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

pose OF coAsummating aud concerning said fraud |!
ne has detaced and obliterated, altered and made
false certain papers and accounts, or caused such
papers and accounts TO he defaced, obliterated,
altered and made false with intent aforesaid which
papers aud accounts constitute a portion OF the
vouchers and exhibits Of sundry agents EMPLOYED
by the government of the United States, and were
addressed by them to the Secretary of the Navy
or to the said sth Auditor in the course Of their
official business, viz. 80
That on or about the 9th Of July, 1897, the said
Tobias Watkins did cause to be issued from the
Sec'ry Of the Navy false & fraudulent writing,
usually called Requisition, requesting the Trea-
surer OF the u s. to issue warrant in favor Of JAS
X Psuiding, Navy agent in New.York, for one
thousand dollars, chargeable to arrearages prior to
1897; tlst by means Of the said false and fraudu-
lent writing, the said sum of one thousand dollars
was drawn from the Treasury Of the U. S. aud
placed in the hands Of the said Pauding, ali with
the intent 10 enable the said Tobias atkins TO de-
fraud the U. S. by applying the same to his own
use; that the said Watkins, by his drafts on the
said Pauiding, did fraudulenty possess himself of
the said thousand dollars, and afterwards, to con-
summafe and conceal the said fraud did purloin the
said drafts from the papers returned to the 4th Au-
ditor's Office by ae said Paulding as vouchers to
effect settlement OF his accounts, and did obler-
ate the items IN said accounts which embraced the
said one thousand dollars.
That Tor the purpose OF defraud;ng the U. S. the
said Tobias Watkins also did, on or about the 18th
day oil january, 1928, alter and make false, or
cause to be altered and made false, letter from
the said James X. Paulding to the Secretary of
the Navy. by which fraudulent alteration. the sum
OF seven hundred and fifty dollars added TO a
requiston issued in favor of the.sad Pauldng, and
by means OF said requisition, thus far false and
fraudulent, and so male, or caused to be made by
the said Watkins, the said sum OF seven hundred
and htty dollars was drawn from the Treasury of
the U. s. and placed in the hands of the said Paul
ding, whence it was in like manner drawn upon
hn Tic nj ~ts,.l a.
use the said drafts, when returned by tho said p as
vouchers, were, by the said Watkins, in like man.
ner, as in the preceding case, purloined.
That the said Tobias Watkins did. on or about
The 2s,h day Of August, 1927, procure or cause
false and fraudulent writing or requsition for the
sum Of two thousand dollars, in favor OF Richard D.
Harris, Navy Agent at Boston, to be issued by the
Secretary oil the Navy, by means of which, and
with intent to defraud the U. States, the said Wat
kns procured the said sum oftwo 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
thereN. and applied it to his own use and benefit
that when the said drafts were returned to the
Fourth Auditors Office vouchers to effect set
Element OF the accounts of said Harris, the said
Watkins purloned them from the office, and de-
faced and obiterated the accounts aforesaid, with
intent TO consumnlats end conceal his fraud against
the u. States.
That on or about the 9th day of September,
1928, the said Watkins, with the intent 10 defraud
the United States, did procure. by false preteuces,
requsitiou 10 be issued in favor of Orris S.
Paine, for five hundred dollars, well knowing that
the United States ,cas not indebted to the said
Paine, either as original creditor or assignee, in
the sum or any other, and by means of such false
writing, thus frauduiently procured, the said
Paine was enabled to draw the said sum of FIVE
hundred dollars out OF the Treasury of the United
States, which said sum-. in pursuance of the ORR
ginal object and intent Of the said false writing,
he, the said Paine, paid over to the said Tobias
Watkins.
All these enormtes and many more, defraud-
ing the United States out of large sums OF money,
by the examination and representations s:oresaid,
This deponent has reason TO suspect and believe.
| and does suspect and believe. have been commit
ted 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 Column
bia, Amos Kendall. Fourth Auditor, and made
oath that the above statements by him signed, are
true, as set forth. Washington. April 20, 1929.
(Signed) ENoCH REYNOLDSsJ. p. !.
Upon this affidavit, Tobias Watkins was taken
in Philadelphia by warrant at the instance OF
the United States, and removed by writ issued
from the District Court for the Eastern District OF
Pennsylvania, to the custody Of the Marshal OF
the District of Columbia This writ was dated
| Hopkinson.
! The grand jury met on Thursday. 2lst May,
and found the following indictments.
| Washington County
! The grand jury for the body of Washington
/ Watkins, late OF Washington County, gentleman
on the fifth day of July, in the year Of our Lord
| eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, at Washing
\ ton County, aforesaid, he being then and there
the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury Of the United
States and being an eyil-disposed person, and de
vising and intending frauduiently and unjustly Il
obtain and acquire for himself, and for his Owr
private use. divers sums oil money of the United
States, with force and arms, at the County afore
said, on the day and year aforesaid, falsely anC
! frauduently wrote ami addressed and caused to bs
sent, TO a certain j. X. PauldiDg, then Navy
Agent Of the United States, at the city OF New
York, letter, in the words and figures following
10 wit;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
4th auditors Office, 5th July, 1927. Z
| Sir: You will receive by the mail Of to- morrow
or next day, the Treasurer's draft for $500 fy,
hundred dollars, under the appropriation for Gar
rearages," in order to meet my order on you o
this date for that sum. That time might be giyer
for the remittance of the draft, my order is made
payable at three days sight, and will be charged
when paid 10 " arrearages." II is in favor of s
| & NJ. Allen & Co.
lam, Sir, very respectfully. your obi scrv't
(Signed) T. WATKINS.
/ J. X. PAULDING, Esq.
Navy Agent-.N'e,O York..
! And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath, pre-
sent, that on the same day ana year aforesaid, a
the county aforesaid, the said Tobias Watkin,
made and executed draft on the said j. X
Paulding, Navy Agent, as aforesaid, according &c
the advice OF the aforesaid letter, in favor Of a
certain S. & NJ. Allen & Co. 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 a
certain Charles s. Fowler, and received therefor
the said sum Of five hundred dollars from the said
EnIyler and lent and disnnseA of lie LII =.