Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23
I'm the Tolls at Last.

THOMAS YELL HOOVER COMMITTED FOR TRIu-A
1mAi,''E E OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRE-
TEHCEs-How GERMAN FAMILY WAS DUPEp
In the Police Court this morning the case against
Thomas zen Hoover, charged with obtaining money
un 'er false pretenceS was called for trial Mr. Ed
Thomas appeared for the government, and Mr. w
A: Cook for the defendant. senator John F. Miller.
OF tainornla, testified that he had never seen
the defendant before this morning. and never re-
qUeSted any one 10 get him page boy or a mail
boy. He never told any one TO bring Young Salnn-
son :, 10 ms house on Monday January 24tA Mrs.
MARY sampson, residing at 1903 New York avenue
testified that the 22d of last month Hoover came
hi, 10 her husbands dairy and represented
detective, and wanted to collect milk hills
He returned on the oath and showed her his
name In directory and read IL as being a United
states detective. Witness is German and could
read but little English. A directory was prorun,d
and IL showed that Thomas T. Hoover, a private
detective, resides at 1913 9Th street northwest
Alter getting the milk bills from her he asked her
how she would like her boy to get place AS mage
In the Capitol to senator Miller. Witness thought
IL a good chance for her boy, but Mr. Sampson
objected, but after the defendant told her that he
mad gotten her boy place at SIS per month she
consented He said that Senator Miller had
requested him to get him page Defendant then
said IL was necessary that he should have 81 % to
1lN up the papers In the and she paid him the
MillerS.
THE VISIT TO SENATOR MuLERs HOUSE.
Mt. 1homaS Sampson, father OF the boy, testified
that he went 10 the Senator's house with Hoover
ME ne tiooVerl went up TO the door OF the Sena-
tor 5 house witness stood on the sidewalk. Suer
he (lioovrr had talked with the colored boy who
came 10 the door he called witness and told him 10
give the coored boy ten cents. and that on fhe fol-
lowing tM0nday the boy would show him into the
senator's room. Witness gave the boy the ten
cents 1hey then went down on 14th-stre-t car
ana he tHo0Nerl went into a saloon and made out n
promlsSory note for s65 20 payable one day after
GATE witness presented the check at the Bank OF
Washington and the cashier told him that IL was
not good. tie then went directly To the residence
OF senator Miller and asked the colOred boy for the
Senator, but was not able TO see him. Hoover told
witness that II would be cold Job for the bow as
ne would have TO drive mail wagon.
Dennis White the coored boy at senator MiIler's
mouse testified that Hoover came TO his house on
the "a II inst and asked him II he would show Mr.
sampson 20 the Senator on the neXt Monday morn
ing III he came, and witness said he would II the
senator would see him. Mr. Sampson then gave
him ten cents.
THE DEFENDANTS STORY
The defendant took the stand, and in rather
incoherent manner began TO tell OF his relations
with the Simpsons He admitted going there on
the 2ith, and said that he went TO Senator Mfler'S
mouse 10 see about some books. and he borrowed
ten cents from Mr.. sampson, which he afterwards
paid back He denied having said anything about
getting the boy position. This closed the tp,ti-
ln0ny, and the case was sent To the grand iuIy
bonds $1,000 His former bOndSman having sur
rendered him. Hoover was committed TO iall.
Nj. Samuel Hoover, a brother OF Zell, went on his
a "a PlIal