The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-23
CHECKED IN HIS CAREER.
4. zen Hoover BeId for tho Grand
Jury.


Jury.
r. Zell Hoover, who has been before the
courts so often ON charges of swindling was
up this morning again on the charge OF
receiving 1926 from Thomas Sampson, Of
1908 New York avenue. Heretofore Hoover,
through his adroitness, has always managed
to get ont of the scrapes, and as II has been
stated that this was stronger case than
usual, IL attracted considerable attention.
His modus operandi generally, when he
promises to secure Government situations,
is to extract money from the victim and
then
give His Note for the Amount.
The situations are never gotten aud
when prosecution is brought for swindling
the note is put In evidence and the case
dismissed, as IL has the appearance OF u
business transaction.
Messrs. VIM. A. Cook and o. $. b. Wall
appeared for the accused to-day.
Mrs. Mary Sampson, of 1908 New York
avenue, testified that her husband keeps
the Arlington milk dairy. She said that on
the 22d of January Hoover came TO her
house and asked her If she had any milk
bills TO collect, and she referred him to her
husband. On the oath he came in and got
five milk bills, amounting to S6j, to col
lect. He said he was
A United states COLLECTOR and Detect
i've.
lie went aud got a city directory aud
showed his name rs detective. The Wit
ness said that he represented himself a5
being United States detective, and claimed
to be relation of tho Hoovers the butch
cTs, whom she knew were respectable people.
Heasked her II she would not like for her
son to havo situation rs page for Senator
Miller. He said he was authorized to got
him page. Her husband said he could
not spare tho boy, because ho was driving
milk wagon. Then Hoover said tho
Hoy Would GET S75 per Month,
and would only have to drive mail wagon
and deliver letters aud papers. This salts
fed them, and they agreed to let the boy
90, but said tho boy didn't have education
enough. He assured them that that was
all right, and that in two months he
would earn enough money to attend the
Business College. They thanked him for
his kind offer, and when he was leaving
he said he would require $6.25 to got the
papers made out, which sum was paid to
him afterward when he told them the
situation had been obtained.
Thomas Sampson, the husband of the
preceding witness, corroborated her testi-
mony as to the conversation with Hoover
Afterward Hoover took witness to Senator
Miller's house, on Connecticut avenue, to
reassure him that all was right. Hoover
had conversation with the colored
servant at the door and then called witness
up and told him to give the colored servant
man ten cents, and they left without seeing
the Senator. He then told witness that he
and his boy were to be there at 10 o'clock
Monday morning,
When tho BOY would BE Pat 10
Work.
He also bought $657O worth of milk bills
from witness and gave a check on tho Bank
of Washington for the amount.
The Court said it was not necessary to
prove Hoover's insolvency.
Dennis White the servant of Senator
Miller, testified to seeing Hoover and Mr..
Sampson at Mr.. Miller's. Mr.. Hoover was
on the porch and SampsOn was on the side
walk Hoover inquired if the Senator was
in and was informed that he was in bed.
Senator Miller was present in court
and Hoover was stood up before
him for Identification. The Senator
said he didn't know Hoover, never saw
him before that he knew of and had not au-
thorized him to employ page.
Hoover Took rhe stand
in his own defense, and stated that Mr..
Sampson employed him to collect some milk
bills He claimed that the So. 25 was his
charge for collectinga $40 milk bill. He
denied that he received any money for pro-
curing the boy the situation. He did go to
| Senator Millers, but it was to see about
| getting some books.
| The Court held the case for the action of
| the grand jury in the sum of $1,000 bonds,
| and Hoover was taken in custody of the
| bailiff.