The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-03
THE HORSE-THIEF APPOINTEE.
A Specimen of the Men Who Have Received
Honor at Mr.. Clevelands Hands.
Denver Tribune-Republican.


The Hon. C. P. Judd, the Democrat who was
honored by the new administration at Washing
ton with the first Colorado appointments Office
and who a few days ago was arrested on charge
of horsestealing, was given his preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Sopris at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. There was only limited
number of spectators present, and the trial Was
short one Judd was held in $500 bonds for
his appearance at the Criminal Court, and the
Judge took his personal recognizance.
At the close of the evidence Judge Sopris said
there was no doubt in his mind but that Judd
was kleptomaniac. and that his counsel would
before higher court But it was not in the
jurisdiction of justice court to consider such a
defense, no matter how well informed the court
might be on the subject, and the justice said
that therefore he would be compelled to hold the
prisoner to higher court. The justice said
that Judd had been before him on several occa-
sions, and as many times had served a term IN
jail He had been in hopes that Judd had left
the country for good, but when he heard that
he had been appointed as a Democrat to Office,
then he knew that it was only matter of time
when his old prisoner would be before him
again. ut is all the cause of the change In ad
ministration at Washington" concluded the
justice without cracking a smile. land am
things that cannot be helped under the circum-
starces."
10 lawyers and few of the spectators smiled
at the Judges repartee, but Judd and the main
body Of the spectators evidently accepted the
words as only too solemn facts
Judd's personal appearance reminds one of
Secretary Lamar, the high official who appointed
the horse-thief Democrat to Office. His beard
and heavy mustache worn in the same man
ner as does the day-drcamer of the Interior
office and Judd's hair brushes back over his
forehead and touches his shoulders. making
true general outline of Mr.. Lamar. Judd dresses
we'll in black walks with the assistance of a
cane, and wears an old-fashioned silk hat.
He gave his testimony yesterday as though he
were entirely unconcerned in the matter, and it
was somebody else who was being tried for the
theft. He acknowledged that he took William
Dingles horse and buggy in the month of
October, 1883. He described how he took the
property and what he did with it. The only
excuse he made for the deed was that he was
drunk, and therefore, in his opinion, not &C
countable for crime. He was living at the time
in the long brick terrace on the banks of Cherry
creek beyond California street He drove the
horse and buggy near his home. He unhitched
the horse, and it Immediately went back to its
stable. He then left the buggy, and, taking the
house. It was claimed by the prosecution
that the buggy was found by the officers,
secreted in gully Judd denied having made
any attempt to conceal the vehicle, and said that
if the buggy had been found in gully it must
have rolled in of It's own weight, for he had left
it standing high and dry AS near as he could
recollect he took the robes over his arm and the
whip in his hand and started for the house. The
robes he secreted near fence, and he could not
account for the loss of the whip, which was
found lying upon the ground at some distance
farther off. The only way in which he could &C
count for the robes having been carried such
distance from the house was that he took walk
in order to sober up before going into his house,
and that he dropped the things.
On questioning by counsel, ne said that he had
not offered any of the property for sale, and that
he did not take it for that purpose. He didn't
know why he had taken it-except that he was
drunk at the time. He was asked if he had
not taken things before in a similar manner
and promptly acknowledged that he had. He
could not remember whether he had ever offered
any things so taken for sale His memory was
poor.
William Dngle, the druggist, from whom the
horse and buggy Yves stolen, testified to the theft
and to the fact that Judd confessed at the time of
his arrest that he had taken the property. He
said that he had been unwilling to prosecute the
case for the reason that he had believed Judd to
be of unsound mind, and that JuddS wife was in
such poor health.
Detective Watrous testified to having discov-
cred the stolen buggy, to the arrest of Judd. and
to Judd's willingness to show him the spot where
the robes were hidden
This was all the testimony adduced. To fol-
low the old case up further, it may be said that
judd was taken before Justice Sopris to answer
the charge of theft On his admission of guilt,
Justice Sopris held him in bonds for the higher
court. Placing the bond papers in Judd's hands,
the Justice said:
''Take these, Judd and get them signed, and
see how long you can be about it."
Judd obeyed the courts Instructions implicitly.
He placed the bond papers in his pocket and
left town. The next time the Judge heard of
Judd was when he was appointed to- Office by
President Cleveland. Charles S. Thomas wrote
to Washington and informed the authorities
there of Judd's character The Commissioner
wrote to Judd about this letter, and Judd replied
that there was some mistake. He said there
was another man in Colorado named G. P Judd.
who was criminal, and that his name had
probably been connected with his unintenti ton
ally. General Cook had been given as authority
by Mr.. Thomas. and as General Cooks word had
prove every assertion he had made by causing
Judd's arrest on the old charge How the GEN
eral did this is a matter we'll known to readers
of this journal.
Judd's income from his appointment amounted
to about $l4 day, and he still has many rail
way passes uncancelled.
Justice Sopris has known Judd for several
years. Judd formerly spent large portion of
his time In the county Jail, being sent there for
various misdemeanors The Justice saws his
kleptomaniacy hinges upon proclivities to steal
anything with wheels, such as buggies, bicycles,
etc. Only one occasion was he ever known to
steal anything else That was when he stole
$50 from person in West Denver and was sent
to the penitentiary for one year for it. He was
never known to convert any of the stolen proper
ty into money.
Seven or eight years ago he married a woman
old enough to be his mother. She is now about
seventy years old, while Judd is about fifty At
the time he married her she was in a poor state
of health and now she is in deplorabie condi-
ton physically.
Frost In the Northwest.
MILWAUKEE,, Sept 2-Reports from the
interior of the State indicate a slight frost at
several points at Lacrosse frost was reported
and also in the cranberry reojaD alocr ~ ,,olox,