Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-10
ported tor The Baltimore Patritt.
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE U. STATES.

". Indictment for a .Misde.
On 'he 18th inst. his Court opened for the trial of NJ.
Cuoninshe,n. 'ahe Post Master OF Abins don, Harforu
County. Maryland. He was indie ed under eer,sin
provides as follows:
Ina, itany psrson employed in any the departments
OF the Post ofics Ehsb'ishment, shall unlawlully de
tam, delay or open any is.ter, packet. b,g or mai, n
'eNers, with which he shall be entrusted. or which
.nai have cone to his possession. and which are ia
'en,el 10 be- conveyed by so,t; Or, 4, any such person
'n"ii secret, cmtezzle or destroy suy letter or psckst.
eu"u''eo u such person "a Aforesaid, and which shall
no. contain any security for, or assurance RELATING m
money, rs hereinafter described, sveiy such offender.
oeing thereof duly convicted, shall Tor eyerv sucb NJ,
fence, be fined, mol, exceeding lire buni,ej ,ioIi,.s
or inir'oned not exceeding ,ir months, or both, ac.
IF nee" ''
The lud ctment con aimed ten counts. The ,ou, 6rs,
on The second clause ct this sec;iot; and The six la, on
ihe hrst clause. To the nine frs, counts tina ConnseI
Ter the Travsrser put in a general demurrer. and n
We io'h a special demurrer. These wers arc ued on
We Two following days. Aud on Monday, the l6.h n.
Judge DuUdH gave his opinion, sustaining the demnr.
CO % 'pe 'orr n'st coun's, and everything them as
70 'oe SIX last. The Judge herein decided tia, il wa.
nee ssary to ne gaiive that The letters contained sseuri.
ues 70 o. assurances relating 10 monsy; and further
ma, me enumeration OF such securities as set forth
ed. a
A jury Of great responsibility and Intelligence seine
efnpanheied The trial on the facts commenced tina, day.
"A great many witnesses were Y mined on both .iIss
occupying therein nearly four dave. Ca FRIDAY. the
zob tho arguments to the Jury commenced. which
continued until Q o'clock, OF Monday evening the % T.
~ me course OF these Arguments various ques,i ms of
ooticed.
The most inlere'ting facts, which were s;vsp in svi.
henee, on the part OF the Government were ina, a.
tain irregularities and violations of IN, Nail ,ook ,I,na
In the C urss OF he last winter, between b ,Jtimo,e and
"hm'ns'on, Del. in consequence Of wh,c, a cores
poIdence took place between the Postmaster, of ,ha.s
places and a schsme for detecting the guilty was de-
weed by them. Decay letters were sent by the mai
INTO winch were put, somstimes good money, bot prin,
c'piliy counterfeit no,es-Some prsyiou. in es,iya,ions
failing OF a discovery, Mr.. Charles II. G,,,bb. Dsnn,u
Posi-. mas'er OF Wilmington, comnsnced his operation.
on the 2isi oil January last. He put up two letters at
," n'nins'o'' which ware addressed TO ~clffsren, persons
IN odi'irocr'; aud az k'0n, coming on with the mail
ne put the two letters into separate bags or por.man-
Eau one oil woich was 10 be given out at one off CO
ana The o her at ano'her tfhce, between Eiktln and
nHVFe de TRACE On arriving at Havre he examined
he Two packages, and found them uutr keu. He de.
ermined again % test the sams two Offices. aud for thai
PuIpo'e, 10 return TO E'S,on. But some suspicion b:ing
excited IN his mind at III ,vre, owuds The Po,-M.s,ep
a. Abingdon, he escorted TO a similar means for deIsc-
ZION.
He prepared at HAvre, two letter. addressed in mar.
sons In Delaware; aud a letter addressed 10 the Cashier
OF ~ Bank OF Baltimore, into each o. which he mn,
counterfeit notes. In that sent to Baltimore, he mi .
