The Washington critic., 1890-03-15
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Judge Miller Vindioates Mr. Dick In
the CnnhnrN 4 naIr


the Condory AHair.
The Condory examination at the
Police Court last night called numbers
Of men about town from their usual
places of amusement Men in every
class of life were represented among the
spectators-lawyers, doctors, bankers,
merchants politicians, Congressman
and Senators. 1t was clever pcrfor.
nance all through. Mr.. Dick, the man
who Is supposed to have alicnated the
affections of Mrs. DIR. Condory, circu-
lated around in the audience, conversing
with his legal acquaintances ana Others
Mrs. Condory, surrounded by her at
torneys did not seem to be the least bit
abOshcd by the testimony given. At
times she would smile very pleasantly
ut remarks made and frequently recog.
nize friends In the court room.
The Doctor displayed his nervousness
while seated in his chair, and more par.
ticuarly on the stand. His gesticula.
tions were studied efforts, and he evi-
IDENTIFY thought that this would have
some influence with the Judge.
William Mayse, ir., testified TO hav.
ing received the $4,000 note for collec.
tion, and still had IL in his possession.
and Bernard Bernstein explained how
the Doctor had come TO him and tried to
negotiate a note for So, 900 made in his
favor and signed by Ewell A. Dick.
Mr.. Dick continued his testimony
where he left off yesterday afternoon,
and told about the harmonious feeling
that existed between him and the Doc.
tor after the notes were signed. They
walked down street together, and the
latter made an appointment with him at
his Dick's) office the following morn
ing, but did not show up. Instead he
sent a note explaining his absence and
that the madam was sick. This note
was at the time published in the
columns of The CRITIC.
Doctor Condory made his statement.
The doctor was very mnch excited, and
related his story about finding Mr.. Dick
at his house on the night in question.
He said he grabbed Mr. Dicks coat
and hat and ran down stairs into his
office, where he was followed by Mr..
Dick, and where the notes were signed.
From the talk and gestures of the wit
ness it would appear that he tore Mr.
Dick into shreds. and his life was only
saved because on his bended knees he
begged to be saved from disgrace. In
his inside pocket he happened to have
the two notes. They were given to
Dick and he signed them.
He denied that he walked down the
street with Mr.. Dick On the Sd of
March he told Mrs. Condory that he
had TO 60 to Baltimore in response to
letters from the Golden Chain Order.
He did not go because he fell in with
friends and imbibed freely, and then he
concluded not to go. Count Won
Stamp told him the previous Saturday
afternoon to make out two notes, one
for 1000 and the other for So, ,000
and he would arrange to raise money
on them in Baltimore the following
Monday.
In giving his decision Judge Miller
said that the case presented tangle
which defied human ingenuity to I'M
ravel. While holding the life of man
in one hand aud his wife's honor in the
other, he coolly calculated how much
it would cost to send his wife out of the
country. If DIR. Condory was a good
man, loving husband, he would never
have asked the notes to be signed. A
man who would do this should be
locked UP anyway. He should not be
at large. The doctors house was not a
home, but cover for infamy. In con-
clusion he sent the case to the grand
jury and II. M. V. Won Stamp was ac-
cepted as bondsman in the sum of 800.