Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-19

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TooL-MR. DAVIS WANTS 10 LOOK INTO TIE Law
or TIE cAsE-A YuRTHHR ADJoURSxIxr.
Today the case Of the o. 8. against 8. J.
Block, charged with compromising felony,
came up again before q. 8. Commissioner ]. J.
johnson. The warrant was issued by Com
missioner johnson, the case growing out Of
the arrest Of young Brainard alias Monroe for
the larceny Of the Seaton silverware. There
were present today Mr.. W. A. Cook, who had
been requested to appear for the prosecution,
and Mr.. H. E. Davis for the defendant. Dis
triot Attorney Hoge, Col. Malcolm seaton,
Mr.. Lowenstein, the prosecuting witness; Major
Moore, Inspector Swindells and others. When
the case was called last week the defendant made
certain objections to the case being enter
tanned, and this morning the Commissioners
made his decision.
THE COMMISSIONER INDIGNANT.
The commissioner recapitulated remarks
made BY Mr.. Davis ct the hearing on the 18th
instant, to the effect that "the commissioner
was being used 10 this case for purpose" shat
not being used for any improper purpose
and as . dupe or . tool in this way" DC.
~ have thus" he said, given . resume OF
tho remarks Of the counsel for the defendant
because in my judgment such remarks ought
not 70 be passed in silence. When these insin-
uations were so broadly and boldly uttered I
was very much surprised, because I was con-
scious Of the fact that I had not been ap-
preached by any with view to talk about the
case. No one attempted 70 converse with ME
on the subject Of the investigation OF the case.
resent all such language "a applied to me,
with ell the indignation am capable of express
ing, as being unwarranted in fact, and without
the slightest foundation in truth TO form even
q substantiative foundation for the announce
ment of such charges. II the learned attorney
who gave utterance to such offensive remarks
a. was intended to be applied to me has within
his knowledge any such proof tending to es-
tablish the charges made by him, he shall be
accorded the fullest opportunity to place the
same in evidence.
I'm the case at bar" the commissioner said,
II shall perform the duties devolved upon me
fearlessly and without regard Of the conse-
quences Of the final result trust shall be
alive to any attempt that may be made to trick
me or to use me as a tool for any purpose, and
when such an attempt is made it will meet such
merited rebuke a. I am capable to admin
ister."
The commissioner then, after reviewing the
papers before him, said that in order to fully
determine the merits Of the two cases involved,
so a. to ascertain if they are one and the same
case, he would and must hear the evidence.
Mr.. DAVIS DIsCLAIMs.
during the reading OF the decision Mr.. Davis
asked: ''You don't mean to say that you UNDER
stood me to refer to you?"
II certainly did," said the commissioner.
Mr.. Davis disclaimed any such meaning. He
said there was another question he desired to
raise. It was not charged in the warrant that
Monroe had been convicted Of a larceny, and
he submitted that the case was within the juris-
diction of the Police Court. He said that the
boy had not recovered judgment or been tried
or even arrested for the offense. He said the
information was silent as to the value of the
articles alleged to have been stolen.
Mr.. Cook argued that after the facts had
been presented such questions could be
raised He was now, he said, ready to present
the facts.
Mr.. Davis said that this was Q novel PROPOSE
hon-that any offense should be inquired into
and the papers scrutinized afterward.
ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT.
The commissioner said that these questions
were Of vital importance and he would take
time to examine the questions. The case was
adjourned to Wednesday morning.