National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-14
DEFENDING HIMSELF.
A. u. Williams. an Attorney, on Trial for Re-
eeiytuR Stolen Coodg

The trial Of Mr.. Arthur d. Williams, attor.
noy Mt law, charged with receiving n gold
watch md other articles alleged TO have been
stolen from Miss Anna Ellis in March, 1882,
was begun before Judge wyllc In the orimi.
nal court yesterday District Attorney Worth.
inEtOu appeared for the government and
Judge lcrc Wilson for the defendant. Mrs, H.
Y. Mcdonald, vino lived In the same house
with Miss Ellis, and gave her the watch, testi
fed that the watch was stolen Oct. 49, 1881, by
rDlOrcd mau II was a small ladys watch
Waited nj $40, with plain cases except the
monogram of Mlss Ellis on the outside. In
side was her name In full. Commissioner
Morgan bad assisted them In getting back the
watch. Witness never had any conversation
with Williams about the matter
Miss Anna Ellis. owner of the property, ties.
Tilted TO finding man in her room aud trying
to get her watch from him but failed. She
enerward recognized the man in jail as Thad-
deus Hall.
Mai. Thomas p. Morgan testified that for
some reason he called upon Mr. Williams for
assistance in recovering the property. Amer
ward ho went TO see Williams, who pulled out
drawer and showed small watch and
breaipn. The witness examined tho watch
and said " did not agree with the description
| which had been given. Mr.. Williams replied
that II was represented to he the property, ut
least III have the word of n thief for II, aud
| that Ia all know about It," Williams would
not lot witness take the watch TO Miss Ellis to
| be identified, but said that II she could not
| identify the man he thought the property
could DO had. II she did Identify him then he
i could not say what would be done. Witness
| thought he went TO Williams because the lat.
| ter was attorney for the thief Witness knew
| that the watch he saw did not correspond with
the description given by Miss Ellis.
Lieut.. Is. +. Guy, of the police force, testified
that Williams told him that it Miss Ellis iden
titled Hall as the thief, II would be impossible
for him (Williams) to do any thing toward get
ting the jewelry back for her. Hall was dc
| Tended Inv Mr. Williams n tho trial
Augustus Schmldtie testified us an expert
that 1t was possible to remove n monogram
nom some watch cases without leaving evi
dence OF II having been done.
For the defense MIR. A. b. Williams testified
that he was practicing law in that court and
that he WAS the attorney of Hall and George
mantz, charged with receiving the property
Hall had stolen. Mai. Morgan had asked him
to help get the watch back. He told Morgan
that Mantz and Hall denied knowing any
thlny about the property, but he thought Hal
was lying. Maj. Morgan said that he would
see District Attorney Corkhill In regard to tn,
case, and he could tell Hall that II was to hi
interest to restore the property. WitneS
brought about nh interview between Hal
and Manta and then Mantz wrote n letter
few days later man came into witness
office, and said that he understood that Hal
would be released IL the property was givei
up. Witness said that the statement cam
from Maj Morgan. The man said that tn
property would DO delivered up only upon tn
release of Hall. The next day package con
tanning small watch, IA pair Of seeve.buttons
and an earring was placed in Witness hands
Witness and Maj. Morgan examined tn
watch together: There was no monogram o
name on II, aud the numbers did not compar
with those in a telegram from the maker
Maj. Morgan could mske no arrangement wit
Col. Corkhill, and witness so notified Mant
and Hail. The same man who brought tn
property came after IT, and witness gave
back to him. Witness had said that he d
not see how he could be of assistance in gettiu
; tie property back If Miss Ellis identified la
as the thief. Hall was convicted and Wa
angry at him. lie was abused in the paper
and this trial was the result of 1t. lie did NJ
know the man who brought him the propert,
= and had only acted in the matter to help Ma
; Morgan and Miss Ellis.
/. Williams wasth only witness in his own b.
Q half, and District Attorney Worthington n,
. dressed the jury in behalf of the government
and Judge Wilson for the defense. Judp
: Wylle charged the jury, but said he would II,
send them out to decide upon the verdict unit
this morning.
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