Evening journal., 1905-10-12
PENSION CASE IN
FEDERAL COURT
Aged Colored Woman Is
Charged With Making
False Affidavit
IULGE FINED ATAaNY JUROR

Mary +. DENLY. alias Mary +. Rick
erts an aged colored woman. was
placed on trial In the United States
Court this morning on the charge OF
making a fraudulent and false am
davit TO obtain "a pension The defend
iant is represented by ex-Attorney Gen.
ieral Herbert II. Ward
] When the jurors names were called
IL was learned that Daniel NJ. Corkran.
OF Armstrong; Corner. a member OF
the jury. was not present. Mr.. Cork
ran arrived about fifteen minutes later
and when questioned by Judge Brad
ford he said that he had missed tho
lfrst train on the Delaware railroad.
The time Of the train for leaving ARM
strongs station, he said. had been
changed unknown TO him. The Judge
informed him that jurors are supposed
TO be present when the court opens
and if they are not they are in con-
tempt He said that as Mr.. CorlTan's
name had not been called on the jury
then being drawn he would not enforce
the rule. but If 1t had been drawn. he
would have punished the juror for be-
ling Ia contempt.
John NJ. Stirlith did not answer when
his nam weas called for the jury and
IHulht IIAAAUlN 'll'I'N NHAA fAl HA"
ltachment be issued.
JUROR sTIRLfTH FINED.
Mr. stirlth arrived IN the court room
lat 1896 o'clock Later ne was called
before the court and asked for his
lreasons as to why he should not ba
held IN contempt
Mr.. Stirlith explained that he UNDER
stood the court adjourned until 1890
lo'clock this morning and that he would
have been present at that time but was
held up by a train at the Market street
crossing for four or five minutes
Judge Bradford asked the clerk TO
ascertain from his records as to what
ltime court adjourned to and the record
showed Il to be 10 o'clock.
All Of the other jurors said they
understood it to be 10 o'clock MT.
stirlth again said that he certainly
= understood It to be 1890 o'clock
Judge Bradford addressing the juror
y said. "The court Judges YOU I'm con-
tempt and orders yon 10 pay S. 10 the
e United States between this and 2
e o'clock and in default OF this payment
3 you are committed to the workhouse for
{ two days
Mr. stirlith paid the fine.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OPENS.
In his opening remarks to the jury.
: District Attorney John p. Nields said
{ the government would prove by wit
o lnesses that the defendant was married
r TO Thomas Denby an old soldier in
S 1866. and that after living together for
r many years DENLY went to Philadal-
4 'phia and later died IN the almshouse.
r After DENLY left. he said the defend
ant lived with George Riclserts a PEN
o sioner. who died in September 1904.
I Although Rickerts had wife living
In Chester Pa. the DENLY woman. he
said. claimed to be his wife, in order
to get the pension.
q John Wainwright. a pension agent
+ was the first witness called by thf
4 government. He testified that Moses
lHenderer, q colored man. told hin
THAT George Rickerts was dead and
left a widow. The witness instructed
Henderer TO tell the defendant TO cal
lat his office with two Identifying wit
Il nesses. Mr.. Wainwright could moi
Identify the defendant as the woman
who called at his Office In regard to the
pension.
/" couldn't IDENTIFY DEFENDANT
" Mrs Blanche w. Shakespeare. his
T. daughter. who is associated with Mr.
s Wainwright in the pension business
.e was called. and she also failed to iden-
h itify the defendant.
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