Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-06

WIe ana two children were registered at the Craw-
August, 1888, and at the Continental hotel, New
YORK. from the 18th to the 21st OF the same month.
MT COOK, OF the fourth auditors ONCE, was re-
isss, for payment made by Pay Director Wash
ington to II. j. Mclaughlin Co.
MI aiKer, OF the navy pay office, recalled, tes-
tlueu tnat THIS voucher was presented at his ONCE
ana paid to H. j. Mclaughlin. He had never
heard OF the frm before. The check by which pay
ment was made was endorsed by VIM. H. Demp-
sey. The witness recollected no circumstances OF
the payment He had no doubt the man was
ldentned at the time, as that was the rule Of the
Mr. Wilson called attention to the endorsement
OF =. d. r. White on the check. MIR. Walker said
Inal Mr.. White Was the cashier Of the National
Metropolitan bank, and the check was probably
collected by the bank.
DR.. Wales TESTIFIED that he knew nothing Of the
voucher The signature on the voucher looked ike
hs, and 1t was genuine 1t was obtained by fraud
THE M'LArGHLIN VOUCHER.
Mr. Worthlngton read the Mclaughlin voucher,
Which was for 81 622 10 for furnishing surgical ap-
planes
Mr. Wilson objected to the evidence as having no
reference to the defendants, but It was admitted
upon Mr. Worthington's statement that he would
!ouOW IL with evidence that would connect this
transaction With Dempsey. He said this was an
other Agnew case, where the Agnew would be pro-
DR. Van Reypen testified that no papers or records
relating to this Mclaughlin voucher was on file In
the bureau OF medicine and surgery
Dr. Bloodgood, Of the naval laboratory testified
that no articles such described ia the McLaugh-
din voucher had been issued from the LABORATORY
Henry J. Mclaughlin was then called. He said
ne had never been IN business under the name of
was shown him. The witness said lie had signed
1t at the request OF MI Dempsey, who said he had
bought some good. outside Of his line. and had
Dought them III witness name. He had the receipts
and checks. and asked the witness to 60 with him
and sign the voucher Witness did SO, received the
check, and gave IL to Mr.. Dempsey at the lstter's
request. The witness said he had never furnished
any OF the goods. The conversation at which Mr.
Dempsey requested him to get the check occurred
drawn. Mr.. Dempsey said that, as he was sta
tioner and the goods were out OF his line he did
not not IKE to have his name appear as competing
with dealers In other goods. Witness consulted
other business men, and they said 1T would be all
1igna. Nj. dempsey went with him to the pay
cheek there, turned it over to MI. Dempsey, and
had not seen it since He had not received any
comp 7, al ne DID not reeorct writing the
On crOsS-examanatlon the witness said that he
had never had any business Transactions with Mr.
Dempsey; he had been engaged here as street
contractor ana IN putting up stand pipes ETC., ON
public buildings. He had been intimate with Mr.
Dempsey for long time. He had been INDICTED
He had several times borrowed money from MIR
Dempsey and had loaned him money. He did not
recollect that Mr.. Dempsey held his note at the
time borrowed SEQ from him. He was sure that when
he went into the store that day NJ. Dempsey had
not produced note Of the witness, calculated the
interest, then taken the witness check from the
navy pay ONCE and paid him the balance between
IT and the amount OF the note and interest, by
giving the witness his personal check
MIR. Wilson then produced note, upon which
the witness recognized the signature.
he said 1t was an old note OF 1877 and presumed
that 1t was paid He denied that anything was
said about the note when Mr.. Dempsey spoke to
him about the account with the bureau OF medi-
cine and surgery.
TTpOn
had never been promised that he would not be
tried on the Indictment against him.
,r Ihe"ltness was again cross-examined by Mr..
torney with Mr. Creecy and laid his case before
him, because he wanted to tell him the truth about
the case. He expected TO tell the truth tn his own
defense. He was sure he had not got a check for
a,loO or more from MI: Dempsey. He had Dor
Dempsey had been to see him two or three times
In relation to this case and wanted to know what
the witness was going to do, and witness said he
was gong TO ten the truth. MI Dempsey said he
would not admit or deny anything.