30 noe OF GeoTgetown Bank, and a So Of the Charles.
ton manuiactnring Company. This letter was M, into
a porinan'eau, which the mail-guard was directed 10
give out al no o'her Office Than at Abingdot: and hs
was charged Wi a Letter OF advice to the Pos, haste r
at Baltimore. Mr.. Grub !hen returned TO Eik,op. ard.
inspecting The two packages there, he found then
correc'.-Sai:f-d with lhs fidelity of the olices
Worth o. the Susqnehanuah, his attention was solsIy
directed to those South .hereof. With The cc-o,s,s.
ton 81 Col. Whann. Post Master al + kton, he prenar 4
ed two decoy letters; iu'o one OF wheh he pui ccun.
lerieit note and addressed il 10 II. Niles, Baltimore.
ms ls',sr ns placed IN a Por manieau. to be opened at
all 'e oil+ss between Elk IN and B4llimore, ercepf
at abingdon. Tbs other letter was addressed IN Nj.
on mi'son' B4ilmors and into that were put a SIS note
OF the jersey B,nk, a So nets Of Gsofgslown Corno
rdlIOn, aud a III note Of A II i.para n.L 1L- -.
last were counterfeit, and the nfst supposed 10 bs
genuine hhelhtr II was go or no., was the great uuss.
non 10 controversy ON he former trial agsinst this par.
", Tor a Folony'-This last letter vas mailed by Col
Whann, ard pui ihto a poriman,eau, which was TO bs
gwen on' only al Abingdon. There was in that mail
no package for Abingdon
Mr.. Grubb came on ~i& The two porimaoteauu, care
iuly attending 10 their disposition. At Havr- the bsg.
containing the last mentioned letter, was opened in ths
presence OF DR.. Sdppington, the Pos'-M aster, and his
uePny' 'ha1 hey might see the packages compared
WIN tie Iisl OF ihem. He here received a letter from
The Post Mater at Baltimore, advising him ina, tho
dec y letter addressed 10 the ea.bier of the Bank a,
Baltimore On The 22l, had been inierc. pied. Tn Pos,
Nj is'er al HavTe advised Mr. Grub 10 call for Inunr a,
Arlington, so as to sum up a bill, and to counterfeit, in.
tox'csiion, ,ha; tbs Post msstsr there mish, have M
suspicion OF his Character. Following on with the mail
TO Abingdon, he raw The pottmanteau, he fore desiSo,d
Tor That office, carried into the bar by the travr rser,
aud beard Paeksg~' broken open, although he knew
ms was unnecessary, as no packages were in lie mail
Tor that office. Considerable DELAY being occasi.nsd a,
tina, place, by the stabling II the mail. G ,rrisoe n woss
bout ! O'Clock m the morning Of The 9th Of Jan. befors
they were ready 10 depart. The witness called lor hi.
Oil, which wai 90 cents. Fl. IL red in payment ,bs,..
Tor, hrs! a $50 note, then a $40 note. Cbaygs ra. g.
ven 'or inc latter IN a So note, a 50, and a 81, and three
Dali do'.'r,. Tbe 50 note proved 10 be the Grofge,oyp
note, winch had been enclosed in the letter directed 10
the Cashier OF the Bank Il u fillmore, and sen, bv ,bs
maIi OF the preceding evening. The 50 pois a6d 81
note were two OF the three noies enclosed in Ibe Ie,,rr
70 N'Non wilson, and mailed a few hours before a,
EXON All these notes we're perfectly well known
10 MI. Gfubb, aud TO Others Of the Witnesses The S5
nc'o had been ascerisioed by The traverser, in the
course OF ms day preceding. 10 he a counterfeit. And
this discovery accounted for his giving il in EXCHANGE
70 a stranger apparently intoxicated, rath r than the
30 oo'o "h ca was IN cONpany with The 90 and 81
noes. ~"
Arriving at Baltimore, Mr.. Grubb examined the Two
Pcr'inanisals. IN one, which had bsen given ogt At all the
0 hrr oh1ces, he found ths dse,y letter 10 II. Miles
ans 10 The other which had besn opened AT Abingdon,
me mccoy 10 N. Wilson was mis. Ing. But in i've pIare
was 10 md a latter address q TO M. John IT. MN NJ
Baltimore, which had been mslsd a, Wiimingon
by Mr.. q ubb, on tn 20 h, and h.d been too dsvs de
delayed on The road, aud bad hsen opeped.-It was a
bena noe ttt r., supposed % be, ahd marked dou lie
al'lo single. An sfijsvi having bsen made bef5re a
Disflct judge, Cunningham was areaed on the even
inz OF the ~ b Of January.
Two Of ths counts which we're struck ont. were Dr., ~,
upon me emh Zzlement Of he decoy letter, addressed ,o
the cashier oiihe Back Of Baltimore. Three of the eounIs
,uisd 70 be good, nod relation 10 the decoy letter 10
~. wilson, Tor ds'siniog, delaying and opening "a Two
were iouhaed on the delaying and Oh ming he bona
bde leher 'oJ II. Eeh. The @ h was framed on 4
sni'ge Tor dslsyiug aud opening a bona hde lsPer 10
James Coz, E'q. The counsel for the Goyeromspl