The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-21

late of the Forty-fifth Kentucky Mounted
Infantry, and IS9th Ohio Infantry. and was
sentenced 10 two years Imprisonment in
the Moundsyille peniteDtiary.
James H NcCaTty, of Fort Dodge,
pleaded guilty in the United States dis
trjCt court at Topeka, Kan, OF having
filed false claim for pension, based upon
the service of his brother, John J. Nc
Carly, in the ThiTtieth Iowa Infantry.
1t appeers-that-the accused enlisted in
and deserted from the Sixty-third Illinois
Infantry that his brother. who served in
the Thirtieth Iowa Infantry, died on June
Is, 1859. and that as the accused had no
PensioGable status upon his own service
by reason Of EGesertion he peTsOnated his
deceased brother. and for this offense he
was sentenced to two years Imprisonment
in the peniteHtiaFy-
Mary Bradley, of Soldier, Carter county,
KY, was convicted IN the United States
district court at lCoYingtOn, KY. OF hav-
ing fled, in connection with her claim for
pension, forged papers purportfng to be
the afidaYits of Prime Page and Joseph
Colliver.
Frank J Lee, alias HartwelI, alias Cor
win, etc, etc, was indicted at Lynch
burg. Va, for alleged imperSonation Of
a special examiner of the Pension Bureau,
and arrested at Norfolk, Va, last night.
vile. York county. Pa. was committed IN
default Of bond by United States Com
missioner at Lancaster, Pa, on charge
OF having fled false claim for pension.
John B. Sherald, of Brookgreen, s C.
was convicted in the United States Cir
cult Court at Charleston. S. c.. last week
under indictments charging him with hav-
ing forged papers il connection with the
pension claims OF Moses Simons, Israel
Carr. Peter Beesc. Jeremiah Pickett. and
Mary Ladscn, sentenced to five years i'm
pTisonmeHt at hard labor in each case
concurrent
The Law clerks of the Patent once are
busy and useful men. but little is known
Of them or their work outside the Office
except those interested IN patents that
nay be and may not be The senior law
clerk is Mr. John NJ Colt, of South Caro-
lima He has made rapid rise, and is a
popular officer. Mr.. Colt is son of Hon
J. C Colt. a gentleman CT the old school
and q former comptroller general OF
South Carolina under Governor Hampton
Visitors at the National Museum. in
pressed with the knowledge and skill Of
the people in charge, often want to find
out who knows the most That is an i'm
possibility, because there are experts IL
all lines. and they ali know their bust
ness-some e.-cel1ing in one thing, some
in another One OF the best-posted and
busiest men, however. is Prof. W H
Holmes, head curator. He is not only al
expert in ethnoIosy and natural science
but IS an active demonstration and lee
tUTsr. When he lectures at the meet
ings Of the scientific societies a full at
/ tendance is assured. The task of taking
strange and curious things and putting
them in shape for the instruction and de-
/ light Of millions for many years is IL
moan task end Infinite patience. srea
/ knowledge, and extensive research ar
] requisites. Prof. Holmes has these 70
marked degree. and ne is generally re
! gaTded as the dean Of the entire estab
! nshment
Mr.. William E. Hearn, Of the bureau
! of soils. and a native of the Tarhee
State, is soon to 90 on tour of New