Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-18
Legal Intelligence.

THE l.. $. DISTRICT CotRT.-Our statement
last week that this court which met on that day,
transacted no business arose from the fact that
owing to the sickness Of the District Attorney :
no new business was brought before the Grand
Jury,who were consequently discharged hut one
case already before the court was tried, and 1t
very interesting one.
1t was that Of Alonzo Hayes, charged with
fraud on the Government. Harrington for L. S. !
Nields for defence.
The origin of the fraud is as follows Three
young men, residents Of Salisbury, Md, during
the war enlisted in this city substitutes, each
of them receiving $50. In accordance with n
rule in force ut the time, the recruits each re-
ceived but so, the government taking charge OF
the rest Of the money and giving them check
book which entitled them to receive the balance
when they arrived at the front.
| When these men arrived at the front they were
assigned to n company in the First Delaware Reg
| impnt under command Of Lieut.. Emanuel H.
Hit, who, with the consent of the men, took
charge of the check books for safe keeping.
One of these men, John W. Dennis, shortly
after giving Ills check book 10 Lieut. Hit, died
in the hospital.
Some months after this Alonzo Hayes of this
city claimed to have bought this check book of
Dennis for 5000, and Lieut.. Hit made affidavit |
that he had seen Hayes pay Dennis the 5000 for
the check book, and he further swore that he
knew that Hayes had sufficient money to make
tho purchase.
The authorities al Washington refused to pay
the money to Hayes unless he would give sccnri-
ty for its repayment in case il was claimed by the
heirs Of Dennis.
Lieut. Hit and jacob Rebman became his Sc
, curity, and Alderman Vincent into whose hands
he had placed his claim for collection, thcreupon
collected tile money $3.50, through Cox II Co.,
Claim agents NJ Washington, they delueting
$3.50 Tor their services, and $40 being paid to
another person for assistance in getting the claim
through. The balance of the money $780, Alder
: man Vincent after dednctng $50 for his own
services, paid over to Hit au order from Hayes
and received through Hit, Hayes receipt for the
!. same.
- Shortly after this Dennis heirs began to make
inquiry about the money, when they called on
Hit he denied ever having seen the check book
!. Al the request OF the Counsel for Dennis heirs,
i, an investigation was ordered, and Hayes, llt
" Alderman Vincent and Dennis heirs Counsel
=, were requested to appear before the Second
;, Comptroller Of the Treasury at Washington.
Hit went but refused 10 appear and Hayes sent
an affidavit by Vincent.
:" II becoming evident from this investigation that
" a fraud had hccn pructiced, the Solicitor of the
-, Treasury ordered the papers to he referred to the
District Attorney with instructions to draw in
~ dictments against the parties implicated, Hayes
NJ and Hit Hayes was arrested but Hit escaped
The foregoing incts were drawn ont by The
ia evidence, was also the fact that Hayes was alb
Of sent from the Regiment at the time at which il
,er was claimed, that he had made the purchase o
the check book from Dennis, and That the Iattcl
~ had died before the former returned to the rcgi
a. mcn 50 that Hayes never saw or knew Dennis
g. The jury found Hayes guilty, but stated to III
court that ms Hit, the accomplicc OF the prisoner
Ian lad thus far escaped arrest and punishment the
~ would recommend the prisoner to the mercy q
the court.
~ MIR. Niclds counsel for The prisoner, made
al, motion for arrest Of Judgment. This motion wi
nho be argued on Monday, Goth inst
fRuCEEplNtiS or SrSsEX COUNTY COURTS.
mo- GroRGErowS, Dr., April l1th 1867.
1es- Editors NJ Mo Commercial The Superior Cou
lan and Court of General Sessions of the Peace an
ms Jail Delivery commenced its regular Spring Sc
'srs sons for Sussex county at this placeon Monda
tus, the stl inst, Chief Justice Gpin and Associa
Justices Houston and Wales being present.
to Shepherd p. Houston was sworn rs Foremg
ank Of the Grand Jury, and the charge was deliver,
to them by the Chief Justice.
oci- There has been less criminal business this ter
lion than usual, the following two cases are the on
,pri- ones that have as yet been brought before
the jury
axes State Is. Edward X. Prcttyman. Indicted (
ucl- selling liquor without license.
cciaI The dcfcndcnt was acquitted on account of
defect in the indictment. Moore for the Sta
the Layton for dcfendcnt.
b tile State IS. Petcr Hanson The dciendent "
the indicted for the larceny Of six bushels of Indi
corn, at the Railroad depot of Bridgevillc
,rsey September lsGi, said corn being the property
the James Prcttyman. Tie evidence for the Sta
1t us was wholly circumstantial and the court leani
river greatly with the delendcnt in its charge,
the jury after very short dcliberaton returned
ty verdict Of not guilty. Moore for the Sta
Wright for defendent.
pany Several indictments for Assault and Bait,
con- and for selling liquor contrary to law, were S
to he tied " the defendants paying the fines and eos
team On Tuesday, Alfred L. Redden was admitted
an Attorney at Law to practice in the Courts
dress this State.
lmhy' ATHEIST oN SusrI,ioN.-Wc learn that n IL
evan In, Tho n,n,c nr Arnold Iiyin, near IJ shorou
: fre was arrested ON Thursday last and committed
Denton Jail, on suspicion of being the murde
y. v Of james A. Tarr, On the 10th Of March. II
lldcr- s,,,ancn, heard hp corroct i, / very l;elv
ihc murderer will be discovered. 1t appears that
mold acknowledges passing the shop of Mr. 7
y Va on tile night Of tue murder, when man rus
= " out and caught lin by the collar, asking Arm
mom- ~ liz ,,, What I,i,nscr mud onot,,er man fyl
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