Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-25

Tie iate Offers a tie Raak c Ui,d Sfatfs s,cog-
Missed 10 APPEAR jC1fs tic Criminal CONT, on tia
charge of defrauding the Stockholders.
The Recorder OR. Naux) gaze his opinion on the
statement of the facts, Of tie accused Bank
Officers For the sake Of hreviiy, extract simply
the result without the argument
"The Recorder said: On The 9Th day of January, Aus.
tin Montgomery came before me, and made the neces
sary oath charging Nicholas Biddle, Samuel Jaudon,
Joseph Cnwperhwate, Thomas Dunlap, and John An
drews, with conspiracy ci~a, and deraud the stock
holders Of the United States Bank Of Pennsylvania
process issued and served, and at three O'Clock
y. Bdd!e, 5 Jaudon and L. Dunlap, and desired
TO BE- bound - forthwith. This was refused
They then entered bal 10000, for their appearance
on the 18th Of January, for hearing. The following
day, MIR. Andrews sent 10 inform that ndisposition
prevented his personal appearance and entered bail III
| like sum- The next dav MIR. Cowperthwale came
in custody, and entered bail IN the former cases.
at is only necessary TO say that the evidence has
created in my mind good TO believe that the
crime alleged has been committed by the persons
charged. With this shall content myself The Law
points out means to revise correct, override,
firm this conclusion.
"Like the humblest citizen, the defendants are
titled TO fair and impartial trial, and fany act of mine
consistent with the duty Of public officer, can tend
the most remote degree TO this end, It Will be cause OF
qualification not only TO myself but 10 all good citizens
at they are innocent, they will be acquitted if
guilty, punished.
"1here NAV be Others whose acts in connection with
the property of the stockholders Of this bank reqnre
scruny-but as they have not been called 10 answer
and consider that il IS part Of my duty 10 origin
proceedings, but simply conine myself 10 the be-
fore me-thosc who feel that justice has been dlsre-
garded, have mode whereby TO vlndcate herlaw and
their rights.
sit is therefore ordered, tina. Nicholas Biddle, Tines
Dunlap, John Andrews, Samuel Jaudon, and Joseph
Cowperthwaite, each enter into separate recogni.
zance, with two good and sufficient surees,
in The GOO, for their appearance at the pre-
sent Sessions Of The Court Of General Sessions for the
city and county Of Philadelphia 10 answer the crime OF
which they thus stand charged"
The several individuals charged with conspiracy
TO cheat and deraud the stockholders of the u States
Bank, viz:-Ncholas BdG!c, Thos Dunlap, and John
Andrews, appeared before the Recorder at his office.
Tuesday, and severaly justified on bail with two re
spectacle !reehoders, 10 the required amount. Com.
modore Biddle and L. c. Bdole became bail for 81.
cholas Bldde, ~ Frazier and J. w. PERT for Thomas
Dunlap, James Tyson and [ Shaw for John Andrews
Joseph Cowperthwat gave bail the night Previous
Samuel Jaudon was committed TO the custody of an
officer on kateas corpus applied for by his counsel,
IN order to take up the matter for further hearng-the
defendant contendng that the evidence adduced shows
nothing 10 sustain the accusation made against him
Some OF the others have also sued out Ha5eas
Corpus before other judges. The big flies break through
the web Of the law; whilst the small caught