Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-10

ment the committee adjourned without asking him
any further questions.
DETECTIVES AND THIEVES.
The Metropolitan Bank Robbery.
CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF N'pEyITT AND
FLINpER.
After the report of the trial OF James A. McDevitt,
an eS-detective OF the metropolitan police force,
ana Chas. f. Finder, private detective. charged
with completely in the robbery OF bonds from the
Metropolitan bank, July 2d, 1885, closed IN THE
STAR yesterday, Leonard Whitney, the manager al
that date Of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, was called and asked If any telegrams had
been sent TO Finder on July ID, and he said that
they kept teegramS only six or seven months, and
consequently he had no such telegrams.
CoRROBoRATING HoGAS-s TESTIMONY.
E. F. Gantner, of Philadelphia. a deputy mar
shal, testified TO bringing Hogan to this city and
making one OF the party which had driven TO vari-
Gus parts OF the city, As stated in Hogans teStI-
mony. The witness took Hogan first to Mr. Wells
house and then TO the Arlington hotel, where he
| occupied the same room with Hogan. The next
day they went to Mr.. Wells Office. and then 10
Franklin square. the witness remaining in Hogan's
company the entire time.
Some objection was made to this testimony. and
the district attorney said that the attempt had
been made to diScredit Hogan'S evidence in regard
10 his story OF the disposition OF the money. and
this testimony was t. show that he pointed out
these places without consultation with any one.
Ihe court ruled that. as Hogan'S testimony had
not been 1mpeached as yet, the evidence was not
competent at this point.
The prosecution called Mr.. W. W. Ker 70 the
stand, and Mr.. Wells stated he wished Mr.. Ker TO
testify as to what had been promised Hogan by the
government.
The court then ruled that this evidence was also
incompetent at this time for the same reason, and
the witness stood aside.
Mrs. Mary l. Wilson, OF Gle 9Th street. testified
10 Finder rooming at her house. but she die not
know whether 1t was six or four wears ago
I1aI 10 ha nEora irp
OF Hogan the witness was asked 10 stand aside for
tne same reason as the two preceding.
THE POLICE RECORD.
NJ. B. German, member OF the metropolitan po-
lice force, produced the blotter kept at headuuar-
| ters OF July I'd and 81, 1880.
| Mr. Wells asked what McDevitts duty was on
| that day, as stated in the record.
The court inquired if the law required such a
record TO pe kept If So II was competent TO intro
duce the record as evidence
Mr. Wells said that the newspapers had recently
| been publishing the statutes to that effect. and
Insisting that the law not only required that such
record should be kept, but that II should be open
81 hadn't seen that decision" remarked the court
dryly ''If the newspapers have so decided, sup
| pose the question IS settled"
81 think that they have the best OF It myself "
| observed Mr.. Wells
Mr. Wells then read the statute on the subject,
and the court remarked that he did not that the
| law specified the book they wanted.
Mr.. Wells had the witness read from the bic, ter
| the entry OF the Metropolitan bank robbery and
|
| "Nere there any other cases assigned to Nc
| Dewitt on July 3D. asked the district attorney
There was none on that day." said the witness
| "IIiS last assignment was on the 25th OF June
when the case or stolen watch was assigned to
| him"
| The witness said, in reply to a question by
! MT Chr1sty, that McDev1tt generally had a large
number or Incomplete cases on his hands. Perhaps
| he had at that time some
1he district attorney announced that the gov
errment had but one more witness In the case but
| owing to a mistake In the summons the witness
| was not then In court.
| THE DEFENSE.
The court said that he w;tS in hopes that they
would get through with the case Thursday, and
asked Mr. Christy how much time the defense
| would occupy
| Mr. Christy said that they had a good many
witnesses, but none OF them would occupy much
| time.
AT the request OF the defense ex-Commissioner
Thomas T. Morgan, ho wished to leave the city,
| then took the stand and testified as to the
| character, efficiency and integrity OF McDevitr.
The court then adjourned.
The Testimony To-day.
When the court convened this morning, N.Y. Geo.
n. B. White the cashier Of the National Metropo-
tan bank, was recalled to the stand, and produced
the teegramS OF the Sth and 9Th OF july 1890 from
| Mr.. j. w. Thompson. which he had referred to in
his evidence The witness said that the first tele-
| gram was received after Mir. Thompson and Mr..
| Sth. and was follows:
"No sum less than acceptable Finder Will de-
j. W. TBoMpsoNn
The witness said that the next dispatch was dated
| July 9Th. and was as follows:
"Flinder detained until afternoon train. VIII
| see you tO-night j. W. THOMPSON
THE PAYMENT OF 5000 TO FLINDER-
The witness was then dismissed, and Mr. Middle
| ton, the paying teller OF the bank, was recalled
and produced the book showing the entry OF the
| payment OF 5000 to Finder July 7th The entry
| was simply {" Finder, New York s5OO0n
| Mr. Christy observed that the government was
largely anticipating the defense In their present
! The book was shown to the jury at the request
OF the defense. The witness SAID that this was
among the large transactions OF the day and the
| reason that il was entered in small characters
between the lines was because the entry was not
made until the close OF business as the witness did
| not know what disposition OF this item would be
| made by the cashier.
CASHIER WHITE RECALLED.
| Mr.. White, the cashier, again took the stand and
| said that the package stolen had been arranged
by him with the notes at the bottom then the
bonds and at the top $500 bond. This package
| was about the size OF a coupon bond. about four
| teen inches long and three or four inches thick.
The district attorney said that he had heard Of
this description only few minutes ago, and asked
| the witness to explain how he had happened to
think OF suggesting the matter to him, the district
attorney.
The witness said he had never given the descrp-
tion OF the package before because tho recollection
came back to him for the first time last night,
| when he read over the testimony OF Hogan and he
| at once knew that it was accurate in these par
| ucuaTS.
| CONVERSATION WITH FLrNpER.
Francis H. Smith, real estate dealer In this city,
testified that he had conversation with Finder In
February Of last year relative to hts connection
with the Metropolitan bank robbery He told wit
| ness that he had been engaged by John w. Thomp-
son to go to New York and try to get the bonds
He went there and entered q saloon where he knew
| thieves met, and looking around he picked out a
| man whom he thought would be likely to know
| something, and accosting him told him that the
bonds had been stolen. and told him that reward
would be paid. The witness said that Finder told
| him that he arranged with the men to have the
bonds returned and he told witness that the bonds
had been returned and the money paid. Finder
said that he told Mr.. Thompson after he had got
the bonds that he could get the thieves. but Mr..
Thompson said that would take money, and he had
! already spent enough The witness said that $500
was to be paid for the return OF the bonds and ME-
Riley observed that the witness was evidently re-
ferrtng to different transaction.
NO REGISTERED LETTER FOR FLINDER IN JULY.
MI. landlord, OF the city post Ohce was recalled,
and stated that registered letter had been re-
ceived by Finder during the month OF July.