Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-23

lector of Customs for the District Of Puget
Sound, charged with tho safe keeping and
disbursment of the public moneys Of the
said United States It Port Townlend IN said
Judicial District, then and there did unlaw.
fully engage in tho purchase of public lands,
that the said Victor Smith being an officer as
aforesaid on the second day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.one, at
Port Townsend, in said judicial District, then
and there did unlAwfully engage in the pur.
chase of public lands; that the said Victor
Smith, being an officer Of the United States,
to.:wit, Collector Of Customs for the District
of Puget Sound, on the seventh day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.two,
at Port Townsend in said Judicial District,
then and there did unlawfully purchase pub
lie lands from one p. M. O'Brien, taking
deed therefor in the name of H. G. Plant, the
said Plant being an officer of the United
States connected with the Department of the
United State, whereby the said Victor Smith
committed a high misdemeanor against the
peace and dignity of the said United States,
and against the form of the statute of the
United States in such cases made aud provid-
ed.
IWelfh, And the Grand Inquest on their
oaths, respectively, do present that heretofore,
to-wit, on the ninth day of April, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, at Port Angeles, IN
said Third judicial District, Victor Smith,
being an officer of the United States, did un-
lawfully and in high misdcmanor be concerned
or interested in carrying on the business of
trade or commerce, whereby the said Victor
Smith did commit a high misdemeanor against
the peace and dignity of the United States,
and against the form of statute of the United
States in such cases made and provided.
IhirtcentA, And the Grand Inquest afore-
said, on their oaths, respectively, do present,
that at Port Townsend, in said district, on the
twelfth day of April, one thousand eight hun
drcd and sixty-two, the said Victor Smith,
then and there, being an officer c. the United
States charged with the payment of
salaries due to keeper or keepers of certain
lighthouse known as Tatoochc light from
the said public moneys of the United
States, and duly empowered to administer all
oaths necessary and proper in the premises to
pay, as disbursing agent for the United
States, to one w. w. Winsor, the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars, and then and there,
wiltully and fcloniously. knowingly did pro-
cure the said w. w. Winsor to make solemn
oath and say that he, the said w. w. Win.
sor, had received to his own use and benefit
the sum of two hundred dollars from the Uni
ted States for said services, by the hand of
the said Victor Smith, Collector of Customs
for the District of Puget Sound, whereby the
said Victor Smith committed the crime of sub
ornation Of perjury against the peace and
dignity Of the United States, and against the
form of the statute of the United States in
such cases made and provided.
(Signcd) PAUL X. HUBS,
Attorney for the United States.
A true bill.
(Signed) T. +. MCELRoY,
Foreman Grand Jury.
Witnesses: J. H. Meriman, w. L. Chal-
mcrs, John Allyn, w. w. Winsor, w. H.
Taylor. L. B. Hastings, w. w. Armstrong,
DR.. Thomas, w. x. jackson, james r. An
gel, Wiland Moore.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, }
I'd Judicial District. s''
!. II. H. Hewitt, Clerk U. 8. Dist. Court
I'd Judi Dist of w. T., do hereby certify the
above and foregoing to be full and complete
copy Of the indictment in the above entitled
cause.
In witness whereof have hercunto set my
hand, said Court being without seal scroll
is substituted, at Olympia, this 22d day of
February, 1864. H. H. HEw1rr,
Clerk.
Letter Of Lieut.. Msyrimam to Secretary Chase.
CusroM HOUSE.
PORT TOWNSEND, w. r.,
May 25. 1899.
Hon. SALMON P. CHASE,
SECRETARY OF THE Treasury:
SI:-About the 25th ult., Victor Smith,
Collector Of Customs for this District an
nounccd to Capt. Chaddock Of the Revenue
Cutter " Joseph Lane," his intention of leav-
ing his Office. for period of sixty days, and
requested the captain to detail dn officer of
the cutter to take charge of the Custom. House
during his absence. Captain Chaddock in
flurnccd by the Collectors argument, aud
made to believe that the interests of tue pub
lie service actually required a detail so un-
preccdcnted, directed me, as senior Lieuten-
ant, to report for duty to Mr.. Smith, which
accordingly did on the 26th of April, and
received his instructions to assume charge of
the Custom House, on the 10Th of the same
month:
On that day 7 came into the Office, and
was duly qualified as deputy collector, and on
the I'd inst, Mr. Smith lett Port Townsend,
transferring to me the keys of the Office, with
out requiring receipts and leaving certain in
struction, verbal and written, which recciv-
cd and proceeded to act upon, with the same
confidence in his integrity. that he appeared
to rcpose in mine.