Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
NAVAL GENERAL CoURT-MARTIAL.

NAVAL GENERAL CoURT-MARTIAL.
Charges and specifications Of Charges preferred
by the Secretary of the Navy against Ihonas
nm Catesby Jones, a captain in the many q tne
United States, to ,oit:
Charge frst-Fnud against the United states
Specification frs-In this that the said nomas
Ap Ca,esby Jones, then being in commanS we m.,s
be in the year Of our Lord 04S of Monterey upper Ca
orna unlawfuly and fraudusny and for his own private
uses speculations and gains did Withdraw ,nd py Color
his Office and command aforesaid cause and procure TO be
hdr,vn from the public use and from the custody Of
Ea.srd D. REYNOLDS pusef in the navy Of the United
States then and there charged with the custody thereof for
public use large sum Of money, to wit the sum Of
SO643 o. Of the fund known as the military contribution
f,nS the said money then and there being Of the public
moneys Of the United States
Modification second this that the said Captain Tho
mas Ap Cassby Jones. then being in command Of the Uni
ted States naval forces in the Poetic ocean, San Francisco
10 California on the LIST day Of November the year OF
Lord lsis and ON divers days and times between the said
first day Of November and the twenysxh day Of the
month"; unlawfnly and fauduleny did convert to bis own
use and by color Of bis Office and command aforesaid unaw
fully and audueny did and procure TO be converted
to bis own use by adventug and causing to be sdvenued
the 10 bis private specuaons and adventures and
by dealing with the same % his own private funds and
moneys divers Of money amounting in the whole to
SlO643 o. the same then and there being Of the public
y
moneys Of the United States.
Specification third In this that the said Captain Thomss
Ap Caesby Jones, then being in command Of the United
States naval forces in the Pacific off Monterey, in
California on or about the 3ls day of October In the
of our Lord s4s auduny and by color Of his Office and
command aforesaid did and procure the sum of $O
643Os Of the public moneys Of ne United states Of certain
fund known a. the military contribution fund. levied upon
Mexico during the between that Republic and the United
States 10 be transferred from the custody Of Edward D.
Reynolds puser in the navy aforesaid then and there
CHARGED with the custody thereof for public 10 the
tody Of one Joseph Wilson, purser 10 the said navy with
intent to the said sum OF money to his the said Cap
tain Joness, and unawfuy and frauduleny and
by color Of his Office and command aforesaid and with the
intent aforesaid Monterey bay the LIST day Of Novem
ber in the year Aforesaid did address and deliver and
to be delivered to the sad Puser Wilson, then being under
his command aforesaid, the following order. to wit:
"FLAs-sHIr OHIo
"Monisrey bay, .Nouem5er 1, is4s.
SR There being unexpended balance Of several thou
sand dollars Of military contribution collected
y me sn xhss
as likely arise against it. and the inhabitants Of Upper
California and especially the miners in the gold regions
greatly embarrassed in their dealings and operations for
ola silver circulating medium. you WILL on your arrival at
San Francisco exchange much Of the aforesaid fund
price, which gold yon viii hold subject my further orders
every respectfully re- ySos oDsd,e1s , 1nME
COMMANDMENTS Chief United States
s.To Purser yosKyH WILSON, ESQ,
And by the means aforesaid and with the intent aforesaid
did cause and procure divers quantities Of unconed gold be
procured by the said Puser Wilson, with the public
aforesaid, amounting to the Aforesaid at San Francisco
aforesaid the eleventh. fourteenth fifteenth, seventeenth
eighteenth twentieth and twenty days Of the said month
Of November and divers other days and times in the said
month and raudusnty and BY color Of his Office did
and the said unconed gold to be delivered the said
Purser Wilson 70 him. the said Captain JONES' board the
United States ship Ohio in San Francisco bay, abou,
the 25h day Of the said month Of November and did then
and there take and receive the for his and p
traffic and gain and did then and there auduenty and
deceuy give 70 the said Purser Wilson receipt in writing,
and signed BY him. the said Captain Jones, a. follows
.I received of Joseph Wilson, purser United States
sorehp Lexington, the Of thousand six hundred and
ortyhree dollars and nine cents 09 in full Of all
tpcate receipts the 3st uimo to Edward D. Reynolds
parser United States ship Warren, acting special agent
military contributions for which amount he was responsible
to me.
"THOs. APP. c. JONES'"
Whereas in truth and in fact the said Captain Thomas Ap
the moneys aforesaid any part thereof from the said Pu
Wilson, but in lieu thereof received the unconed gold
aforesaid the same being Of much greater value than the
aforesaid and for his the said Captain jones' own se
for his private traffic. speculation, and gain thereby and
by Of the premises, faudulenty and unlawful
veDg the public moneys Of the Uni States hsown USE
and committing fraud against the said United States.
Specification fourth In this that the said Captain Jones'
having in the and under the circumstances forth
and charged the last preceding specification purchased and
caused purchased the unconed gold therein mentioned
with the public moneys Of the United States therein men,
toned upon the preexs set forth in his written order
Puser Wilson therein recd and having received the said
gold board the said ship Ohio public vessel Of the navy
Of the United Staes afterwards the 25th day Of Nove
ber in the year ls4s at the bay Of San Francisco audu.
leny converted to his two hundred and
and one-quaer Of tbs said unconed gold parcel Of
the gold which had been purchased with the public
moneys Of the United States aforesaid by shipping the
upon his private and for his private
uses specuaons and gains to New York. board the
Unid States stoeshp Lexington, consgning the to
the Purer Wilson, for account Of him, the said Capt
Jones and by causing and procuring the said hundred
and seventy and onequaer Of gold be disposed
Of they afterwards in fact were, for the private and
benefit Of him the said Captain Jones.
Specification ffh In this that the said Captain Jones,
having, in the and under the circumstances forth
and charged the third specification of this CHARGE caused
and procured the of % Of the public moneys
Of the United States known the military contribution
fund, to be invested in uncoined god and having received
the said uncoined gold to wit 1884 ounces Of grain go
board the said ship Ohio, the 25h day Of November in
the year ls4S at San Francisco bay afterwards the day
and last Aforesaid at San Francisco bay aforesaid and
divers other days and times and divers other places
which last mentioned days. times, and places unknown
to the said Secretary Of the Navy audueny did
e said gold 70 his Own and audulenty did sell and