Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-13
LOCAL NEWS,

THR WHITTLEsKY CAsE.-This morning the
case Of Wallace w. Whittlesey, indicted for
..a6stracting public papers," was called in the
Criminal Court, Judge Fisher, when Messrs
Riddle and Bradley, Jr., appeared for the de-
Tense, and Mes.rs. Darlington, District Attor-
ney, and Wilson, Assistant District Attorney,
Tor the prosecution. 1t will be remembered
that Whittlesey was employed in the Currency
Bureau of the Treasury Department and that
on the LIST OF October, 1863, one hundred bonds
partially prepared, each for $1,000 were ab-
stracted. Some time after, the accused Tesigped
his position in that office, and detectives Nc
Dewitt and Clarvoe, taking up the case, arrest
living, and recovered quite an amount of the
coupons attached TO the bonds. The accused
was brought TO this city and committed 10 Jail
put during the last term OF the court, his health
failing him, an arrangement was made that he
might be removed TO the residence of a friend
He is improved somewhat in health. and this
morning was we'll enough to be in court but
during the reading of the indictment, which is
very lengthy, he was compelled from weax-
ness to take seat and at the conclusion of the
reading he pleaded .not guilty" The indict-
ment is found under section ct of the act of
Congress of February &c, 1853, which makes il
penal offence to abstract papers from a public
office.
The following jurors were sworn in the case.
Samuel II. Donaldson, John w. Raw, Jobn
w. Mead, Lambert 7. Folansbee John Cor
Goran, Joseph r. Burch, Eustice q. O Brien,
5onathan HARDWOOD, William =. Boyd, John
davidson, Enoch Heard, and William VI.
Langley.
Mr.. Wilson opened the case, stating that the
indlctment was founded under ander an act OF
congress OF 1853. Evidence would be intro
dueed to show that in 1868 quantity of par
TALLY prepared bends were received AZ the De-
partment from the National Bank Note Com
pany. Inc bonds sTere not complete, but at
tached 10 each were 35 perfect coupons From
Inc Currency Bureau, after they had been
counted, they were sent TO the Printing Diyi-
sion,where the impress of the seal was % at uuon
them, and they We're from thence sent u ia o
Loan Branch, and it was several months after
before IL was discovered they were missing
Inc accused resigned about this time and sue.
picion Tell on him, but nothing 10 iustify AN
arrest. By singular accident subsequently
the clue was obtained, and the accused was
the coupons and bonds were, and all have been
recovered except one bond. He closed by
quoting the law under which the indictment
was found.
Mr.. Caluin p. Bailey was called for the prose.
cution and testified that in the fall Of 1859 he
was in charge of the Loan Branch of the
treasury Department The accused was en-
ployed IN the same room as witness, and had
charge OF the registry desk. In the latter part
Of September a number Of bonds were received
at the Office, among them those numbered from
the counters to be counted, and il thew agreed
with the schedule they were sent to the Print
ing Bureau to receive the colored seal, after
which they were returned to the Loan Rr,neh
when they We're again counted and receinsed
for, after which they were sent to the Rar,s-
ter's Office and were returned to Uitnesses,
rU Si piopaIatofy 70 peins placed in q safe in
which, on the same day, they were placed.
Iney were not missed until May, 1854 As
the Register had occasion TO use the bonds
tney Were delivered to him usually in lots of
one or Two hundred at a time. The bopds
missing were numbered 3i,i01 to 81 500 an clu-
eive. any
Cross-eIamined by Mr. Riddle Witness
was The clerk in charge OF the room in which
about forty persons were employed. The honds
Al that time came usually by mail, and Va era
brought from the pos. of CO TO witness room