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

SSth day OF August, procure OF cause a false & fraud
ulent writins or requisition for the sum of two thous-
anu collars, IN favor OF Richard ID. Harris, Navy
Agent at Boston, to be issued by the Secretary OF
the Navy, by means OF which, aud with intent to de-
fraud the United States, the said Watkins procured
tue sa,u sum OF two thousand dollars to be drawn
rom the treasury of the u. S. and placed i'm the
hands oil the said Harris; that by his drafts drawn at
various tunes, the said Watkins drew from the said
harris, the said sum or most thereof, and npplicd ii
10 ms own use and benefit; that when the said drafts
were RETURNED TO the Fourth Auditors Office, as
vouchers to effect o settlement of Tho accounts Of said
Iteriis' the SAID watkins purloined them from the
ONCE, and dcisced and obliteratcd the accounts a
,oresaid' with iutent To consummate and conceal his
iraud against the United States.
That on or about the 9th dav Of September. 1898.
Tue SAID Watkins, with the intent to dcfraud the u.
states, did procure by false pretcnces, a rcquisition
10 De issued In favor of Orris S. Paine, for five hun
oreu oeIa!s, well knowing that the United States
"n' not indebted TO the said Paine, either as orr.
sinai CREDITOR, or assignee, IN the sum or any other,
aud oy means OF such false writing. thus fraudulent
~ procured, the said Paine was enabled to draw the
SAID sum 0i live hundred dollars out of the Treasu-
~ OF Inc United States, which said sum, in pursuance
oil tie original object and intent of said false writing.
kins.
itneSc ~enormiiics and many more. dcfrauding
the united States out of large sums of money, by
The examination and representations aforesaid. this
deponent has reason TO suspect aud believe, and does
suSpcct and believe, have been ommit;cd by the
saiu iohihs Watkins. And further this depomcnt
saith not.
(Signed) AMOS KENDALL
Personally appeared bcf1re me, Enoch REYNOLDS
a Justice OF the Peace Cor the District OF columbia,
Amos Kendall, Fourth Auditor, and made oath that
INC above statements by him signed, are true, as set
iOI.A. NasIilngton, April 20, 1879.
(Signed) ENOCH REYNOLDS. ]. r.
Upon this affidavit, Tobias Watkins was taken in
fhiiadeiphia by a warrant at the instance ofthe u.
states, and removed by L writ issued from the Dis
Z rHNf l'nnrf fr liz -, ~. en-
to the custody of the Marshal of the District OF Co.
iunlola. This writ was dated LIST Nav, 1899, and
signed by the Hon. James Hopkinson.
Inc grand jury me, on Thursday, e!st MAJ, and
found the following indictments:
DssrRIcT or COLUMBIA.
Wdshingtua County,
The grand jury for the body of Washington conn
~ upon their oath, present. that Tobias Watkins.
ia'eo Oh Washington county, gentleman, on the fifth
DAY OF July, III tho year Of our Lord, eighteen hun
drcd and twenty-seven, at Washington county, afor-
said, he being then and there the Fourth Auditor Of
tue treasury OF the United States, and being an evil
disposed person, aud devising and intending fraudu-
lent!y and unjustly 10 obtain and acquire for himself
and tor his own private use divers sums of money Of
the United Stntcs, with force and arms, at tho County
Hioresid, Oh the day and year aforesaid, falsely and
'raudulcntly wrote and addressed and caused TO be
sent, to a certain ]. K. Paulding, then n NAVY Agent
of the United States, at the city of New York .
letter IN the words and figures following, to wit:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
4h .fudHor'S ODIcs, 5th july, 1927.
SIR: You viii receive by the mail OF to. morrow
or next day, the Treasurer draft for $500. under the
appropriation for "arrearagcs," in order to meet INV
order on You OF this ute for that sum. That time
might be given for the remittance ofthe draft, nv or
der is nude payable at three days sight, and will be
charged when paid to "arrearages." 1t is in favor
of s. IL ~. Allen s. Co.
| am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your obt. eert.
Signed, II. WATKINS.
J. X. PAULDING, Esq.
Mary .4gsnf-NtIc York.
And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oatll. present.
That on the same day aud year aforesaid, at the cnun.
ty aforesaid. tho said Tobias Watkins made and exc
cuted a draft on the said J. X. Paulding, Navy A
as Aforesaid, according to the advice of IN,
letter, in favor Of a certain S. d NJ. Allen
o. 20. for the sum of five hundred dollars. bearing
date the day and year aforesaid, payable at three
days sight, and then and there sold and delivered Tho
draft To a certain Charles S. Fowler, and receiv-
cd therefor the said sum of five hundred dollars
the said Fowler, and kept and disposed of the
sum of money for his own use.
And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid
10 further present that the sand Tobias Watkins, at
%ashington county aforesaid, on the sixth day of Ju-
". IN The year aforesaid, did ostensibly for the public
service. but falsely and without authority. cause and
to he issued from the Navy Department of
he UDncd States Il certain rcquisition upOn the Soc.
.ctary Of tie Treasury of the United States. for the
Iuipusc and intent Of placing III the hands of said ]. !
Is. Pauldmg' Navy Agent as aforesaid, the sum Of
)ne thousand dollars Of the moneys Of the United
states winch reqrisition is in tie words and figures
blowing, to wit:
j69. Navy DEPARTMENT.
tn the SECRETARY Of Mc TreasurW
SrR: Please carse a warrant for one ,hor
sand dollars and - cents, to be issued IN
favor of J. X. P%aulding, Navy Agent, New
York, with which he is to be charged.
BOZ To be charged TO the undernIcnlioncd sp-
preparations.
Given under my hand, this 9Th day of July, 1927.
81 900 - cents.
%(Signed) SAML L. %SOUTHARD.
Secretary NJ The NAVY.
Countorsigncd) RICHARD QUITS.
Second Comptroller.
Fourth .Audhor.
.1PpropridGons.
Arrenragcs prior TO 1927, a., 900 90, l.. B.
BY means Of which said rcgui.ition, the said sum Of
me thousand dollars Of the moneys of the u. States
was placed in the hands of ]. X. Pauldinp. Nav
4 gent az aforesaid.
And the Jurors aforesaid, on their oath aforesaid.
present, that the said Tobias Watkins, at Wash.
Ington county aforesaid, on tho ninth day Of JuIv. IN