National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-17
THE DEMPSEY CASE.
Both Sides Have Concluded tho Put
ting Ia OF Testimony Argument to
Commence To-day.

Both Sides Have Concluded tho Put
ting Ia OF Testimony 90
Commence To-day.
The trial Of VIM. ii. Dempsey and Ed
ward G. Kirkwood, charged with present
ing false vouchers to the navy depart
ment, entered upon its third week in the
criminal court yesterday, and is not
likely to be concluded before Wednesday
or Thursday next, although the testi-
mony has been concluded.
| Mr.. John Cook Of the fourth auditors
office, WAS asked to produce certain
papers.
Ar. Wilson wished TO know what was
the nature Of this testimony.
The court inquired what the govern
ment expected to show
District Attorney worthington said
that by tho papers no proposed TO show
that in 1888 Dempsey was paid for d iffer-
ent quantities Of stationery, and further,
| that there was money sufficient In the
fund to pay for tho $1,000 Of stationery
claimed to have been ordered In Septem-
Der, IL IL had been legally ordered aud
received. This was q quantity VI sta
tionery which would have
SUPPLIED THE BUREAU FOR TEN YEARS
and every ship for two years. Tho owl
donco he proposed TO present went direct
to the defense set up, and upset IL COM
pletely. Mr.. Wilson objected to the iu-
PRODUCTION Of the testimony on the ground
that the government should have pre-
scented II in chief Tho court admitted
tho testimony. The papers were then
presented and read in evidence. Thoy
proved to DO vouchers of bills for station
cry furnished by Dempsey, since deliv-
cred to the bureau here, and tho balance
to the laboratory In New York. Some
of them show that the vouchers were paid
out Of the regular naval fund and others
out OF the hospital fund. The bills were
as follows: March 20, 1888, for 81, 467. 80 I;
June 80, 1883 two bilis), for $iil.07 and
s603.50; Nov. 3, 1883, $4,000; Jan. s,
1884. $290.40.
Mr.. Cook, continuing his testimony, ex-
amined certain orders already in owl
donce, and with the exception Of three,
pronounced tho signature of DR.. Wales
to all those submitted to him to have boon
IN HIS OPINION A FORGERY.
Mr.. +. V. Walker identified the sigma
ture OF Dempsey to tho vouchers sub
mitted to the jury whilo the preceding
witness was testifying.
Benjamin White, of tho bureau Of mod
| icine and surgery, testified That he had
never seen stationery come to tho bureau
by the wagon load, or boxes OF II piled up
In the Office rooms.
William Gibson, Of the same bureau,
testified to the amounts available by the
bureau from appropriations for tho
years lSs3JSi.
DIR. Van Roypen testified as to how
articles were purchased and appropria-
tions made available, and at the conclu-
sion Of his testimony the government
DECLARED ITS CASE CLOSED.
The counsel for tho defendants Aftor
consultation stated they had no sur
rebuttal testimony to offer.
Mr.. Wilson inquired If the prosecution
wished to argue the case.
Assistant District Attorney Coyle stated
that it did, but the scope would depend
very much on tho instructions of the
court.
The jury was then discharged until
this morning, and the attorneys proceeded
to present their points of law to the
court, and the argument will BIO entered
upon to-day.