Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-26
MASKED HIGHWAYMEN.
A MaTyIomd Robbery Plotted Here.
THE THIEvEs AND DETECTIVE CONSULT rcaETHER-
THEFT MEET ON THE AvgNUE-DoNoHUE FURNISHES
THE PISTOL AND MONEY AND THEN TELLS DETECTIVE
AILLER-XANTz AS AN ALIBI SwEARER.

rHEr MEET ON THE AvgNUE-DoNoHUE FURNISHES
THE PISTOL AND MONEY AND THEN TELLS DETECTIVE
AILLER-XANTz AS AN AIIBI SwEARER.
The trial OF VIM Cornell, In Cumberland, Mary
land, in April, 1877, for assault on Benjamin
Fawcett and Edward Mulvaney, the treasurer and
superintendent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
company, to which reference was recently
made in The STAR by a letter from Mr. Fawcett,
Is OF interest In this CITY, in the light OF recent de-
rGl1pm ns hr WAS brought out during the
nved IN Georgetown. was member OF the same
gang In this city, whose depredatons now being
Drought 10 light 1t seems that on the 18th OF Oc
tober. 1873, Mr.. Fawcett and Mr.. Mulvaney started
from Cumberland in a buggy, and went down the
o the 6onns ~ 70 aer monthly CUSTOM to pax
them over s. .OO0 in cash. When they had reached
a place called Mexico Farm. about seven miles
from cumberland, they We're attacked by
THREE MEN IN BLACK MASKS.
These men jumped from behind some bushes as
the buggy approached and emptied their pistols at
the two gentlemen in the buggy. One ball went
through Mr. Muivaney's coat, and the horse start
man by the name OF Base was arrested for this
assault and convicted: Barney McQuade was said
10 De announcer VIM. Cornell was convicted OF this
assault and sentenced for seven years in the peni-
Tertiary.
THE WASHINGTON PLOT.
On the trial c. C. Pearson OF this city, testified
OctobeD Thomas DonOhue, Of this city, William
Cornell ana himself had a conversation abou the
matter, and they asked witness to see McQuade
about It Cornell, however, went to see McQuade
had seen McQuade and made arrangements for
DOnOhue, Cornell, Tom Curran and myself to 90
up and I capture the paymaster curran was the
then recounts the journey to Cumberland and how
they fixed plan at Mexico farm to wait for the
paymaster. The witness left them and returned
TO Washington, and refused to join the gang In
the affair because as he said 'they had told De-
tective Miller that we had been up here'' Gum
berland) The witness related conversation
WIN tOrneli after his retarn from the attempted
robbery. Cornell told him that the attempt failed
because
THE PISTOL WOULD NOT GO OFF.
He said that 1T was the pistol furnished by Dono-
hue. Cornell told the witness that Donohue, just
before he lett for Cumberland, had given him IS,
and after the attack he ran through the woods,
and struck the railroad and got a train for WASH
lngton Cornell told witness that when he got to
Washington the first place he went to was Patsey
Morgan's He las with Donohue, and they went
there for the purpose OF "showing up' and letting
others see that they were In Washington. On
cross-eXamlnation the witness said that he helped
10 put this JOB up, but did not go into 1t because
DETECTIVE MILLER KNEW ALL ABOUT 1T.
The thing was given away to Miller by Donohue.
The shorthand report of the examination of the
witness goes Cd as follows:
g Donohue was one of the parties who was going
t. Wa the and he vent and told the deec
Ha s to h~ & Of sa
IN September tta ne gave nue. go to pay expenses
himself was to be Of the parties a voc @ne
the robbery, then he went and told detective Miller
Q; And he gave you twenty dollars for this conspir-
1; Yes, sir; Detective Miller told me that Donohue
Q. Who arrested you on the charge of robbing Mr..
=. A; M. MI Miller came to my house-it was on Sunday
enu LOOK ME to police headquarters and read the
letter or dispatch that had from Cumberland here
MAKE IT EASY ON CORNELL.
When went to headquarters Cornell and man named
James Reed were there. They locked me up but at
night turned me out.'
ANOTHER GEORGETOWN WITNESS
James Sherwood who lived in Georgetown, tes-
titled that in September he was on the corner OF
18th street and the Avenue, where intersects the
Avenue, and met there Donohue and Cornell DON
ohue began to talk with Cornell The witness did
put his hand in his pocket and hand Cornell some
money and pistol. Donohue said: 'You can take
tins ana the pStt4 ana he added ~ expect You
and witness and Cornell got on the car to
go to their homes in Georgetown. Cornell told
witness on the way over that he expected to "get
OIL some big job. and after this Is through ex-
pect to be properly fixed" The witness said that
he was under arrest just before he left Washing
ton to go to Cumberland to attend this trial, and
that "Mr Miller and a lot OF his friends had me
put to keep me from coming here There were
O'Brlen, Tom Donohue, Mr.. Sturges, and Mr. De-
tective Miller. Donohue made threats in WASH
ington against me, as to how he would expose Inc
If l came here; that he would show me up In the
newspapers If came here and testified"
MANTz AS AN ALIBI swEARER.
COrnells main defense for the charge was that
he was In Georgetown at the time the assault
was committed, and Geo. w. Mantz, Of this city
TO prove an alibi, and swore that he saw Cornell
october IL, 1873, at $50 am. On the corner OF
Bridge and High streets, in Georgetown. He re-
memb ered the date, because there was a tourna-
ment that day at National park. Mr. r. X. Elliot,
OF this city conducted the Examination Of
Mantz In part as follows:
%: Do you know anything about the term alibis
Q. You have never heard that term, have you?
A.. No. sir; do not know what you mean; do you
want me to name the case witness in. in Wash
Counsel-No. do not want yon to do anything e1-
fept the put to YOU you tel the jury
the term abb!
WitnessEWhati is an alibis - any '"Se'
abb that at that time he was in Har
Witness Did ever swear to an abb before?
A. No. sir; not swearing to one here. if know
n al the
interest OF your friends!
Q. You assert that as fact,
A. You were witness against one OF my friends and
was for the government; do not know thing but
that case of Charley Fisher that was witness in; l
claim the protection of this court.
district ast Of nave in
A. told you yes
O. What did yon swear to there: did you swear to an
abb! have explained the meaning to you.
Witness.-Explain it again.
Counsel.-It means elsewhere: that party accused of
crime not at the place where is alleged the crime
was committed, but some where else.
A. No. SIR never swOre to that in my life in Wash
ington; am not Court sharp; do not go around
there except have q friend who is i'll trouble
Q. You are pretty active in assisting Your
friends.
A. stick to my friends.
O. Now. will you tell the Jury what your reputation
for truth and veracty j.!
Witness-What, mine!
Counsel-Yes.
, A. do not think anybody can impeach me; do not
think you can get anybody In our town to do it.
O. That does not answer my question.
A, think 1t liz good, and very good.
Q. You think it is excellent, don't your
A. do you don't want to browbeat me that it faint
either, up here in a strange town."
OTHER ALIBI WITNESSES.
Patrick II. Morgan, OF this city. also sWore to
an alibl for Cornell. Thomas Donohue also testi-
fed to the same effect, and contradicted Sher-
woods testimony. The jury returned verdict
against the prisoner as above stated.
THE BUNKo CASH JURY BRIBERY CHARGE-One
OF the members OF the jury OF which VIM. K
Brown was member that tried the John Long
BunkO' case, stated to STAR reporter to-day that