New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-16
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

The S,cif Bounty CdSc-Bcfore Commissioner
ShicidsIn the Gaze Of the United states nSlmst = Jaw
CosgrOve soldier, OF half Of his bounty money The
evidence closed yesterday and counsel on both sides sum
med up Ii will he remembered that the soldier COSgrOVe
employed swift his agent to procure l0o bounty money
which was due him by the Government. C9sgr9ye
him of half the money, putting him On win $50; hr.
Payne expert in handw,tng was the only %lthfs
was asked but one question by the counsel TOT the
defence, was it TIE same man WHO 20 r ssned
shown witness. He replied II was; that al the sigma
lures in the handwriting OF Arthur Cosgioye'
Com M for the defense then addressed the Commissioner
saying that this Lad provoked great deal OF need
the accused in the prosecution Of BIS business as elam
acting aat eaP 1Sr car@e T noT ns
therein specified Counsel spoke OF the diseredlt na
rally attaching the claim agent business He charged
the plaintiff with being guilty Of PERJURY In swearing one
time he got only $50, and another time that he dd not
nrged that plaintiff in his direct examination swore to
signing ONLY three receipts, whereas II was proved una,
~ ih6ed four More than 5000 claims had passed
,hrr,,gb swifs hands and out of that number there
we're not than six or even prosecutions Iha Wh
good record. Counsel then proceeded To aniyZe tne
Assistant DistrictAtorney Purdy, for the Govern;
mont read the section of the act appcabc ana .uuu
% Ior fyro wears cloud had hung Swift which he
was ne yer able remove. The reason the prosecution
oIoed up in former against Swift was, that there
was doubt as TO certain points Of law and those repre-
seutinc the Government were equally divided "5 "
whether a conviction could lie bad or not But Low
thcrc was new DisrictAttorncy ana there
was no division the port in his Once
lie would therefore press on tbs case as
test easc before the cour!s, 70 crttle the donD,
m point whether it was SUIT ut iof stae CONT Vi -
limited states court. The charge against the prisoner
WAS very explicit and was rs fuzzy proved as
At this point Assistant District Attorney u; r. FL nn
r entered court and announced the ease OF Tue hon
q r. Jcnks Remarks ulOgistc of the prOleshioai anu
pcrsona character OF the late Mr. jerks "ee aS ~
he ASSISTANT District Attorney counsel TOT MI oHl
and the Co,nniss after which the oouit
a. further marx Of respect. The decision ID the 5"'
case reserved . - J,..,e. - August
Riddiug of No. llt CiGtOnst., week ago WAS cttu
na,r before Connis Toner Shields, for carry ing on te
iil and orocery business without license. lie diu
not obey Deputy Marshal Crowley went or nm uss
aStaT dy and found him yesterday, win ms coat on
" PM on your coat and come with me, saiu Jul. .Io"c!.
lie refused do either You 90 not ,h IN n yV
coat I must bring You without 1t, salu Tue deputy
Marshal lie got on his coat but WOMB npt ,V.c. MI
CryIev Laid his hand his shoulder 10 tahe mn aios
He resisted and struck Mr. Crowley tS9 ur .grs
Az CrowIey however, fnaly hauled hiIn on prisoner,
AMI preferred an additional charge OF resisting revenue
ni,rrr In the execution OF his duy' On tus chnis re
ssinTr Shields held him In $3.50 pall, ana i-
po-ed $50 hail the original eharg.Iae ~ TX
an t,r milk and grocery business Mltnout hcehSe' hc
Is nov committed under a total OF si'o"pan