Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-05

with Mr.. Rundlett, the costumer, the al
legged leader sent Cond lctor Banier 50 by
the woman. Hanier had been his friend,
and out of the goodness of his heart he
sent him the amount of money mentioned.
This money was in small silver pieces, ana
the police are certain that it was part of
the contents of the twenty-siX bags taken
from the car Office.
In the Police Court.
But Conductor Hanier remained true to
lis employer. and, instead of spending the
'morey and shielding his supposed friend,
he went to Policeman Cochran, who had
Known all parties to the affair, and told
him of the occurrence. This was how
Cochran happened to be called into the case
and sent to Winchester, where he arrested
ShankS and his female companion, Grace
Goodrg, who does not now claim to be
his wife, although they had lived together
at 622 l street as Mr.. and Mrs. Gooding.
In Baltimore she stopped at hotel under
the name Miss Robinson
Last night William Isaac Roberts, the
Englishman and alleged participant in the
robbery, was taken i'll at the police station
and had to be taken to the Emergency
Hospital for treatment. This morning he
had another attack, and when he had
partly recovered he was taken to the Police
Court and had to be assisted into court by
the officers, and given a seat while the
court heard the statements of witnesses.
Shanks and the female had reached court
ahead of him. All three of them were seated
on the one bench behind the iron grating.
The two former chatted pleasantly, paying
no attention to the crowd of spectators
who had been attracted there by the an
nouncement that the case would be heard.
Clues Produced.
Detectives Boyd and Helan, who had in
vestigated the case, were in court and they
exhibited the wig and false beard, as well
as the burned fragments of the tickets and
trass fasteners of the bags they had found
in the room occupied by the three prisoners.
Secretary Gray of the railroad company, as
well as q number Of the roads employees,
ere also in court.
Wien the case was called the trio of pris-
oners stood at the rail and listened to the
reading of the charge against them, which
had been changed from grand larceny to
HOUSEKEEPING. This was done because of
the small penalty provided by the law for
grand larceny.
The prisoners announced that it was their
desire to waive an examination, which
would prevent public hearing at this time,
but Judge Miller said he would hear enough
of the proof to convince him whether or not
the defendants were connected with the
robbery.
superintendent Bubb.
Superintendent Bubb was first put on the
stand. He was cool and collected and told
of his excitir experience early Saturday
morning while on duty attending to clerical
work and protecting the property of the
company.
1.-THE last car had turned in," he said,
land I was busy making up my accounts
What time was 1t? Judge Miller inter-
rupted.
Between half-past one and two O'clock ~
answered witness. Il was making up MY
accounts resumed witness, when the
man, apparently an old man walking with
a cane, entered the Office and asked for the
use of the telephone. l granted his request,
and he came in. 1 noticed nothing wrong
until the man halted, and when I locked
up he was pointing i pistol at me, and