The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-02-05
THE NAVY FRAUDS.
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After The CRITICS report Of the Demp-
sey.Kirkwood trial, now in progress in tho
Criminal Court closed yesterday Mr.. Henry
8. Wetmoro testified for the Government.
He stated that he obtained information
from Carrigan that KirSwood was putting
in false vouchers and went after him TO OBJ
tain hush money. At the first visit no de.
manded and subsequently received $1,000.
Later Canigan told him TO 70 again and
demand $4,000, but the witness would not
do that, saying $4,000 was enough. At the
time tho witness first called on Kirkwood
he told him that the Agnew voucher for
$500 bad passed through the office. On
cross-eXaminatiOn the witness said that he
told q lie when he said that a clerk In the
Fourth Auditors Office told him of the
scheme, as 1t wasCarrigan who gave him the
information.
When the court reconvoned this morning
Lake Il. Jones was called in behalf of the
Government and testified that in 1882 3 he
was Waterman at the Navy Department.
building. lie knew Carrigau, Kirk
wood and Wetmoro. One day Kirkwood
came to the witness aud asked him If he
would go with him at IL o clock and watch
what took place when lie (Kirkwood) met
Wetmore. He said that he would, and did
go. Ho saw them meet at the corner OF
Fourteenth street and New York avenue
but lost them in the crowd. The second
time he saw them meet aud then separate
Wetmore went to Thirteenth street to f.
and then along until opposite the Ebbitt
House, where Wetmore went in and up
stairs.
He was not sure that it was warm wea.
ther, but knew that it was u mild day, as
he was not wearing an overcoat. The wit
ness saw Carrigan last on the 10th of June.
They came down the street together and
the witness left him at the back door of
Dempsey's store, and went on to the De-
partment. Afterwards he went back to
the depot, met Carrigan, bought his ticket
and saw him off. Later ho met Kirk
wood, who asked If Carrigan had got
away, and he replied that he had. Kirk
wood said that was all right, aud if he
could keep him away two or three years
the whole thing would blow over.
DR.. Philip s. Wales was recalled and two
letters submitted TO him.
Mr. Wilson wished to know the object
of the testimony. District-Attorney
WorthingtOn said that he proposed to
show that the vouchers of Wetmore s. Co.
were fraudulent, and the two letters ia
connection Herewith were forgeries perpe.
trated by KirlSwOod.
The Court admitted the evidence
DR.. Wales examined his signature to the
different letters and pronounced them all
forgeries.
Samuel c. Lemley lieutenant in the
Navy, testified that he had q conversation
with Kirkwood last March. By direction
Of the Secretary Of the Navy the witness
prOpounded certain questions to KlrkwOOd
in regard to Irregularities in the bureau
and the answers were taken down by the
Secretary's stonographer.
Mr.. Wilson wished to know what it was
expected to prove by the witness. Mr..
Worthington said that they expected to
show by the witness that, among other
Mrs. woodward came to him
for money with letter from Mr.. Wood
yard, stating that he (Kirkwood) would
let her have money. Mr.. Wilson objected
to the testimony.
Mr.. Williams said they had had Mr..
woodward, now Mrs. woodward was brought
in, and directly they would be calling for
all of the little Woodyards.
Chips of the old block" added Mr.,
Coyle.
'If there is woman in the case you
cannot tell what the money was given for.
We will not 60 into that inquiry" said the
Judge.
Dir. Adrian Hudson was recalled, and
pronounced the signature of DR.. Wales to
the letters a forgery.
Edward II. Rauch, calling himself an
expert in handwriting, pronounced the sig
natures as having been written in simu
lated hand. He had examined tho Agnew
vouchers, and came to the conclusion that
the making out of the voucher, filling in
of the certificate and the signature Of
Agnew were written by tho same hand.