The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-10
UNITED STATES coMmlssloNsa's OFFICE.
The Alleged bounty Jumping Frauds nj Ho-
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The Alleged Bounty Jumping Frauds nj H0-
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Before Commissioner Osborn
Yesterday Comm ssioner Osborn pronounced the fol-
lowing decision In tho of James Hughes, who had
been accused OF having defrauded James Riley OFT Of
$3.50 bounty money: 49, .r@. esf
Commissioner Osborn said-Counsci may have OK
pectcd written opinion at length the law points in
volved in tho motion to discharge the prisoner 10
queacc Of the time taken for consideration since the
argument and also account OF the importance Of the
but after carefully examining tho decision Of Judge
Field In tho case Of tho United states Peter Riley and
Others have deemed such task supercrogaory Cor the
that the questions which in that wore
ably and judicaliy treated by the Court and their
application the suss pertinent that 1t would
seem 0vcrzealous % my part to cxpress De nor Ia my
fully with him In the construction OF tie statute
governing this adopt his decision - authority
tho question OF .actua residence which determines
the giss OF the offence In the investigation before mo-
although In claimed BY the prosecutions that tho Tour
section q ne act Of March 1860 docs not sply 70 the
charged soldier having served two years In the military
service and thesefors moe iablo TO enrolment aH
construction 10 down By the learned judge in Che case
OF the Untted States Peter Riley and Others and
dcraaandng the object and purpuse for which tho Law
enaced that every person except aliens and minors
capable md competent 70 perform military daty whether
liable rot to enrolment Il he voluntarily sDllst In the
section md must be credited TO the district wherein he
resides AID not elsewhere Such being my view Of the
law, James Riley, the complainant, was not entitled to
bounty question: and has Just Of complaint
against he accused under tie STATUTE the evil
dcnce shows thatat the time Of hts enlistment at Ho-
mpornn question Is presented In this case, and that ~
tho jurisdiction OF tho ALLEGED offence but since have
decided fraud deprivation Of bounty has been
committed by the accused against the comp nant IL Is
quito mnstr rial what my arc upon the question
Il appear that nm Indictment has been preferred against
isd. mil District Court
the United States Tor the state OF Now Jersey, and that
proceedings there are still pondiny against him; and
quite disposed TO the opinion that tho matter proper
y belong 10 tho Courts OF that Stac, and should DO
there tri,d and determined The defendant is DIS
charged.
ExJudse Stuart, on the part Of the defendant SAID
he begsedto thank tic Commissioner for bis aDe and
impartial decision, and for the attention no had be-
slowed 90 the
Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Samuel G. Courtney
United Sntcs District Attorney, and cx-iccordcr Smi
for the decndan cxJudgc Stuart and w Walter shupe
l..R AatiSsf WILLIAM GrRSrY.
William Quincy was charged with having passed q
counterict $50 logal'tcndcr note. 1nnNL
Mr. Etnn Allcn United States Assistant District At
tornay APPEARED for the prosecution and cx Judge STU
on ihe ~ Of August hr Newcome received George
rrsnrssp Spals 700 legal 'endcr note which he saia
r. d. Hatch an ofHcer OF the Secret Service Depart
mont depscd that he was pres Mt whom the motto was
haIidsd H Young TO Mr. Newcome; he went into n
ID TIC United states buildings aud found Mr. New
come 10 10 him isos a, tho b; he did 30 and wtness
put his initials upon , Young said he received tho s
| from Gurn,y. :. 49, ~ L. u.
vd The Wits ~ s.s @ "a He said s knew
had eqnratIon with him about interesting himself In
favor Of BIZ brQher, who was prisoner In Jefferson
City, Msspri; Young referred 10 Mr. Wood, Chief
OF the Scctt Service Department. at Washington; w.t.
ness introduced Yong TO Mr.. Ncwcome. and Mr. New
come WINS y ascertain from the chcf what TO be
done t2yar)s releasing Youngs brother from jalI and
tue Understandings rs wItncss believed, between Young
and EcwSsSs might has been directed towards the
latter objed Young aid hollns ere than he said "
Boston, thd lie wished u have some afah gBhent se1e
T which az brother could be released from jail 10 Jei
George Washington Young dcposed that nc gaze the
bill to Mr. Newconc the 7th Of August ana that he
purchased from Quincy the 5h or 9th OF July for
$l2 50j hetook the bill with him TO the Girard House,
where he wv staying he showed the bill 10 Hatch, who
wanted himto show IL TO NJ Ncwcomc, which he did;
At Mr. Newchnes request witness showed the bill 10 Mr.
Wood
In examination the witness said he hnd been In
the state Prison In Name for robbing the mail Ia 1863
but was pardoned by President Buchanan he nitro
due BY man called "Charicy' TO Quincy; In the
teivcws hc bad with Hatch and Newcomo he did
pot tell thIn he had got the bill from Quincy;
he Was told by Mr. Wood that n he could turn
lease Of his brother witness went to Missouri and baed
out his brother lie (wItncss) brought down from
PRISON in Irons no Understood he had been committed
TO jail az witness he declined TO say what copncction
no had with counter citing business; .CbarieyN had
been confined With him In the prison In Maine.
Mr.. w. J.. wtod Chief OF the Secret Service Depart
ment was sworn He eald "a reply TO questions put by
Judge stuart at he told hts operatives not 10 take any
ms testimony VAS corroborated BY other evdence no
thought that evidence had been now supplied.
Inc case Tor he prosecution rested and tho further
hearing viii DO resumed to-day