Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-02


WIN receive, so soon as the requsition can pass
through the forms of Office one thousand dollars
under the appropriation for the payment of e ar.
reasages; oil the receipt of which. be pleased to
Respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
J. X. PAuLDING, Esq. T. WATKINS.
Wary Agent, .Neto York.
$1,000.
And afterwards, to wit, on tho twenty fifth
DAY oil July, in the year aforesaid, at Washington
county aforesaid, made and executed his draft on
the said j. X. Pauding, Navy Agent as aforesaid.
ior the other and further sum Of five hundred dol
iars bearing date on the day and year last afore.
s".a' 10 favor OF the Aforesaid Charles s. Fowler,
and then and there delivered the same to the said
Charles D. Fowler, aud received therefor, the said
sum oil i've hundred dollars from the said Charles
s. Fowler, and kept aud disposed of the same for
bis own use And on the same day anl year last
aforesaid. at the county aforesaid the said Watkins
wrote and addressed, and caused to be sent 10 the
said ). X Pauding. Navy Agent as aforesaid, Z
letter. IN the words and figures following, to wit :
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Fourth auditors Office, 25th July. 1927.
Pr - nave this day drawn on you in favor
OF Z. 5. Fowler, for five hundred dollars; which
you will be pleased to charge to s'arrearages."
am sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
T. WATKINS.
J. X. PAuLDING, Esq.
.hauy agent, Neto York
And the Jurors aforesaid do further. unon their
oath aforesaid, present, that tho said letters and
drafts so as aforesaid written and sent and drawn
and sold, as aforesaid, and the said reaui,iion
caused and procured TO be issued as aforesaid
were, and each fthem was so written, sent drawn
and sold, and caused and procured 10 be issued.
as aforesaid, without any authority therefor and
not Tor or on account Of the public service but
Tor the private gain and benefit of the said Tobias
Watkns, and with intent to defraud the said Uni
nVnda faIr
| obtain to his own use and benefit, the said two
| sums OF hyo hundred dollars each and that, by
means of the said several false pretences the said
Tobias Watkins did, at the time and times afore-
said' de'raud the said United States of the said
two sums OF i've hundred dollars EACH and dispose
OF the same to his own use and benefit TO the
great damage Of the United States, and against
the peace and government thereof.
And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths afore-
said, present, that the said Tobias Watkins then
being the Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury of the
United States, and devisng and intending fraudu-
ientiy and unjustly to acquire and retain for him
sell and for his own private use, the moneys of
the United States, with force and arms, at Wash
ington county aforesaid, on the sixteenth day of
January, in the year eighteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-eight, wrote and addressed, and caused 10 be
sent TO certain j. X. Paulding, then NAVY A.
gent OF the United States at the City of NJ York,
letter in the words and figures following, to wit:
! TREASURY DEPARTmsNr,
! Fourth .fnditor's Office, Jan. 10Th, 1928.
| STR have this day drawn on you for seven
| hundred and fifty dollars, in favor Of C.S Fow-
| Ter, on one days sight, to meet which, remit
lance will be made to you by the Treasurer of the
United States, so soon as the requison can pass
through the forms of Office under the head Of s.ar-
rearages, prior to 1927 OF the like sum and TO this
head you win be pleased to charge the draft,
when paid. The draft is made at one DAYS sight,
/ that time may be allowed for the remittance to
reach you in due season; but should any thing oc-
cur TO prevent this, you will be pleased to pay il
| out OF any fund in your hand and make the
necessary transfer ON the receipt ofhc Treasurer
draft.
am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
! T. WATKINS.
j. X. PAULDINc, Navy Agent.
And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oath afore
said, do further present, that ON the same day and
year aforesaid, at the county aforesaid, the said
Tobias Watkins made and executed draft on the
said j. K. Pauldng, Navy Agent as aforesaid, ac-
cording to the advice of the aforesaid letter in IA
yor OF certain c. S. Fowler for the sum Of sew en-
hundred and fifty dollars, bearing date the day and
year aforesaid, payable on one days sigh,
and then and there sold and delivered In Z
said draft to the said Charles S. Fowler and re-
ceived therefor the said sum of seven hundred
and fifty dollars, from the said Fowler, and KEEP,
and disposed OF the said sum OF money for his own
use, and which said draft, upon the said j. X
Paulding, was duly presented to, and paid by him
the said j. X Paulding And the jurors aforesaid
upon their oath aforesaid, do further present, tina
the said Tobias Watkins, at Washington county
aforesaid, on the 18th day Of January, in the year
aforesaid, did osteDsibly for the public service, but
falsely and without authority, Cause and procure
to be issued from the Navy Department of the u
nited States certain requisitidR to the Secretary
oil the Treasury Of the United States, for the sum
f of twelve thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
dollars and twelve cents, exceeding the amour,
for which the said Paulding had required requi-
stion, by the sum of seven hundred and fifty dol.
lars, which said sum of $3.50 was by the false sug-
gestion and procurement, of said Tobias Watkins
added to the amount required by the said Pauld-
ing, for the purpose and intent Of placing in the
hands Of said j. X. Psuding, Navy Agent az
aforesaid, the said sum Of seven hsndred and fifty
dollars, Of the moneys Of the United States 10 ee,
the payment Of the said draft, made and sold al
aforesaid, 10 the said Charles s. Fowler, which
requisition is in the words and figures following
! to wit:
\ NAVY DEPARTMENT,
i To the Secretary Of the Treasury.
i No. ll53. Sir: Please to cause a warrant fol
twelve thousand eight hundred and
| eghty-Dine dollars and twelve cents
! G TO be issued in favor of J. X. Paulding
Navy Agent New York, with which
Y be - to be charged
| ll75. &c be charged 10 the uDdermenIon
| cd appropriations.
| Given under my hand this 1911
! day Of January, 1928.
! 1889 dolls IL cts
! SAM: soUTHARD,
| Secretary of the WdvY.
| Countersgned, RICHARD QUITS,
! Second Comptroller.
! Registered, T. WATKINS,
! Fourth .Apdti0r.
! APPROPRIATIONS