Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-07
THE NAVY FRAUD CASES.
The Trial Proceeded with.
JUDGE wYLIE ovERRULKs THE OBJECTIONS OF rHr
DEFENSE IN tn. ALLEGED NAVY DEPARTMENT
FRAUD CASES.

This morning In the Criminal Court the trial of
the cases OF Bell Manu. OF Chicago, and Edward c.
hirkwood indicted with Daniel Carrigan) for pre-
Senung fraudulent claims through the bureau OF
medicine and surgery. Navy department, In viola
iation OF secs HiS, 81 and IS Revised statutes US
was resumed-District Attorney Woyth,ngton and
Assistant District Attorney Coyle for the govern
ment ana j. I. kretzinger, OF chicago, and A. b.
Williams Tor the defendants Yesterday after the
testimony OF several witnesses for the government
nao oeen heard, the defendants raised the objec-
ZION that the evidence was at variance with
the charges set out In the Indictment. and this
point was argued, the court reseryinC its decision
After the jury mad been called this morning the
court examined the Indictment with care and said
ne had had great deal OF trouble OF spirit over IT,
put hao concluded go on with the tr1a overruling
the objection IL the evidence is admissible iu is
under the second count He based his action on
sec lOo5 OF the Revised Statutes In the second
count the certificate OF Surgeon General Males is
SCI Out Win lne interpretations OF the District At
torney. IL would have been sufficient if the inter-
polatlonS had not been inserted and they were en-
utled 10 prove the certificate entire. The p!eadcr
nau peen over-cautiouS, and there was no mistake
that the certificate Is there He did not mean TO
say that ne was so fully committed that he would
not hear further argument on the question in this
or another Of the cases The practice In cases of
Oei has no bearing In this Had IL not been for
tne act OF Congress and Mr.. Greenleafs obServa-
tons, he felt that he should have stopped the trial
The defense noted an exception
THE TESTIMONY OF CHIEF CLERK WALKER CON-
TINUED.
Mr. F. v. Walker chief clerk OF the pay Office, re.
sumed the stand, and the vouchers. with certif-
Gates and checks were read One is dated April
18TH 1884, for sI596a one October a5th, 1883. with
check dated October Soth. Tor sl.3g.: one May Sd,
1883, Tor 81 SS and one october S0tl, 1883. for
Sl.5g. MI. Walker testified that The vouchers
usually come IN The same handwriting. Carrigan
or kirkwood introduced the defendant Mann, and
thinksone or tie other came three umes.
CrosS-ex2nined by Mr. Wlllians:-Had no recol-
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vouchers were presented when the last voucher
was paid Mr. Mann was alone; could not Say that
Mr. kirkwOOd simply identified Mr. Mann as the
party representing He'll Mann & Co, and IL is pos
sfble that he handed in the voucher, bu, witness
had no recollection that he did
TESTIMONY OF Ex-sURGEoS GENERAL WALES
Philip s. Wales testified that he was surgeon
general OF the L. S. lazy from August 1879 JAN
uary, 1884. DIR. Hudson was next In charge TO wit
ness, and after him Carrigan CHIEF clerk and Kirk
wood, financial clerk. The duties or the bureau
were TO provide for the sick and wounded OF the
navy, and he described the routine of the Office.
When furniture was wanted at hospital 4 requi-
sition was drawn on the bureau, and when IL was
approved he would send It TO the laboratory or In
vite bidders This business he personally attended
TO. When goods were purchased and delivered, the
vouchers were drawn by the financial clerk In
triplicate Dr. Hudson had charge OF the requi-
Sitions, and after his examination and report he
H p1au .ne endorsement: witness never saw Bell
Instituted; never heard or Bell Mann Co. Three
OF the vouchers were presented, and DR.. Wales
said that he had never seen them before. His sig
nature was on them, but
The defense objected on the ground that II would
fmpeach witness for the government
Dr. WALES SAYS HIS SIGNATURR WAS FORGED OR
PROCURED BY A TRICK
DR.. Wales said the signature was either a for.
gerry or procured by trick. He would not say
whether or not the signature was forgery. Was
certain he never saw these vouchers, and he ex-
planned that the vouchers came to him folded,
showing only the original He believed the vouch.
ers were in kirkwood's handwriting; was not pre-
pared TO say that klrkwood filled ia the certificates
Witness took up the bills by items. and said he
never heard OF these items; never ordered the ar
ticeS, nor heard OF them. III delivered they should
have gone TO the laboratory at Brooklyn. II was
the duty OF the financial clerk TO keep the trlp-
cate OF the acquisitions, and also TO enter the vouch
ers In a book. and to file the tripncate Witness
could not identity the general ledger and day book
produced, but said the writing In IL was
clearly in the hand OF kirkwood. IL was
also the duty OF MI. Kirkwood TO make out a
weekly report OF all expenditures to the ary
was quite certain he received the requisionS
for the articles named.
The crcSS-eXamilati0n was concluded at I O'clock
when recess was taken.