Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-29

COMMISSIONERS BUNDY COMMITS HIN FOR TRIAL IN
JUDGE wYLIE.
A hearing was held before L. S. Commissioner
Bundy yesterday afternoon In the case OF Mr.. VIM.
H. dempsey the statlOner, recently arrested on an
Indictment found in Boston charging him with
having falsely made forged and counterfeited GER
tcates to two bills for S651 and $780, respectively
the Navy department for goods furnished, an with
having presented 10 Pay Director Abbott, at Bos-
ton, fa.se and fictitious claims for these amounts
Tor electrical apparatus and books. This is case
growing out OF the recent investigation OF the So
called voucher frauds in the Navy department
hereceipts or certificates referred TO were signed
dempsey Peck" MeSSrS Jere Wilson and a. b.
Williams who appeared for Mr.. Dempsey, objected
that there was nothing To show that Mr.. Dempsey
was the person whose name was signed TO the re-
ceiptS IN connection with Mr.. Peck. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Coyie, who drew the warrant. said
MI Dempsey was the person in his mind when he
drew the warrant. Mr WorthingtOn asked that
oall De hXed ut $1,000 for Mr.. DempSey'S appear
ance in Boston. Mi Wilson thought it unnecessary
TO take further bail, as Mt. Dempsey was now
under bond to appear here In the GRIM
1nal Court. The Commissioner finally made
oct commitment for Mr.. Dempsey until
Monday, November 8. TO appear then before the
circuit court In Boston, His counsel prepared
petition for a writ OF habeaS corpus, setting out
that Dempsey Is now under indictment In the
criminal Court here IN SIX cases similar to the
charge made iii the United States circuit court Of
Massachusetts and under bond TO appear here from
day TO day at the present and successive terms OF
the court 1t also states that the Massachusetts,
Indictment Is defective In form. This petition was
submitted 10 Judge Wylie at his house, who d.
rected the writ 10 issue returnabe before him at II
o'clock to-day Mr.. Delnpaey remained in the Gus
tody Of the marshals Office during the night: one
OF The deputies attending him to the house Of his
Drothcr-ln-law.
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUDGE wYLIE TO-DAY
At Ills O'Clock today the hearing took place be-
fore Judge Wylle-District Attorney Worthngton
and Assistant District Attorney Coyle for the gov
erament md Ne55rS. jeremiah Wilson, 4. b. Will
Hams aud w. j. Miller for the petitioner Mr..
ra-hf ln H..
ing that Mr. Dempsey was committed TO his Gus
tody and he was about taking him to Jail when
the WITT Was served and ne retained custody and
now produces him.
Mr.. Wilson said the case was very important
one To MI Dempsey, who was under bonds to APP
pear at this court. The question was whether this
answer Il charge found there since The charges had
been made mere. He asked that the court fix his
bond 10 appear here--Siy Saturday.
The district attorney doubted whether the court
could take bail, and II he had that power he
opposed any further poStponement. The district
attorney in Boston had asked that Mir. Dempsey be
held 10 appear On Monday next. He asked where
was the authority for the court taking bail.
MI. Wilson said that he was out OF The city when
the arrest was made and he had not the time to
give that attention to the case 1t demanded He
did not think 1t was contemplated that citizen
should be made the shuttlecOck between two dis
trict attorneys, as was proposed. Here MIR.
Dempsey was under bail to appear at
this court and VIVA was preparing to meet
elsewhere. He claimed that under the COnSttu-
ton the court could hold Mr.. Dempsey to bail. The
day appears TO be Xed by the district attorney In
Boston. lie expected TO show that Mr. Dempsey
was amenable 10 this court and could not be taken
away from it.
had power TO take bail. In Tayler'S case he AT
rested on requSitlon and held by the marshal
der the warrant, and he sued out writ OF
habeas corpus and he was released ON ball. pend
ing the hearing. II called on to decide the Ques-
ton now he would say that the U. S. court in BOS
ton had the right to have Mr.. Dempsey arrested
here and be sent there, but this not his final
opinion. All the analogieS OF the law favor the ac
ceptance of BAIL The counsel say that they
wish time to prepare their argument, and they
ought TO have this opportunity. The party Is pre-
SuIned TO be in custody when under bail
Mr. DEMPSEY GIVES BAIL 5000 TO APPEAR IN
COURT HERE NEXT SATURDAY.
The bail was fixed at 5000 for Mr.. Dempsey's
appearance at IL O'Clock on Saturday, and Mr.. w.
j. Miller went on his bond.