Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
O'1.eary and Murphy PardOned.
THEY ARE TO BE USED AS WITNESSES AGAINST ruu
INDICTED DETECTIVES AND THIEVES

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| INDICTED DETECTIVES AND THIEVES
The President has signed the pardons OF Charles
OLeary and John Henry Murphy, the three-card
monte men now confined in the District ta under
| sentence for swfndling. They were convicted last
May, land have therefore been in jail nearly year.
O'Leary was sentenced for three years and Muir.
ply for six. The President was induced TO pardon
| these men mainly through the representations
| OF the chairman OF the cidzens' committee as to
the public service already performed by them ana
their ability to render still greater service the
future They were the first 10 reveal the existence
OF the alleged combination between the thieves ana
detectives existing In this city, and their reveae
| uons broke with astounding effect upon tho
public mind. CorrobOrative evidence from other
bulk that there is scarcely a shadow OF doubt a IL
| the minds or the committee as 10 the veracity OF
n,ed cnrr Owing 70 the position they 90.
In this city, and their Intimate relations with the
ex-detectives, to whom they allege they paid per-
fraud and violence from unsuspecting visitors 70
the capital OF the nation, their revelations are Of
especlal value. From the fact that they were con.
victed felons their statements, although sworn to-
could not be considered by the grand jHrx.and now
that the indictments OF the detectives have been
secured, the evidence OF these men will have great
weight with the jury. IL is the intention 20 have
them go before the present grand jury and relate
ways they will be OF service In the coming trfaIs
Murphy was formerly butcher and member Of
guide business O'Leary is printer by trade. and
held position In the Government Printing Offico
Both men are respectfully connected, and Iheil
desire to lead a better life Is believed TO be q
genuine one. As the reasons for the pardon ara
Gasea a,r mainly upon the public service which they
appearance at the trial viii be made certain
beyond a doubt
called TO the present arrangement or cases the
docket OF the special term OF the Circuit Court
now trying criminal cases, which places the casea
against Berry for trial before the cases against
the ex-detectives. There is no doubt but thau
Berry VIII De convicted and In that event he can
not appear as witness In the detective cases
which viii probably come up for trial the next
week after Berry's conviction: AS he is impor.
tant witness an effort will be made to hold the
cases against him over until after the detective
cases have been tried.
Mantz and Smith, the two men who were re.
Gently indicted, have not yet been arrested.
TBE PRISONERS RELEAsBD.
To-day, about l2k O'Clock, Murphy and OLeary,
the prisoners, were released from Jail on the re-
ception OF the pardon. The pardons We're this
morning placed in the hands OF Mr.. ii. H. Wells,
the counsel for the citizens committee, and
through him and Mr. w. p. Wood, the releases
were IN ade out, and at the same time sumlnones
searle. who, with Mr.. Wood and Mrs O'Ieary
drove down to the jail. Both prisoners were taken
to the court house and entering into bail TO ap.
pear as witnesses when wanted, they were re.
leased
LETTERS CoRRoBoRATING BERRY's STATEMENT
The chairman OF the citizens committee has re.
ceved q letter from Mr.. II. C. Sherman, aO26 Z
Strtets WHICH SdyS:-" WISH 10 cOrrODOTate tn0
statement OF Edward Berry, which appeared In
The EVENING STAR OF March 10TH The account
which he gave OF the robbery OF my house last
spring Is true in every particular" Also. letter
18th OF last s hUu 9 I9at En sas
street, was robbed OF a number or articles which
he duly reported at police headquarters Detec-
paying &15, which he refused TO do. The writer
further states:-" Since then I have had no In.
formation until read Berry's confession ia last
L X, acknowledges
berry at a two-story brick house on Columbia
street, giving a complete description OF the ar.
tlcles taken from my place."
DEATH OF FRANCIS A. LowE.-Mr. Francis A.
city, died at San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on wednes.
day last OF small pox, which he contracted In the
lowe was a. Of rhe shseIa" scenc
class or Yale college, and afterwards attended the
Freberg academy Gan eminent school OF mines>,
In Germany. His thorough education In his pro.
fession added to experience In nearly all OF the
mining regions OF this country and Mexico rem.
about TO return to Washington for the third time
to accompany Sc nator Malone and others TO
mines, which he had examined, was the famous
Batopilas mine, now being worked by ex-0ov.
several excellent letters to THE STAR from Mexico
one OF which appears to-day, which was probably
about the last act OF his life He was man OF warm
upon a successful career. His sudden death was
great shock to HIS family and friends He was
In his S7th year and single
ARREST OF ALLEGED Policy wnrrERs..Lieut
Arnold and License Agent Ran made an early end
effective raid the policy shops in the NTH pro.
clnct this morning. The recent heavy raids on
these establishments served 70 suppress the bu9s
ness for some time, but q new nrm started Q few
days ago and put on large number OF writers.
The raid was organised and executed with 70.
markable expedition. and was put into eject at
an earlier hour than usual Six persons were puS
under arrest for being WRITER'S and, nearly eli OF
lhem having been arrested before, they were held
In 500 collateral each. The parties arrested arc
Patrick Mcnamara, George Gardner. George
Myers. Jos Ennis. VIM. Reed and Emma Miller.
GOVERNMENT RECKuU To-DAY.-IntefnM
revenue. sls6.o1s: customs, sel5.s7Q
NNErr-FTvE PosrHAgTERs coHnlssIoTKp-1ne
President yesterday signed the commissions q
n!nety-flve postmasters, the largest number evW