Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-11

ms morning in the Criminal Court the
Dempsey-klrkwood trial was resumed, Mr..
Meaiy, the sick juror, having appeared in his
place and stated to the court that he was n
great deal better
Nessrs. Henry Semken, G. w. Cochran and
Eowin Harris testified to AR. Dempsey's
good reputation.
samuel ii. Sprtgg, colored, testified that he
nad hauled goods TO the Navy department for
Dir. Dempsey, the last time he thought. I'm JAM
uary, 1888; had sometimes taken two leads
Per day; had hauled books and some large
sneets OF paper whose length took up the width
always go with INN.
s. l.. Thoml son, formerly clerk for Mr.
dempsey, testified that Mr.. h. on several occg-
sions bougDt stamps nom the post Office and
sent them from Lis store to the bureau OF medi-
cine They we've OF three or four denomina-
n,ons; thinks that be bought one lot; had
known Mr.. Dempsey TO start from the store TO
the department stating that he would take the
stamps 10 tie bureau
Mr. J. q. Judd testified that on September
1Ih, 1850, he printed 900 copies of.Medical
journal hanks for Mr.. Dempsey.
Henry Cay, colored, testified That he was for
September LIST, 1882, and employed at the
naval observatory; knew that at the time he
Mas MAS at Tue bureau it was customary for Mr.,
Deinpsey 10 furnish postage stamps had been
sent by Carr gan 10 Dempsey for stamps and
returned with them. The highest used was the
The District Attorney-wea admit that stamps
were used in the foreign mails.
WHness Knew that ia 1852 there were deliv-
store room.
THE DEFENDANTS CASE CLOSED.
The defendant announced his case closed
Inc government called in rebuttal Rufus
parry, who testified that he had done printing
Tor MI. Dempsey in August or September 1883
"a iot OF note paper; did not print special
requisition blank" exhibited On crosse xamin-
alton witness said he might have printed such
Mr.. VIM. Gibson testified that his firm had
not done any printing FOX MIR. Dempsey since
j. q. Judd (of Judd Detweler) testified that
they mad done good deal of printing. but had
h't printed the special requisition blanks.
examined the special requisition blank and
Identified IL as having been printed at the gov
eminent printing office.
Mr.. Edward Kaiser. who was one of Mr. DENIM
seE clerks, said he had seen package OF the
tltle pages of Medical Journals" in Mr. Demp-
seE 5 store at the time Mr.; Dempsey sold out.
Mr. John r. Paret, who bought out Mr.. Demp-
sey store last September testified TO having
found a package of title pages for Medical Jour
mas, winch subsequently, he gave 10 Mr.. Demp-
sey at the request Of the latter. He thought
Ihat there were about 500 OF these sheets i'm the
Detective s. j. Block testified that Mfr. HOMIE
maier, the junk dealer. first informed him of
load OF new books brought to his store for sale
versation occurred in the district attorneys
once hopfemaier was speaking of Waters
announcer JUNK dealer, and said Waters had
orought 10 HIM a load Of new books with print
Ing on them which he refused TO buy. as they
appeared to have just come from TIE govern
ln men. printing Office, few weeks ago he told
witness that the books came from the bureau
of medicine and surgery
James Waters, dealer in old paper and
DOCKS, testified to having taken a load of
books to Hopfemaier's in September or Octo-
per, 1883, but as Hopfemaier would not give
the price he asked he took them TO another
junk dealer who gave him the price. The lot
consisted Of congressional records and execu-
tive documents. He bought them from Mr.
Lowdermllk. OF Anglim's store. The witness
was shown copy OF the Medical journal. and
said there was nothing like them in the lot
have gotten 10 cents apiece for them from
stores for use as blank books. Nobody was fool
enough. he said, TO sell him such books as those
for waste paper, and if he had bought them he
would not have been fool enough to sell them as
junk.
Several other witnesses were examined on
the points above mentioned without elicitiop
facts Of great importance.