Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-06
QUE WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
The Case of Moore-The Washington
Decentralization in North Carolina.
&C.. &c.
WAsHrSaroN, D. c., 31st Oct, 1868.

VT. WASHINGTON, -. u, 01SG OcG, 1oOS.
The examination of the charges against
| Geo. H. Moore, Deputy Collector Sd Dis
trict n. c., which has been pending for
| upwards of two weeks past. was concluded
yesterday by the discharge OF the prisoner.
The following is the Commissioners sum-
ming up in the case:
| United States VS.. George Fl. Moore. Charge of
embezzlement, sc. In this case the defendant is
charged with neglect of his official duty as deputy
collector OF internal revenue for the third district
| Of North Carolina, and with embezzlpg $40 GOO
on or about the 10th day of July, 1868, belonging
| to the United States.
| Several days have been occupied in the exami-
| nation OF witnesses, and large number Of docu-
ments, certificates of deposit, receipts and other
vouchers. and able counsel Tor the United States
| and for the defendant have argued the case.
| From the testimony OF the collector and one of
| his deputies and two other witne sses from North
Carolina and from the documents produced by
! the prosecution, it appears the defendant is
charged with having collected daring the time
| specified that he was acting as deputy collector
the sum Of 1888 O56 o. and from the certificates
| of receipts and other vouchers exhibited by the
defendant, 1t appears that he has paid to the col
| lector, and by his deposits in the Treasury, the
sum Of 1921, 78l 80, leaving an apparent balance
| in his favor of So, $40 40
| It would appear from this account that the
| charge of embezZement is not sustained
| In reSsrd to the charge Of "wilfni neglect of
| ..
have been produced, from which it appears that
officers Of the United States are responsible, and
punishable for neglect of duty but in this case it
appears from the evidence that the defendant was
not officer of the United States, but deputy
OF thu collector, appointed by him, and gave bond
to him, ard the revenue laws expressly hold the
collector responsible for the acts of his deputies,
so that ii al offence has been committed in this
il is Drjuate Cteace against the collector for
breach OF trust, foc which he must seek redress
by suit III the state courts Of North Carolina.
Hinder ttpH2 Firrnnr StanCaa and in fba ahsnnpa
Of proof that no has been guilty Of Wful neglect
Ct duty, 1t appears that there is not probable
cause to believe that the laws have been violated;
and that the defendant cannot be hello to bail up
GA the proofs which have been exhibited. The
defeudant is therefore honoraby discharged.
ED7G. T. BEowN,
U. 8. Com. D. @.
The Commissioner ruled out testimony
offered by the prosecution for the purpose
OF rebutting Moore's statement. They
proposed to show that ut least $40 900 of
the amount deposited by him was collected
by Wooden and deposited through him, he
taking a receipt rs if the deposit was of
monies collected by himself. The case will
be renewed elsewhere in another form, and
tho end is not yet.
Business has been almost entirely sus-
pended in the several Departments here
for several days past, in consequence of
officials having gone to vote. These pa
triot5 Of the Bread and Butter brigade,
before the late elections, were nearly all
Of them performing the dangerous feat
attempted only by such politicians IS cir.
Gus riders, Of riding two horses. Many
Of them became very decided Radicals |
after those elections, though most are now
trembling with fear lest they shall find On
Tuesday next that they have been two pre-
cipitate, and mcuIted The ocrOng horse
In 1852 Clerk in tho Treasury Depart |
ment went to his home in New York with |
a bag full Of documents to clcctiOneer for |
Scot, and came back with certificates show
ing that he c0tGd for Pierce. We shall not
be surprised If many OF those who have
gone of fully committed to Grant should
find it eXpedient to secure similar evidence
that they voted for Seymour.
The disgust occasioned by Radical mis- |
rule III your State, is not confined to the |
Conservativesand more respectable Repub-
hcans there. Wherever their acts are
known, the Same feelings are expressed. |
A gentleman, lately very intense Radi-
cal, told Us to-day that he hoped that the !
Conservatives would carry the State next |
tuesday, and alleged as a reason the re-
celpt OF a letter from his old grand father |
living in Franklin county, North Carolina,
telling him that many of his acquaintance,
unable longer to bear the ills that Radical
rule subjected them to, were preparing to
leave the State, and that he, the writer,
though 80 years old, was going with them.
The hope of our informant is, that, if the |
Radicals are defeated in the approaching
election, 1T will give to all promise of
better things in the future, and by making
the good old State more tolerable place
for white men to live in, render emigration
So mote it be. ST Ton.