Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-29
The Trial Of MIR. Drew.

The witness attention was called to the head Of
an account which was torn Off, leaving only the
w t o. ta, az r nv off % ne ,S Sai o IL a
how it had occurred.
MIR. Worthtngton asked how 1t was that, when
the witness store was located at the corner OF 9th
street and the Avenue and the Central National
Bank at the corner OF 9TH street, in collecting these
checks, amounting to nearly $4,000, he had taken
the trouble to go all the way the Treasury, in
stead OF depOsit1ng them In the hank
sit was pretty large amount of money" said
Mr.. Drew, " and liked TO have ii. may have had
use for 1t at the time to pay OUT or 1t for other
purposes"
"rhat was my money" continued the witness,
" and don't think any one has right to question
what did with it II had q good explanation
would like to give it to you"
The witness attention was called to personal ae-
counts with Carrigan on the ledger, one running
from May % to october "a, 1884, containing several
items OF cash, amounting to $50 5 and another for
small amount, running from December 3d. 1881, to
April 16, 1882. ..r'.-
Mr.. Worthngton called attention to the fact that
THESE accounts were closed on dates when pay
1nentS were made for goods on account OF the bu-
reau and asked If that were not singular cofnci-
deGce. The witness said that it was probable Car
rgan came In and paid on these days, or the money
may have been collected
"When did you last see MI. Carr1gan ?" asked the
district attorney.
81 can't tell YOU SIR said Mr. Drew, 81 have
not seen him since any Of these troubles COM
menced."
Mr.. Worthington asked the witness to send for
the blOtter now In at his store
Mir. Moore objected, saying that the defence had
not Introduced this book In evidence
MIR. WOrthingtOn said that the Witness had stated
that the blCtters recording the transactions which
had taken place before Mr.. Drew's removal had
been DESTROYED. II VIII say, in fairness to Mr.
Drew" he continued, shat expect to prOve.th
the blotters which Is now in use there is one which
was begun befOre.'
"i5y advice OF counsel" said Mr. Drew So decline
to send for it.r
The witness was questioned again as to the cir
cuinStanceS attending the making OF tie 81 7,2 OS
bill He said his recollection was not clear as to
dates and other details on q
point that he had furnished equivalent for every
dollar represented in the bill. The witness having
stated that he kept blOtter exclusively for the
entries of the goods furnished the BUREAU Mr.
NOrthfngtOn called attention to the entries IN the
ledger. referring back TO the fooS in the blotter
wing that the first reference 70 folio 41 the
next To 4O6 the next following To 49, i25, AL, 400
Al $50 and 1856 respectively, and asked what on
the Intervening foiios.a the witness said they may
have been correct with other entries but he had no
positive recollection.
AFTER Tas NooNiREcEss,
Mr. Worthington continued the cross-examlna-
ton. Mr.. Drew said he was not sure whether he
had ever furnished any goods to the Brooklyn lab
oratory after the S722 Biiin 1881. He was sure he
had never furnished after that goods to the extent
OF 81 900, or In any large amount The witness at
tenIlon was then called TO q bill dated December -
1883, for 81 1855 %, which he said in his hand
writing Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. read the bill which
was ior medicines and appliances furnished TO the
Naval laboratory" The witness said that this bill
was one copied from rough bill furnished by Mr.
Cariigan He did not tell to the paymaster that
the goods were not furnished TO the Naval labora-
tory. He did not think he had told any one OF
his transactions with CaTfiqan.
MIR. WOrth1ngton called attention to the fact that
in the first OF Mr.. Dreys ledger the pages from 300
to DAB were missing, ana the pages 3d3 10 311 STOW
ing that whole sheet had been taken out. The
witness said he knew nothing about the miss
and 80, was also missing the Wit
ness said that this was an old
the page had been lost; he did not know whether it
had ever been in the book. His attention was called
TO the top Of the page missing from the index and
he was asked If The next page did not show the
mark OF knife. The witness said there was some
mark there. Upon MISREPRESENTATION the wit
ness said that when he first started into business
he ud not have IL dollar OF his in the world.
Some OF the money he borrowed from Dr.. Hall and
some from Mr.. Mcclure. lie had not had enough
FUNDS always since then to carry on his business.
he had borrowed money from j. T. Wtet, John
Keyworth, c. c. Duncanson, c. W. Howard and a
number or Others. When these bills referred to
were PAID TO him, witness would pay his debts with
the money The examination or Mr.. Drew was
closed few minutes before O'Clock.
Mr.; JAS a. McDeyitt was called and testified
that he had tried 70 find the junk man who had
bought Old paper at Drew's, but had not found
him.
Mr.. Drew was then recalled, and showed that the
pieces torn from the top of the index leaving only
the words 81 S. department - referred proba-
by TO an account with the II. 5. Department OF
STATE" as such an account appeared in the ledger
and there was no ether reference TO IL
in the index except this fragment
since 1880 and 1881 he had loaned the defendant
money at different times II was matter of per-
Sonal accommodation, and witness charged no
interest and kept no record OF it.
Upon croSs-examnation the witness said that he
thought the highest amount the defendant had
ever given him in paying back a loan was about
$3.50.
When Mr.. Howard left the stand, at ten minutes
past TWO. Mr.. Moore announced that that closed
The case for the defence
Well said Judge Wylie, looking at the clock,
"we viii have about time for one Speechn
"Oh, no. said Mr. Coyle, "we have some EVIL
dence In rebuttaL"
Ia the cross-examnation Mr.. Moore asked the
witness sharply, as to whether DR.. Van Reypen had
not talked with hun about this matter, and the
witness said he had spoken to him AS the witness
was leaving the stand Mr.. Moore remarked that he
had denied IL twice Judge Wylle called the wit
ness back, and said that he had not contradicted
himself.
Mr.. Moore asked the question over again and
the witness said DR.. Van Reypen had asked him II
he knew Howard and the witness said "no" Judge
Wylie said that the counsel must treat the witness
fairly.
Brook Shaw, Mr.. Clark's assistant. gave similar
Henry Mullen, a clerk at Mr.. Drew's store, was
called ana testified that according to his recollec
opened after moving from the Old store.
benjamin White, clerk In the bureau OF medi.
cine and surgery, testified that he never saw any
boxes there from Mr.. Drews store, except few
little paSte60ard boxes containing soaps and goods
OF that kind. These were on Mr. Carrigan's desk.
DIR. Wales and DR.. Hudson were recalled and tes-
titled that they had never seen any boxes at the
bureau brought from Drew's store.
Marsh Clark, the venerable messenger OF the bu-
reau OF medicine and surgery, was the first wit
ness called In rebuttal, and testified that he had
bureau -
District GOyeFaInent Affairs.
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