Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-13
Trial Of A. b. Williams. the Lawyer.

Trial Of A. b. Williams. the Lawyer.
CHARGED WITH RRcEIvINa STOLEN PROPERTY.
The case OF Arthur B. Williams was taken up In
| the Criminal Court, Judge Wyle, to-day, District
Attorney Worthington prosecuting and Mr.. Jere
Wilson for the defense. The charge against Mr.
Williams Is OF receiving stolene property-a gold
watch valued at SIS, gold breastpn valued at SIS
ana gold earring valued at g, the property OF
Miss Anna Ellison March 3d. 1852.
they expected to show that the articles were stolen
by Thaddeus Hail. who was seen by Miss Ellis In
her house. and that the property got Into the hands
Mrs L P Mcdonald testified that she lived at
1923 street since September 1876, and she bought
1890 The watch was stolen October 18th, 1881;
witness saw the thief when he ran down stairs and
leaped from the window. 1t was O. ladys watch,
monogram, "a. E." on the outside On the inside
was Miss Ellis full name; did not remember the
Wss In s, name or num5eI the Jewelers. number
TOLD Major Thomas p Morgan OF the robbery, and
ne onered to assist them In every way to recover
but could not identity him. witness described the
earring and pin.
Miss Emma Ellis testified to the ownership Of
the watch, and the larceny OF it with the earring
ana oreaStptn; to meeting the thief coming out OF
her room, ana that she recognized the man In jail
Of the robbery, and placed the case in the hands Of
Lieut.. Guy and the detectives, and they were in
structed to use every means to recover the prop
erty For some reason he finally called upon Mr..
A. B. Williams, and said he would like Mr. WIS as
SlStance He went to see him three or four times,
and Mr. Williams pulled out drawer and showed
small watch and breaStpin, and witnessed exam
ined the watch and said 1t did not agree with the
description OF the watch given Mr.. Williams said
OF it was he had the word of q thief that it was
Witness reported to the ladies that he had seen
what purported to be the property. Nj. Williams
declined TO let the property to out OF his posses
sion but said il Miss Ellis could not Identity the
man he thought the property could be recovered:
and If she could identity the man ne did not know
what would be done. He remembered having In
formation that Miss Ellis could not Identity the
thief and this was spoken OF between him and
Williams.
Cross-examined. was then Commits
sioner Of the District having charge OF the police
witness never worked harder in a case than he
old In this; thinks that Lieut.. Guy advised him to
see MI. Williams and thinks he heard that VIII
hamS was Halls attorney. Mr. Williams told him
at the first interview that he understood the prop
erty was not in the City, but he would try get it.
was not certain how much time interviewed before
MI Williams showed him the watch When he
OF the lost watch; don't remember that Mr. VIII
lams said anything about where he got the prop
erty except that 1t came from Baltimore; don't re-
see man in Jail and George Mantz on the subject;
witness called on Col Corkhill about this case;
don't know now the details; witness solicited Mr.
Williams services In recovering the property;
knows that the watch shown did not correspond
with the description given.
ton with Mr.. Williams about the time of Halls
trial; that he said that Miss Ellis would identity
Hail and Williams said II she did so it would be
impossible for him to do anything towards getting
the jewelry.
Aug. schmidtie Ueweler, testified that mono
gram could De removed from watch without
ieaVlng any evidence OF its having been tempered
with.
Mr. Worthington placed in evidence the record
OF Hairs conviction and closed the testimony.
STATEMENT OF Mr.. WILLIAMS.
Mr. Williams
and testified that he was the attorney OF Hail. who
had been convicted that he was called In the case
at the Police Court; several weeks afterwards he
was called to defend George Mantz charged with
stealing. Within day or so after Major Morgan
caled-it was several weeks after the Hall case.
Major Morgan said he wanted witness to do him a
favor; that Miss Ellis had lost some property, and
the fact had preyed on her mind Major Morgan
said that it would result to the advantage OF
Hall 10 return the property.
The witness described visit to jail with Mantz
at which MantZ had conversation alone with
HAIL Some weeks afterward man came TO wit
Their stated that he understood that on its restOra
ton Hall would be released Witness said he
Knew nothing OF such an arrangement Two or three
days later he handed witness package and said:
TITS restoration depends upon Halls release"
The package contained a watch, pair OF sleeve
buttons, an earring and part OF an earring. The
articles did not correspond with the description
given OF the stolen goods Witness suggested to
Major Morgan to see Col COrkhill, and the
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fused to see him and had treated him rudely.
Witness notified Mantz and Hall that the produc-
ton OF the property would not effect dismissal
OF the case. so the man who brought the prop
erty came back and took 1t away. When Lieut.
Guy told witness that Miss Ellis would identify
Hail. the witness said he did not see how he could
return the property. Witness object was to re-
store the property, but the only evidence he had
that 1t was hers was the word OF thief.
man who brought the watch and 1ewelry was un-
known TO him, but on his second visit he left his
name and address at some place In Exeter street in
Baltimore. He could not now remember the name,
and had torn up the memorandum.
Major Morgan was called in rebuttal and testi-
fled that IN this matter he acted as friend OF the
ladies, and not in his official capacity.
THE TESTIMONY CLOSED.
At 2:10 Mr.. Worth1ngton commenced his argu-
ment, claiming the government had made out a
case.
THE WAR ON THB DoGs.-Poundmaster Einstein
went to Uniontown this morning and collected
from the station house % dogs, which had been
brought in by persons vino preferred to surrender
their dogs rather than pay license. Two wagon
loads or dogs had already been taken from Union
town The oricers there expect that 300 more dogs
dogs were killed at the pound to-day.
THE VINCENT DIVORCE CAsE.-To-day in the
Court in General Term, Judges Macarthur, Hagher
and Cox, the case OF Vincent agt Vincent for d.
vOrce was resumed and the argument having been
concluded the case was submitted.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER.-The following
were the readings at the Office OF the chief signal
officer to-day am, 613; IL am, 700; pm, Hl7.
Maximum, SOL; minimum, 61.Q
SHOT IN THE HAND.-Samuel Baker, colOred
about IA years old, was shot in the hand by VIM.
Dennison, white, the Livingston mill road in the
county. yesterday. In the Police Court this morn
Ing Dennison was charged with assault In two
cases, which were continued until Saturday.
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