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From The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec Is.
AN EXCITING CASE THE BANK
OF THE UNITED STATES.

ted to the Court yesterday, and created
quite a sensation. Judge Barton order
cd it to be read and fled. The Artor-
ney General then moved that bench war.
rants be issued against the persons pre-
sented. John NJ Read, ESQ immediate
ly answered for Nicholas Biddle, as the
CounsI for that gentlemen, and moved
that the presentment be quashed. The
Court desired him to commit his motion
TO wiring, and, with his reasons, to
submit the matter this morning, when
the case will probably be heard fur
ther.
PreSentment of the Grand Jury against
the officers and others Of the United
States Bank.
To tile Hon Court Of General Sessions !:
The Grand Jury, for the county Of
Philadelphia, respectfully submit 10 the
Court, on their solemn oaths or affirms,
tions, the following statement Of their
proceedings:
On The 18th day of November, pa
per containing charges of criminal ma
ture against certain individuals, and
which is hereto annexed, marked B. was
presented to the Grand Inquest now in
curing Tor the county Of Philadelphia,
by respectable citizen, who pledges
himself to make good his charges, and
be the prosecutor. An accusation, CO.
ming in such shape, the Grand Jury
fell it 10 bO an imperative duty TO in.
Vestigate, and accordingly subpenas
were issued for all the persons named
as witnesses by the person making the
accusation, and for such others who, in
the course of the examination, were
found 10 be cognizant of any material
facts having relation TO the charges.
A full aud searching inquiry has been
Instituted and the deliberate opinion of
the Grand Jury is, that certain officers
of tho United States bank have been
guilty Of q gross violation OF the laws;
CoIIudng together to defraud those
stockholders who had trusted their all
TO be preserved by them. And that
there is good ground TO warrant pros.
ocutlon OF such persons for serious Of
fences, which the Grand Jury do now
present to the Court and ask that The
Attorney General be directed 10 send up
for the action Of the Grand Jury bills
Of indictment against
First Nicholas Biddle, Samuel Jau
don, John Andrews, and Others, Ito the
Jury unknown,) for entering into a con.
spiracy TO defraud the stockholders Of
the United States Bank of the sum or
sums of 100000, in the year 1886;
and endoayoring to conceal the same
by fraudulent and illegal entry in
1910.
TO sustain the above: Endorsed, Aus
tin Mogomery, Captain Henry MaIery,
Henry Korne, as successors Moses
Kempton, Edward Coles, James S New
bold, JoshuA Lippincott, Jonathan Pat
,erson, Thomas Taylor, and William
Drayon, as Witnesses:
The Grand Jury, on their solemn
oaths or allirmations do further ask that
bill Of Indictment be sent to them u.
go'nst
Second. Mich olas Biddle, Joseph Cow.
perthwaite, and others TO the Jury un-
kpown,) for entering into a conspiracy
TO delraud, &c. the stockholders of the
Bank Of the United States during the
ycnrs 1887 1898, 1889, and 1910, by
which the stockholders have been de.
fraudod OUT ofa sum or sums of money
exceeding 100000.
To sustain this bill endorse the same
Hccussers us in the first case; as witness
ses, Moses Rempton, Edward Coles,
james S. Newbold, Joshua Lippncott,
jonathan Patterson, Thomas Taylor,
William Dayton Joseph Cabot, Rodney
Fisher, Richard Price, and George Han.
dy.
The Grand Jury, on their solemn
oalhs or alirmatons, do further ask for
q bill of indictment against Alexander
Lardner, Thomas Dunlap, Richard Price
44hW dlCo LC"lo, uhu NcOIRo liuHu "
and others, TO the jury unknown, } for
iconiously, &c., conspiring to cheat and
defraud the stockholders of the United
States Bank of Pennsylvania, of the sum
or sums of about S 1870, 900, in the year
l84O To sustain this charge, The same
accusers as are tho others; and as wit
nosses, Moses Kemptou, Edward Coles,
James S. NewbOld, Joshua Lippincott,
Jonathan Patterson, and Thomas Tay.
lOr.
The Grand Jury would also inform
the Court that they have before them
another subject of much Importance, and
which involves misdemeanor of the
Gfosscst character, as committed by a
Magistrate OF Southwark, whose duty it
itto protect the cilizons and their pro-
parly instead Of connivlng with burglar:
and thieves, aud taken the money thai
tEey had stnIen. and then HlIowinu Iher