Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-08
THE NAVY FRAUD CASES.
Continuation OF the Trial Of Mann
and Kirk kwOOd-JOseph J. Walton
Pleads Guilty.

Yesterday, in the Criminal Court the thai OF the
cases OF Bell Mann, OF Chicago and Edward c. Kirk
wood Indicted with Daniel Carrigan) for presenting
fraudulent claims through the bureau OF medicine
and surgery, Navy department. I'm violation OF sec-
lions 5lls q and 4s Revised Statutes L. s. was con-
unued after THE STARS report closed.
DR.. Adrian n. Hudson, medical inspector L. s. N
who was on duty as assistant TO Ilr Wales from
August 1879. TO January, 1884 testified that he had
seen Carr gan write the name OF DR.. Wales SO that
IL could not be told from Dr. Wales own signature
He said he had never heard OF the articles named
bedSteads, &c.
DR.. Samuel F. Cous, Z. s ". who was in charge
OF tne laboratory at Brooklyn, from May, 1850. TO
April, 1883, testified that he had never heard OF The
name OF Bell NJ mn, and that the articles named
Were never delivered while he was in charge.
j. Henry Clifford, clerk at BROOKLYN laboratory
and DIR. Delawan Blodgett. who succeeded DR.
CouS. gave similar testimony
warren I. Thoxton room clerk at the Crawford
mouse, boston, produced the hotel register show
Ing, under date OF August Ia 1883, the name OF .D
Carrlgan, wife aid two children, Washington ID
e." Ihe departure book showed that be LETT on
Edward L. Maryneld. proprietor of the CONT
MENTAL hotel New York, produced the register
showing that on August Is, 1883, "D. Carrigan,
wife and two children, Washington, d. c. regis,
tered, and left on the 2lst.
Dr. Christopher j. Clebourne, medical inspector
OF the navy, stationed at Portsmouth, y. H. denied
that any OF the articles In the bills or Bell Mann
Co. were delivered at the hospital.
and surgery. testified that rhe entries in the day
book kept by kirkwood and the reauIsltlons In
question were in the handwriting OF kirkwooi.
He said be had seen Bell Mann several times in
ktrkwOodS room.
WALTON PLEADS GUILTY.
After the trial had been suspended for the day
Hon. W. B. Guild, OF Newark n, j., stated that he
appeared for Joseph J. Walton, OF New York, who
wished 70 retract his plea or not guilty and plead
guilty. Mr. Walton then caIne forward and pleaded
suilty 20 Two indictments, one Tor presenting a
Iase olil for nfty iron bedsteads. with woven wire
mattresses, for the naval hospitals Of New York
and Philadelphia, and amounting TO sS25 The
otner was Tor cots for $3.50. Judge wylie directed
tne marshal TO take charge OF the prisoner, and
said he would consider the matter Tor a few days
OeIore passing Sentence.
THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY
This morning the trial was res umed and the coy-
ernment placed on the stand Mr. Marsh b. Clark.
VINO TESTIFIED that he had been messenger In the
bureau OF medicine and surgery, Navy department.
since 1912, and had not been absent thirty days I'M
that time; had seen the defendant, Bell Mann with
krkwood In the Office frequently during about two
years Had received In the bureau mail letters ad-
dressed to Dr. Mann, and delivered them: had
cnaIge OF the letter press. and took copies OF all
Official letters; had no knowledge OF bedsteads,
hyered there.
Cross-examined:-wltnes was asked II drugs or
stationery had been delivered at the bureau
The government objected, on the ground that the
defenSe was fishing as TO the governments case
under other Indictments.
The court allowed the examination to proceed.
Witness produced a book containing list OF art
lcies Received from the public printer Had no
fecoiieetlon OF receiving drugs or stationery.
WHO GOT THE MONEY.
Wallace W. Hall, a secret service operator. sta
toned In Chicago, testified that he arrested Bell
Mann on July 11th last In that city. Mr. Mann
said that he presented but two OF the vouchers
and received but small part OF the money (about
$2OO the balance going to Carrigan and =
here the defense objected and the court sus-
tained the objection.
With IS proceeded, saying that was about all
Cross-examined-"were you not.n asked Mr..
Williams, "sne party who was brought here aud
1ncarcerlted In the Jail with d. b. Halleck charged
feSSiOu?'
