The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-13
NEWS By THE MAILS
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SAVANNAH, Feb. 8, 1851.

SAVANNAH, Feb. 8, 1851.
The Conrictio~ of Bullock, tie Bank Defautr.
The trisl Of George J. Bullock, for stealing
$l03 eco of ths notes of the Central abroad and
Banking Company OF Georgia, terminated this
morning in a verdict Of guilty Ii will be iemem-
bered that in February, 1850, Baliock who was
cashier of this bank, absconded from this city in
vessel bound tor Fayal, and, upon examination of
his accounts, loss of the large sum above men
toned was discovered. reward Of $500 was Of
fered for his Apprehension, and police officer of
Boston, named Butman taking the frst steamer
for Liverpool, arrived there in time to apprehend
Bullock on board the vessel in which he had sail
ed. Although this was q case not within the sh-
burton treaty, the officer managed skiifully to
bring the criminal back, and deliver him to our
authorizes.
The trial lasted four days, and the verdict seems
to have given general satisfaction FOR we had be-
gun 10 fear that il was impossible 10 punish any
larceny which might be committed By bank oiii-
Ger or the funds OF the hank in which he was enl-
ployed. The grounds upon which acquittals were
obtained, and which were strongly urged in the
PreeeLt case, were, that THE bills taken were not
sufficiently described IN the indictments, Identi
fed by the evidence the defence contenoing that
every descriptive mark on each bll, eyenincluding
the letter and number, should be set out and
proved. Another ground Of defence in this case
give for the benefit of your bar. II was that al
lock, having had a number OF shares OF the stock
DdHk 10 INN Ns Ccll1IeTol secure
~, and standing in his name as cashier, although
be was not personally interested them TO the ex-
tnt OF enc cent, he was part owner OF the
bank, Bnd could not be convicted n stealing from
himself. This, ard other similar points, were
urged by coun sel Of the highest eminence at our
bar Bat the charge OF the Judge ard the verdict
have vindicated the administration OF Justice in
Georgia, which has rot heretofore borne the high
est character Though none Of the bills were
found IN the possession OF Be.iock yet the entries
in tie books Of the bank, made BY himself showed
the deficiency and the president proved the de-
scrip.Ien OF esch Kind of bin issued by the bank
Ar the indictment contained a separate count for
stealing a bali OF each denomination, of course the
morey stolen must have been OF the denomination
specified n some one Of the counts. TIE proof
clear, still Juror refused 20 convict until
wsn;y-four hours had ELAPSED
The mystery IN the case IL, what became OF the
stolen money Not dollar OF II has ever been
traced. IL was proved that Bullock had dealt very
largely in lottery tickets, but his cash had been
counted shortly before he absconded and found
correct. The whole Issue of the bank, up TO he
time CT The theft, has been redee mej, excep, Sl-
GEO. and this amount is supposed 20 be yet in the
hands OF aocoml lices.
The bank meets with no sympathy for It's loss,
which amounts TO about 100000 BullOck's sure
ties havpg compromised with the bank for the
sum Of $40 OC0, and the expenses Of apHehendIng
the criminal, being about 5000. M.