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

POLICEMAN BL0CKss TRIAL.
Tssaias.y IN The Police Court This
Afsernoon.
against Inspector Bleck was called IN ne Police
Court (yes>srdays proceedings are reported In
another column), Col Malcolm seaton was
called ~ witness. Col. W. A Cook and his
law partner, Mr.. Sutherland, were present
The former appeared 70 assist the prosecution.
Col eeaton Wa informed Of the charge against
Mr.. Block and was told 70 state 10 The court
what he knew Of the matter.
COL. xArcoLx sxArox's TESTIMONY.
Witness said that IL was the desire Of Brain
ard alias Monroe's family to get him out Of the
country to prevent continuance Of the nefaxi-
Gus practices Of which he had been guilty.
After consultation with Private Detective
MoDevitt and others, witness caused the young
mans arrest The defendant obtained from
the young man . confession, and he also re-
covered the property.
pensate him In any way for his services In tax
ing the young man to New York; asked Pros
scuting Attorney Armes.
BLOCK RxrUsED PAYxuxr Yo1 AIs sEnvIcHs.
u obtained permission from Major Moore to
have Mr.. Block 60 10 New York." answered
witness. ~ offered Mr.. Block something - an
appreciation of his services, but he declined 10
receive IT, Again I made Q similar offer,
but he positively declined TO accept IL ! did
pay the expenses for taking the young man 10
New York. and gave Mr.. Block sum Of money
to give the young man to keep him going until
be could get work in Nicaragua"
nAv AL.k H. AaA
taken goods only from his own family or from
persons connected with his family. Witness
said that the boy was also suspected Of having
robbed . Mrs. Parker on 21st street. Among
the persons whom he robbed we're servants en-
pioyed at the house OF the young mans step
father.
So far ~ witness knew Mr.. Block did not
apply the funds provided for anything but le-
climate expenses for the trip. Witness did not
know that the defendants son accompanied his
father on the trip; he did not pay the expenses
Of Blocks son, nor did he pay the expenses Of
When witness called Mr.. Block into the case
his chief object was to recover the stolen vase.
he did not then consider the question Of prose-
outing the young man. Il was through the
statements made by the young man that
the goods were traced to Lowen-
stein, and witness was under the impression
that he (Brainard alias Monroe) was told that
he would be used as witness and thus
exempted from prosecution. Witness said that
he gave Mr. Block e1S5 and he returned % and
some cents with . statement of accounts. Wit
meas could not say whether Mr.. Block knew
Aooroe'e real name or not
MRS. LowKNsTEIN's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Lowenstein, wife Of complaining Wit
ness, testified that Frank Monroe called at her
Frank W. Brown. She told of the sales made
to her husband by the said Brown, Monroe or
Brsinard.
Augustus vogelsburger was called to prove Q
statement made by Monroe, but the testimony
was excluded.
SHARP REMARKS By JUDGE MILLER.
In excluding the testimony the judge said II
he had known a much before ss he did now
he certainly would not have heard the testi-
mony of the thief
He said he had heard the testimony Of the
thief Crank BrownO once to his sorrow and
he certainly would not hear il again. Nioara-
qua and freedom, he said, were on one side and
the penitentiary was on the other.
Again the judge said that had he known az
much then as he did now the case against Low
enstein would never have passed through this
court
MR. ARMEs EXPLAINED
the position Of the district attorney and said
that IL had been and will hereafter be the
policy of the district attorneys Office to prosecute
the receiver Of stolen property, FIRST because II
broke up q nest of crime. while the prosecution
OF the thief only broke mp one person for the
time being.
MAJOR MooREs TESTIMONY.
Major Moore, chief Of police, was called
and testified that application was made to
have Mr.. Block 60 with the thief to New
York and witness gave his consent with
the understanding that the district attorneys
Office approved OF his actions in taking Brain.
ard out Of the county. He meant by that that
the case against him be settled in some manneE
BY the district attorney.
BsAINAap's RELEASE.
Deputy Marshal Wheatley Of the Police
Court testified that Brainard, alias Monroe,
Wa released about July II, and witness gave
the release TO Mr.. Block. Witness made out
the release because the case was nolle
pressed BY the district attorney. He thought
that Privsts Detective NcDevitt was In the
building at The Tina
Mr.. Armes announced that this closed the
case for the prosecution.
Counsel discussed the question ~ 10 whether
the defense should be heard or not.
TEE yuDox's axxAlK.
The Judge said: The proof shows that the
fslon escaped judicial investigation.
The question Is whether tina. action
was brought about by Mr.. Block in
any other than in the regular line of his duty.
It IL was done in the regular line Of his duty
then Mr.. Block should not be held"
Col. Cook for the government argued the
law in the cese and Mr.. Davis for the defense
called Prosecuting Attorney Armes a. wit
ness.