The evening times., 1898-10-27
INDIFFERENT JOHN PRICE
Gives No Sign of Care as to
His Fate.
ROBBERY TRIAL RESUMED
Witnesses Recalled to Testify Re-
Defense Draws Attention To Wide
Difference i'm Testimony Taken iu
New York and at Present TrinI.

~ AAAeAAAs oAAfiN llt hiAAht man. puN ttl
trial in the Criminal Court of the District
charged with so grave a crime as is John
Price, who is accused OF robbing Arthur
o. Babendrier, ever maintained such ap-
parent utter indifference to his fate.
Il is understood that the accused is well
known in the South and North, and that
in many OF the large cities in these sec
tioRs of the country his name is found
upon the police records with black mark
opposite. This, however, may or may not
have any effect on the result of the pres
ent investigation.
Price is man of possibly fifty years of
age and would, at first glance, be taken
for weII-to-do business man. There is.
however. an ineNplainable something
about him which makes him noticeable
anywhere and at all times. On closer eN-
animation Price would be seen to be a
cod, shrewd calculating man. His feat
ores are regular, having nothing in com
mon with those usually found in persons
OF the criminal class. His head is well
formed his forehead high, what is termed
bald forhead; his eyes are steel gray.
sharp, piercing, restless, never remaining
fixed.
During The three days his trial mas
been in progress Price has withsto0d the
ordeal without showing the slightest in
teresT in what is taking place about him.
Even at times, when il was expected
that the answers OF the witnesses TO GER
tain questions would have great effect on
the result OF the investigation, he remain
ed unmoveu, except to give quick, short
glances at the jury. During the three
days he has several times been called
upon to stand up for the purpose Of be-
ing identified by several Witnesses. on
these occasions Price would stand in his
place, and no matter what the testimony
was, he would not give the slightest
sign Of being affected by 1t, although sew
eraI witnesses identified him most posi-
lively as the man who was in the Va
toldi Cafe on March 81 1887.
As soon as the court convened this
morning Babendrier was recalled 10 tes-
tity that after the robbery he was given
another satchel by Mr.. Wilson 10 carry
the money from the bank back TO the
Office Of the Metropolitan Company Mr..
Robert +. Miller, the paying teller AT the
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Bank, was recalled to identity menor-
andum OF the denominations OF the stol-
en- money
Mr. William J. Wilson. the treasurer OF
the Metropolitan Company was recalled
and stated that he had not given Barden-
drier another satcheL
officer John A. Boyce Of the Metropoli-
tan, testified that he found the satchel
in evidence on the second story Of Sl4
F Street. The satchel was found about
O'Clock on the afternoon Of the robbery
Robert T. Campbell. proprietor of the
Vienna Cafe S14 F Street was called 10
testify TO his finding a satchel in the
Closet at his place and notifying Police
man Boyce.
Charles A. Finder an employe OF The
Bottlers' Protective Association said he
has been detective; began the dete tive
business in 1871 and continued in it for
several years. He testified that he knew
Price, the defendant for about twenty
years; knew him in New York, Penn syl-
vania and other places. Il saw Price al
the corner Of Ninth and + Streets about
10 O'Clock on the morning of March 81
1897 the date on which Babendrier was
robbed. He was just T.sing the curb ng
of Ninth Street to + Street, going west.
] next saw him in New York where /
identified him the man / saw in Wash
ington on March 81, 1891
Chatham NJ. Towers. assistant superin-
tendent OF the city postofiice, said that on
the morning of March 81. 1897, he went
10 the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany's bank; before he entered he no.
ticed a man on Street closely watching
the bank building. Towers then identified
Price as the man he saw.
The testimony of Towers closed the
Governments case. Mr. Rose then. with
the consent of District Attorney Davis,
read parts of the testimony OF some of
the witnesses who gave evidence during
the last two days taken I'm New York,
which was entirely at variance and in
many instances contradictory of that
given during the present hearing
Francis r Weller civil engineer. who
drew the plans of the Nato.di cafe, in
troduced as exhibits in evidence by the
defense, was the first witness called 10
testify in behalf Of Price. He identified
the plans presented as drawn by him as
accurate.
When the court adjourned at recess at
the request Of counsel on both sides the
Jury was permitted TO visit the Vatoldi
Cafe and make an inspection Of the place.
IL is very probable that the defense
will close its case this afternoon at an
early hour. From the present outlook ii
IS safe to say that the defendant Price.
will not Toe put on the stand. Al least.
this is the conclusion reached by those
who have watched the proceedings close
~ since they began.
As soon as the court reconVened after
recess MIR. Rose. the leading counsel for
Price. announced that he would offer no
other testimony, and rested his case
Prayers for the instruction of the jury
were then presented to the court, one by
District Attorney Davis and five by the
defense After the prayers were consid-
cred by the court, Assistant District At
torney John f. Laskey opened the argu-
ment for the Government, with brief re-
cital Of the evidence against the prisoner