The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-20

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lg.a Naval Gsasr~I Coart- Martial, 81 t,, 4
Choress and specifications Of corgss preferred By the
Seerslaryof ne Napy aga,sss,, Ihomgs Ap Cahsby
Jones' e1ptiin in me navy of The United States 10 w'
Clayge 6rs.--Fraud against the United States
Specification Frt -ln this. that the said Captain
Thomas Ap Ca,esby jones, then being in commlnd OF
lhe United States naval forces IN the Pacific ocean, on
The 3st OF October, IN the year OF Lord ls4s off
Monterrey Upper California, unlawfully and fraudulent
y and ior his own private speculaons, and gains,
did withdraw and, by color OF his Office and command
Aforesaid cause and procure 10 be withdrawn from the
public and from The custody ot one Edward d. ey.
nods purser the navy OF the United States, then and
there charged with the custody thereof for public use.
large Of money, 10 wit the sum OF $l0,643 90, of
the fund known The military contribution fund tAe
money then an there being Of the public moneys OF
The United States.
Thomas Ap Catessy Jones'. then being in command OF
the United States naval iolces IN the Pacific ocean, al
San francisco in Caltsma, on the lst day OF Novem
lines between the said first day November and the lwyn
sixth day Of the same month, unlawully and raudu-
hs did convert 70 ms own use aad BY color Of his Office
cause AMI procure 10 be converted TO his use by
adyentung and causing to be advenlured the his
own private specuations and adventures, and by deal
ing with lbe same as his own private funds and moneys
divers sums of money amounting in the whole 10 $i0
6a3 O9 The same then and there being Of The pubic
moneys Of the United States. F" FAf 1a4ui
Specifications ihird--In this that the said Captain
Thomas Ap Caiesby Jones. then being in command Of
the United States naval forces in the Pacific ocean, of
Monterrey n California, on OF about the ai.t day Of
by color Of his Office and command aforesaid, did cause
snd procure the sum OF $lo643 90 OF the public moneys
Of The United States, OF certain fund known as the mill
,arv contribution fund levied upon Mexico during he
war belwe en- that republic and the United States 10 be
transferred from the custody Of Edward Reynolds
with ibe custody thereof for public use the custody OF
one Joseph Wilson, purser in the said navy with intent
10 convert the said OF money his the said Captain
oness, own use and unlawfully and fraudqlenty and
by color OF his office and command aforesaid, and with
the intent aforesaid at Monterey bay the ls day of
November in the year aforesaid did address and deliver,
and cause to De devered 10 the said purser Wilson, then
being under his command aforesaid the following order,
10 wit: @ss 4alt. ss.
November l, lS43
.sg; TIL. 70 being an pended balance Of several
hou aud dollars OF ihe military contribution coll
c3rd III Maz4 I'm by The squadron dung The late
,an,ow lotes.e likely against it, aud the in
babauts OF Upper California, aId especially the miners
and operations tor want Of silver c,rcuIalng medium YOU
WILL your arrival at San Fraucisco, exchange much
,nrd gold al the current market price which gold YOU
viii hold subject my further orders
VERY respectfully &c Taos ygg5 Sssalsn as TYSs
"Commanderin ChiefU. s. lorces, Pacihc ocean
ITO Purser JOSEPH WILSON, esq,
"United States sup Lexington"
And by the aforesaid. and with the intent aore-
aid did cause and procure divers quantities of unconed
gold be procured by the said Puser Wilson, with the
public moneys AFORESAID, amounting to the aforesaid
San Francisco aforesaid, the eleventh, fourteenth,
fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth twentieth and twenty
FIRST days of the said month o November, and divers
other days and times in the said month: and frauduleny
and by color OF his office, did and procure the said
uncoed gold TO be delivered by the said Purser Wilson
TO hn the said Captain Jones, board the United States
ship Ohio in San Francisco bay about the 25th day
Of The said month OF November and did then and there
take and receive the for his and private
ac and gain; and did then and there frauduenily and
deceIully give to the said Parser Wilson receipt in
writing and signed by him, the said Captain Jones, as
follows: sgllsssf aas &
have received OF Joseph Wilson, pur,er United States
soe.hp Lexington the SUN OF ten thousand six hundred
aud dolrs and nts (3i06i3 % IN iul
q all demands OF the Tor whicI,
be gave iiPcae receipts on the s't nl,imo TO Edward
special agent Tor military contributions, which
be responsible me.
~. s. ship Ohio, S,u francisco bay, Nov. Is ISis
"THoS. AP Z. JONES"
Whereas, In truth and in fact, the said Capt Thomas
Ap Caiesby Jones did then and there or at any time
receive the moneys aforesaid any part thereof from
the said purser Wilson, but IN lieu heeo received the
uncoined gold aforesaid the being OF much greater
value than the aforesaid, and for his the said
Captain Joness own use. and for bis private traffic,
.Iseais!oD, and GAIN thereby, and BY means Of the
public moneys Of the United States his own use and
committing fraud against the said United States
Specifeaiion tourh.-ln this, that The said Captain
jones' having, the and under the
a forth and charged in the last preceding specification
purchased and caused 10 be purchased the uncoed gold
therein mentioned with the public moneys OF the United
Naes therein mentioned, upon the preexis set forth in
his written order TO Purser Wilson therein recited and
having received the said gold board the said ship Ohio
spube vessel OF the navy OF The United States after.
wards on the 25ih day OF November in the year ls4s
the bay of San Francisco, iraudulently converted to
bis own two hundred and seventy five and one.
quarter OF the said uncoined god parcel oi the
same gold which had been purchased with the public
the same upon his own private account and Tor his
board the United States storeshp Lexington consigning
The same TO the Purser Wilson, for OF him,
the said Captain Jones and by causing and procuring
the SAID two hundred and seventy live and oDequarieI
ounces Of gold TO be disposed OF, they afterwards in
TACT were, Tor the private and benefit OF him the said
Captain Jones'
Specification ffth-In this, that the said Captain
Jones, having, the and under The circum-
sances sci loth and charged in the third specification OF
hs charge, caused and procured the of SIC ,643 90
o. the public moneys OF the United States known as the
military contribution fund, TO be invested in unconeI
fod, snd having received the said unconed gold, TO wit
the 25h DAY OF November in the year 1885, At San Fran
CISCO bay. afterwards on the day and year last Aforesaid
dSan francisco bay aforesaid. and divers other days
and tlmes and al divers other places, which a-tmen.
toned days, times, and places are unknown the said
Secretay OF the Navy, faudueny did convert the said
gold 10 his use, and fraudulently did sell and DIS.
pose Of and to be sold and disposed OF, the said
Eod, in divers quantities aod parcels thereof the par
neaas OF which several quantities and parcels are un.
known 10 the said Secretary and did thereby make great
las and profits. which he the said Captain Thomas Ap
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