Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-29

possessed the most sympathetic disposition Of
any person whom have ever met. 1t was i'm
possible for him to witness the distress Of any
one without trying to extend the aid desired.
II was this peculiar quality which lay at the
bottom OF his success in politics in his native
state and of his destruction in Washington.
During the greater part of his term of Office in
the Senate lac gave up more than two-thirds Of
his own salary to paw employees consisting of
newspaper men and Grand Army men and
Iroteges of Senators for whom no provision
had been made in the funds appropriated for
the senate service" Mr. Hart says what he
needed above all things was the sympathy and
help OF friend who understood him.
Capt Houghton In Court.
Capt J. Q. A. Houghton. who figured in the
suicide Of the late Col. Canaday. as published in
Tuesdays STAR, appeared before Judge Miller
today TO prosecute The case of Mr. John II.
Henderson. colored. department clerk, whom
be charged with false preterses. Il was alleged
by :be prosecution that Mr.. Henderson wanted
70 borrow money on rome furniture ard that
he gave a bill Of sale Tor certain furniture and
was given $50; that the bill was made for fur
EitEro In house 1927 Vermont avenue, and II
was alleged that he did not have all the pieces
of furniture set out in :he bill of sale.
Mr. Darlington. for the DESCENDANT. stated
that his client had made one or two loans of
the late Col. Cnnaday and had paid much
a. ~ per cent u mon n on the lOtnt. lie bdlu
that hi client had receiy ed i'll all $50 and had
paid back 565. For an honest debt of S26 he
said Capt. Hought0n had taken SIG worth of
furniture.
Mr.. Houghton's statement was to the effect
that he loaned Mr. Henderson $50 on the
strength of the bill of sale. He laid the money
down ard Mr.. Henderson picked it up. The
latter went olt vi h Col. Canaday and witness
could not tell what transpired between them.
"Do You know that Mr.. Henderson gave Col.
Canaday s27 of the money you handed him?'
asked Mr.. Darlington.
Il do not know what happened outside was
the reply made By the witness. IF any such
thing happened 1 did not get any of the
money.
When further questioned witness said that
in such cases. but the judge said he judged
fron the notes that per cent was the amount
charged in this transaction.
Another witness gave testimony and Judge
Miller expressed some doubt about the case
because. he said. the manipulations had been
done through Col. Caradav and the affair was
somewhat mixed.
Mr.. Mullowney contended that he had made
ont case and Mr.. Darlington argued to the
contrary for his client.
The judge postponed the case until Saturday
in order to give Henderson opportunity to
make statement.
The Coroner's Inquest.
There were no sens ational Developments at
the inquest, which was held Yesterday afternoon
in the operating room Of ". r. Speares under
taking Establishment. Boxed caskets occupied
a large portion of the space. while in CHASTITY
appearing cabinets ranged along one wall we're
concealed all manner of gruesome and funereal
fittings. At Coroner Patterson s left hand and
afording a resting place for the elbows of two
or three people was the ice chest in which were
Col. Canadays remains. At the coroner's right
was the table upon which dead bodies ordinarily
recline, but which was for an hour or two
sacred 10 the uses of half dozen reporters.
Among the spectators present, probably look
ing out for the interests of silent parties, were
ex-Representative L. E. Payson and o. D. Bar
rett. Gen. Ben Buffers law partner
The jurors were Messrs. j. j. Hogan, ]. II.
De Alley, James NJ. Leltch, S. W. Stinemetz,
Pliny NJ. Hough and Rufus H. Darby.
In company with Coroner Patterson the Jury
examined the premises lately occupied by Col
Canaday. Then they returned to Speare's and
were duly sworn over the corpse.
Then Chas. II. Stevenson. John @. A. Hough-
ton, Officer Gilbert. Miss Clagett, Mrs. Clark,
Mrs. Jones, Detective Weldon and DIR. E. NJ
Schae fer testified. There was nothing new
brought forth. All the story was told in Tues
days STAR Some stress was laid on the state
ment made by Col Cansday to Officer Gilbert
TO the effect that no money was taken from the
safe, only notes. Miss Clagett thought there
was recent growth Of GOODNESS between Col.
Canaday and Capt. Houghton. Mrs Jones said
her children heard the breaking of the window
escribed by Col Canaday to burglars, who we're
said 20 have entered at about 2 a.m.-and they
fixed the time at shortly before 5 o'clock, thus
corroborating testimony secured BY The STAR
on Tuesday. DIR. Schaeffer's most important
drawn out through cross-examina-
ton by the coroner. was the one that he exam
ined Col Canaday's body for marks of violence.
bu: found none: there was not even a roughen-
ing OF the cuticule at those places where the
cords were said to have been tied.
The veriici was the regulation suicide affair