New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-07
POLITICAL PERSECUTION.

Some months ago number of the 'chiv.
airy" in our neighboring State of Texas, in
their desire to prosecute radicals, managed
to trump up charge against Judge H. C.
Yarmouth, one of the worthiest Republicans
in our State. The charge preferred against
him and another gentleman was that Of EN-.
beZzlement. OF course no one who knew
the judge could for q moment have any faith
in the seriousness of the charge, but it
served the purposes for which 1t was in.
vented. 1t was telegraphed and paraded
through the rebel press as splendid fling
at a radical" In a late number of
Flakes Galveston Bulletin we find the fol-
lowing account of how signally this at.
tempt to injure a good Union man has
failed:
THE ExBEzzLEMENT CAsE.-The following
papers sufficiently explain that the case Of
embezzlement charged against Mr.. Joseph
r. Morris and Mr.. ii. C. Yarmouth has
been dismissed by the Judge, and that both
the judge of the court and the district attor-
ney are fully convinced of the innocence of
both these gentlemen.
OPY1cE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY,
EASTERN DIsTR CT OF Texas,
GALVESTON, Wednesday, May %, 1867.
Hon. H. O. Yarmouth. OF New Orleans:
DEAR SIR-In the course Of official duty
here, 1t has been my lot to prosecute your
self and Joseph X. Morris, of Houston, for
embezzlement of moneys of the United
States, alleged to have been received while
you were treasury agent here, in August,
1855.
Upon trial of the case this day, it abund.
antly appeared that no offense against the
law had been committed, and his honor,
Judge j. c. Watrous, instructed me to enter
a nolle pros. / did this the more cheerfully
because the papers of the treasury depart
ment this day put into my hands from the
special agency Office here prove conclusiveiy
that the matter in respect to which this
prosecution was instituted was finally adju-
dictated by the military authorities In Au-
gust, 1865, and that you and Mr.. Morris are
above suspicion in the matter.
Very truly.
ID. J. BALDWIN,
United States district attorney.
At the NAV term Of the United States dis.
trict court TOR the eastern district Of Texas,
Galveston, Texas, May 20.
At eleven o'clock jury was empanneled
TO try Joseph Morris and IL. @. Yarmouth
for embezzling twenty-one thousand dollars
of government money. The witnesses for
the government were heard, when became
satisfied there was no case against the de-
PENDANTS, and told the district attorney that
had not q particle of doubt OF the limo
eence of these defendants, and that the
transaction was perfectly legitimate; at any
rate II the property was really the property
Of the government q suit could be brought
against Mr.. Msrris for its value. but to
pursue this trial any further was an act OF
the baldest injustice. therefore recon-.
mended to the district attorney TO enter q
MOLE pros. The district attorney rose and
aid that he was satisfied of the innocence
Of the defendants, and that he held In his
hand the papers Of the treasury department
which acquitted the defendants beyond 8
shadow of q doubt, and that he was glad
thAtthe defendants had been vindicated BY
the courts Of the country.
The district attorney entered the Rolle
pros, and the court adjourned.
nJ0HN G. VARIOUS, Judge presiding.
], Levi Jones, clerk Of the United States
court at Galveston, certify the above to be
q true copy from the original, with the seal
of the court. LEVI JONES, Clerk.