Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-07
TIE $4,000 .RohsERY CASE.

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william Ringgold Cooper, the young man
who recently obtained 5000 from the firs,
National Bank on genuine &c vernmert draft
with = forged endorsement, had q hearing be,
fore L. :. Commissioner Sergeant in Phila-
dplphia, on Saturday. The following is the
substance OF the evidence as repo rfat in the
Philadelphia papers Of yesterday morning
Morton MeMichael, IT., testified tAAt he IL
cashier CT the First National Ban K. - that on
the oath OF July the defendant came % him In
bank and stated that he was r ebert " A lien
assistant paymaster u. =. Navy, and desired
TO open an account with the bank. After some
conversation, being satisfied with has repre-
sensations. ii was agreed to receive q deposit
from him In his individual capacity, and he
was handed over TO the receiving teller. On
the cross-exam ina alton of Mr. McMchael, ne
SAID that the draft for $4,000 which defendant
deposited in the bank was genuine paper; he
could net tell how % came into he's hands.
IL. ". Mil er. receiving teller, testified that
defendant was introduced on the oath Of July
by Mr.. Nc michael, who said that the gentle
man wished to open an account, and please to
handed in a package Of 5000 10 notes and a U.
:. Treasury draft, on the Assistant Treas urer
81 Philadelphia, for S5O,o0J fThe draft was
here shown: and witness said it was the one he
received The account was opened, a check
book was handed TO defendant, and he left The
next seen OF the accused was on the 18th he
was Al the bank, and the money was paid to
him; saw II paid, but could not say the
amount. ... z
II. ID. Lutz paying teller of the bank testi-
ned to the defendant coming to THE bank on
the s6th, and presenting check for 1000
remarked to him that the check was not in.
dorsed, and he wrote the name Of X. W Allen
on the back Of il; witness recognized him as
the man who had opened the account. and
aftr satisfying himself that il was all right
proceeded to pay the check; witness remarked
to him that he was dra wing the whole deposit
out. and be replied he was not allowed to use
the banks as Repositories. and that he was
COln ~O yNla fhn De
Trpasurer's hands.
Paymaster X. W. Allen testified that he is
Acting Assistant Paymaster IT, - NJ sta
toned on the receiving ship New Hampshire
al Norfolk fdraft shown: the endorsement rs
not mine; L have seen forged requisition
upon which the draft was issued, dated JULY
18th, 1866.
n. b. Browne, Assistant Treasurer, testified
that the draft was presented on the 2sth of
July: bad no doubt OF its commences: had
been advised of its being issued. as is Gus
tOmary.
This closed the case A second charge was
then preferred against defendant that Of fDrp
ing the name of !. ". Fairfield, Paymaster
United States Navy. as endorser of a draft for
$1,000. This draft had been presented az Ad-
ans Express Office in Baltimore to be for
warded TO the Assistant Treasurer's office in
Philadelphia for collection, and had been re-
eelved upon the production of papers by de-
fendant TO show that he was the person he rep.
resented himself TO be. Mr.. Scott, the clerk in
the express Office, tly identified the defend
ant as the personator OF j. W Fairfield. He
was committed 10 answer the charge preferred
against him.
The Ledger says: The accused is quite a
small man, and apparently not more than ~
or % years old. He was dressed in a coat and
pants OF summer material. and had on white
vest decorated with navy buttons. During the
hearing he paid very little attention to the tes-
tnony. and was most of the time in CONVERSE
tion with gentleman in the dress of a naval
officer. We learn tnat Cooper was formerly
employed a. q clerk IN Mr.. Horstnan's mill
tary trimmings establishment. He after wards
obtained situation IS Purser in the navy, in
which he acquired q knowledge of the manner
OF Obtaining money on acquisitions, to be used
IN the Pursers or Paymaster's department
The holiness with which he operated his de-
posting leo with draft frauculently OBJ
tanned, and having upon it a forged endorse.
ment. and his visit to the hank. two DAYS at
forwards. 10 draw out the whole amount of the
oePcsit IN cash, shows that he is bold enough
for anything.
The term OF the court At which Cooper is to
be tried commences on the third Monday of his