Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-08


arrested both Of them on a warrant for con
spiracy, which Picklord had already sworn
out. Al the preliminary hearing ia the
police court Talbot. who was summoned
as a witness for the government, admitted
reluctantly that the indictment was had
upon the testimony oil Hudson, as the pros.
ecutiug witness, and that he had from time
to time supplied him with money and had
paid SIS 60 lift the mortgage that Hopp held
on Hudson'- printing plant
The charge OF conspiracy being sustained
they were held TO await the action of The
grand jury the bond fixed at $4,000 Hopp
secured a professional bondsmau by the
payment of sIoo but Hudson was committed
TO Jail 200 default of bail After Inc had been
confined loo Jail for several days Hopp ps
counse. ieiephoued Talbot that hc was
threatening to abandon the arson case. tu.
less he was bailcl, add Talbot then pro-
cured bondsman for him
The grand jury promptly returned bin
against Hudson and Happ Cor conspiracy
and they are now await rs trial. We should
state tina, shortly prior 10 The arrest of the
two couspirator- rcquisitiou was issued by
the Governor of Maryland ON the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the District
Il.
Walter and their co-defeudauts. ou hearing
of which Mr. pgyford decided not to con-
test the pro,e ding, bu. To- demand a trial
ON the merits of the case and hc husteucd
20 Rockville and gave bail iu the sum of
three thousand dollars for his due appear
auce at court
The other parties. by advice of counsel.
came forward and submitted 90 arrest. and
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the legality of the cxtradtiou proceedings
After fun hearing, al which the State of
Maryland was represented by Assistant
United States District Attorney Semmes,
Justice Bradley decided upon the law and
the evidence that there was no legal proof
to support the charge that the petitioners
had committed a crime ia Maryland and
were fugitives from justice, and he accord
ugly discharged them from custody
Soon after this Hopp's note being due and
unpaid Mr. Pickford brought suit against
him and his endorser ON the note, G.. NJ.
Mann, before Justice of the Peace Bundy
AT the trial of this suit Mr. Iipscomb
Hudson's counsel in the conspiracy case
riade the unheard of request that ne should
be permitted TO appear as attorney for
Hu son TO prevent his committing himself.
as NA1 N' NanAll , hn a MlNlIno TOT AlOnl.
Tho request was granted and whenever Mr..
Pic ford's attorney put question 20 Hud-
son TO elici, from him some fact regarding
the indictment of Dir rickiord, Hudson.
rouT-.3 1y L.r ccu.. .tt1s l ar'iN-r
on tine ground that he might criminate
himself He, however, admitted that the
insurance companies were 10 pay a reward
of eII, 500 for the conviction of Mr. pickford
h..
either with pickford OF Walter. and had
never even seen the former until he an.
peared on the witness stand in the police
court Hopp's defence against the note was
that he had paid IL by services rendered iu
negotiating the settlement of The arson case
with Hudson 10 was as unique piece of
audacityas that of q prisoner 100 "a court 30
France who having been convicted of mur-
deriug his parents TO secure their property
When lie was araipucd for Judgment he
pleaded that he was an orphan iu m.tga-
ton OF sentence Justice Buudy rendered
Judgment against Hopp and his cudor.er
holding that the receipt was NOT a legal dis
charge, as it was given under a threat and
in pursuance by Hopp of an unlawful
scheme.
We should state the uuquestiouabre fact
outside of The court room, in quite state of
mind, and sent iu for Hudson who went
out and conferred privately with him. the
overzealous District Attorney evidently
thinking that this pension witness needed
bucing TO keep him up TO "the sticking
point
MI Pickford appeared from time TO time
no court at Rockville with his counsel
o..
but Talbot 900 each occasion had the case
continued ON the plea that material wit
ness was absent Finally The case was set
down for trial ou November 27 last, and ON
its being called Mr. pickflrl appeared at
the bar of the court aud announced hat be
was ready fog trial. Again Talbot declared
chat nc was not ready, wlcrlupou Judge
Henderson brought him mp with round
turn stating chat 10 was his duty TO be ready
at thg FIRST day of tine term and he must
proceed or dismiss the case, 100 Justice TO
tue defendant MI pickford His associate
Judge Matter concuucd with Judge Hen.
dcrson aud said My experience I'm this
court has been that parties under indict.
meut have generally sought TO defer their
trials. bu, the defendant 10 this case has
persistentiy demanded a trial thet he might
meet his accuscr face to face" The Dis.
trict Attorney thereupon by leave of the
court, entered a mol. pros. and the great con-
spiucy thus came TO an inglorous end
The yiudicaton of Mr.. Pickford was thus
emphasized by the very official who had re-
sorted To such extraordinary means to fasten
upon him such a terrible crime. The Dis
tricl Attorney must be conscious, ia view of
the tools me made use off, the facts developed
iu the courts of this district and his &c.
peaigl failures to face the music in a trial
OF the issues that hc comes ont of this affair
shuIu of even the excuse of over.zealous.
ness His inability 20 even make plausi
Bile case, condemned by the honorable
Judges Of his own state and district places
Mr. Talbot ina very uneuviable light in.
deed. from the public and legal point Of
view. The insurance companies death grip
on gHe district attorney TO secure the re-
turn of the money justly paid out is as evil
dent as the treacherous character Of the tes
tmuuy he relied upon TO destroy the repu-
tauou of honorable men and blast forever
characters, which IN this community stand
uumpeached; and are unimpeachable by