The New York herald., 1870-10-14
T He COUR T S.
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uMIsu STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The snb-Treasury Alleged Forgery Casc-is
There n Sub-Trcasury La Existencef
Before Commissioner Williams.
the Uaited States rs John Kfllar.--The particu-
lars In this were fuIly published In the HERALD
at the time OF the detection or the alleged forgery
and the arrest OF the accused. The defendant, who
Is charged with the forgery. was formerly clerk
In the sub-Trcasury building. and Is now accused
OF forging u check for $ll,oe2 so on the sub
Treasury and endeayoring to purchase nve.twenty
bonds with it at Vermiye 4 Co.'S Office. The case
Williams.
THE TESTIMONY.
Paul b. Allen. connected with yermiye n Co., tes.
tihed thai Mnlar presented the and ked for
the bonds he tvltness detected that the check was
forged one but did not betray his discovery to the
accused, but the latter, becoming apparently
alarmed on aecount Of some questions asked him,
less tone, that ne was in hurry, and asking WIT
ness to have the bonds sent 10 Mr.. White cashier
ol the Suo-ireasury; witness then pursued the ac-
cused and caused his arrest
The witness was cross.examlned at considerable
length AZ to his ability to thoroughly Identity The
check produced Ia evidence as the same one pre-
sented 10 him by the accused, aud lie showed con-
cnaiyely that the check was the same.
William G. White, cashier OF the Sub Treasury
Testified that the signature to the check wnicn
signature purported TO be la his handwriting, was
not written by him; the check IN question dis
bursng onlcers check, Kind OF check witness
never signed; it was not such check as the Sub
Treasury used to buy bonds with; blank discussing
OmcerS checks were Kept at tue Sub-Ireaslry In
the hands Of the keeper Of The building.
Donald Mckay, OF VefmiIye Co., identified the
check In question az the the accused endeavoled
To pass on Vermilye Il Co.
Detective James M. Sampson testified that he ar
rested the accused, searched hun and found q blank
disburslng ofncer's check on his person.
Joel b. Erhardt, counsel for the accused, con.
tended that no offence had been committed, as the
statute organizing the SuD-Treasury Department,
which IL found In chapter 30, page 90. volume O. ol
the United States Statutes had been repealed by the
new Patent Law before the alleged commission vi the
forgery IN question, ana there being no Sub-Trea-
sury there couid be Sub-Ireasury checks TO
be forged, nor any Sub-Treasury oillclals whose
names could be forged To such checks.
Mr.. A. Ii. Purdy, Assistant United States District
Attorney commended that whether the Sub-Treas,lry
law was repealed not Mr.. White, The cashier,
was agent OF the United States, performing du-
ties that had been recognized BY custom and usage
as such agent Fr rF 80
The Commissioner postponed decision. in order to
thoroughly examine tue statutes bearing on ihe
case.
Di-c!,a rGe.
Before Commissioner Shlelos.
NJ. a y. solomon, heavy dealers in leaf tobacco
at No. So Maiden lane, who were before Commits
sioner Shields on charge or Omittlng to make
daily entries OF purchases aud sales OF tobacco III
the book they are required by law TO keep nav,
been discharged, there being NO legal evidence tina
they made ANY purchases or sales OF tobacco from
the 2lst ult. TO the 7tii prOx the period uuriu.
| which IL WAS alleged they made no entries