The Washington times., 1908-07-19
Staff at Work Two Days on
Building Association
Tangle.
DOCTORS REPORT
DUE TOMORROW
Climax Expected in Few Days.
Colored Janitor Denies He
Carried Books Home.

District Attorney Daniel w. Baker is
now taking a hand in the affairs OF the
First Cooperative Building Association
OF Georgetown. which is in the hands
of a receiver. and for two days mem
bers of his staff and detectives attached
to his office have been probing into
the chaotic condition of the associa-
tons finances.
Mr.. Bakers action was learned yes
terday just after Cornelius Glory. the
colored janitor of the associations Of
fees, and confidential messenger Of J.
Barton Miller. the deposed treasurer,
was released by Captain Snyder, of
Precinct 2, after having been held a
prisoner Fecretly for twenty-four hours,
as exclusively told in yesterdays Times
Captain Snyder had received from
what he declared was a most reliable
source, information that the colored
man had carried a package of books
from J. Barton MiIler's buggy into 1913
ThIrty-third street, the janitors home.
Although put through the third degree
for hours and confronted with the po-
lice captains informant. Glory denied
that he had ever had anything to do
with the books, and declared that it
Of Iedgers that he carried into his home.
Unable to obtain sufficient evidence
on which TO hold him he was released
last evening by Captain Snyder.
Report on MiIler's Condition.
DR.. D. X Shute. physician Of the Dis
trict jail, and Dr. George W. Wood
AIiner's attending physician will report
tomorrow morning in the Supreme
Court OF TIE District the result Of their
examination Of the condition Of ]. Bar
ton Miller. The two physicians were
appointed by the court Thursday to de-
| termine whether Miller was too III TO
be removed from his home. At noon
tomorrow VIII end the continuation al
lowed Miller IN which to answer the
contempt of court proceedings instituted
| by william z. Ambrose, receiver OF the
association.
| Within the next few days. It IS said.
there will be a climax TO the develop
ments of the building association trou-
/ bles There was q gasp of establishment
throughout Georgetown Friday when
Henry 2. Gilbert. a director OF the as
| ISOLATION, and one time its president.
was arrested following his indictment
| on a charge Of embeZzling trust funds.
| and although the charge against Gilbert
| Is in no way connected with the affairs
! of the association. II served to augment
| interest IN the case
Clory's Arrest Not Reported.
The detention OF Glory was a COM
/ plete surprise to everyone concerned,
| even Receiver Ambrose and District At
torney Baker No record was made on
/ the bloiter Of precinct No. Z. neither
| was any report made to headquarters.
| Captain Snyder declared last evening
| that he had held Glory on his own
| initiation. because Of information
| brought to him by a responsible man,
/ who declared positively that he had
| seen the cOlored man drive I'D TO his
/ home in Mfller's buggy. and carry q
large package Of books INTO his house.
For three hours Friday afternoon the
man was submitted to the third degree
by the police captain and Precinct De
| tective Groves. They confronted hin
with the charge and they faced hin
| with the man who declared with sucf
positiveness that he had seen the col
| ored man with the package of books.
That was no books" said Glory.
Watermelon, Not Ledgers-
''Wen then what was it?" asked tn,
captain quickly.
That was a watermelon" was tn,
answer which confounded them.
They could not shake the colore,
mans story, and having no evidence OF
which TO hold him longer. he was re
leased They could not search tn
mans home without a warrant II b
objected, yet he freely ganted his per
mission. The house was ransacked from
top TO bottom. Two ledgers wer
brought to light. one OF them an oil
one belonging TO the Miller Shoemake
Real Estate Company, yet there was n
| sign Of books belonging to the buildin
| association
Glory is J. Barton NIiIleT's cOn1dentia
messenger. Almost every day, eve
since Miller became involved he ha
called at his house. and IL is ne VIII
| does MAlier's errands. 1t was his con
fidential relations with Miller that caus
| ed Receiver Ambrose to think that h
might know something about the book
when he named him as a witness in tn
. contempt proceedings on Wednesday.