Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-08
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE.
The Alabama Claims Court Accounts

The Alabama Claims Court Accounts.
WHAT Mr.. cREswELL SAYS ABOUT THEM AND
ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THE PRESENT Or
GANIzATIoN OF THE COURT.
A STAR reporter to-day called upon ex.Post-
master General Creswell, counsel of the court of
commissioners of Alabama claims, for some in
formation on his side of the question in relation
to the suspension of his salary by the first con.
troller Of the Treasury. Gen. Creswell expressed
himself as willing to give any information
within his power. He first referred to a pub
lished paragraph stating that his pay would be
stopped and held in the Treasury to re-
imburse the government for improper
expenditures made through his office "That
item, he said, eliminates that Controller Dur
nam mas held back my pay to meet certain I'M
have nothing more to do with the disburse-
ments than you have. have never discussed
dollar of the funds of the court. On the con-
trary, all that have done has been to engage,
under direction of the court, a sufficient num-
Der of gentlemen, of respectable standing in
testimony in behai Of the and to
cOnouct the necessary crOss-examinations.
This have done on terms prescribed by the
men so engaged have made out their accounts,
giving specifically the day and case wherein
tneir services were rendered, and they trans
of the court, who is designated by the State de-
partment for that duty, after which these ac-
counts have been sent to my office, and
after careful scrutiny and correction they
have been returned to the disbursiug Off
Ger, approved as to their correctness.
t The discussing officer has then submitted
statements, in detail, OF the names of
the parties and the amounts submitted. which
justice, and then all the accounts, with the
statements approved, have been forwarded to
the secretary OF State, to be audited and paid
10 ~, lou &,
parent that all have had to do with these ac-
counts was to see that they were fair and just
ana that they perpetrated no imposition or
overcharge on the court or the fund. / repeat,
that never disbursed one dollar of the fund.
never claimed or exercised any authority SO to
do.
'In regard to the allegation that the court is
not legally organized" continued Gen. Cres-
Well. "ali desire to say Is that the court was
and duly qualified upon the re-establishmcnt
of the court, and that two of the judges, being
majority of the court, have been newly APP
pointed, confirmed and qualified since the last
act of Congress extending the court. Hence.
there can be no reflection in law or fact upon
the present authority OF the court as organ
lied. At the time Of the announcement in
the papers Of the position of Judge Durham first
controller, Judge Harlan was absent in
Southern Kansas. When telegraphed to come
Immediately to Washington he returned to his
home at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and has been
detained there ever since by illness which pre-
vented his travelling. He is expected here,
however, this week, if well enough to make
the journey, when steps will be taken to show a
complete justification of the court for all the
expenditures which have been made. The court
has tOiled unremittingly and has used every
legitimate means in its power to accomplish the
work imposed upon 1t within the time pre-
scribed by law. Within the last year 1t has dis
posed of about $500 cases. many of them in
volvlng large amounts, and the interests Of a
great many parties nf s dt will go steadily in
the means allowed, and at the end OF the pres
ent year when its time will expire, it will pre-
sent the best exhibit Of its labOrs possible under
the circumstances"
A LAMENTED DEArH.-Mr Charles H. Wilt
berger, jr:, of this city, whose death took place
at his residence, 1923 Q street northwest, on
the Sd instant, was buried in Rock Creek GENE
terry on sunday last The interment services
were conducted at Rock Creek church by the
rector, Rev.~Dr. Buck, assisted by Rev. DR..
Perry, rector of st. Andrews church, 18th street,
Ing by large gathering OF sorrowing friends.
The floral offerings were very profuse and elab-
crate The deceased, who was widely known
In business circles through his long connection
with the jewelry. establishment of NJ. w. Gait
& Co., was baptized, confirmed and married by
the senior clergyman officiating at his funeral,
and although young man he had for years
served the Rock Creek congregation vestry-
man and warden. The death of this promising
friends and associates. He leaves widow, but
no children. The following gentlemen acted as
pall-bearers: Joseph Beardsley, Andrew A.
Derveer, Thaddeus NJ. Tyssowski and Lieut..
Thomas d. Walker.
MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
qe;rS 81 6er 1 BGston ana Carrie
and Catherine A. Culhave; John w. Briscoe and
Mary E. CARROLL Fillmore Bowling and Annie
ley; John Scott and Georgeana Meeks; Charles
Heitmuller, of Brooks station, D. c., and Louisa
Heider Of Bladensburg Road, d. c.; JAS. Simms
King. ' 'A-''
DIED IN THE srREEr.--Eliza Hight, a col
ored woman forty years of age, was found about
O'Clock last night lying on the pavement at
the corner of Rhode Island avenue and 18th
street in an unconscious condition. DIR. John
L. Winter was called and responded promptly.
but life was extinct when he reached her. The
body was taken to the second precinct station.
certificate Of death from the bursting of blood
vessel.
HIS BUSINESS SUSPENDED FOR NINETY DAYS
John Bateman has been going about the city
representing himself as tree mason under
tanned money from a number of persons in the
city. In several cases, it is said, he falsely
claimed that he had been sent by Mr.. Noble d.
Larner. He was arrested yesterday by Officer
and charged in the Police Court
to-day with being suspicious character, and
he was sent to the farm for ninety days.
THE LABOR LEAGUE AND THE CIVIL SER
VICE LAw.-The United Labor League, at q
mia avenue, John Pope Hodnett in the chair,
unanimously adopted resolutions declaring
that the civil service act is unconstitutional,
and aims a blow direct at the political sover-
eighty Of workingmen, inasmuch as it deprives
the President of his constitutional prerogative
ted to the people OF the several states OF the
Union, nor having received the approval of
three-fourths of the states The resolutions
also call upon the President and his cabinet to
treat the civil service act as null and void and