Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-18
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Washington. d. c., Oct. Is.

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Washington, d. c., Oct. Is.
In the Court of Appeals OF the Dis
trict of Columbia today arguments were
heard in the appeal of Geo. E. Lorenz,
August w. Machen, Diler B. Croft and
Samuel A. Croft, who were convicted in
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia Of conspiracy in connection
with the recently exposed Postoffice De-
partment frauds, and sentenced to two
years Imprisonment and fine OF SlO.-
900 each. Pending their appeal to the
Court of Appeals, all are out on bond,
The case today was argued on behalf OF
the appeallents by attorney john W.
Douglass for Machen; Samuel Maddox
for the Grohs and John +. Kumler, of
Toledo, for LoreDz. The appeal is based
on alleged errors Of law, to the court
below, 81 of which are enumerated.
Among the alleged errors cited is the
refusal of the court to require the govern
ment to elect upon which count of the
indictment the defendants should be tried
and upon which count it would ask for
conviction, the refusal of the motion to
exclude government witnesses Walter
) MAYER and Geo. T. Gregory from the
court room while the testimony was be-
ing takenithe admission ofirrelevant tes-
timony calculated to CLOUD the issues and
to mislead and prejudice the jury. Be
cause of these and other alleged errors of
law Of the trial judge, the court is asked
to reverse the judgement of the court be-
low and to order new trial. The ar
puments Of the appellants consumed
most of the day. The government will
follow and the appellants vii! close.
The Internal Revenue Bureau has re-
ceived the samples of alleged poisoned
whisky from New York that the officers
of the government seized in an East Side
saloon last week. As soon as the bottles
were delivered at the Treasury Depart
ment building, Col. Robert Williams,
the Deputy Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, summoned Chemist G. A.
Champion, gave them into his charge,
and ordered the analysis made as soon as
possible. DR.. Champion said that he
thought that he could cOmplete the task
within two or three days. Accompany
ing the samples OF whisky was letter
from the internal revenue agent in New
York in which the latter says that he
believed the saloOnkeeper who sold the
connection of wood alcohol "did it not
50 much with malicious intent, as for the
purpose of increasing his profits"
THAT may be very true" said Col.
Williams, "but the fact remains that
the man who mixed the drink and the
man who sold it are liable to be tried for
manslaughter as well as for various Of
lenses against the federal laws"
The National Convention OF the
brotherhood of the Union devoted to-
days session 10 discussion of report
and amendments to the laws. The most
important, the proposed change of name,
was not reached untiljust before adjourn
ment. A number of resolution favor
ing change were introduced and as
many opposing it. The committee APP
pointed to revise the Ritual and suggest
new name recommended that the name
question be left open for consideration
at the next convention.
A bulletin issued today by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission shows that
during the quarter ended June 80, this
year, there were % passengers and IA
employees killed and 1,134 pas
seugers and 1,244 employees injured,
making in all 167 persons killed
AID 2,S7S injured in train accidents
Other accidents TO employees and passen-
gers, not the result OF collision or derail.
ment, bring the total number of casual
ties up to 12,095-677 killed and
HAS injured. The damage to
cars, engines and roadway by the
accidents amounted to S2,0l5, 252.
This bulletin completes the publication
OF accidents for the year ended June 80,
1904, during which period there were
55, 1870 casualties (S,7S7 killed and
81, 94S injured), an increase of $3.50
casualties (233 killed and 1866 injured).
1t is reported that quite a number Of
local stock brokers tailed to open for
business this morning. The reason
given is the big rise in the stock market
during the past few days.