The court declined to allow the question.
IN THE HURRY OF BUSINESS.
DIR. Wales, being recalled, testified that while
signing the vouchers On one or two occasions the
papers fell apart and he then observed that the
lower vouchers had not been filed up Dr. Wales
was proceeding TO say that "Mr. Carrgan explained
that in the hurry of business" when the defense
objected and were sustained.
VIM Finley. superintendent OF the money order
division OF the New York post Office testified that
ne had known Bell Mann since 1881; was connected
WIN nun 10 cooperative company from August
10th. 1881, TO March 18th, 1882. The company was
the bell Mann company: IL was Incorporated. and
never heard that he went by the name Of Bell.
mann.
John Cook recalled-witness produced from
vouchers dated october 4th and December 21st.
1850, and February 18th and September 9Th 1881 IN
the name OF the BOyce Manufacturing Co. and b.
Mann & Co.
BELL MANN AT THE NEW YORK PAY OFFICE.
The district attorney said he proposed to show
that about october 4th, $780, Bell Mann presented
himself at the pay office, New York. with the first
named voucher, with card for Kirkwood and a
letter purportrhg to be from Surgeon Gen. Wales
ana subsequently presented the Others He pro,
posed to show lthat IL case OF these vouchers no
goods was delivered.
Mr araSn tod 1n,,ttl tl,a
testimony competent, and the defense noted an
exception.
SUSPENDED VOUCHER.
Philip T. Roache OF BROOKLYN testified that he
was clerk in the navy pay Office In New York, and
had known Kirkwood for ten years Witness iden-
tined the vouchers OF October 4th and December
2lst, 1880, and February 10Th and September 9th
1881, as having been presented to him by Mr.. Mann
He explained that one OF the vouchers was sus-
pended.
Mr.. Cook was recalled and testified that the
voucher In question was suspended In the fourth
auditors office. and subsequently Carrigan fur
mis- led Dill OF items, which was appended and the
voucher allowed.
The vouchers were submitted ia evidence, and
read as follows: Bill or October T. lSS5, OF Boyce
Manufacturing company for 81 997 81. for surgical
appliances appliances, receipted @ by C. b. Mann, president;
chemicals $71936, recefpted as the former; Febru-
ary I9, 1881, some chemical apparatus, $3.50 25 and
fhe copy Of itemiaed bill accompanying
t0e latUef voucher 1urnlSneQ DIV Carrlgan was also
read. The vouchers were In the handwriting OF
Ktrkwood. Witness knew nothing OF the BOyce
Manufacturing company until the receipt OF letter
to Paymaster j. II. stevenson notifying him that
81 1893 had been placed his credit pay accruing
bill OF the Boyce Manufacturing company, and he
dentned this letter as in the handwriting OF Kirk
wood He also Identified card introducing Mann
as In the handwriting of Kirkwood This card was
headed "Navy Department, Bureau of Medicine
and surgery. This Is Mr.. B. Mann, president OF the
Boyce Manufacturing company, OF Chicago &C.
Other letters were identified as I'm the handwriting
OF Klrkwood. These notified the paymaster that
requistions had been made for $f9O and 1915 to pay
Mann Knew nothing OF Mann outside his pre-
sent1ng the vouchers.
A recess was here taken
Extensive Frauds on the Virginia
Treasury.
FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO
THE IRREGULARITIES OF THE AUDITORS OFFICE.
Recent developments In the defalcations discov-
cred in the office OF the audtG Of public accounts
OF Virginia, indicate that the loss will hardly be
less than s1O0OU0, and probably may reach $I5OOO0
The special committee appointed by the house OF |
cation have been at work for some weeks The ev-
dence shows that for seven or eight years various
sums OF money paid into the Office account of /
ia XeS have not been credited on the books. For |
time 1t was thought these Irregularities were con-
lined TO the accounts Of the court clerks but later
show that they exist in several /
others The latest discovery that has been made |
In this case shows that check for 81 S26 paid by 4
the Western Union telegraph company for tax as |
SeSSed against them was not credited on the books
OF the auditors office, although the check had /
been deposited and collected. This money was /
auditors ONCE, who is now In jail awaiting the |
action OF the grand Jury, Tie case is comDlicated