National Republican., 1885-02-06
THE CASE OF DEMPSEY.
Evidence submitted by the Prosoeu-
tlon In the Criminal Court Yoster-

Evidence Submitted by the Prosceu-
tIon In the Criminal Court Ycster-
day.
Tho trial of VIM. II. Dempsey and Ed
ward &. Kirkwood, charged with pre-
scnting false vouchers 70 the navy de.
partment, was continued yesterday.
Lake X. Jones testified that he wit
messed the interviews between Kirkwood
and WotmOre, and watched where Wet
more went. lt was on tho 10th of June
last that ho saw Carrigan for the last
time. lie took him to tho back door Of
tho store Of Mr. Dempsey and left him
thoro while witness went on TO tho de-
partmont. When he came back ho mot
Carrlgan near the depot, bought his
ticket, and saw him OIL on the train.
on cross-examination witness admitted
that he stood indicted in tho court for
putting in false vouchers, and admitted
that he had presented some seven or
eight false bills, commencing as far back
as 1873.
DIR. Wales was recalled and two letters
submitted to him.
Mr. Wilson desired TO know the object
Of tho testimony.
District Attorney Worthlngton said
that he wished TO show that tho vouchers
IN tho name Of n. S. Wetmore & Co. were
falso. and tho whole transaction in con.
nectiou with them fraudulent Ho
wished, further, to show that Kirkwood
wrote letter 10 the pay director In New
York, to which he
FORGED THE NAME or DIR. WALES,
stating that the voucher Of Wetmore 4
Go. would be presented to him, and 10
l
/ his tracks, Kirkwood forged the namo Of
| Dr. Wales to = second letter directed TO
| the pay director In New York inform
| ing him that tho vouchers Of Wotmore &
Co. had been paid in this city, while the
| fact was they had not beon paid at all.
Tho court decided to admit tho testi-
mony.
DR.. Wales testified that he had mover
| heard Of the firm of II. $. Wetmore & Co.,
and TO the best Of his belief his signature
to tho two letters submitted was a
forgery.
Lieut.. Samuel c. Lemly, U. S. N, testi.
fed that reports having reached the sec.
rotary OF the navy of certain Irregularities
in tho buroau of medicine aud surgery he
had directed witness TO ask certain ques'
tions Of Kirkwood, which he did in March
last, and his answers were taken down al
the time by tho secretary's stenographer
Mr.. Wilson asked what was expected tC
bo proved by the witness.
District Attorney Worthington said il
was their purpose to show that, among
other things,
KIRRwooD TOLD THE WITNESS
that Mrs. Woodyard came to him fol
money with letter from Mr.. Woodyard
stating that he would give It TO hor.
Mr.. Wilson objected to the reception o.
the testimony.
Mr.. Williams said they paid Mr.. Wood
yard, now Mrs. Woodyard was brought
In, and soon they would be calling fol
the little Woodyards.
Chips of the old block, SO to speak,
said Mr.. Coyle.
'If there is woman in the case" sale
the Judge, "you cannot tell what tn,
money was given for. We will not <,
into that inquiry. II is getting most to,
far away"
DR.. Adrirn Hudson, on being recalled
pronounced the signature of Dr. Vale
to the two letters rs being forgery.
Edward II. Ranch, an expert in hand
writing of twenty-five years experience
pronounced the signatures to tho tw
letters as written in a simulated hnud
He also testified to having examined tn
Agnew vouchers, and was of the opinion
that tho making out of the voucher, fill
ing in of the certificate, and signature c
Agnew was
ALL DONE BY THE SAME HAND.
John w. Anderson, stenographer at tn
] nsvH dapa-tpent, tesii0ed that -he too
, down the statement made by Kirkwoo
in regard to Woodyard. Kirkwood sal
|, that there was such a man as Wagne
alias Woodyari, in this city at ono tim,
He was said to be in with Wetmoro
, Co. He had met him, but was not az
quainted with him.
The court ruled the evidence out as in
material.
Beecher l.. Thomson, now a clerk
tho war department, testified that he wa
} q clerk in Mr.. Dempsey's store in 1850
He never became acquainted with ma
named Agnew nor saw him. On one occi
sion tho name, OF one sounding like /
came up in conversation in the store b,
tween Mr.. Dempsey, Kirkwood, aud Ca
; rigsn.
J Daniel T. Ames, an expert in hant
writing from Now York city, testiflC
that he had examined the papers in di
= pute, and pronounced them written
one hand.
At the conclusion of the examinatiC
of this witness tho court adjourned 4
the day.