Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-02

Goth day ofAugust procure or cause false s. fraud
ulen writing or requiston for the sum of two thous
and dollars, in favor 81 Richard d. Harris, Navy
agent at BOSTON, To be issued by the Secretary OF!
the Navy by means Of which, and with intent to de-
fraud the United States, the said Watkins procured
tho said sum of two Thousand dollars to be drawn
from the Treasury of the u. S. and placed in the
hands OF the said Harris that by his drafts drawn at
various times, the said Watkins drew from the said
Harris the said sum or most thereof and applied it
to his own use and benefits that when the said drafts
were returned to the Fourth Auditors Office, as
vouchers to effect settlement of the accounts of said
Harris, the said Watkins purloined them from the
Office and defaced and obliterated the accounts Il
torcsaid, with intent to consummate and conceal his
fraud against the Us,ted States
That on or about the 9th day of September, 1928,
inc SAID ATKINS, with the intent to dcfraud the u
States, did procure by false pretences a reuuiston
to be issued IN favor of Orris S. Paine for five hun
dred dollars, well knowing that the United States
'rns not indebted to the said Paine. either as ORR
gnai creditor, or assignee, III the any other,
and by means of such false writing. thus fraudulent
ly procured the said Paine was enabled to draw the
said of five hundred dollars out of the Treas,-
ry oil the United States. which said sum- in pursuance
OF the original object and intent of said false writing
he said Paine, paid over to the said Tobias Wat
kins.
All these enornities ard many more, defrauding
the United States out of large sums of money! by
the examination and representations aforesaid this
dcponent has reason to suspect and believe and does
suspect and believe, have been committed by the
said Tobias Watkins. And further this deponent
saith not.
Signed AMOS KENDALL.
Personally appeared before me, Enoch REYNOLDS
Justice of the Peace for the District of Columbia
Amos Kendall, Fourth Auditor and made oath that
the above statements by him signed are true as Sc,
forth. Washington, April 96, 1929
lSignedi ENOCH REYNOLDS, ]. P.
Upon this affidavit, Tobias Watkins was taken in
Philadelphia by warrant at the instance oftbe r.
States, and removed by writ issued from the Dis
trct Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
to the custody oftle Marshal Of the District of Co
lumbIa: This writ was dated list May, 1929, and
signed by the Hon. James Hopk inson.
The grand jury met on Thursday, eIst Nav, and
found the following indictments:
DisrRIcr OF Columbia,
VaShingtR County, 50
The grand jury for the body of Washington coun-
~ upon their oath present, that Tobias Watkins
late of Washington county, gentleman on the fifth
day OF July, in the year of Lord, eighteen hun
bred aud twenty-seven, at Washington county afor
said he being then and there the Fourth Auditor OF
the Treasury Of the United States and being an evil
disposed person. and devisng and intending frauGu-
ientiy and unjusy to obtain and acquire for himself
and for ms own private divers sums of MONEY! of
the United States, with force and arms at the COUNTY
aioresid' ON the day and year aforesaid falsely and
irauduicntIy wrote and addressed and caused to be
sent, to certain j. K. Paulding, then Navv Aren't
OF the United States ut the city of New York a
letter in the words and figures following, to witt
TREAsURY DEPARTMENT.,
4th auditors Office, 5th ,Jukv 182Y
SIR: Eou will receive by the mail of tomorrow
or next day. the Treasurevs draft for $500 under the
for 'arrearages" in order to meet nv
order on you of this date for that sum. That time
might be given for the remittance ofthe draft INV nr
der is made payable at three days sight and will be
charged when paid to 'arrearages." 1t is in favor
of S. g. NJ. Allen 6, Co.
am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your obt. sert. >.
Signed, L. WATKINS.
Z. k PArLpiNG, ESD.
Navy .agenI--.3ey Yorr
and the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath present
mat on the same day and year aforesaid at the coun
ty aforesaid, the said Tobias Watkins made and eye
cuted draft the said J. K Pauldnp, NAVY A
gent, aforesaid, according to the advice of The
aforesaid letter, in favor Ola certain S. d. H. Allen
d. Go. 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 the
SAID draft to certain Charles S. Fowler and recev
ed therefor the said sum of five hundred dollars
from the said Fowler, and kept and disposed of the
said sum of money for his own use.
And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid
do further present that the said Tobias Watkins 80
w ashlngton county aforesaid on the sixth day of Iu
iy in the year aforesaid, did ostensibly for the public
service but falsely and without authority cause and
procure TO be issued from the Navy Department ri
rotary Of the Treasury of the United States for the
purpose and intent of placing in the hands oead J.
*. Pauding, Navy Agent as aforesaid, the sum of
1ne thousand dollars of the moneys of the United
states, which requsltion is in the words and figures
blowing, to Wit:
NO. 563' NAVY DEPARTMENT. |
70 the Secretary Of The Trensurv:
;. SIR: Please cause a warrant for one thou |
sand dollars and - cents, to be issued in |
favor of ]. K. Pauding, Navy Agent, New
York, with which he is to be charged
81 To be charged TO the aforementioned sp-
preparations.
Given under my hand, this 9Th day of July, 1927.
II 900 - cents.
(Signed) SAML. L. SOUTHARD
Secretary Of me .N1Uy |
Countersigned) RICHARD QUITS,
Second ComptJoiler. !
Fburtt Audjtor.
appropriations.
AErearages prior to 1927, 81 900 co. l., b.