The Washington times., 1901-09-28
AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Traction Company Official Brings
Charges Against Two Men.

The Rev. George McGoines, a Baptist
minister. forty-seven years old, and Louis
w. Pulies, an attorney and local leader
of the colored race, of which both prison.
ers are members, were arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detective Sergeants Browne
and Lacy on warrant charging them
with conspiring to defraud the Capital
Traction Company out of $500. The war
rant was sworn out by c. Thomas Dun
lop, assistant counsel for the traction
company, and was placed in the hands of
the detectives the previous day for SER
vice. In default of bond the prisoners
were locked up overnight, and will be
given preliminary hearing in the Police
Court this morning.
McGoines lives in Alexandria, and says
that he is the pastor of the Mount Zion
Baptist Church, of Montgomery County,
Maryland, and that he has but recently
received call from the congregation of
the Union Baptist Church in this city,
which he has accepted, and expected to
take charge of the affairs of the church
at once. Both men seemed surprised at
their arrest, and protested their innocence
of wrongdoing. They remained closeted
with their attorneys at Police Headquar-
ters for some time before they We're final
ly sent TO the police stations for the night,
station and McGoines to the Twelfth
Street station.
The trouble arose in connection with a
prospective suit for damages for the kill
ing of Charles Thomas, who was struck
by one of the ca = = Q Capital Traction
Company on G Street near Twenty-sec-
ond Street northwest, some months ago,
and died from the injuries then received,
without regaining consciousness. Al
though all of the known witnesses of the
accident were summoned at the inquest
over the body the name of McGoines did
not appear upon the list.
Last week McGoines is said to have
called upon Mr.. Dunlop: who was in
charge of the case for the railroad COM
pany, and represented to him that he wit
messed the accident, but that he hurried
away from the scene, as he did not wish
to become involved in the controversy It
is further alleged that he offered to testi-
fy to the fact that Thomas was STOPPING
beside the car track at the time of the
accident in such manner as prevented
the motorman from seeing him, a pile of
building material beside the track partly
obscuring him from view. McGoines is
said to have made a proposition TO supply
such testimony as might be wanted for
$500. Mr.. Dunlop suggested that he call
again, and in the meantime communicated
with Captain Boardman, who detailed De-
tive Sergeants Browne and Lacy upon the
case.
At the appointed time Pulies is said to
have appeared at Mr.. Dunlop's office and
represented that he was the authorized
been sent to collect the $500 He was in
formed that ii would be necessary for Nc
Goines TO be present in person, and a
meeting was arranged for last Monday
On that day McGoines and Pulies arrived
at the office, in which Detective Browne
had been previously secreted. The alleged
conspirators were told, as Mr.. Dunlop
pulled a large check book from his desk
that 1t would be necessary for them to
sign written agreement in the matter.
Thus iured on they are said to have
signed paper In which McGoines agreed
to testify 8s to Thomas being in n stoop-
ing position at the time OF the accident,
and so obscured from the sight OF the mo-
torman as to make ii impossible for him
to have seen the man. to absent himself
from the jurisdiction of the local courts
at the time the case would come to a
hearing. and thus not be called upon to
give any testimony. or to testify to what
ever the company might wish.
This paper is said to have been signed
by both men in the presence of Detective
Browne, and after Mr.. Dunlop secured
possession of II he placed II in his desk
with his checkbook and informed the visi-
tors that the interview was at an end.
The matter was then laid before the Dis
trict Attorney, who directed that war;
rant be issued. which was done.