Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-09
THE DEMPSEY TRIAL.
CrOss.examinatiOn Of the Defendant
Closed.

When the Criminal Cohrt met this morning
District Attorney Worthington continued the
cross-examinatior of Dir. VIM. II. Dempsey, on
trial with E. G. kirkwood on the charge of pre-
senting fraudulent claims against the bureau OF
medicine and surgery, Navy department. The
witness was questioned again as to the visit
which II. s. Wetmore paid to him at his store
July last for the purpose as the witness said, of
blackmailing him when, the witness claimed, he
was about to Kick him out of the door. He did
not, he said, let WetmOre get very far, for he
knew what his object was.
"How did you know ?" asked Mr.. Worthing-
.'Well, I imagined from his reputation" said
You had heard that he had been doing this
before, had you ~ asked Mr. Worthington
Yes sir, y said the witness.
HON did you hear it from?" asked the dis
~. 81 h had heard it," saidsA1r. Dempsey, "from
He said he did not remember what Carrigan
had told him.
The witness said he had never been in busi-
ness under any other name than his own. He
had collected vouchers under the name ofDemp-
sey Peck, though he had never been in busi-
ness under that name.
Mr.: Wilson objected to going into the matter
which was involved in the indictment found
against the defendant in Boston.
The witness was asked how he came to collect
vouchers IN the name of Dempsey & Peck if he
never did business under that name.
Mr. Wilson again objected to this matter.
1ue court salu IlaC III the witness is OF the
opinion that his answer to that question would
criminate him, he need not answer it.
Mr. Wilson said that he did not think 1t fair
to put the witness In that attitude, or to go
into the case upon which he expects to be tried
in Boston.
The court, however, held that the question
The witness said that Mr.. Carrigan one day
introduced to him man name Peck, saying
ne had supplied materials to the department,
put d1d not'want his named used. He wanted
to transact the business under the name of
some business house. Witness first satisfied him.
sell that the goods had been delivered and then
consented to let Mr.. Peck's name be connected
with his: The witness collected the money for
him f in Boston, and gave it to Mr.. Peck here in
endorsed by Mr.. Carrigan. Peck came to wit
ness store with Carrigan and got the money
The witaess identified the check for 81 .O97 by
he had deposited to his credit in the National
Metropolitan bank. The witness was shown
two vouchers dated May, 1882, one for 81, ,261
made out the bill of 81, ,261 for goods furnished
the laboratory. Carrigan sent to witness and
for goods furnished from the store to the bureau
and witness did it, making out bill for 50, ,161.
santeG The witness sad S that he had never pre-:
for an even thousand dollars more. If snch 1Hul an
outlay were made at the bureau he did not
know ns It. q His attention on wae called to vouchers
81 1,45s and asked if his Gfls bad not been re-
spectively for s64 .76, S75.ee, $553.76, S2O5.2
additional amounts covered goods delivered Ito to
the bureau: He had no special recollection
about it, but his books would show.
IL would like to see the books containing these
entries said Mr.. Worthington. II will ask
you gentlemen" he added, turning. to counsel.
let me have the books for the
81 should think that was pretty COOL" said
Mr.. Wilson.
ment to the jury" said Mr.. Worthington, "that
you dare not produce them"
"WeI you San n. have all that you can make
The witness said that he had furnished men,
omndum bills for all these goods, but did not
know whether they were kept on file at the bu-
The witness said he had endorsed a note for
Carrigan for 81 800, as matter of favor, when
He did not remember having endorsed another
note for $500, but it was possible that he had
done SO.
The witness said he rendered seeing Carri-
gan one Sunday morning at the corner of 9th
street and Pennsylvania avenue after Carrigan
had returned from the west. He thought he
getting other people in trouble, but he did not
remember just what was said. The cross-ex-
animation was concluded about quarter to
twelve o'clock, and the witness left the stand.
TESTIMONY AFTER MR.. DEMPsEY's CRoss-Ex-
ANIMATION CLOSED.
Louis Hopfemaier, dealer in hides, skins,
paper stock, &C., testified that in September,
1889, two wagon loads of medical journals,
law books, &c, were brought to his store but
witness did not buy them. He considered that
they were CROOKED" In reading a news
paper Saturday he saw notice
that medical journals were charged and
the government was at a loss to know whether
they were furnished. Witness then sent word
to Mr.; Dempsey through a friend that such
books had been offered for sale to him. He
never met Mr.. Dempsey until yesterday morn
ing.
On crosse examination the witness said the
books were brought to him by James Waters, a
man who buys old Junk out of the departments.
Witness reported the facts to Detective Block.
Boyd LoveringS colored, a wagon driver, testi-
fed that he had hauled goods to the depart
ment very often for Mr.. Dempsey in 1883 and
1854.
John w. Drummond and Hezekiah johnson,
colored, employees Of Mr.. Hopfemaier, testified
TO Waters having, in the fall of 1888, bought a
wagon load of what appeared to be new books,
and that Mr.. Hopfemaier refused to buy them,
saying that they were crooked.
Other witnesses testified as to the delivery OF
goods from Mr. Dempsey s store to the Navy de-
partment.