Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-22
The Librarians Letters In His Pocket.


THE TRIAL OF HENRY E. CUNEV ON CHARGE
OF EMBEZzLEMENT.
In the Criminal Court this morning the trial
of Henry f. Quincy, on the charge CT violating
section 5469, Revised Statutes (embezzling a
letter directed to the librarian of Congress).
on April q last, was commenced. Mr.. Lips
comb appeared for the government and Mt A.
B. Williams for the defendant, who is a colored
man Of light hue, thirty-fiye or forty years of
age, and who has been here same years. hav-
ing come from the south. He was employed
for some time in the Senate post-office. 1t was
part of his business to receive the mail for the
librarian, and it is alleged that he distracted
money sent as fees for copyrighting.
MIR. Lipscomb opened the case to the iurv
stating that the defendant. while employed in
the Senate post-offce. was detailed to the city
post-ofhce to assert the mail, and it is alleged
that when complaints came in that letters had
been tempered with a watch was set and two
letters were found upon him when arrested.
Mr. Williams, for the defendant, claimed that
the Indictment was faulty, and that the letters
TO the librarian got into Mr.. Cuney's hands by
mistake, and that it frequently happening when
sorting the mail that there was no place on the
table for the letters to the librarian of Congress-
they were put in defendants pocket Temporal
rily, with the intention of turning them over to
the proper party.
James E. Bell, superintendent of the CITY
delivery, testified to the course taken by the
letter.
A. r. SpoGord, Librarian of Congress, testi-
fed that he was in the habit of receiving fees
for copyrights in letters.
G. L. Spaulding, of Brooklyn, testified that
he enclosed fee of 81 in one of the letters
found on Quincy.
Inspectors W. B. Smith and Thomas Troy
testified to the arrest of defendant and finding
the letters upon him.
Mr.. Williams moved that the case be taken
from the iurV on the ground of cefectiyeness
in indictment and insufhciency of proof.
The court denied the motion, holding that
while case had not been made out under the
second count there was testimony tending TO
sustain the first count
For the defense George II. Draper testified
that IN April last he was riding page of the
Senate, and explained that he assisted Mr..
Quincy at the post-office in sorting letters: that
when in the mass there were letters not des-
tined for the Senate they would take them up
stairs sometimes, putting them in their pockets
W. +. Robbins, formerly of the House post
Office, testified that his work was similar 10
that of Quincy; had found several letters ad-
dressed to Mr. Spof1ord and others; had taken
them back, and in some instances the same let
ter was sent back again.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. WEIGH. wife of w p
WEIGH, superintendent of the Potomac Steam
boat company, died suddenly at her home No.
80 9th street southwest, this morning She
leaves child several weeks old.
RoBBERIEs REPoRTED.-Thomas Z. Gallaher.
$50 q street southwest, reports stolen from st.
Domlnles hall an overcoat and pair of gloves
Benjamin Braham, Solaris' hotel. reports
stolen from 131S and c streets, this morning,
blue chinchilia overcoat.
RANGE OF THE THERNoxKrER.- The following
were the readings at the signal Office to-day:
a. m, Is; p. m, II; maximum, a; mimi