The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-20

INST DAY OF November, IN the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty eight aud on
divers days and times, between the said first day
OF November, and the twenty sixth day of
the same month, unlawfuly and fraudulenty did
convert to his own use, and by color of his office
and command aforesaid, unlawfully ana fraudu-
lently did cause and procure 10 be converted to
his own use, by adventurnp, and causing to be adj
yentured, the same in his own private speculations
and adventures, and ny dealing with the same as
his own private funds and moneys, divers sums of
money, amounting IN the whole To ten thousand
SIX bundled and foriy-three dollars and nine cents
the same then and there being of the public mo-
news Of the United States
Specification 3 In this that the said Captain
Thomss Ap Catesby Jones, then being ia command
Of the United States naval forces IN the Pacific
ocean, OIL Monterey, in California, on about the
thirtytrst day of October, in the year of Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, frau.
dulenty, and by color OF his office and command
aforesaid, did cause ana procure the sum of ten
thousand six hundred aud forly-three dollars and
nine cents, OF the public moneys of the United
States, of certain fund known the Military
Contribution Fund, levied upon Mexico during the
war between that republic aud the United States,
10 be transferred from the custody of one Edward d.
Reynolds, purser in the navy aforesaid, then and
there charged with The custody thereof for public
use, TO the custody of one Joseph Wilson. purser
in the said navy, with intent to convert said sum OF
money 10 his, the said Captain Jones own use, and
unldWfully and haudulentiy, and by color of his
office and command aforesaid, and with the iu-
tent aforesaid, at Monterey Bay, on the first day
OF November, in the year aforesaid, did address
Purser Wilson, then being under his command
Aforesaid, the following order, to witt
FLAG SHIP ONO, MONTEREY BAY,
November l, 1873
sR1There being an unexpended balance of Sc
veral thousand dollars Of the Military War Con-
tnbution Fund, collected Of MaZatan by the
squadron during the late war with Mexico, over
and above every legitimate claim which can now
foresee as likely to arise against it, and as the in
hsbitants of Upper California, and especially the
miners in the gold regions, are greatly embarras-
SEQ IN their dealings and operations for want OF a
silver circulating medium, you will, on your ar
rival al San Francisco, exchange SO much OF the
Aforesaid fund as may then be 10 your hands, TO
uncoined gold, at the current market price. which
gold you will hold subject 10 my further orders.
Very respectfully, NC,
your obedient servant,
(Signed) THos Ar @. JONES.
Commander in ChiefU 5. Naval
Forces, Pacific Ocean.
To Purser Jos. WILSON, ESQ.,,
u. 5. ship Lexington.
And by the means aforesaid, and with the in.
tent aforesaid, did cause and procure divers
quantities Of uncoined gold TO be purchased
by the said Purser Wilson, with the public
moneys aforesaid, amounting to the sum afore said,
at San Francisco aforesaid, on the eleventh, four
tetnth, fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, twenti-
eth, and twenty-trst days of the said month of
November, and on divers other days and times in
the said month, and iraudulenty, and by color Of
his office, did cause and procure the said unconed
gold, TO be delivered by the said Purser Wilson, to
him, the said Captain Jones, on board the United
States ship Ohio, in San Francisco Bay on or
about the twenty-tlfth day OF the said month of
November, and did then and there take and re-
ceive the same for his own use and private traffic
and gain, and did then and there fraudulently and
deceitiuly give TO the said Purser Wilson, receipt
IN writing, and signed by hum, the said Captain
"l have received Of Joseph wilron, Purser u.
s. storeship Lexington, the sum Of ten thousand
tel0,6i3 co. in full of all demands on account Of
the same amount, for which he gave triplcate
ceipts on the 3lst utimo, 10 Edward ID. Reynolds,
purser u ). ship Warren, acting as special agent
for military contributions, for which amount he
was responsible 10 me. THos. Ar g. JONES.
UMTTD STATES SHIP Ono.
San Francisco Bay, Nov. Is, ISIS"
Whereas, in truth and in fact, the said Captain
Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, did not then aud
there, or at any time, receive the moneys afore-
said, or any part thereof, from the said Purssr
Wilson, but in lieu thereof, received the uncoined
gold aforesaid, the same being OF much greater
value than the sum aforesaid, TO and for his, the
said Captain Jones' egn use, and for his own pri-
yaie traffic, speculation, and gam; thereby, and
by means OF the premises, fraudulently and UNI
lawfully converting the public moneys OF the
fraud against the said United States.
SPECIFICATION i-1n this, that the said Captain
Jones having, in the manner and under the circum-
stances set forth and charged in the last prece ding
specification, purchased and caused to be purchase
ed, the unconed geld therein mentioned, with the
public moneys Of the United States therein men
uotto, upon he preteAts SET forth IN ms written
order to Purser Wilson, therein recited, aud hav-
ing received the said gold on board the said ship
Ohio, public vessel of the navy OF the United
states, afterwards, on the twenty. fifth day of No
vemotr, IN the year eighteen hundred and forty
eight, at the Bay of San Francisco, fraudulenly
converted to his own two hundred and seventy
nVe and one quarter ounces of the said uncoined
gold, parcel OF the same gold which had been pur-
chased with the public moneys Of the United
States aforesaid, by shipping the same upon his
own private account and for his own private uses,
speculatiops, and gains, 10 New Yorh on hoard of
the United States storeship Lexington consigning
the same 10 the said Purser Wilson, for account /
Of him, the said Captain Jones by and causing
and procuring the said two hundred and seventy /
i've and quarter ounces of gold to be disposed o.
as they afterwards in fact were for the private use
and benefit Of him, the said Captain Jones.
SPECIFICATION in this, that the said Captain
Jones having, inIthe manner and under the circum-
stances set forth and charged in the third specifca
ton OF this charge, caused and procured the sum
Of ten thoBssnd six hundred and forty-hree dollars
and nine cents Of the public moneys Of the United
states, known as the Military Contribution Fund, to
be invested in uncoined gold; and having received
the said uncoined gold, to wit nine hundred and
eightythree and fourth ounces OF grain gold on
boaro the said ship Ohio, on the twenty day Of
november, 10 the yesr eighteen hundred and forty
elRhi, AT San Francisco bay, afterwards on the day
ana year last aforesaid at San Francisco aforesaid,
and on divers other days and times, ana at divers
other places, which last mentioneddav times. and /
places, are unknown TO the said Secretary Of the /
Navy, fraudnlenty did convert the said gold to his
own use, and fraudulenily did sell and dispose of, /
and cause TO be cold end disposed Of the said gold
in divers quantities and parcels thereof the particu-
lars OF which several quantities and Parcels are nm
known to the said secretary; and did thereby make
great gains and profits, which he, the said Captain
Thomss Ap Catesby Jones, fraudulently converted |
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