Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-02
CASE OF TOBIAS WATKINS.

CASE OF TOBIAS WATKINS.
On Saturday the 18th May, "A melton was tnarie nv Mr. INK,
10 quaSh The prcsen,ment, which was As follows.
DlsrR'cr or CoLuNBrA.)
County IF Uostington, ''"y I""' i8'''
The Jurors ofthc United States for the body OF the
county aforesaid, Oh thciF oa,hs and afirmutions. pre-
sent
That Tobias Watkins, in his capacity Of Eth Audi
tor ot the Treasury Of the United States. ostersihlv
Tor the public service, hut falsely and without authori-
", did, on or about The Gth day Of July, 1927, procure
from the United States Navy Department directions
10 The United States Treasury Department, TO plscc
N the hands Of V X pSuljing, Navy Accent nj Nov
YORK the sum OF one thousand dollars, which sum
OF one thousand dollars, tho SAID Tobias Watkins. nv
letter OF advicc, in his official capacity, and by hi,
drafts on said Pauiding sod 10 Charles s. Fowler.
did receive for his own private uSc. VIZ: FIVE hundred
dollars on or about the 5th day Of jay, 1927, omd the
further sum of five hundred dollars on or abDu, tha
18th day of said month and wear.
+ The Jurors aforesaid further presen;-That Tho
saiu watkins, on or about the 10th day uf July, 1923.
caused, as aforesaid, IN manner aforesaid. n further
sum OF seven hundred and fifty dollars 20 be placed
IN the hands of said Pauldiny, whicl, he. Line said
Watkins, received i'll manner aforesaid for bIs ovn
private use, by drafts sold 10 SAID Churies =. Fowler.
RS aforesaid, on or about the 10Th dav OF .Ianuorv
1928. Sirncd, ANDREW Wv
Foreman.
On Monday the motion was m, renewed. owins rc,b,,s -
the circumstance that the hour for motions had eIarrsed bbn6f,rc
INC counsel appeared, aud on Tuesday ,hn Grand jury found
w it lItlWInU WNTuS.
County Of Hashinstom. Nay Term, 1920.
The Jurors of the United States for the body Of the
county or Washington, on their oatIis aud aiiirnIations
present that Tobias w atkins, in iis capacity of 4th
Auditor OF the Treasury of the United States. ostcn-
sloiy tor the public service, hut falsely and withou,
authority, did, on or about the 29,h day OF AUGUST.
1877, procure from the United States Navy DEPART.
ment, directions to the United States Treasurv DO.
p;artment, to place in the hands of R,chard d.. Harris,
!SaVy Agent at Boston, the sum of two thousa.d dol.
lars, which sum of two thousand dollars the said TO.
pas Watkins by letters of advice, in his official cana.
city, ana by his drafts on said Harris. sold to Charles
D. Fowler, did receive for his own private use, viz:
three hundred dollars, on or abou: the 18th hrgrs,
1927; five hundred dollars, on or about the Iih Son,
i721; hVe hundred dollars, on or about the 10Th Sen.
slnoer, io<ri ana seven hundred dollurs. on or about
Signed, ANDREW WAY, Foreman.
The following is the affidavit upon which the ar.
was made:
UNITED STATEe,
District Of Columbia. o."
Amos Kendall, the 4lI Auditor ur The 'I',,. r-
department OF the United States, beinr dulv syynr1
and saith, that from an examinlt,or of booke
papers and documents IN his office. and in the on;co
OF the Secretary of the Navy, together with The re-
p eseh'aIiohs OF persons who were lately en- lloyrd Ly
IoDias Watkins, his predecessor in Office. in ib..
OF the said olice, he has reason 10 gIs-
1ect ana belleve, and does suspect and believe. ,b,,
ne SAID Tobias Watkins, at periods subsequent :
% the hTst day OF January, 1915, has been guilty oil
alse making and uttering. or camsinp 10 be {, lee u,odc
md uttered, various writings With intent IN dot,,,d
he United States out of divers SUNS of money anil
Ind that he has, by the aid Of such false papers or
"rltlDgs, detraudcd the United States by dravi1,
rom the Treasury various sums of 1noncv ,rb;cL. h.
hos appropriated tn his own use, and tina, Kor Tho nm,
OF consIminatmg and concealino said fraud. bo
mas deiaced and obllteratcd, altered and made false
papers and accounts, or caused such papcr. and
accounts TO be dcfaccd, ublicraied, altered and r,,I,
lulSe with intent rfprncnTl. ,utf,1
n portion of the vouchers and evb;bi,, 81
SundTy agents employed By the government of tho
Onited States, and were addressed by them to fbc
secretary Of the Navy or IN the said 9TH Auditor in
'be course oftheir official business, viz.
That on or about the 9th ofJuly. 1927. tho s,id Tn.
oias Watkins did cause 10 be issued from tLe Secro.
tsry ofthe Navy a false and fraudulent wri,inn usr-
~ Gai!cd a itequlsition, requesting the Treasurer OIL
ne Ohltcd states to issue n warrant in foyor ~ J,,,o.
* P%aulding, Navy Agent in New York. for ono Ill., NV
SAND dollars, chargeablc 90 arrcarages prior ia 100
that by means Of the said false and fraudulent Ur;,;na
the SAID sum OF one thousand dollars was drawn fro,,
inc treasury Of the United States ana placed Il, ,b,
nands OF the SAID P%auldine, all with the intent IN cra.
bic the said Tobias Watkins 10 dciraud the n. G,.,o.
py, applying the same TO his own uee; thai, Tho s1iI
'utkns' oy ms drafts on ihc said PauldinV. did fran
uutS" possess himself or the said thouqaud donorr.!
ana afterwards 70 consrmnnio and conceal IL
sdlc fraud, did p1rlOin the said drafts from tb. n,,ors
returned TO the 1th Auditors Office bv t,c said Phi
Jung az vouchers to effect a settlement orbis accour,g
anI ud oblteTate the items ~ said accounts which
embraced the said one Thousand dollars.
Inat Tor the purpose Of drifsudiuu tito IT.. &. C.,
sslq Io6iss Watkins also did. Oh or alou' Tho i8fb d.,
: january, 1873, alter end make laiso.o or cfpeo IN H..
g|eTed and made false o letter from the rsid Lam
:. [aplding TO the Secretary ot Tho Navy. Nv which
IsudGIent alteration, the sun OF srvor tr,ujrcd md
my 1o,aTs was added to n rcr1i.iron is.ned in ia.
VOr OF the said P%aulding, and by moan. al cd 30
question:, thus far false and r.auFnI, nt. mi so raJo
or caused to be made by the said Wnt<ns. the sad
sum ofseVen hundred and hny do.l,rs ,gar dra~r
IRON the Treasury Of the u. S. md placed inl
ne hahos OF the said P%auldinp. whence il was in
ike manner drawn upon the dr.is NJ ssiJ W..
kins, and applied to his own use, and tue said drafts |
when returned by the SAID Pavldiug, a. voueb
ers, were, by the said Watkins, ia Ike manner, -.
in the preceding case, purloinod
Thatthc said Tobias Watkins Cd o- oil, .boo, tt,I