Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-05
The tsigelOtV EMbcZzlenaent Cases,

THE TRIAL BEGUN IN THE CRIMINAL COURT
In til" Criminal Court this morning. before Judge
Wyli". the ease of Benjam I'm F. BigelOw formerly
receiving teller OF the National Bank of the Repub-
liz, changed with eInbazz!ement was called-twelve
4 the fourteen indictments having been conso!idc-
TED The government was represented by Dstric,
Attorney Cnrkhii and Assistant District Attorney
Ta--gart. and the accused by ". A. Cook w B.
Webb, Mrs p. A. lockwood, and Mr.. Alanson
saith, or Boise City. Idaho.
THE Jury.
Aff"r calling the Witnesses. number of whom
tover ~ for dctcniant) failed to respond the court
directed jury 10 bc called The following were
selected Columbus J. Eslin, Andrew Archer. John
~H"r-"r, George y. R9n!can. WIN. =. Cannon. val
~ H. tEiI~- John W. tTuit. VIA. Il. Scott. Victor
! Ee.her, Henry Bailey, john GoiJiu and John L.
Noet.
NE. TAGG ARTS OPENING STATPNEET.
NJ Tag art. II II o'clock. opened the case to the
Jury. saying in twelve indictments Btgelow was
emerged with separate ana specific acts OF ernbzzle
H"nt; in one Indictment Of fifteen counts with con-
Ftt-lon OF money. and I'm one, that as officer OF a
itttinLal bank, he distracted ana msarpled money
They would show that defendant had been in the
tirihoF ol The bank tnii"r: thai il his duty
:" h-@e cfft&i1 entries some in the dep"otofN
boots, That On tie lHh OF tune, iSS, 5ir Witncr0w.
G'ii'- 10 take t~ coat doWu caused III. Ei-v0NrS
tJ 10 ialt, a"d some d' post SLIPS fell out of The
P1 - anti That caused -}t~, ion that Mr. vi h
"TtiN Informed MI. Bradley. ilc cashier Who i-ti-
tft"d M examination If f., letlut.r .rcua> ri tic
individuals hr-, nirnfe, appeared. and found tnrt
AZ 10 ih~t"H'e ttld IN entry aptr,1r such WAS
i#i~' oh tne deposit slips: that 81. H!ad, mad
N!fybiiv '"r TIE slips on Rgel0TI desk. aud his
Suspicious we're aroused, aid he ln.t" inquiries ana
Ms answered that IT was the account of J. r.
> >'..1; t!idt 100 h%a been d"nosi'ed by
bearing & Johnson. and, Big"iow's attention h..y-
I5l been Cail'd. M said that they had taken m
mote. and that he covered this up by surprising
ether derooi5s They would sh0w that, without
no'iI zion that his services Wcr" not wanted lie
ah>''utfi himself from the bank and fed
the city 10 Canadi: that he registered ana
Ht. The 4 It 4 Bjt.a
Tr"y would show that Bicelow was in Canada, hut
coming over OH the American sid" he was arrested
indictments separately, and said the government
expected To SHOW Ill each that TIT. pIu,.r
TIE dSfenf1ht DID not make entry nn ise hlatt"r OF
Tie receipt 81 IN" dernoit, and ,.lG Of the de
nC,iior being credited the money Was distracted.
tucy expected [" show under the 18th count Of
III" indictment that Iii some eases the hottSr
showed credits s"he days after the deposits litd
ben In.da-tic slips bati.c in The Handwriting Of
'.tI"hh nj. Nj. lt4c;tri said That IN consequence
~ These di-cF'' EFi'> the bank had j'Hid over
S12tto 10 IL" dCpo>iGnr~. Nr Taggart closed at
I-i'o O'Clock, when Il rt1esS Was taken.
TIE I TEMPERANCE Wof:kt gs.-At meeting Of the
yo;ln@ iadies of The Christian church, under tht.
%'i-.ic'S III Iii" NoInonS Christian Temperance
Mon. at Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon,
Nil Eeiio fitzgerald presiding. Miss Cora i. Thomas
Slt- tiLtcndt al Of the voting ladies' work in The
ii>tir't gave. u report OF AT rcr"n visit u he
hjri r'nN milton oi The Virginia State temperance
mon in Richmond. Remarks wee mad IY Miss
Caroline Tahrtt, a Quaker preacher: Dr. p0ws,r
and NJ sl!"r. superintendent OF thu SUNDAY school
The pHenaN ~ heidi u laectiiA in ,ha -..lu,
lt-t' i'll Tue evening, Mr.. Charles NTe pit.si.lttt
Speeches Wee made by Nj. Horny Tia wood, 0f
I'.,i..na: President Mc(;0wan. oi The Georgetown
n'otCiWay club. ana Nr. Nye.
TIE EXHIBITIONS OF grand Old Turkish Persian
AMI DINER INN. RED rus and carpets win BE-
'!A''>d ~ DGWtinLS auction ron'us Tomorrow. the
ste commencing Wednesday morning AT II o'clock.
ms collection i Vel worthy the attention OF those
III search Of really line goods.
IIESSING says LoreS and Tatafes were no more
worthy OBJECTS 0i worship than Tie beautiful
I'ientS prepared for the pubic at his e~tlhi~it-
ln"Et ON .th street.