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

lot Of bedding. one glaciers diamond. a
quantity of meal, and other provisions, the
names Of which is to this Inquest unknown,
Of the value Of one hundred dollars, being at
the said times of committing the said felony
the property of the United States, ="
lSecenth, And the Grand Inquest aforesaid,
on their oaths, do respectively, further present,
that, at Port Townsend within, the third Judi
cial District aforesaid, on the tenth day of an
uary, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
two, and at divers times between the said
tenth day of January and the first day Of
April next thereafter, the said Victor Smith
then and there being an officer of the United
States, to wit: duly received
from one William Armstrong (auctioneer) the
aggregate sum of three thousand three hun
dred and sixty-ninc dollars and eight cents,
the product Of the sale by public auction of
the schooner jefferson Dayis and her tackle,
apparel furniture and provision, all belong
ing to and being the property of the United
States, and that the said Victor Smith then
and there un!awfuly and
feloniously did convert to his own use and
cmbezzlc the said three thousand three hun
drcd andsixty-nine dollars, public moneys en-.
trusted to him for safe keeping, transfer and
disbursement, the said three thousand three
hundred and sixty-nine dollars, being at the
times of committing the felony aforesaid the
property of the United States.
Eighth, And the Grand Inquest aforesaid,
on their oaths. respectively, do further pre-
sent, that, on the eighteenth day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two
the said Victor Smith being an officer, to
wit: did then and there have
in his possession belonging to the United
States certain Custom warrcnt numbered
three thousand one hundred and sixty seven,
Of the value of four thousand one hundred and
eighty-onc dollars, which said warrent the
said Victor Smith charged as ar officer of the
United States, to wit: did
place in the custody of one j. NJ. Gitchell in
the State of California, the said J. NJ. Gitchell
not being an officer of the United States
authorized to have the charge for safe keep
ing Of the moneys. contrary to the statute of
thu United States in such cases made and
provided and against the peace and dignity
Of the United States.
Ninth, And the Grand Inquest aforesaid,
ON their oaths, respectively. do further pre-
sent. that, on the eighteenth day of March,
ono thousand eight hundred and sixty-two,
the said Victor Smith did
then and there unlawfully and felonously
convert to his own use and cmbezzlc por-
ton of the public moneys entrusted to him,
the said Victor Smith, for safe keeping, trans
fer and disbursement, to wit: the sum of four
thousand one hundred and cigh.y-onc dollars,
being at the time Of committing the felony
aforesaid the property Of the United States,
contrary to the form Of the statute of the
United States in such case made and provid-
ed, and against the peace and dignity of the
United States.
Tenth, And the Grand Inquest aforesaid,
ON their ouths respectively, do present upon
tho information of John Allyn: thar, at
Port Townsend in said third Judicial District,
on the twelfth day of September one thou.
SIND eight hundred and sixty-one, the said
Victor Smith an officer of tho United States
then and there, to wit: Collector of Customs
for the District of Puget Sound, and as such
duly empowered to contract for the cnrc of
sick and disabled scamcn at the expense of
the United States, did in due and lawful
manner ON the part Of the United States,
then and there contract with one John Allyn.
and wherein it was provided among other
things that the sum Of one dollar and fifty
cents per day should be paid by the said
United States to the said Allyn as recompense
for his care and medical treatment Of each aud
every patient with which he the said Allyn
might b. charged as contractor aforesaid, and
the said Victor Smith, then and there being an
officer of the United States empowered and
charged as collector of Customs for the Dis
trict Of Puget Sound, to contract as aforesaid,
then and there wickcdly contriving to d.
fraud the said United States. did for his own
use, emolument and gain. under preteuso Of
patriotism, require Of said John Allyn an
unwrtten condition to the said contract re-
quiring the said contractor to furnish ard pay
to the said Victor Smith, he being and officer
of tho United States as aforesaid. the sum of
twelve hundred dollars per annum and the
said John Allyn OH tho 22d day Of March,
1862. did contribute and pay the sum of four
hundred dollars 10 tho said Victor Smith for
the use Of certain periodical paper called
the He"ald Of Progress, and further requir-
ing. that the remaining profit Of and to said
contract accruing should BE- paid to said
Victor Smith, for the use ot the War Fund,
and the said John Allyn so deceived by the
said Victor Smith, an officer Of the United
States, to wit: Collect II of Custom aforesaid,
did deliver upon demand to said Smith on
the tenth day Of October, eighteen and sixty
one, at Port Townsend aforesaid, the sum OF
sixteen hundred and thirty-two dollars and
seventy-five cents, money received by the
said Allyn from the said United States. which
said moneys the said Victor Smith. Collector
of Customs, as aforesaid took and received TO
his own use. emolumcnt and gain, against the
peace and dignity Of the said United States in
such cases made and provided.
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