Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-28

the goods Witness was employed by Mr..
left He sold TO the junk men a good many old
bills, papers ana Old books
Upon cross-examination the witness was asked
what the bureau OF medicine and surgery WAS He
said ne knew where he went, and described going
through the archway under the west side OF the
new department building He knew the goods
because the porter, John Cam, said so.
ORDERS FOR GOODS FOR TIRE BUREAU.
william n. fonson, q clerk at Mt Drews, testt-
lied that he was rrst employed by Mr.. Drew from
september 1889, 10 December, issa lie was re-ena-
ployed last November. He had seen Carrigan In
the store number OF times during the winter.
Not since your last employment there, said Mr.
Moore.
"No sir" said the witness.
"That Il not leading at ALL" said Mr. worthing-
swell, I don't think the matter is material"
al think 1t may be very MATERIAL said MI
Worthington, "for think Daniel Carrtgan may
have been there since that time.r
The witness said he had not seen Carrigan there
since some time IN 1883. he had frequently seen
Carrlgan order goods, anu helped PACK goods
ordered by him. Written orders FOR goods for the
bureau We're sometimes brought 20 the store.
Alrkwood sometimes brought orders there
On cross-examination the witness said he did not
remember who signed the written orders CARR
gan mad gwen witness orders In person several
up TO the bureau OF medicine and surgery and
then give him slip or paper with the goods men,
credit sales
CARRIGAN ''RuN THE BUREAU"
Thomas c. Quantrell, clerk TO Senator Farley, OF
California, testified that be was employed In the
bureau Of medicine and surgery from July 1. 1880,
TO september. 1892 He had been with Carrigan in
MT. Drew's store; he had walked down the avenue
with Carrigan after Office hours and Carrlgan
went into the store and left an order solar as the
witness could recollect, the ORDER was for soap.
combs and brushes, leather busters and spongesL
That was in 1852 The witness was with Carrgan
AT Drew'S store once after the witness left the bu
reau, and Carrigan left an order there. Witness
was engaged at the bureau chiefly In the
aestraciing and the copying of the names
different kinds OF work. On two occasions
he had seen boxes there sent from Mr. Drews The
bills would naturally 60 TO Mir. Carrlgan. ''He
according TO my observations
On cross-examiDation the witness said his second
visit TO DrewS with Carrigan was In september,
1882 Carrigan LETT written order.
''How did you come 70 leave the bureau?r asked
81 left there on account OF my politics. said the
witness
"were you informed that that was the reason"
asked the district attorney.
81 was afterwards informed that that was the
reason said the Witness
"Who informed your"
81 was told SO by MIR. Carrigan, and also by Mt.
Barton"
"Let me ask you," said the court, who removed
secretary Chandler said the witness
The witness said that the boxes he saw at the bu-
reau had MIR. Drews name upon them and were
addressed TO the bureau OF medicine and surgery.
ANOTHER PORTER TEsTIFIEs FOR MR.. DREW.
Reuben Howard, who worked as porter for MI.
Drew from August, 1882 to April, 1894 testified TO
having gone TO the bureau OF medicine and sur
gerry for Mr.. Drew. He used TO go 10 Carrlgan's
room. He carried goods there from the store and
always carried a bill which he gave 10 Mr. Carri-
gan or laid on Mr.. Carrigans desk He used 10 60
sometimes he went every day and sometimes every
other day. He always carried goods OF some kind.
working for Mr.. Drew he had worked for Cam, and
had carried goods both for Mr. Drew and for Mr..
Dempsey and Others
A recess was then taken.
THE DEFENDANT ON TIE STAND
After the recess the defendant, Mr. Drew, was
called to the stand He testified that he had lived
In this city nearly all his life; had been the drug
business at the corner or 9Th street and Pennsyva
". Marin In the course OF his business he had
contracted with nealy all the departments He
did not know DR.. Wales very WELL he thought he
had met him twice; He han known Carrigan very
well, and knew KirkwoOd. He did not know
Dr. Hudson. He first knew Carrrigan
then ehet clerk Of Ss U o me
ana surgery. DR.. Wales was surgeon general
krkwood, as witness understood ii, was assistant
with the bureau 1t began saort time after he
became acquainted with Carr1gan In 1880 or 1881.
The witness was asked the character OF the
goods he had furnished to the bureau.
The district attorney stated that he proposed
before this case went to the Jury to raise
the point, that to show that Mr.. Drew had fur
nished other goods than those described in the
vouchers, constituted no defense.
Judge Wylie SAID he did not understand the
theory of the defense as they had made opening.
He permitted the question to be answered.
The witness said he had furnished TO the bureau
drugs medicines, chemicals and druggists SUM-
dries, goods that were usually sold in the witness
line OF business. These goods were generally or
dered by Mr. Carrgan, either by order or in person.
This began. the witness thought, in 1880. He had
been furnishing quite number OF goods. Carri-
gan came to him and told him that he would like
him to bid on schedule TO be furnished to the
naval laboratory at Brooklyn. Witness went up,
saw DR.. Wales, and got permission to bid. He got
the contract and furnished the goods
the fourth auditors Office for 81 0s and also the
duplicate bills from the bureau and laboratory for
S7a2OS
He said that when Carrgan came after him to
put in the bid, the bureau owed him "a right
smart OF money" After he got the schedule and
laboratory bill for S72e Os, the amount OF goods
actually delivered there
.That billn said Mr.. Drew, referring to the frag.
ment from the files OF the bureau, "I have not
much recollection OF, but this one. he said taking
up the 81, .Os bin from the Treasury dept, 81
owed him s.220s on the contract Mr.. Carrigan
came to him with a bill made out In lead pencil
and said Dr. Wales wanted him TO MAKE out his
bill I'm that way, because the bureau did not have
money enough 10 the credit OF the regular fund,
but they had plenty OF money TO the credit OF the
eerp Of the bureau Witness ch hsd
the utmost confidence in him. He had sold him
goods and wanted to get the money. He made out
the bill according to the pencil memorandum
furnished by Carrlgan. He signed his name and
obtained the money The goods furnished TO the
laboratory were Included In this bill The differ
ence In the two bills was made up on account OF
goods witness had furnished TO the bureau here In
Washington.
The witness was then handed the bill OF May 10.
1892 He die not know the handwriting; remem-
bered furnishing goods to that amount. AS to the
bills OF December l6, 1882, and June 49, 1883, the
witness made substantially the same answer.
These three bills the ones On which the indict-
ment Is founded, The witness said that WAS not
all the business he had done with the bureau
When he moved from his Old store he did not
take with him all his books. He told the men TO
sell all that was not needed. Among the things
sold were bOtters or scratch-Dooks, con-
tanning the record OF his transactions
with the bureau OF medicine and surgery.
He had sold these books, mol having any idea
that any OF this business would ever be called into
question because he believed he had been dealing
with honest men, He had no books left that
thing but the gross amounts as entered In the
ledgers.
The witness remembered visit from DR.. Van
Reypen described by that gentleman. He asked II
witness could tell the amounts OF his transactions
with the bureau. The witness said he could not.
ton OF bill for about 81 800 and the witness said
he had furnished goods TO that amount
"Then," said the witness, she asked me il
l had ever given any money to Carr1gan.n
told him had never given him any money, but
Mr.. Carrigan had several times asked me to give
much it amounted TO, and ! said 1t probably had
aggregated couple OF hundred dollars" Mr. Car
rfgan, the witness said, had into the store
frequently and said that he wanted TO buy