Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-18
Thomas Zell Hoover Charged With
SWfndlinE.

HOW he OBTAINED S. Is FROM MRS. NARY SAMPSON
Thomas Zell Hoover was charged In the Police
Court this morning with obtaining money under
false pretences- Prosecuting Attorney Thomas
stated that he thought the government had good
case against MI Hoover, and as the case was not
ready for trial, he would ask the court to FIX the
ball at SUFFICIENT amount to hold him. The court
fixed the ball at $500.
II Is alleged that Hoover went to the residence Of
asked her II she wanted to get her boy position
She said that she did He then told her that Sena-
tor Miller Of California, had requested him get
him boy as page, to drive on a mail wagon.
She dressed the boy, and went with Hoover to the
residence OF Senator Miller. She and the boy stood
on the sidewalk, while Hoover went to the door
and talked to cOlored servant, but she could not
tell what the conversation was about He then
Senator Mlers house on the next Monday at 10
O'Clock. He then told her that 1t was necessary
for her to pay MIN &C. 25 for drawing up the papers
In the case, which sum she paid him. and has since
seen nothing OF him.
AN EX-PAGE CHARGED WITH FoRGERY.-In the
Police Court TINS morning George A. Adamson, a
boy about seventeen years or age. who was FORM
erly employed as page in the House OF Represent
atives, was charged with forging the name OF Hon.
Theodore Lyman. member OF Congress from MaSsa-
chlsettS Mr. }. B. Mcdonald. bookkeeper OF the
stationery department of the House OF Representa-
tiveS. testified that on the morning OF February 9Th
the defendant presented TO him an order for a
pocket-book. purportng to be signed by Represent
alive r. Lyman. Witness doubted the genuineness
Oh the signature, Out tne DOy StOutly protested that
Il was all right Witness gave him the pocket-book
and charged it to Mr.. Lyman'S account. The boy
had gotten penklilfe. on a note from Mr.. LYMAN
a few days before. MI. Lyman testified that he
never gave the defendant an order for a pocket
book, but did give him the order for the knife the
boys asking him Tor 1t. John S. Anchroner, clerk
in the stationery department. corroborated the
t1mOny of Mr.. Mcdonald Detective Cox testified
that the boy. when arrested, said that he bought
the order for p cents from boy he did hot know,
and sold the pOcket-bOok to another person whom
he did not know. He denied forging the name. The
case was sent to the grand jury. Bonds, $500.
Young AdamSOnS name was connected with that
OF Joseph McCready, the ex-page. arrested some
time ago on charge OF raising check Of MI. JUS
tice Bradley from s. to $500 Adamson, 1t was
stated, was with McCready when the latter sent
a boy with the check TO the Metropolitan National
Bank.
To PARADE on WAsHINGToN's BRTHDAY.-The
Washington Light Infantry corps having declined
the Invitation to go to Alexandria on Washingtons
birthday, Will parade on that day IN this city.
The parade will take place at O'Clock through the
principal streets and the corps will be accompanied
by the Marine band.
REMANDED FOR THIRD TRIAL--qhe case of the
District against johnson Brothers-action for the
rent OF the wharf property on the Potomac, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets southwest
was decided in the Court IN General Term this
court, reversing the judgment OF the Cir
cult Court, which was for defendant, and
remanding the case. for new trial The
suit was brought In 1879 for rent from February ls
the corporation ordinance OF 1857 and verdict was
given for plaintiff for 5000 with interest April 80
1880. In February following this judgment was re-
versed, and second trial took place Nay 29th, 1882
now having been set aside third trial viii take
place.