Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-14
THE COURTs.
THE TRHASrEY INBEZzLEMENr CASE
- EDWARDS.

THE TRIAsuEY INBEzzLEaENr cAsE-rRIAL OF
CRIMINAL ooUkT "1 JaSs. Carn,.-rb. ,ria,
ofC. y. Edwards, charged with the embezziement
be supoyea Va: resumed ri. %oapnR which
Mr.. Harrington stated that the gov ernmenr relied
Mr.. RIDDLE, Tor the defence. Sid that they would
ask the court to instruct tho to return verdict
first There is no such statute a, that referred to
in the iDdietmsnt and upon which said indictment
Second. There ID no statute or provision Of law
VIII. charges the defsndan; az On ofssr yith The
MONEY Charged IN said OIL
bird II the JuIy ind that the money counted
to the Treasury department. 70 be exchanged for
other tnIrercy for u bank and come to the hands
fore enteriDs the same upon any BOOK Of the de-
patmsnt or delivering the same to any other Official
he converted the same, he cannot be convicted on
Fourth. Tbst the said money when it came into
po s 81 az as ST.
defendant must be acquitted.
he s 70 sSs tnas dSs
Tent vas frsmed bad been repealed BY the statute
read the 10 and SAID hy mo-,
only repened the statutes referred too bat refused
eteal we're 90 repealed By aud d date "0''
lie further argued that the indie mt charged
not charged With the cn.tod, Of the public money
and pei,hsr are there any duties impose by law on
ms ney was no. public money as had there been any
deficit reported by the counters the loss would have
District Attorney Fisher opened the argument on
the part Of the prosecution no ding that the Court
should oDsider what the intention of Congress
in revising the statutes bearing this case; that in
order to arrive at Justice, ii is sometimes necessary
that statutes be not cons rned s ictiy in accordance
With their letter With reference to the point raised
by counsel for defense that this oce is not charged
win the Gust Of moneys Of the government. and
therefore not responsible, he cited several author
ties and precedents that the contrary is the fact
On the third point. that this money not public
money, be held that the redemption Of this money
necessary Incident to its Issue; that the pris
oner WAS authorized to receipt for the sane tc
the exprees company, and after such receipt the
vho bees%e responsible for it At the onclusior
Of Mr. Fishers remarks Mr.. Merrfck replied, con
tending that the act Of 1870 repealed the act Of
OF the Interior, and Patent once; that il it was
bunder OF Congress. this IN Driz I'd
to sit to correct such mistake that the guardians
the laws are in the Capitol.
POLICE COURT, To DAY, Judse Sn,H-Martir
ned IS knpeaisd ..h W. ' e.iUred
loud and boisterous talking on the street; fined
William Dobeon: charged with s-ling liquor with
with selling whisky in the county without licens
from the Levy Court; fined SIS. Appealed Ffanl
Douglass, colortd. unlawful assembly; fined 95
bench warrant Tor not obeying snmmoua as .,
witness, and fined IS. Charity Howard, colorei
assault and battery ON Mary Magee. Charity sal,
she was not gully Of salt and batter, she Will
and battery on Elizabeth ickebocker; required b
give bonds in the sum Of 800 to keep the peace,
pay cost. Wesley Johnson, :olored: larceny Of 8
street fined and costs, or 30 days in Jail Mar,
Howard for placing foul water and ashes aliey
hned 81. Warren Riggs, cOlored, assauIt on Kliz
theft OF q rope valued at SIS fined 10 and costs O
all 80 days. Adjourned.