The times., 1897-09-04

the f0st0fiice department 1of lIe w ash
ington division, who is charged with EN-
hezzliag money from the Government
While in the performance of his duties.
was Continued yesterday afternoon, on
its preliminary hearing before Judge Mills.
and after three hours further testimony
had been taken, was decided by Judge
Mills holding the accused OIL reduced
bond.
Mr. Arlington had been for many years
the inspector n charge, and mad been re-
garded as a most efficient officer. In
last j uly he was first removed from his
position as inspector in charge and after.
ward discharged from the office. Soon
after charges of embeZZlement were filed
against him by his successor, Mr.. Hamlet,
and he was arrested. He gave bond for
$1,000.
After the hearing OF Thursday and yes
terGay Judge Mills cut the bond down ta
81 800 and held him for the grand jury.
The testimony on Thursday, as fully re-
ported in The Morning Times yesterday,
was that of Chief Inspector Hamlet and
Inspector Smith. Inspector Smith told OF
received by the office while Mr.. AIRING
ton was in charge, and which he had failed
at the time to turn ever to the Govern
nent, making some Of his returns only after
several weeks. Mr.. Hamlet testified rs
10 taking charge OF the office, dnd having
bis attention called to certain alleged IL
regularlues in the accounts OF Mr.. AIRING
ton. He said that in the cases on which
Mr.. Arlington had been working lie had
discovered a shortageof about So, 600 in all.
This Mr. Arlington had returned, but only
after repeated Solicitations, i'll small sums,
ranging from $500 down.
Mr. Hamlet also stated that Mr.. AIRING
ton had repeatedly told him While these
payments were beng made that each was
the last and that ii positively closed the
account.
Cross examination by Mr.. Lipscomb dis
clesed the fact that Mr.. Arlington paid
all Of the money over while lie was still
in the Government service and a bonded
officer.
The first witness introduced yesterday
Vas Mr. Harry Chapman, ii CLERK in the
Inspectors office, the stenographer who
took down notes of conversations between
MI. Arlington and Mr.. Hamlet, his sue.
cessor, and who was present on several
occasions when Mr. Arlington Informed
Mr.. Hamlet that his accounts were square.
Mr. Chapman testimony wascorroboratiYe
of that Of Inspector Hamlet
The next witness was Inspector Gregory,
who was employed in the field under Mr..
Arlington. Mr.. Gregory testified to the
sending of various moneys to Mr.. AIRING
ton, and TO correspondence he had with
that gentleman.
The hearingopened with a lively passa ge-
alarms between Mr.. Taggart, the District
attorney, and Mr.. Lipscomb, MIR. A rrington'S
counsel. When Mr.. Chapman commenced
his testimony as TO the condition Of the
office Wien Mr.. Arlington gave it up 10
Mr. Hamlet, MIR. Lipscomb objected Strenu-
ously and persistenuy To the line of his
testimony.
Mr.. Chapman is telling us how these
new people ran the Office he said.
who cares about that? Ny client is
charged with stealing money from the
Government; certain specific sums on GER
tain days. Let's have testimony on those
matters. This man is being tried by in
situations and innuendoS, by suppositions
Mr. Lipscomb got red in the face and rose
from his chair Mr.. Taggart also rose for
the firsJ time during the hearing of tie
case. He won his contention, and the
witness was allowed to continue his testl.
rnony, though in somewhat restricted
way.
This testimony was mainly relative TO
moneys turned over to Mr. Hamlet by
Mr. AIRING gton during July, 1897. 1t was
to the effect that on three separate oc-
fa.sc 4 r-rs,, F,,,l
On cross examination Mr. IIpScomb
brought out the fact that the money re-
eeiveu was all in current cases received
10y Mr. Arlington in July, aud for all Mr.
Chapman knew, on the day before ne
turned it over.
Mr. Barty T. Gregory's testimony was
to the effect that in investigating the
postoffice at Belvidere, \. c., in April Of
this year he had found a shortage This
money lie had forward ed to Mr. Arlington.
and he had receivedin reply receipt FROM
Mr. Arlington. This receipt was intro
duced as evidence. With it was a letter
from Mr.. Arlington stating that the check
had been received, and tha he h ad no been
obliged to pay TO have { cashed Mr.
Gregory also testified as TO why he had
sent the money 10 Mr.. Arlington instead
of depositihg t with the proper postoffice
depository. He stated that, while it was
the rule 10 deposit in the Government de-
pository nearest the postoffice in trouble.
Mr.. Arlington had instructed him shortly
before that time to send the money To him
as it would thus make better sho wing for
the office. This letter was evidently con-
sidered to be an important point by the
Government and was produced with con-
siderable ceremony.
MT Gregory also produced another letter
from MIR. Arlington written on July %,
in which Mr.. Arlington confessed to be-
ing III trouble. The letter was an appeal
to Mr.. Gregory to help him. He stated
that he had not turned over money in
Certain cases on the days that he should
have done SO in the ordinary course =.
business, and that Mr Hamlet was now
suspicious OF him. He could not return
tie money then without creating further
suspicion unless Mr. Gregory would help
him by sending new duplicate reports
Of the cases TO him as if in the regular
course of business.
The cash book of the inspectors office
which MI Chapman had not had with
him at first was then produced.
After Attorney Taggart finished with
Mr.. Chapman, showing that a record Of
all moneys deposited to the Governments
account by the office was kept In the
book, Mr.. Lipscomb asked him if there
was any record of the 5000 taken from
Mr.. Arlington by Mr. Hamlet, after the
former was deposed. Mr.. Chapman said
there was not. There was not, either,
any record of any Of the other sums