. 1t is said that Mr.. Bowen paid an adj
ditional 800 for influence with Philadelphia
detectives. This case has been fully described
in The REPUBLICAN.
OUTSIDE "CRooHs" IN THE CITY.
The police have been notified that gang
of Philadelphia Crooks" with we'll known
New York fast woman have como to WASH
ington to work the Badger racket" This is
rs follows The women, who is made up to
appear as an innocent looking girl, having
previously selected her victim, generally an
! elderly man with plenty of means but not of
/ lie n nsVIv
| Tho old fellow, whose vanity has grown at
the expense of his virtue, is fascinated by the
| thought he has captivatcd u young girl, fol-
! lows her, opens conversation, and finally per-
suadcs her to visit with him a house of ill
reputc. They 20 in, take private room, and,
\ as the parties are disrobing, the male
confederate of the woman raises q
rumpus" at the door, is let in and
claims to be tho woman's husband.
threatens to kill the destroyer of his happi-
ness, &C., but finally allows himself to be
bought off by the trembling dupe, who, after
The game is generally played ON elderly men
in other cities, the younger ones there being
| too smart to be caught. There are, however
so many young "mashers" in Washington
whose brains have all grown into vanity and
vice that the badger racket people think
they will reap rich harvest from that class
| alone. The citizens committee have been in
| formed that some of some of these parties are
here and more are coming They should be
"jerked at once.
MORE INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE DETECT
IVES.
The grand jury on Saturday brought in
more indictments against the detectives,
among which was one against the ex-detect-
! ives and parties concerned with them.
| Two indictments are against George w. Nc
| Elfresh separately, one for extortion under
color of Office as q detective, in having on
jan -, 1852, received from William White
| $50 as a pretended reward for obtaining the
! return of one seal skin sacque of the value of
$780, Witnesses, William White, Margaret
| White, Mary Marsh, Lieut.. A. Ecklof, and
w. j. Dunivan.
MDEvITT is INCLUDED.
Two are against him in conjunction with
Charles L. Flinders, George o. Miller, aud
james A. McDevitt; /; one for receiving stolen
property on July5 5, 1880, in receiving railway
| bonds and notes stolen from the National Met
ropolitan bank witnesses, John w. Thomp-
| son, George II. B. White. Thomas Donohue,
! William Nicholson, and Thomas Hilard, and
the other for receiving on July 8, 1850, sew
eral promissory notes stolen from the National
| Metropolitan bank; witnesses, John w.
Thompson, George II. b. White, M. +. Phil
lips, T. ]. Phillips, Florence Hildreth, Will
lam Blake, and Thomas Donohue.
TWO MORE AGAINST MILLER.
Two separately against George o. Miller,
eXtortion under color of office as n detective,
in receiving, on Oct. 81, 1881, unlawfully and
deceitfully from Reginald Fendall So for
compensation and reward in returning a sill
yer pitcher Of the value of $3.50, and other
! slverware. Witnesses-Reginald Fendall,
Lieut.. A. Ecklof, and w. j. Dunivan;
and for misconduct in office on Oct. "a, 1881,
in violating the rules of tho police force in
representing to Reginald Fendall that he
could for $40 obtain the return Of a silver
pitcher and other silyerware articles stolen
from him, and receiving the money for that
purpose Witnesses-Reginald Fendall, Lieut..
A. Ecklof, and WI. Dunivan.
TWO OTHERS AGAINST cooMEs.
One against John w. Coomes, extortion un.
der color of Office as detedtive for receiving
on Aug. 8, 1851, from Charles Rittershofer
$40 as pretended reward for recovering 5000
| keys, sc. Witnesses, Charles Rittershofer,
Lieut.. A. Eclllotf, and w. j. Dunivan; and
one for misconduct in office in violating one
of the rules of the police force Aug. 8, 1892,
in taking $40 from Charles Rittershofer for
services rendered in obtaining the return Of
5000 keys. Witnesses, Charles Rttershofer,
Lieut.. A. Eckloh, w, j. Dunivan, and George
McCauley.
ACTON DRAWS TWO PRIZES.
There are two against Joseph Acton, one
for eXtortion under color of office as detec-
tive, on October 10, 1882, in taking from
George FalrDrOthef Sl4 as lee Tor the return
of watch, chain, sc. Witnesses, George w.
Fairbrothcr, Mary Fairbrother, Lieut.. A.
Ecklof and w. j. Dunivan. And one for
misconduct in Office as q detective, on Octo-
ber 10, 1882 in receiving $14 from George
Fairbrother, in violation of the rules of the
police force, as reward for the pretended re-
covery of one gold watch and chain, value Of
$780, rings, SC.
MORE INDICTMENTS AGAINST MANTz.
Two are found against George w. Mantz
one for receiving, on January 10, 1882, one
gold watch, stolen from some person un-
known Witness John McGill, and the other
for receiving on January IL, 1882, one seal
skin sacque valued at $500, the property of
William Whitej witnesses, William White
and John McGill.
THE REAL THIEF INDICTED.
Two against Horace Hogan, alias Horace
Levan, alias Little Horace, larceny on July
Q, 1880, of railroad bonds and notes from the
National Metropolitan bank; witnesses
John w. Thompson, George II. b, White and
Thomas Hiland and for larceny of num-
Der of promissory notes from the National
Metropolitan bank witnesses-John w.
Thompson, George III. b. White, M. f. Phil
lips, Florence Hildreth, and William Blake.
BAIL is FURNISHED BY THE DETEcTIvEs.
Mr.. Coomes was in court at the time the
grand jury came in, and Immediately fur
nished Mr.. Augustus De Grummond as bail
in $500 Messrs, McDevitt and Acton came
in Immediately after the indictments were
i. IN