The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-24

Water Department pipes TO the Committee on
Law. Motions were made to refer to half-a-
dozen committees, the decisions of the Chair
we've doubted, and the yeas and nays called
on every motion until after two hours hard
lighting, the bill was finally passed.
MI. Hancock, from the Committee on Fire
and Trusts, reported a resolution prohibiting
fire companies on this side of the Schuylkiil
from crossing to fires. Agreed to.
A res olution TO change the grade lines on
Ridge road, SO as to prepare for the erection
OF a bridge over that road for the Connecting
Road, that Company bearing the expense, was
agreed to.
A resolution to place wharves on the schuyl-
XII, submitted with the preceding by Mr.. Bards-
ley, was rot agreed to.
On the part of Common Council, Messrs. Har-
per, Ernst and Gill were appointed Com
mittee to meet Select Council Committee of
Conference on the paving of Lyndells alley.
Mr.. Stockham, from the Port Wardens' Com
mittee, reported that the city was required to
lumber all the piers, Three hundred dollars
were appropriated for this work.
a resolution to remove the City Commits
sioners' apartments in the law building to those
occupied by the City Solicitor, and the Board OF
Revision to the rooms Of the City Commits
sloners, the two remaining rooms to be used as
hoad Jury rooms was agreed TO.
Mr. Shoemaker, from the Committee on Law,
reported the decision Of the City Solicitor, hold
ing that Nathan Nathans is entitled to two
thousand dollars for damages to his house on
Broad street. An ordinance to appropriate that
amount passed.
A resolution of inquiry into the eligibility Of
Frederick A. Van Cleve, as Assistant City
Solicitor, was referred TO the Law Committee.
Mr. Palmer offered resolution to appoint q
JOINT committee of five to take into considera-
ton the proper Observance Of the Fourth ofJuly.
Agreed to.
Select Council ordinance to pay four hundred
and seventy-fve dollars and ninety-four cents,
the expenses of the Committee of Councils of
Boston, was concurred in.
The contracts for school buildings, approved
by Select Council, were Endorsed. Adjourned.
HEAVY FRAUDS PERPETRATED UPON THE Gov
ERNMENT-THE PARTIES ARE COMMITTED IN De-
FAULT OF $60,000.-At late hour yesterday
afternoon an exceedingly important case, in
volving 100000, came up before United States
Commissioner Smith. The defendant, one
charged with defraudDg the United States Gov
ernment out of a large sum of money. The
charge on which the defendant was arrested
states that, on the 18th of February, 1867, he
(defendant) executed and signed false and
fraudulent bond, required by law, for the pur-
pose of withdrawing distilled spirits from q
bonded warehouse.
The prosecution was represented by Charles
Gilpin, ESQ.,, United States District Attorney,
and Mr.. Valentine. Lewis G. Cassidy, Esq.
appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
1t was given IN evidence by the prosecution
that Herttord, alias Collins, had defrauded the
Government out of the legal tax On at least
100000 worth of distilled liquors, by means of
executing false bonds.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Zulick, Collector of the Third
District, was the first witness called. He testi-
fed that he recognized the defendant as the in
divldual who signed bond in his presence of
the amount of S23, 900; the bond was signed by
two other men, unknown to the witness, but
search was now being made for them.
John w. Warner testified that he was regu-
lar agent of the United States Treasury Depart
ment; he arrested Hertford on the 18th of May,
at No. All Congress street, Detroit, Michigan, at
Il o'clock in the afternoon; he arrested him
under the name of James j.. Hertford; witness
went to his residence and saw the wife of de-
fendant, and asked her If Mr.. Joseph Hertfotd
was in; received an answer in the negative, and
then asked If Mr.. James HeItford was in; was
told yes, and shortly afterwards defendant made
his appearance, and when he stated his name
was James j. Hertford, witness took him into
custody, after showing his warrant, and brought
HIM to Philadelphia; witness had never seen
defendant before he met him in Detroit; Detec-
tive Watson, of New York, accompanied wit
ness to Detroit; he had heard of and received a
description of the prisoner before he went to
Detroit 10 arrest him.
Mr.. Valentine stated that other bonds were at
hand which would prove that the defendant had
defrauded the Government to a very large
amount, and asked that he be held to answer in
the sum of $50, 900.
MIR. Cassidy strenuously objected to such very
heavy bail, and stated there was no parallel fol
it in any case of the kind. After a short delibe
ration the Commissioner decided to hold the
prisoner in $50,OOO, in default OF which he was
committed,