Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-22
Tips FROM THE TICkERS.
Ihe eStOCk.JOSbing Conspiracy Case.

TWO NEW WORKERS on TRIAL IN THE PoLICE COURT.
In the Police Court, before Judge Smell. this
morning, the case OF the two New Yorkers-H&ryey
l. Maddox and George DaIton-arreSted by Detec-
i've Ban and Officer Quinlan on Thursday, on the
charge OF conspiracy TO defraud stock brokers, was
called The charge is that these parties arranged
Win Win telegraph operator. James c. simpson. who
received The quotations from the New York stock
Doard that he should give them the .tip" As 10 bow
TO BUY or sell. so that they could make money on
ihe information, promising him that for his share
he would receive al least sstO per week II il al
ltSel That after an interview the parties went OF
TO @ await y, the appearance OF the Tip" on the tck
erS In the offices OF Lilly & CO.. and Bishop & Co.
when the arrests were made. There was also a
charge OF CARRYING concealed weapons against Dal-
ton. Mr.. 4. Is. Williams appeared for the defend
ants, and Mr.. +. 4. Thomas for the government.
lne latter explained the charge. and
THE COURT ASKED WHAT WAS THERE WRONG
about the act, and II man could not buy informa-
alton? Men got rich by being smarter than others.
Ii the combination was against law, then 1t was
wrong
MIR. Thomas said that II was wrong for them 10
combine; ii was public wrong.
The court suggested that they 60 on with the
PROOF, dhe would apply It.
THE TELEGRArHER's TESTIMONY.
MT James c. Simpson. the operator referred 10,
testified that he was the stock and gold operator OF
the Western Union telegraph company; that on
Tuesday last. about II O'clock he received a note
addressed to him, marked personal" asking him
TO meet the defendants at the Dunbarton. and he
replied that he wouldmeet them at Wiards at 3:30
O'CLOCK Met Mr. Dalton, who introduced his friend
as Fletcher or FoSher, and himself Davis. They
walked out together into the adjoining house,
ana Maddox opened the conversation as 10 the
note Inc note was read. "WOuld like TO see you at
the Dunbarton at r. m" Signed ''George Davis"
Maddox asked IL he was not aware that fortunes
We're made and lost. and continuing the conyersa-
ton they said in regard to the o. T. stock the fig
ures 60O 200 and $40 could be used as to buying,
selling and holding on. They saw him again in the
evening at the 9th street Office and he declined the
! scheme prDDDSIl lp
should give them the signals TO buy or close out.
The C0urt-Who was defrauded?
MT. Will1amS.-No one.
Witness continued They called 1t the 9th street
ollice ono at O'Clock Tuesday and he said he would
the dot system. MIR. Dalton writing out a Scheme
based on the dots-two dots before to buy, two
after TO close, and one before after to hold on
THE COURT SEES NOTHING WRONG IN FIGURES AND
DOTS
The court said he saw nothing wrong about this
What Illegal act have they done? What is wrong
about 1t? The act itself or the means used must be
Illegal
Mr., Mr. Thomas read from Bishop, and said that he
could show that Mr.. Lilly was defrauded by this
means.
Witness continued. saying that he could not
promise anything till next day. when they were 10
Watch and see how il would work. The next day
he received a note. "We watched the tape this
morning. but did not see the tips Can you send US
some this aft.?' Witness did not send them. but
had informed Manager Marine, and sent word that
he could do nothing that day. Met them at 3:30
O'Clock at Wizards; told them that he could not
work the dot business. Mr. Dalton then arranged
4C0 500 ard 600 as the signals and arranged TO meet
MN at GAS the next morning at the Ebbitt. They
met and arranged TO put the scheme In operation;
at 1910 sent a "tip" on Pacific Mal but made a
blunder, and cancelled It, and at IL O5 gave .'tip"
on q: /. oregon Transportation, on which he I'M
ueTStoOd Dalton had bought Witness did not
Know or their arrest, and sent several tips after
wards II they had invested they would have made
$50 that day.
Mr.. Thomas here asked what the instruments in
the brokers' offices rented for, and. objection being
made ne argued that they were rented for the pur-
pose OF receiving correct Information, and the OBJ
]ect OF this conspiracy was
FALSE INFORMATION.
CroSs-eXamined: Witness did not enter the
scheme, but consented TO try it. Witness reported
1t TO Mr. Marine, the manager, and Mr. Bender, the
chief operator, and he had the interview at the
Ebbltt house at the suggestion of Mr.. Marine.
There wefSs1ksxEsnty- brokers instruments
rented at s. per week. Mr. Raff was at the Ebbtt
when the interview took place. Witness had re-
celyed instructions from the company to give the
Ups" They were on Pacific Mail, oregon Trans.
ana North Pacific preferred.
Redirect: Dalton said he would operate at Bish-
ops and Maddox at Ley'S.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
2. +. Little testified that he had charge OF Mr.
Lilly broker office at the st. Marc. On the morn
ing OF the aOth inst, Mr.. Davis, one of the defend
ants, bought some O. T. stock, depoSitng $50 on the
purchase. AT the close of the day Davis would
have profit OF g or IS, and the profit, up to this
morning, was about 81 per share.
Frank w. Brown, clerk in Bishops Office. testi-
fed that the defendants have been In Bishops
Office several times, watching the ickern and TAX
Ing notes. Detective Raft testified as TO the ar
rests.
THE CASE CONTINUED
The court said that the only case OF the kind
before this court was where the operator made
false reports, by which persons were actually
cheated. That case was much stronger than this
one.
The case was continued until next Wednesday,
when the law In the case will be argued; bonds,
$500
There is also charge against Maddox for carry
Ing pistol, which was also continued
MeSSrs. Gait and Smiths Purckase.
WHAT THEY PROPOSE TO DO WITH 1T.
A STAR reporter asked Mr. VIM. w. Gait to-day
what he proposed to do With the square Of ground
near the Baltimore and Ohio depot which, as The
STAR stated last evening, he and Mr. Thomas w.
Smith have purchased.
"Mr. Smith and expect, said Mr. Gait, "to put
our business places on that ground
"It has been reported that the ground was bought
for the railroad company a site for depot?"
said THE STAR reporter
''Well, the railroad company can have It II they
want It," said Mr.. Galt "but it is my intention
to erect buildings on part OF IL for my business
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