The Evening critic., 1883-06-30
THE DETECTIVE CASES.
Pleas Entered fn tho Criminal Cour

To-day.
The FIRST case taken up before Justice
Wylie, in the Criminal Court, this morn
ing, was that OF Thomas Dunn, indicted
with John @. Lynch, John White and -
Murray for the larceny on October IS, 1881,
Of $516 from man named Sparks. When
he came to be arraigned, Mr. Williams, his
counsel, filed plea In abatement, raising
question as to the legality of the grand
jury who found the bill, and in three other
cases the same plea was entered.
In the case of James A. McDevitt,
charged with misconduct in Office for hav-
ing received ON January 30, 1882, $50 from
James Wilkinson for services rendered in
receiving the gold hunting-case watch of
Mr. Walker that had been stolen, q plea Of
not guilty entered. The same plea was
entered in the case against the same party,
charging him with receiving stolen prop
erty on February 8, 1889, In receiving the
watch of James Wilkinson, and also in the
case in which he was charged with unlaw-
fully receiving $50 from James Wilkinson.
In the case Of George W. McElfresh. in
dicted for receiving stolen property, the
property Of Margaret White, plea in
abatement was filed. To the charges of
misconduct in office, illegally and corruptly
receiving money. made against McElfresh,
a demurrer was filed. There were dupli-
the only change being that the property
in one is laid in the wife and in the other
in the husband.
In the case of John w. Coomes, charged
| with misconduct in office, in taking $40
| from Charles Ritterahofer to pay for the
recovery of keys stolen from him, motion
| to quash the indictment was fled In the
| cases of Coomes, charged with receiving
stolen property, and in that Of misconduct
in office, pleas of not guilty were filed.
| In the case Of Joseph Acton, charged with
unlawfully receiving S1l for the recovery
| of a gold watch, etc, for George Fair
brother and misconduct in Office Mr.. Ca
| hill filed motion to quash.
Mr.. George o. Miller waived the reading
of the indictment charging him with mis-
conduct in office and receiving SO from Reg
inald Fendall for recoversng certain silver
ware, and Mr. Williams, for Colonel Inger.
soil, his counsel, filed a demurrer. The
same course was pursued with the indict-
ment charging Mr.. Miller with
violating section 357, Revised Statutes. In
the case charging him and Charles Gay with
| having, on September 49, 1881, stolen
diamonds and other jewels from l. p.
Christiancy, and in the two cases charging
him with having having received stolen
property, motions to quash were filed.
Colonel Christy inquired when the Gov.
elnlnenJ WOulu De reauy 10 Try WnaJ was
known as the Metropolitan bond.case In
behalf of Mr.. McDevitt he wished to say
that they were ready for trial, but would
like a day set, as the attendance of absent
witnesses would be necessary.
Mr.. II. II. Wells said that he could not
fix upon day for trial until all partie;
were arraigned.
Mr.. Cahill said that Mr.. Acton was in
dic.ed with the other detectives ON the
charge compromising felony. He desired
to enter plea of not guilty. Mr.. Actor
was going away tonight, and would be alb
sent some two or three weeks on business
and would like to have his plea entered be
fore he left. The Government consented
and Mr.. Acton pleaded not guilty.
Colonel Jackson asked the same privilege
for Mr. Coomes, and it was accorded him
This closed the action in these cases for th
| day