Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-28
MIR. DREW,S DEFENSE.
The PrOcee0ings I'm the Criminal Court
To-day.

MIR. DREW'S DEFENSE.
The Proceeding. I'm the Crimsnal Court
To-day.
GOODS THAT WE'RE FURNISHED AND DELIVERED 10
cAsRfGAS-xas. BARNES PORTRAITS CHARGED TO
POSTAGE srAMPs-rHE DEPENDANT ON THR STAND
HI EXPLAINS ALLEGED DISCREPANCIES IN voucH-
Frs AND BILLS, &C.
In the trial yesterday OF John ". Drew. charged
With presenting fraudulent claims on the bureau OF
medicine and surgery. Navy department, after TIE
STAINS report closed. DR.. Van Reypen testified that
he had searched the files OF the bureau OF medf-
cine and surgery to find what papers there were
there relating the voucher for 81 0s found In
the Fourth Auditors Office. He found two papers,
bill from John w. Drew for sra 0s, and voucher
Tor the same amount In the file OF triplicate
vouchers He produced the day book of the bu-
reau, showing an entry Of $7220S, In favor OF Mr..
Drew, March 16, 1881.
Objection was made to the introduction OF the
triplicate voucher, as 1t bore none OF Mr. Drews
handwriting, and there was nothing to show that
he had any knowledge OF IT.
Nh. Worthington said they had shown that a bill
and voucher to the amount OF $122 0s filed In
Inc bureau OF medicine and surgery; but when the
phi was sent 70 the paymaster II was raised to
who subsequently filed fictitious item,zed ac-
count. This evidence, he contended, showed con-
Judge wylie admitted the papers He said the
triplcate was kept on file evidently for the purpose
OF misleading any one who should attempt an in
government to show that the defendant had had
Irregular or crooked relations with other persons,
even IL they were not connected with the case. he
did not mean to say that this testimony showed
"No sir,"said Mr. williams. 81 think your honor
w win see that rat, II does not when you qure more
The bin and Voucher having been read to the
Jury the district attorney called attention to the
the last page containing the footing being left.
Inc witness said that was all he could find. On
cross-exannatior the witness said he had found
only three other bills on file from MI Drew. These
We're dated 1888. and were respectively for s3is5,
S44 and $50 80.
SOME LIGHT ON CLAYs TESTIMONY.
In discussing the competency OF these bills as
testimony, Mr.. Worthington said that while there
were vouchers on file for large amounts the only
bills on file from Mr.. Drew were for Insignificant
sums.
ut throws some light, too" said Judge wyne,
The bills were admitted to evidence They Were
TOT soap, SpongeS, towels, brushes, etc
signature attached to the s VOUCHERS nSi p s
porting TO be his signature Was, in his opinion, a
forgery He said that the certificate OF Carrigan's
ture was Out OF the usual course He would have
noticed 1t II he had signed his name underneath
Ca!rigana On cross-examination the witness
said he would not swear his signature on any of
these papers, knowing that there was man beside
him who could initiate his signature
who was that mann" asked Mr.. Moore.
Mr. Carrigan, am informed practiced my Sig
nature" said the witness "He was an expert in
the signature line"
Ing to the signatures, Judge Wylte said it would
not help the defense any to show that the sigma
lures OF Dr. Wales were genuine, it would only i'm
plicate Dr. Wales
ALL BUT ONE FORGED
Mr. Worthington said he would have all the
vouchers of Mr.. Drew's brought from the fourth
auditors Office, and show that all Of Them eX-
cept one for s44, DIR. Wales signature was forged.
signature OF DR.. Wales on the ,7a20S voucher was
genuine. He thought the enc on the s72a.OS
voucher was genuine.
Nir. Francis v walker, chief clerk, navy pay
office, was called, and testified to the payment
Mr. Drew OF the 81 0s called for by the bill said
to have been RAISED The witness thought the sig
nature of DR.. Wales on the certificate attached to
the bill was genuine.
Mr.. Worthington put In evidence copy OF the
Brooklyn laboratory, and only fragment OF which
was found by Dr. Van Reypen on file In the bureau
or medicine and surgery.
The government then, at $50 d. m, announced
that Its case was closed.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE
Representative Blackburn, Senator Riddleberger,
W. H. Clagett, ThOs j. Fisher, VIM. Gait, Geo. ".
Cochran, Jas. L. Barbour, Andrew W. Kelly, and
for integrity borne by Mr.. Drew. The district at
torney said the government would admit that Mr..
DreW'S reputation had been of the best. The trial
was then adjourned until to-day.
TO-DAY's PROCEEDINGS
When the court assembled this morning Mr.
Williams, of counsel for defense. rising with a
paper in his hand stated that ne desired to renew
his motion regarding the vouchers In the case in
relation to the old series OF indictments.
The court said that they would hear that motion
before the case went to the jury; IL not neceS
sary TO interrupt the case In the middle Of the
trial
Il was afraid" said Mr. Williams, "that it might
escape my attention"
II will try to remind you Of it," said the court
Mr. Francis V. Walker, chief clerk OF the navy
pay Office, then called as witness In the case
and produced two vouchers from the files in his
office. called for by the defense The witness said
both vouchers were paid. He identified the sigma
ture OF Dr. Wales on the papers They were the
only vouchers in the name OF the person for whom
they were drawn filed since January. 1883. One or
them was dated December Is, 1883, and the other
November 10, 1885,
FEMALE ARTIST AS A WITNESS
Mrs. Sarah E. Barnes, the artist, was then called
and was asked by Mr.. Williams II she had done
any work for the bureau Of medicine and surgery.
Objection was made, but overruled by the court
as the question was preliminary
The witness being allowed to answer the Ques-
ton, said: 81 made crayon portraits"
"YOu made Two crayon portralts?" said
Mr.. Williams
"Four or f1ve," said the witness
The court then asked to know what the defense
proposed to prove by this witness
The vouchers produced by Mr.. Walker were then
handed to the witness to explain, but the court
required counsel TO state what 1t was proposed to
prove.
Mr.. Williams said that there were In this IN
stance changes In the vouchers as he proposed to
show occurred In other cases. He desired to prove
that In this case the payments made to the witness
were changed by direction OF DR.. Wales, In one
case to postage stamps and In the other case to
anatomical instruments.
"Thats not competent evidence In my opinion"
said Judge Wylle "Dr. Wales is not on trial here"
Mr. Williams said that DR.. Wales had testified
here that he had never directed that any change
that kind should be made, but on the contrary
gave directions not to do such thing.
JudgeWylie said that that matter was collateral.
brought out on crOSS-eXaminatiOn. and the de-
fence could not contradict it.
After further argument, Judge Wylie still ad-
hefed to the ruling, excluding the testimony, and
Mrs. Barnes left the stand. AS she left the stand
the district attorney took the vouchers from her
hand. and Mr.. Williams remarked that perhaps the
government would like to use the testimony after
awhile
sThe government may want to use them for an
other purpose" said Mr.. Worthington. t.If other
people have presented false claims they shall be
treated in the same way. He would give her the
chance to use her evidence in her own defense"
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. DRIw's CLERK.
Henry E. Barrett, who has been a clerk In Mr..
Drew's store for nine years, was next called. He
had frequently seen Carrigan In the store, and
known him to have ordered goods frequently since
1881. He had assisted In packing goods ordered by
Carcigan. He used TO come into the store until q
short time previous to this prosecution. In JAN
uary, 1854, when Mr.. Drew removed from his Old
store, there general clearing out, and every
thing not deemed OF importance was gotten rid of