Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-26

The Accused Explains His Connection
With the McLanEhlin Voucher

with the Mclaughlin Voucher.
The trial of w. n. Dempsey for presenting
false claim to the bureau of medicine and sur
gerry OF the Navy department. was continued in
the Criminal Court Judge Macarthur, yester-
day after The STARS report closed.
MI. Carrigan emphatically denied that Demp-
sey had threatened him with arrest.
This closed the case for the government and
MI; Dempsey took the stand in his own behalf
Mr.. Dempsey testified that he never went to
the navy pay office with Mclaughlin to get q
possessed Of McLaughlins check voucher in THE
way: One evening Mclaughlin came into the
ment check for 81 500; witness responded he did
not keep that amount OF money on hand.
Then Mclaughlin asked him to lend him $50,
ference to him next morning Witness got the
check cashed, and when Mclaughlin came
next day, witness compelled him TO pay an old
gave him the residue in cash and in q check
payable to bearer. The defense then submitted
an affidavit signed by Carrigsn which entirely
exonerated Dempsey from any fraudulent deal.
ings with the Navy department. Witness had
demanded of Carrtgan In front OF the National
derogatory TO him. and next day this paper was
left at the store Of witness.
On cross-examination Mr.. Dempsey said that
when Mclaughlin paid the $50 note to wit
ness he did not take the note away, and wit
ness put 1t back in the chest with other notes.
Before the close of the cross-examination the
court adjourned until to-day.
CLOSING TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
This morning Mr.. Dempsey's redirect ex-
animation was resumed. He denied that there
was anything true in the statement OF Carrigan
that 81, 500 of the 81 ,622 was fraud and was
obtained to pay to Wetmore as "hush money"
He was not certain, but did not think he was at
Carrigans house in the evening.
Re.cross: Witness denied most positively ever
visiting the office of Justice Hall with Carrigan
or seeing him on June 10th. Witness told Car
rigan that he heard that he CO. had reported
him 3D. as having put in false vouchers, and
threatened to have him arrested if he did not
make an affidavit retracting the statement
The defendant called VIM. Gait, K. L. White
L. Barbour, ]. W. Corson, and they tesified as
to character, and closed its case.
Daniel Carrigan was recalled by the govern
ment in rebuttal and identified the affidavit
made at Justice Halls.
H. A. Hall, justice of the peace, was called to
testify as to Carrigan making an affidavit. OBJ
lection was made, but overruled. Witness had
a distinct recollection of Carrigan with another
party coming in and making the affidavit after
the spring of 1888: they laid down the paper
and he filled it up, administered the oath, and
Carrgan took the paper.
A. r. Allen testified to seeing DEMPSEY come
into Judge Halls with another party, whom
he did not know, about two years ago.
Ihls closed the testimony, with the exception
OF the production OF receipts for stationery.
MOTION TO STRIKE OUT CARRIGAN's TESTIMONY
OvERRULED.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the testimony OF Car
rigan be stricken out on the ground that he
had been convicted OF an infamous crime and
was under sentence to the penitentiary, and
further, that he was party to the record in the
case. from which he had not been discharged.
The motion was Overruled and an exception
noted.
to argue the case for the government, and was
speaking when our report closed.