The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-03
VAN buren, FRAUDS.
IMPORTANT PREsENTMENT BY THE GRAND JURY.
MORE DISCLOSURES.

ument which was read in open court yesterday by the
Grand Jury Of the General Sessions This present
ment has an important bearing upon the Naturaliza-
ton frauds against which the Judges OF the Court OF
Quarter Sessions have just pronounced SO emphatic
decision II will speak for ITSELF and will open the
eyes many Of our citizens the real facts relates
to the increased vote of the last election. Comment
upon this is unnecessary II is painful business,
and shows that while extraordinary conspiracy has
been in progress in New York. with the object of do
ing injury number Of respectable citizens because
of their being Wings our own courts OF justace and
grand juries have been engaged in a much more Sc
rous business and having much more tangible foun-
dation, in relation to members Of the Van Buren,
party
PREsENTMENT BY THE GRAND JURY.
The Jury respectfully state
That in compliance with the directions the court
they entered Immediately into laborious investiga-
ton Of the circumstances attending the Naturalization
of citizens in the courts of general and quarter
sons and the facts which the papers of the Offices
and the examination of the clerks of the said Offices
have brought to the knowledge Of the grand jury,
would in their opinion, render proper that certain
certificates of naturalization should be Immediately
Gated they now present the following statement
That the petitioners have not made their declara-
tons in any two years before their application for
citizenship; yet from the endorsement on the same,
and the testimony of Isaac r. Der deputy clerk and
to the usages of the Offices is believed that in each
of said certificates of naturalization have been
issued M
That in number Of cases the usual endorsement
when certificates of naturalization issued
to and admitted by Isaac R. Dller and Others acting
for the clerk William O'Kline, certificates of natu-
razation are believed to have been issued
That none Of these papers have the appreciation Of
any of the presiding judges Of the court and in case
that appreciation is necessary appears to TINS jury
that such certificates of naturalization should be va
Gated.
That in other cases there are no signatures to the
ret;t;n. 70 the proof of residence for five years,
though marked approved by Judge Doran and also by
Dier deputy clerk that the petitions for naturaliza
ton and the declaration of the citizens proving the
residence for five years, had been duly sworn or af
frmed This class of cases requires such action as
the court considers proper certificates Of naturaza
ton have, according to the oath Of Isaac R. Dller,
been issued when approved by Judge Dram and attest
ed by him. That Judge Barton has proved before the
grand jury in number of cases, where also by the
proof Of Isaac r. Diler, certificates of naturalization
are believed to have been issued, that his name or
initials signifying appreciation, have been forged The
grand Jury desire such action these the
circumstances require they ought to be va
Gated. fs
The grand jury also present that Judge Doran au-
thorzed the persons acting for James Eneu clerk of
the quarter sessions and w. q. Kline, to swear the
persons applying for citizenship and the citizens prov
ing the residence of the petitioners, in the Hall OF the
State House, and the rooms adjoining the court room
That there are no cans Of distinguishing during
portion Of three days how many were sworn in open
court according law and how many in the said hall
and adjoining rooms. In the those days. the
grand jury desire such action may be deemed cor
rect.
That the grand jury on inquring for list of fees
received by James Eneu, Jr. and W. o. Kline on DIFF
ferent days, in order to ascertain the naturalization
certificates issued find that these officers have kept no
such account of fees received for issuing naturalization
certificates which they consider contrary to the law
constituting thel offices.
That in the Office of William o. Kline, clerk Of the
court of general sessions, and James Eneu, J clerk
of the quarter sessions account register in
dex has been kept ofthe citizens naturazed and that
in has it been usual, by them, to enter the
declarations that certificates Of citizenship have been
issued on the declarations, though Used in their
courts
The grand jury regret to observe that the precau-
ton has not been taken to record in the different Of
fees the residence at the time of applying for citizen
ship and where they have resided during the year and
generally during the four years additional making up
the five and they would respectfully state that if
gins preserved stating these facts, numbers of
the certificates issued and the certificates cut from
such books inserted, these precautions would I've
great security against fraud and where copies adj
ditonal certificates issued, such fact should be
specially stated.
Henry Troth, John Seddnger,
James l.. Dunn Samuel C. Cooper,
Thomas Bidde, VIM. ii. Matthews,
John G. Wolf, James Fassitt,
John Rakestraw, Cassimer l.. Luben,
Thomas Street, William Collins.
Jeremiah Clark,
he &c c..