Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-06
FRAUDULENT VOUCHERS
The Navy Department Ca.cs.


THE TRIAL OF BELL MANN, X C. LAKEWOOD AND
DANIEL cARRIGAN BEGUN IN rnR CRIMINAL COURT
ro-pAY.
To-day IN the Criminal Court the first OF the
cases known as the Navy department-bureau OF
medicine and surRery-frauds was taken up. There
were quite number OF spectators present The
case taken up was that Of Bell Mann. K. C. Kirk
wood and Daniel Carrtgan, the latter not being
present The indictments charged them with vio-
iatng sections s%ls 81 and IS Revised statutes the
Items OF the bills presented 10 the bureau and paid
oy Pay inspector Richmond ecing n follows: April
10Th. 1852 bottles &c, 81 ,sia62 May Sd, 1883. in
table, slss and october sai 1883, analy tcai bal,
District Attorney worthington and his assistant,
MI: Soy!e, appeared for the government, and Mr.
j. L. kretzinger, OF Chicago and Mr.. A. h VIII
nams for the defendants
r.. The following were selected as the Jury: Geo. W.
Thomas. JAS l. ODonnell. Joseph g. Carroll. Rich
ARD ii. Langley, VIM. Edw. Cumberland, Shadrack
Dieaney. Richard Allen, John II. Wise and Walter
MT. worthington opened the case to the jury,
statlng the frst count charged the presentation OF
.aise Oils 10 the Inspector, the second count
based on the false certificate. the third on the
tire pepper. and the fourth on a technicality The
transactions, he said. covered period OF eighteen
THE FIRST WITNESS
was John Cook. clerk in the fourth auditors office.
He produced four vouchers, with the accounts OF
Pay Inspector Richard Washington, from the files
clerk
On cross-examination witness sale he was
engaged In settling the accounts OF purchasing
paymaSters and these were passed as genuine
vouchers T. c. Dickinson and N. d. Retenour
were the clerks who examined these vouchers. II
would INFER that the signatures 10 these vouchers
were SO examined and passed as genuine.
TESTIMONY OF CHIEF CLERK WALKER.
r. V. Walker, chief clerk OF the navy pay ONCE,
18th street and New York avenue, testified that
Pay Inspector Richard Washington had charge In
The business OF the pay Office was to pay the bills
which came In, usually In trfplicata They would
the money and pay the bin. Duplicates would 90 TO
the bureau, and when payment was made one
voucher would be retained and the other sent TO
departed nom. sometimes note from the bureau
would request that the bills be paid. The checks
were usually drawn on the Treasury Witness knew
Carriagan and kirkwood for ten or fifteen years
tho first rs chief clerk end the other as
clerk OF the bureau OF surgery. Recognized
BEL Mann. ana knew him as one OF the firm
or kirIwood as the party TO whom vouchers were
to be paid. He presented vouchers four times and
was paid. Witness recognized the vouchers pro-
duced by the preceding witness which he mrs, saw
when presented by Mr.. Bell Mann, representing Bell
Mann & Co. Four checks OF r. Washington. pay In
Spector, were identified as the checks OF the Office
issued to pay the four vouchers which were nlled
by witness, signed by Mr. Washington and given
W Dell Mann a CO.. and WAS satisfied some
given to Bell Mann.
AT this point Mr.. Williams objected to the admis-
SION OF the testimony on the ground OF variance be-
Tween .ne ACT set out in the Indictment and the
trict attorney abandoned the second counts OF In
dictments in II, 5S4 and 1855, admitting variance
The court asked II the proof submitted sus-
tanned the first count that false claim was pre-
scented, or did 1t not show that false claim had
District Attorney worthington claimed that the
certncate OF the surgeon general was unnecessary.
sented it knowing il to be fraudulent ''' anu p'e-
The court said II they had charged the man with
getting up false bill II might have been different,
Iaise DILL" which was something else.
TEE COURTS OPINION.
After argument by the district attorney for the
government and Mr.. Williams for the defense.
Judge Wylie said he was inclined to sustain the
point, but would not rule against the government
conclusively now He had thought OF allowing the
trial 70 proceed, and II conviction followed to con-
sloer tue points on motion for new trial He. how
ever. did net know how far his ruling would 60
me District Attorney-To all the new series OF
Indictments?
1he court continued, saying that as he had con.
this afternoon look further into the questions and
render his decision in the morning.
Nominations Today.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
To be postmasters-wm. S. Oakley. at Salem,
Va; Mrs Fiorine A. Hines. at suffolk, Va; Geo.
Not Satisfied With the school Site.
A COMMITTEE OF coLoRED MEN FROM WEST WASH
INGroN.
This morning the committee appointed at the
meeting OF coored people last night at Mount Zion
church, Georgetown to wait upon the Commission
to protest against the site selected for the oca
ton OF the new schoolhouse to be erected on Pros
pect avenue. in West Washington, as men-
tloneo IN tne news notes from that section else
where In THE STAR, called at the District Offices to
make formal protest, and urged that the school
be placed In more convenient location. The CON-
mssoners stated TO them that the site OF the school
had been selected and purchased, the plans drawn
to suit the Site and the contract also made for
the erection OF the building. The delegation ex-
pressed surprise at the haste made. but were
told that there had been no unusual haste,
as the trustee tMr. Brooks had formed
q part OF the committee on selection OF the site,
and had expressed himself strongly In favor OF the
location agreed upon. even after MS attention had
been called to the fact that 1t not central
haze to travel far out OF their neighberhood to
reach the school. The delegation said they would
prefer to occupy the old wooden school houses the
Chamberltn, and the church now used for school
purposes, rather than send their children UP on
Prospect avenue. The Commissioners said they
would hold up for q time, and give the committee
time TO consult with the trustees as TO the occu-
pancy OF the old school buildings The location
which they prefer is In the nelghborhood Of the
Sttttl vi WeSt Ol lEe
stables The site purchased is In the Immediate
rear OF the old Columbia bank site.
District Government Affairs.
REPORT CT FIRES.
Chief Cronin, in his monthly report for Deem
Der, says there We're 20 nre-alaims during the
month The estimated loss by fire amounted TO
sl0,925, covered by insurance OF $l.S45 The total
number OF fires for the second quarter OF the pres
ent fiscal year, ending December 81, were 46, with
loss OF $7400 and an insurance OF 1886, against
IS fires, with loss OF $2l ,SS1 and Insurance OF
,l6S for the preceding quarter, ana against 81
fires, with loss OF $0SJ6 and insurance OF $9,921
for the corresponding quarter OF the preceding
year.
LOOKING TO INAUGURATION WEEK.
Several OF the licensed dealers in the Center
market request permission to establish lunch and
coffee stands on the south side OF Pennsylvania
avenue between 9TH and 9th streets, for one week,
CONNIE nctng the 1st and ending the eth OF March
LICENSES DTSAPPROvED.
The following applications Tor liquor licenses
were to-day disapproved by the District Commits
sionersfor various causes: Margaret Collins Perry
H. Carson, Peter Harrigan, John Kemp and Ellen
Martin.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Twenty-siX permits to erect new buildings were
issued In December. and ffty-twO permits for re-