Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-24
HELD FOR TIE GRAND JURY
George B. Davis Must answer for Assault
and Elbesslement.
Preliminary Examination i'm Police
Court rod"y-fhe Evidence Sub
mitted as ID Both Charges.

George r. Davfsc thet former messenger
Of the Southern Express Company, who, as
heretofore stated in The Star, is charged
with the embezzlement of 81, 600 from the
Southern Express Company, also with as
saultlng Arthur Baumgarten of this city
with intent to kill, was today arraigned be-
fore Judge Mills, and was held for the &C
ton of the grand jury. Davis was re-
manded to Jail.
j. T. Ellis. night money clerk at the
southern Express Conpany's office in
Montgomery, Ala, testified that early the
morning of July he placed a package
containing $1,000 in a bag, which he sealed
with one of the company's seals, and de-
livered IT to MIR. Farrell, outgoing mes
senser, In the presence of a witness. The
money was shipped by the Eufala Grocery
Company Of Eufala, Ala. and was con-
sIgneq 10 the Fourth National Bank of
New York.
On cross-examination the witness de-
scr1bed in much detail the process of seal
ing up money bags as followed in this vari-
Gus of1ces of the express company.
Ernest Farrell, the messenger to whom
MI Ellis delivered the package of money
sald 10 nave been stolen. testified that he
turned over the package with others con-
tanning money to Mr.. Davis at Atlanta
~ n II. Yates, money order clerk for the
southern Express Company in this city,
SAID he receipted for the bag said to con-
tam a, the $1,000 July 5, upon Davis arrival
pouch in good order
george r Murphy, assistant money clerk
al the Washington office of the company,
stated tnat ne placed the bag referred to in
the New York safe and transferred it to
the New York messenger
Package Missing.
Charles B. Vroom, money clerk for the
express company in New York, said that
when he opened the bag, after it's delivery
to him in that city, he found a s25 OoO
package IN bad order and one package con-
tanning $looO missing. He then examined
the seal which had been on the bag and
round that it was different from those
adopted by the express company.
arthur Baumgarten identified the accused
man as having come to his place of busi-
ness June - ana ordered a seal, giving the
name OF ii. b. Smith. He also wrote that
name on one of witness business cards.
MT. haumgarten positively identified Davis
as tne man for whom he had made a seal
MI. baumgarten was asked to give his
aeeouHe OF Davis assault upon him, and
replied that in response to a request from
oiictals OF the express company he went
~ eneiT once one week ago last Monday,
Where ne identified Davis as the man for
"nom ne made the seal AS soon as the
witness said this Davis remarked: You
are are mar, and jumped to his feet from
the chair upon which he was sitting and
nred one shot from revolver at him the
Dali missed him, he said. because Mr.. LeIth
STRUCK laws arm, knocking it up and cans
room. VI 'he
Several other shots were fired, but neither
Witness Very Certain.
MI. Baumgarten was cross examined at
great length by Mr.. Bell, counsel for Davis.
ana he was asked whether it was not pos
s:be for him to be mistaken in his stata-
nient that he made a seal for Davis rha
Wjtfess replied that he would gamble that
ne made seal for Davis" He was asked
II ne sa" Davis point the pistol at him and
take aim.
L did, he answered.
Then why didn't you run?" counsel
wanted to know.
Because l couldn't the witness candidly
acknowledged.
Detective Parham testified that he seq rcb
ed DAVIS trunk at the latter's boarding
house, No. Gj1 South Carolina avenue and
fCund various papers which were identified
by the proper parties belonging to the
southern Express Company; also some
minor articles.
Policemen Sullivan and elliott told of
the circumstances of Davis arrest after
the shooting, all Of which have been fuIjv
related in The Star Both testified that
Davis admitted the shooting and said it
was his intention at the time to kill I,aum
garten, because the latter had, he declared.
told a lie on him.
Makes Confession
D. j. Hockaday, superintendent for the
southern Express Company in this city,
said he was advised of the loss of tho
Si.Vo package July I. He asked Dayi;
about 1t and the latter replied that he had
no knowledge concerning The matter After
the incarceration of Davis in jail the VT
ness visited him at the request of the do
Iehdant. Davis told the witness. MIR
Hockaoay said, that he took the missing
package and had only 500 left
On cross-eXamination Mr. Hockaday de-
MED that he told Davis if he wonli nav
PACK The $1,000 he would not be prosecuted
he further said that Davis told him he
had olSeraced his mother and SISTERS and
was WiiIrg to die.
This closed the hearing of evidence and
MI Muilo%ny asked that bond fer Davis
appearance be fixed the same as that here
,oiore given, %2,GOO N each case This was
granted by Judge Mills, and Davis went
back to jail.