Jesse Hadley Whitaker, principal examiner Of
the Patent office OF household patents, testified
tables or invalid bedsteads In the name of j. r.
Agnew.
Mr.. benjamin White, OF the bureau OF medicine
New York and Boston hotel registers and to Kirk
woods writing in tie Mclaughlin voucher He
test'hed. also, that kirkwood had testified in the
Ben Mann case 10 meeting Wetmore, and asking
Lake Jones to follow him
Beecher l. Thompson. former clerk at Mr.: Demp-
seys store, testified that Mr.. McLaughlin's money
transactions with Mt Dempsey were entered in
the accounts with Mr.. Mclaughlin.
MI WorthlngtOn asked the defense to produce
Mr. DempSeys books, but Mr. Wilson said the note
on which he had cross-examined Mr. McLaughln
had not been put in evidence.
Joseph E; Potts, bookkeeper Of the Navy depart
ment, and VIM. Gibson the successor of MIR KIRK
wood as financial clerk OF the bureau of medicine
and surgery, were called to show that Kirkwood
had forced his books to balance with the books kept
by Mr.. Potts. r.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
The district attorney then. at quarter past 70
O'Clock, announced the governments case closed
Rev. A. F. steele, rector OF ST. Marks p e
church, Capitol hill; ". II. Hook, Samuel Ford and
r. W. Dunn were the first witnesses called by the
defense. and testified TO Mr.. Kirkwoods good repu-
tation for honesty and integrity. MIR williams
said he had otner witnes ses to the same effect
The district attorney said he would admit that
Kirkwood'S reputation was high.
The court then took recess.
AFTER RECESS
Judge Wylie said he would like to get through the
testimony in this case this week. Mr.. Wilson then
called Franklin A. Baynum, OF the house of Daniel
Sloe Co., or New York, manur tcturers OF blank
books who testified that mir Dempsey had had
dealings with the irm as large sometimes as A. am
or 90 900 month. He was shown copy of a bank
medical Journal used by the bureau OF medicine
and surgery and said the firm had made large
lot of about 800 was MADE twoor three wears AGO.
Some OF these books were sent directly to MIR
Dempsey, oInerS were sent on his order TO the
naval laboratory at Brooklyn. He had made books
OF other kinds, registers, &C., for Mr. Dempsey He
had sent goods also for Mr. Dempsey TO League
Island to Norfolk, to different ships, and he
thought Also to California and Pensacola
Mr. Worthington objected to proving the delivery
to the government OF other goods than those de-
scribed VI the bills alleged to be false He said he
did not admit as matter OF fact that goods were
furnished to the amount OF these false vouchers,
but II such were the case 1t would not Justify Mr.
Dempsey in presenting false claim.
Mr.. wilson said he proposed to show that Mr..
Dempsey had furnished goods to the full amount of
the money allowed him, and presented bills In
proper form, and that the bills setting out other
things were then made out by some one In the de-
partInent. lie argued that If a man presented a
false paper In support Of valid claim, It was not
an onense against the statute. This was merely a
device or expedent which had been in use probably
ever since the government was established, to
enable the government to pay It's creditors what
was Justly due them. There were some things in
the bill which Mr.. Dempsey never pretended to
turn but he did furnish all the government ever
called upon him TO furnish. He proposed to put in
evidence the reQulsltiOns made by the government
Npon Mr. Dempsey.
Judge Wylie said the government would have to
prove that the Claim was false, fictitious and
Fraudulent; that the paper used In support OF the
claim was false and fraudulent, and that the de-
PENDANT knew 1t TO be false and fraudulent He
did not think the evidence objected to was compe-
tent at this time. He must assume from adnis-
eons OF counsel that the claims as set out were
fictitious, and that the signatures OF Dr. Wales
were nauouentiy obtained, and that Dempsey got