Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-21
J. F. CALLAN, !
X. Z. fIORNOR, !

This city, a few years since was trumpha entry; who
was greeted with the huzzas of udmirng crowds, and
the waving Of ladies' handkercefs from balconies and
windows: whose head supposed contain all fuan
cial knowledge, whose irown spread panc-wlose
smile was the assurance Of riches the who in the
midst ofthe late pecuniay embarrassmens stood ready
10 cure them in twentvfour hours end whose ad vice
Mr. Van Buren, iiercely reyed for not taking this
man, lately courted worshippcd obeyed Is now IRE.
scented BY a Grand Jury in .hilade pima, common
cheat. In another part Of the paper readers viii
find a presentmeut in which the celebrated fEancer,
Nicholas Biddc, and his satellites, Jaudon Cowperth.
waite and others, declared, BY eighteen men, pur.
suing their inquiries under solemn oath OF impartial
fraud and hsTs eo4c sn To;sfis " ''S o. "
An EXCITING CASE.
The Bank o. The United SidfeS.
The labors of the Grand Jury of the Court Of Gene
raj Sessions have been productive among other mat
crs of the following presentnent. 1t was submitted to
the Court yesterday, and created quite sensation
Judge Barton ordered To be read and filed The At.
torney- General then moved that bench warrants be is
sued against the persons presented. John NJ Reed,
ESQ., Immediately answered for Nicholas Bidde, as the
counsel 20. that gentleman, and moved that the pre-
sentiment be quashed. The Court desired him TO COM
nit his motion TO writing, and with his reasons, to sub
nit the matter this morning, when the case will proba
bly, be heard iurther.-Phiiadephia inquirer
Pressnment Of the Grand jury against Tie Officers and
others Of the u. S. Bank
To The Hon Court of General SESSIONS.
The Grand lCry iof the county OF Philadelphia res
pectfuy submit TO the Court on their solemn oahs or
airmaons, the following statement OF their proceed
ings
On the 18th day Of November, 1911, a paper con-
tanning charges OF n criminal nature agains certain
individuals and which is hereto annexed, marked Is,
was presented to the Grand Inquest nqnring for
the county ofPhiladelpha, by respectable citizen,
who pledges himself 10 make good his charges, and
be the prosecutor. An accusation, coming IN such
shape The Grand Jury felt il 10 be imperative duty
10 investigate and accordingly subru'nas were issued
for all the persons named witnesses by the persons
making the accusation, and for such others who, in the
course of the examination, were found to be cognlzant
OF my material facts having relation 10 the charges.
full and searching inquiry has been instituted, and
the deliberate opinion ofthe Grand Jury is, that certain
Officers connected with the u. 5. Bank haze been
guilty of gross violation of the laws; couding toge
Their to deiraud those Stockholders who had trusted
their all tc be preserved by them And that there is
good ground 10 warrant prosecution of such persons
for serious offences, which the Grand Jury co now pre-
sent TO the Court, and ask that the Attorney General
be directed 10 send up for the action ohe Grand jury
bills Of indictment against
iirsi-Nicholas Bidde, Samuel Jaudon, John An
drews and Others 10 The jury unknown) for entering
into conspiracy to deraud the Stockholders Of tie U.
s. Bank of the sum sums of Sl0OOOO, in the year
1885, and endcavoring TO conceal the same by fraudu
lent and illegal entry in 1910.
70 :us,sin the above Endorsed-Austin Mont
gonery, Capt Henry Maery, Henry Korn-as nc
cusers, Moses Kcmpton, Edward Coles, James s. New
bold, Joshua Lippncoit, Jonathan Patterson, Thos.
Taylor, and William Drayton, as witnesses
The Grand Jury, on their solemn oaths or airma-
tons, do farther ask that bill Of indictment be sent
to them arainst-second-
Nicholas Bidde, Joseph Cowperthwaite, Thomas
Dunlap and Others, ito the Jury unknownD for enter
ing into conspiracy 10 deiraud, NC, NC, the stock
holders of The Bank of the United States during the
years 1896, 1888, 1882 and 1910, by which the stock
holders have been defrauded out OF sum or sums OF
money exceeding $500 900.
To sustain this bll-endorse the same accusers as in
the first case-as witnesses, Moses kempton, Edward
Coles, James S Newbold, Joshua Lppincott, Jona-
than Patterson Thomas Taylor, William Drayton Jo-
seph Cabot, Rodney Fisher, Richard Price, and Geo
Handy.
The Grand Jury, on their solemn oaths or afirma-
lions, do farther ask for bill Of indictment against
Alexander Lardner, Thomas Dunlap, Richard Price,
Lawrence Lewis, and George Handy, and oth:rs, to
the Jury unknown, for felonousy, &c, consprng 10
cheat and defraud the stockholders of the United States
Bank OF Pennsylvania, of the sum or sums of about
$3.50 000 in the year $40. To sustain this CHARGE the
same accusers us are the others And as witnesses,
Moses kempton, Edward Coles, James S. Newbod,
Joshua Lppiucolt, Jonathan Patterson, and Thomas
Taylor.
The Grand Jury would also inform the Court that
they 1.-THE jury have before them another sube OF
much Importance and which involves mlsdcmeanor
Of the greatest character, committed by magistrate
of Southwark whose duty il 10 protect the citizens
and their property, instead of connvng with burg
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.
T. @. TOWN, Foreman.
Grand Jury Jury Room, Philad., Dec 10, 1871.
(LETTER D.
| charge Nicholas Bidde, Joseph COMPREHENSIVE,
Thomas Dunlap, Samuel Jaudon, and John Andrews,
with fraud and theft, in taking and using for their
benefit and accommodating their friends, the money
belonging to the Stockholders Of The United States
Bank, which they were literally paid 10 guard and not
TO abuse; my proof is the report Of the investigating
committee, made TO the stockholders in April, lS4l
AS 10 the idea Of the above being breach Of trust
only, lis not so lis idle and insultng TO bc pre-.
tended or entertained for moment; away with il!