The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-18
From The Daily Chronicle.
PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY
AGAINST THE
OFFICERS AND OTHERS OF THE
UNITED STATES BANK

| To The Hon. Court Of General Sessions;
The Grand Jury for The County Of Philadelphia,
| Respectfully submit to the Court on their solemn
oaths and afiirmaons the following statement of their
proceedings a
| On the l2lh day of November, 1S4l a paper con-
tanning charges OF a criminal nature ag ainst ceItan
Individuals and which is hereto annexed marked B,
presented to the Grand Inquest inquirng for
the county of Philadelphia, by responsible citizen
who pledges himselfto make good his charges, and be
the prosecutor An accusation coming in such shape
the Grand Jury felt il TO be imperative duty to
vestgate. Subpenas issued for all the persons
named witnesses by the person making the accusa
tion and for such others who in The of exam
nation, was found to be cognizant of any materiu
facts having relation to the charge.
! A full and searching inquiry has been instituted
and the deliberate opinion Of the Grand Jury u.s. that
certain officers connected with the United States
Bank, have been guilty Of gross violation of the law;
colludDg together to defraud those stockholders who
had trusted their all TO be preserved by them And
that there Is good grounds TO warrant a prosecu-
ton of such persons for serious criminal offences,
which the Grand jury do now present 10 the Court,
and ask that the Attorney General be directed to send
up for the action fthe Grand Jury bills ofindictmen
against.
| First,-Nicholas Biddle, Samuel Jaudon, John An
drews and Others tothe jury unk nown) for entering
into conspiracy to defraud the Stockholders of the
Bank of the United States, of the of S400 900,
| in the year 1886. And endeavoring to conceal the
same, by fraudulent and illegal entry in 1s4l
| To sustain the -cndorse-Austin Montgom-
cry, Capt Henry Mallory Henry Korni as accusers
Moses Kempton, Edward Coles, J. s. Newbold,
Joshua Lppncott, Jonathan Patterson, Thomas
Tailor and William Drayton, witnesses.
The Grand Jury on their solemn oaths and affirm
atoms do far her ask that bill Of indictment may be
sent to them against-second.
| Nicholas Biddle, Joseph Cowpenhwate, Thomas
Dunlap, and others, TO the Jury unknown) ioi en-
tering into conspiracy to- detraud &c, &c. the
stockholders of the Bank Of the United States during
the years lS3G-7-S-9 and 40, by which the stock
holders have been defraudcd out of sums of
money exceeding 5000 900.
To sustain this bll--endorse the same accusers as
IN the first witnesses, Moses kempton, Ed
ward Cole, James S. Newbold, Joshup Lippncott,
Jonathan Patterson, Thomas Taylor, William Dray-
ton, Joseph Cabot, Rodney Fisher, Richard Price,
and George Handy.
The Grand Jury on their solemn oaths and fir
nations, do farther ask for bill ofindctmcnt against
Alexander Lardner, Thomas Dunlap, Richard Price,
Lawrence Lewis, and George Handy and others, to
the Jury unknown tor telonlously, conspirng TO
cheat and defraud the Stockholders of the United
States Bank Of Pennsylvania, of the sum or sans OF
about 100 600 dollars in the year 1910. To sustain
this charge, the accusers on the others. And
as witness Moseses kenlpton, Edward Coles, J. 5.
Newbold, Joshua Lippincott Jonathan Patterson and
4 Thomas Taylor.
i The Grand Jury woald also inform the Court that
this (thc Jury) have before them another subject of
much Importance, and which involves misdemeanor
OF the gTavest character az committed by magistrate
of the Southwark whose duty is to protect the citi
zens and their property, instead of conniving with
burglars and thieves taking the money that they had
stolen and then allowing them to escape justice, and
to pray again upon the community.
! With respects, &c.
Il. b. TOWN Foreman
Grand Jury Room, Dec. 10, 1s4l.
(LETTER b.
charge Nicholas BIddle, Joseph Cowperthwaite
Thomas Dunlap, Samuel Jaudon, and John Andrews,
with fraud and theft in taking and using for their
own benefit and accommodating heir friends, the
ney belonging TO the Stockholders ofthe United States
Bank, which they literally paid to guard and
to abu my proof is the report of the investigating
committee, made to the stockholders in April lS4l
As TO the above being breach of trust only; It's
not SO It's too idle and insulting to be pretended or
entertained for moment, away with it then and
forever these servants and paid for their
services so are your family domescs to whom yol
rive in charge your plate, and other vauabcs But II
they appropriate it or them to themselves they are
uhesitatingy charged with and proceeded against
for theft, aud why not N. Bidde and the rest.
I AUSTIN MONTGOMERY.
On motion Of the Attorney General the Court di-
lccted bench warrants be issued against the
presented
; HAYDENs PATENT Pens. We invite the reader s
attention to MIR Fischers advert sement in another
column. We have specimen Of the pens before us