Evening star., 1901-06-20

the question was not relevant. He re-
ferred to the husband of the witness being
an officer of the United States navy and
a man subject to orders taking him from
place to place in order to serve his coun-
We think the question is proper" re-
marked Attorney Colyar, Notwithstanding
Mr.. Goulds patriotic speech about his coun-
try. We've got no patriotic speech to Of
fer"
II don't believe you could say anything
patriotic, calmly commented the United
States attorney.
Detective Helan's Testimony.
Detective Frank NJ. Helan next took the
stand. He stated that he went to Mrs
Starring's residence, 1455 Massachusetts
avenue. about Z o'clock the evening of the
7th of May. Mrs. Starring having reported
to police headquarters that she had been
robbed of jewelry valued at several thous-
ands of dollars and between $400 and $3.50
in cash At the house, when the witness
reached there, were Mrs. Starring, the de-
fendant Detective McNamee, Mrs. Wein-
brenner and the two colored servants.
Detective Helan described the condition
of the studio. The window, he said, had
been forced from the inside. After making
investigation the witness took the de-
fendant to police headquarters. He stated
his name to be Lewis Mortimer Monroe.
and said he was single man. forty three
years of age. an inventor, and a resident
n
he mentioned a firm located at $50 Broad
way. N. Y. and the firm of c. H. Mum &
Co. When searched. it was found that the
defendant wore two undershirts. In a bag
between the garments was one 800 bill
and four $50 bills In his pocket were $12
additional. three railroad tickets and other
articles.
The defense interrogated Detective Helan
at length. Among other things he was ask
ed if there was not a crack in the door Of
the secret cabinet in the studio Sufficient
ly large to contain the entire case of the
government"
Both Sides Close.
After a recess, United States Attorney
Gould announced the case of the govern
ment closed. Attorney Lipscomb asked
that Detective McNamee. who has figured
in the case and who had been summoned
witness for the government, be placed
on the stand. Mr.. Gould entered no OBJ
lection to this procedure. Detective Nc
Nance appeared and was interrogated
briefly by Attorney Lipscomb as to the
condition of things at 1855 Massachusetts
avenue the day the robbery reported.
The attorneys for the defendant at this
point retired for a conference. At the end
of ten minutes Attorney Evans announced
that counsel did not consider 1t necessary
to go into any extended defense, to further
outline the defense or to call more than
limited number of witnesses.
The first to take the stand, at the in
stance of counsel for Monroe. was Charles
w. Stetson. a stenographer. He made a
shorthand report of the testimony during
the preliminary hearing of the case in the
Police Court. and was called for the pur
pose of contradicting Mrs. Starring as re-
CARDS certain statements in connection with
the present trial.
Jas. A. Kemp. chief clerk and property
clerk of the local police department. testi-
fled that the money taken from Monroe
consisted for the most part of gold GER
tificateS.
Charles l.. Hutchinson and John Rich
ardson Young. clerks at the Raleigh Hotel,
testified that one morning about the 9th of
May 800 bill was presented there and
was exchanged for $50 gold certificates
To the apparent surprise of nearly every
one in the court room, the defense at this
point announced it's case closed. The gov
ernment offered no testimony in rebuttal,
and at 2:15 O'Clock the jury was excused
1or half an hoIr, consideration being given
In the meantime to prayers for instructions
counsel desired the court to give the jury.
Up to late hour this afternoon the con-
s1deratIon of the prayers for instructions
had not been concluded.