National Republican., 1883-01-19
THE CROOKED CREW.
The Exposure Of their Chicanery in the Ellis
Case Creates Sensation.
The Story Confined by Lieut. Guy and
the Police Court Clerk.
MAJ. Morgan Seeks an Interview with The Man who
Defended the Thieves.
ais Explanation OF Ills Connection with
the Case.

The publication of tho statements of Miss
Ellis and Mrs. Mcdonald in yesterdays RE-
PUBLICAN in reference to the robbery of the
former caused considerable comment and
largo amount of excitement both at police
Headquarters aud at the district buildings
Commissioner Morgan was very much excited,
and took occasion carly to call at the office of
Mr.. A. b. Williams, who was the attorney for
Hall, tho man who stole the iowely, and
George Mant2 who was charged with having
received the stolen goods, and had an intorA
view with that gentleman, the purport of
which is not known. A REPUBLICAN reporter
called upon
LIEUT.. GUY,
at the fourth precinct station and asked If the
statements made by Miss Ellis in relation to
his connection with tho case were true.
"Thoy are" was the reply. "Of course
don't know anything of their interview with
Mai Morgan nor what he promised them or
did in the case but what Is said about my
action and ndviCo TO them is true" He then
took the record book and showed tho entry of
the theft of the articles and their description
made on the fifteenth OF October, 1851. Con-
tinuing, he said:
The case was reported here by the officer on
the beat to whom Miss Ellis related the cir
oumstancCs of the theft, did not get into
the case for sometime attCrward, and that was
when Bulldog" told me tho whole story and
about the selling of the icwclry TO George
Mantz. When Acton and went to see Mantz
about the jewclry We met him right by the
door of the Theatre Comiquo. lie denied
having received the property, but admitted
that he had a violin which had been stolen
from Mr. Gallagher, and u clock which had
been taken from Mr.. Fonwick, who lives
on N street, near Thirteenth. Mantz
said these articles had been left at his place
by somo persons unknown to him for safe
keeping. This was likely story, wasn't it
lie kept edging oil from me all the time we
were talking to him. ! wanted to 90 over
and get the violin and clock, for we told him
they were stolen and he must give them up;
hut heagroed with Acton to send them to head
quarters after dark. He did So and. they were
returned to their owners"
"Do you sbcieye that Bulldog" told you
the truth when nc said that the jcwclry
stolen from Miss Ellis was sold to George
AIantzY
ado. When Hall was brought over and
identified as the thief | was summoned to ap-
pear before the grand jury. | went and told
the story of the .iowelry robbery, which be-
lieve was the first that they knew Of it. The
foreman asked me if ] could produce Bull
dog and / said yes. ] had him arrested and
taken to the grand jury room, waiting with
him myself so that he could not get away
He told the same story there that he had to
me- and It was on his and my testimony that
the Indictment was found against Mant2."
"Tho case against Mantz was nollc pressed,
wasn't it?"
"Ncs, and have never been able to under
stand it. Neither Miss Ellis nor myself knew
anything of IL until We read the fact in the
papers the next day"
"Don't that look little crooked?"
Nan 1 ann t,nt rod t.,g L 1-,Nn,
that the next day got n note asking me to
call at the district attorneys Office the day
before, and II similar one was received by Miss
Ellis. Whether there was any intentional
delay in mailing them SO that they should not
reach MS until the day after we were wanted
Of course cannotsay only know the fact"
THE CLERK or THE POLICE COURT
communicated with the chairman of the citi-
zens' committee yesterday, stating that the
records of that court corrObOrated the state
ments made by Miss Ellis and Mrs. Mcdonald
relative to the proceedings had there, and that
the memory of the two ladies was singularly
accurate,
A REPUBLICAN reporter called on
COMMISSIONER MORGAN
last night and asked him, Did you have Miss
Ellis's watch in your handW
al had in my hand what ] supposed to he
her watch. IL and the description of her
watch as given by her did not exactly agree.
NJ. Williams handed me n watch and said,
while | was looking at IL to see If IL Tailed
with the description: That's the property, ;
or something to that effect. lIo said he had
got il frCm Baltimore. Ho didn't admit the
con ,ection of these parties with il at ALL The
monogram was not there and as well rs | can
remember, there was some obsurity about the
number"
"Did you make any arrangement with A.
B. Williams to deliver the watch if the par
ties were not identiied?"
"No. Williams said If this lady does not
identity the accused then ] have no objection
to giving her the watch lie didn't say what
he would do if shG.did identify the parties.
made no arrangement whatever with him.
He left me in a good deal of doubt us to what
he would do, but the inference was that he
would give up the watch if the party was not
identified, and If he was the watch would not
be restored"
"Did you sec Miss Ellis the morning be.
fore she was to go to court, and ask her if she
intended to identify the aCCusGdW
81 saw her about the time she was to ap-
pear in court, and she was very positive In
expressing her belief that she could identify
tho party. Previous to this she had been in
doubt whether she could identify him, or ut
least such wus the impression left on me, At
that interview | told her what Williams had
said about identifying the party and the
restoration Of the watch, did not ask her
if she intended to Identify the party, but ii
she could identity himW
"At that interview did you say Il am
afraid if this fellow Hall is identified you will
not get your watch, Now all you want is
your proportyi you don't care what becomes
of the ncgroY" "
81 don't remember that at alp
"Why was it, Mr.. Morgan, that the detec.
tiVes told Miss Ellis that it would require q
good deal Of money to get it2 We're they en-.
titled 10 receive any money from herW
"They are not entitled to receive anymoney
except for actual expenses. These are gene
rally allowed. They went to Baltimore once
or twice about the matter, as | was informed,
] don't know that they told Miss Ellis it
would take great deal Of money do know,
however, that ! stirred up tho detectives to
extra cSertl0n."
II was actuated in this affair."" continued
Mr. Morgan, ''solely by Il desire TO assist n
neighbOr 10 recover her property. The lady
with whom Miss Ellis boards WIS on intimate
terms with my family, and l naturally put
myself 10 some little trouble to assist my
friends"
GutteRus Bones,
The yeXcd question rs 10 the ownership OF