Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-09

THE NAVY FRAUD CASES.
Continuation Of the Trial of Mann
and kirkWOOds
JONES' WIFE THE JUNIOR PARTNER IN THE FIRM OF
JONES wEBsTER-No WORK DONE FOR THE MONEY
PAID TO THE F1RM-HOw THE '"DIyvYn WAS MADE
BETWEEN CARRIGAN, KIRKwooD AND JONES'
Yesterday, in the Criminal Court, the trial OF the
cases OF Bell Mann, OF Chicago, and Edward C.
kirkwood Indicted with Daniel Carrigan) for pre-
senting fraudulent claims through the bureau OF
medicine and surgery, Navy department, in VIOLA
ton OF sections 54lS q and IS Revised Statutes L.
s.. was continued after The STARS report closed
Testimony was given by DR.. Kidder, formerly OF
the chemical laboratory and others OF unimportant
character.
Bills in favor OF Jones Webster, for repairing
oollers, furnishing canvas covers &C., were offered
In evidence.
Mr.. Walker, OF the pay Office, testified that all
the bills were presented by Lake R. Jones, and that
MI. webster was never at the Office.
,,hG Dr. w Wales testified that he never gave Jones,
ment building for some time, orders for any work
TO be done, or purchased anything from him
THE TESTIMONY TODAY.
The fourth day OF the trial was commenced this
morning, and DR.. Hudson recalled and testified
that he knew Lake X. Jones as an employe OF the
department; never heard Of him as a contractor.
Mr.. Roache was recalled, and the district attorney
presented a letter purporting to be from DR.. Wales
to PaymaSter CoSwel at New York, dated August
1s, 1885, stating that requisition had been drawn
to pay two bills OF H. S. Wetmore Co. for sa54 and
one OF c. J. Sands & Co. for $50, and letter
dated August 2Sth Stating that the bills OF Wet
more need not be paid, as they had been In Wash
ington, and witness identified them. He thought
DR.. Hudson recalled: Witness knew II. S. Wet
more, but never heard OF Wetmore & Co., nor had
he ever heard OF that firm as contractors
CrOsS-eXamined: Knew WetmOre as q volunteer
officer during the war.
DR.. Wales recalled: witness was quite sure that
the signatures to these letters were fOrgerie
neara OF sucn nrm as Wetmore Co., TIL few
Cross-examined.-was not aware that Jones had
anything to do with the awnings
Dr. Hudson testified, when recalled, that the sig
natures TO the letters were to the best OF his belief
forgeries-
Mr.. White took the stand and said the letters
were in the hand writing OF Kirkwood; that they
were not in the letter book that the signature
not In his Judgment that of DR.. Wales
Being croSS-eXamined, he said, most OF the
vouchers are in kirkwood's hand writing.
THE FIRM OF JONES AND WEBSTER.
Lake r Jones testified that he lived at 369 G
street southeast; had been employed at the Navy
department from 1876 to 1884 as watchman and
conductor OF the elevator. Witness examined the
and that the Webster was his wife's maiden name.
"a voice.-Lmited partnership.). The items were
read, and he was asked If he did the work charged
for replying in each instance in the negative.
Witness is sail and awning maker by trade. Don't
remember when he commenced the business OF
presenting vouchers thinks 1t was In 1882 or 1883
As near as he could remember, Carr1gan spoke TO
him. asking about making money. ana told him he
wanted money; that he (Carrigan) asked how much
Thinks it was in November, 1882, or 1883. Witness
presented the voucher, got the money, and took it
to Carrigan, who gave him one-th1rd OF 1t. The
bill OF August 14th made about the time Carri-
gan was going On leave. and he gave him the items
on Slip OF paper, telling him to take it to Kirk
wook and ask HIM how that was. Kirkwood fixed
q md (plt- IN MINT I'm ayfd day
and he collected the money and took 1t back to
k1rkwOod. Witness then got his portion zone
third, with some odd change, and kirkwood put
the balance In the drawer. kiTkwood said he
would keep it, for Dan Carrigan was drinking hard
at the time.
KIRKwooD HAS MlsGIvINGs.
Once or twice KlrkwOod said, In reference to
drawing the money, that it was a bad business,
and he afraid that they would get into trouble
Carrigan on one occasion said to him, 81 guess we
are all in trouble, for WetmOre has made demand
out?" and Carrigan said that some men in the
Treasury had let 1t out.
CARRIGAN SUSPECTED OF ssBLowING."
KirkwoOd said afterwards that he thought Carri-
gan had let it out himself Kirkwood told witness
that he had paid Wetmore more money and at KS
went uD New York avenue to 14th street After he
(Wetmore) got the money from EirkwOOd he went
up to 18th street, when he lost sight OF him.
CARRIGAN's DEPARTURE.
The last time he saw Carrigan was June 10th,
when he left on the 1905 train, saying that the
whole thing was coming out and he had better get
out Of the way. Witness told Kirkwood that morn.
ing that he had seen Carrigan and he wdS going to
see Dempsey. and that Carrigan said he was going
to southern Illinois KirkwoOd told him to advise
Carrigan TO go to New orleans: that II he would
stay away two years 1t would all blow over. Wit
ness then met Carrgan again, who said that Demp-
Sey gave him $50. Witness was sent TO jail on June
21St and remained there till the middle OF the fol-
lowing month. kirkwood afterwards sent for him.
and he met him and he walked out with him near
the Capitol park. Witness said he had borrowed
$50 from DR.. Bradford, and kirkwood said that he
need not pay him, for it was his money, and IL he
wanted money to let him know. Witness thanked
him and told him that he did not need any then
On December 13 kirHwood sent coored man to
hun to say that he wanted TO see him, and he went
extract business, and he thought 1T would pay to
go into it. klrkwOOd then asked witness to give
him receipt Tor some Work he mad done at Kirk
woods house In putting up awnings, and witness
did SO. dating it August for $50. Witness had been
paid for this by share In a voucher.
Afterwards they talked on the street, and Kirk
wood asked him not TO say anything about the
matter. He said he would not say more than he
could help. Witness met Bell Mann In New York
In 1880. lie was keeping store selling hair restor-
atives. Saw him afterwards at Kirkwook'S Office,
and kirkwood said Mann was stopping with him.
JONES PROMISED IMMUNITY IF he. TESTIFIED FOR
THE GOVERNMENT.
ross-eXamined-WitneSS had been indicted
while in Jail; had an interview with the
nifty II he gave testimony. He may have
presented seven or eight fraudulent vouchers in
all. Did not remember receiving money on vouch-
ers in August, 1878; June, April, August, June and
october, 1882, and February. 1888. The vouchers
were produced and he identified the signatures.
Mr.. Roach was recalled and said the signatures
of DR.. Wales to the Wetmore letters were forge
r1eS.
After recess MIR. Jones resumed the stand and
convinced that MI carrIgan gave them to him.
Could not say that he did any work for these.
Some OF them may have been raised. Some Of these
look like kirkwOOdS handwriting and others Car
rIganS. When in the Old building he did work,
and when he presented his bill it would be raised,
and Carrigan would tell him to get the money.
Then he would receive the amount OF his bill 1t
was in the old department that Carrigan said he
had letter from Wetmore threatening them with
exposure unless they paid 5000.
SOCIETY.
The flne weather of yesterday brought forth q
1oru oHoro ham hor do NJ