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AN EXCITING CASE.
THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.

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| The labours ofthe Grand Jury of the Court Of
| General Sessions. have been productive, among
other matters, of the following presentment. Ii
was submitted to the Court yesterday, and Gre
ated quite sensation. Judge Barton ordered i,
to be read and filed. The Attorney General then
moved that bench warrants be issued against the
persons presented. John NJ. Reed, Esq. imme-
diately answered for Nicholas Biddle, as the
counsel for that gentleman, and moved that the
ptesentment be quashed. The Court desired him
to cOmmithis motion to writing, and with his rea-
sons, to submit the matter this morning, when
the case will probably be heard further.-Phik.
Inquirer.
Prosentment of the Grand Jury against the Off
GERS and others of the U. s. Bank.
To The Hon. Court Of General Sessions:
The Grand Jury for the County of PHILADELPHIA
respectfully submit to the Court on their SOL
emn oaths or affrmations, the following state
ment Of their proceedings:
On the 18th day ofNovember, 1871, paper
containing charges OF criminal nature against
certain individuals, and which is here to annex
ed, marked b. was presented to the Grand In
quest now inquiring for tho county of Pha-
delphia, by respectable citizen, whopledges him
self to make good his charges. and be the prose-
cutor. An accusation coming in such shape, the
Grand Jury felt it 10 be imperative duty to
investigate, and accordingly subpenas were is
y
the person making the accusation, and for such
others who, in the course of the examination,
were found TO be cogniZant of any material facts
having relation to the charges.
a full and searching inquiry has been institu-
ted, &the deliberate opinion of the Grand Jury is,
Bank, have been guilty of gross violation ofthe
laws; colluding together to defraud those Stock
holders who had trusted their all to be preserved
by them. And that there is good ground to war
rant prosecution 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 to send up for the action of the Grand
Jury, bills OF indictment against
First-Nicholas Bddle, Samuel Jaudon, John
Andrews, and others, TO the Jury unknown) for
entering into a conspiracy to defraud the Stock
holders of the United States Bank of the sum or
sums OF 100000, in the year 1896; and endea-
vourlng to conceal the same by a fraudulent and
illegal entry in 1910.
Tosustain the -Endorsed-Austn Mont
gomery, Captain Henry Mallery, Henry Horn;
as accusers, Moses kempton, Edward Coles,
James S. Newbold, Joshua Lippincol, Jonathan
Patterson, Thomas Tay lor,and William Drayton,
as witnesses.
The Grand Jury, on their solemn oaths or af-
lrmations, do farther ask that bill ofindictment
be sent to them aganst-second-
Nicholas Biddle, Joseph Cowperthwai.e, Tho
mas Dunlap and others, (to the Jury unknown) for
entering into a conspiracy to defraud, &c. &c.
the Stockholders of the U. S. Bank, during the
years 1886, 1888, 800 1910, by which the stock
holders have been defrauded out of sum or sums
of money exceeding 100000.
TO sustain this bill--endorse the same accu-
sers as in the first case-as witnesses, Moses
kempton, Edward Coles, J. S. Newbold, Joshua
Lppincott, Jonathan Patterson, Thos. Taylor,
William Drayton, Joseph Cabot, Rodney Fisher,
Richard Price and George Handy.
The Grand Jury, on their solemn oaths or af-
frmations, do farther ask for bill of indictment
against Alexander Lardner, Thomas Dunlap,
Richard Price, Lawrence Lewis George Handy
and others, to the Jury unknown) for feoniously,
&c, conspiringto cheat and defraud the siockhold-
ers ofthe United States Bank of Pennsy lvania, of
the sum or sums of about Sl30,00O, in the year
1910.
TO sustain this charge, the same accusers as
are the others. And as witnesses, Moses Kemp
ton, Edward Coles, j. S. Newbold, Joshua Lip
pincott, Jonathan Patterson, and Thomas Tay-
lor.
The Grand Jury would also inform the Court
that they (the Jury) have before them another
subject of much Importance, and which involves
misdemeaner of the greatest character, as COM
United by magistrate ofSouthwark whose duty
1t is to protect the citizens and their property in
stead of conniving with burglars and thieves; and
taking the money that they had stolen, and then
allowing them to escape justice, and to prey again
upon the community.
With respect, &c.
L. b. TOWN. Foreman.
Grand Jury Room, Phila. Dec 10 1871