Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-24
HAVING A GOOD TIME
Case of F. s. Coburn Called to Attention of
Court.
brought Here From Penitentiary To
Testify and Said to BE Stay
ing Mt Hotel

| United states Attorney Davis in Criminal
court No L this afternoon called the at
| tehtlon OF Justice Clabaugh to the order of
| the court under which Frederick 5. Cobuln
was brought TO this city from the Ohio
| penltenuary at Columbus TO testify in the
Horton murder trial. This order was in
the form OF writ of habeas corpus ad tes-
tihcandum, and concluded as follows:
And Immediately after the said Freder-
lex 5. Coburn shall then and there have
given his testimony before said court to
return him. the said Frederick S Coburn,
to the said penitentiary, under safe and
secure conduct"
The writ was directed to the warden Of
the Ohio penitentiary. CobuIn was brought
to TINS city in the custody Of A b. Daw-
son, an official of the penitentiary. They
reached the city the 10th instant That
night Coburn spent in the District iail
Since then, however. both Dawson and Co.
Gurn have been residing at the Elsmere
Hotel. Coburn testified in behalf of Horton
Monday afternoon.
Since Coburn was discharged from fur
ther attendance at this trial day before
yesterday stated United States Attor-
ney Davis to Justice Clabaugh he has
been stopping at d hotel in this city, enjoy
ing the peace jubilee, and my Office learns
from the clerk of the hotel that he is billed
10 remain a guest tn ere until Friday next
Coburn is supposed to be undergoing in
the Ohio penitentiary a sentence imposed
by this court, and supposed to come
to this city solely for the purpose of testi-
lying in the Horton case. was supposed to
be IN custody. and the order specifically
directed that he be returned to the peni-
tertiary Immediately after having given his
testimony. L think the matter is one that
calls for action by the court
Justice Clabaugh directed the United
States marshal under proper writ, 10 APP
prehend CobUrn and Mr.. Dawson and bring
them before the court forthwith, to explain
their presence here and also TO explain the
alleged disobedience of the order of the
court referred to.
His Conviction and Sentence.
Coburn was convicted last December in
Criminal Court No. l of violation of the
postal law, and was sentenced by Justice
Bradley to Imprisonment in the Ohio pen
itentiary for year and one day He
formerly conducted a drug store at the
southwest corner of 9th street and New
York avenue, and was in charge of the
post office SubStation loca ted there. His
crime consisted of unlaWfully converting
money to his own use in connection with
the issue of money orders.
1t is understood that at the penitentiary
Coburn has been assigned to duty in the
dispensary, and is regarded and treated
n ere as an official of the institution than
% u ~ iooiICA- his MUS ldcue mas not been
removed, his hair is not clipped close and
when he appeared in court Monday his ap-
pearance was stylish as that of any one
in the room. To all intents and purposes
he was not in else custody, or in fact I'M
der the surveillance that would be expect-
ed ordinarily in the case OF prisoner.
In Court.
Deputy Marshal Cusick. in whose hands
the writ was placed, found Coburn and Mr.
Dawson at the hotel and conducted them to
court. When called upon by Justice Cla-
baugh for an explanation of his presence
here with the prisoner Mr.. Dawson stated
that he was delayed in order to settle his
accounts for mileage with the Department
of Justice. The vouchers, in fact were not
signed until this morning.
Justice Clabaugh remarked that Mr. Daw-
son was apparently in contempt of court