New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-22
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

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Bounty Frauds Warrant for Noied Char
dcter-In the Of W. IT. johnson. vino va. ,r,,,t
last week. on charge Of defraudng Rirhatd " starr
late private In the Veteran Reserve Corps ou ~ 10,
additional bounty. by means OF a forged ami rai, ~
appeared that the defendant was only ass-an and
William j.. sheldon, late OF No III Broad way bu, nov
fugitive from justice. sheldon has already been mono
once arrsigned Ia tho United states Courts aud LOO infc
mentis now pending against him A. y. Ncvrr TO- susci
Government agent for the Investigation Of bounty AID
pension frauds feels confident That be cai am aud
arrest Sheldon and consequently. COmm.s ,Ier ~. -
IN accordance with the recommend ton o. tie D-cL
Attorney, issued n warrant for Shsldons arr.t AMI
mitted johnson % settle the charge against ,..f a.,
paying sturr $780, and giving hls own recozmlance 10
appear OhOrOW ana give satisfactory bond ~ $40 ~
appear "A witness against Sheldon whenever rear.I
AHeged False ineo"e Return, Diseharg, orr " Fpys
dealer at No. 81 South william St. was coucu,I,i y.'e,
day before Commissioner Osborn Myers wa accused %
making fraudulent income returns for lsss hut the A.,
counts OF his brokers were introduced In ovIdrn, t.d
satisfied the Commissioner that the defendant ,si,.d
loss, during 1863, alleged Ia amount to 5000 and .u
cient To cOunterbalancc the alleged deficit nj retnrn
and he accordingly discharged with psoyi.on th =,
he should be called for explanation IN case As.,
ant Assessor Haywood. who appeared AZ Complainant
and Government witness, should sncceed discovering
any discrepancy between Myerss books and the broksr
accounts.
The Thrttseeond Disric, W6tsty Fr1ds IN, Fqvr,ng
animation yesterday in the case Of h. W. Farrhgtoh
eI United States Gauger, and Martin X Cook. iuniuf
partner in the firm OF Gordon Fellows & 60. Tie ds
PENDANTS are charged with cOnspirng 70 10 fraud
Government in the OF l33 barrels OF distilled sprls
In bond. on which harrington made two returns.
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and the other to the firm Of GAS gallons, making
fraudulent difference Of i23 gallons, which the tax "A
nearly $3.50.
W. 5. Harvey Geo A. Curt!s and A. IT, Clark formerly
clerks In Collector Shocks Office and T. j. e. up and
NJ Y Webb deputies In Collector Baileys district tnos
| the stand "A Government witnesses.
Mr.. Webb called 10 identify copies Of certain en'r.
In the books OF Gordon, Fellows Co, the having
| refused to produce the books under subpoena.
John D. Griggs, clerk, lately m the employ ~ Gordon,
Fellows Co. repeated Substantially the evidence her
tofore reported IN the Of WetmOre ana also stated
that MT COOK gave him. secretly, envelopes for Mr..
harrington. which he supposed contain money ,ud
that Mr. YOuDRs emplOye OF the nrm ln the hah
OF regauging spirits that came from bonded
under FarringOns gauge and finding larger numblr p
| gallons than FarringtOns mark indicated.
Winfield Tucker. formerly cashier Of Gordon Follows
Co., testified. at the previous hearing 20 putuUg u
the packages OF money by direction ~ Cook ~
from $50 $500 EACH and that Cook said he did not
to know what in the PACKAGE and directed the Wit
10 enter the amounts put III the envelopes a. ner
| chandise simply.
Euoch George former superintendent for Gordon Eel
lows Co, put the stand by the Government 1u
his testimony objected 10 the ground that he hsi
not been with the firm since 1901, while the tal,aci"u
charged AS fraudulent took place about August, 1907
The DistrctAttOrney then said that he wished nocd
that he offered prove by the rejected witness a' al
| the time Mr. George with Gordon, Fellows Co.,.
flying house, aud goods removed from he y are
| house under Cooks direction, and shipped ron va
! premises without the payment OF any taxes.
| The examination then adjourned 10 ii ocIo'a 20
day. Five lawyers retained for The defense t t
case and the prOsecu conducted by Judge Pierre
| pont in pstsG1. - ,,,t.,,.., ~
Nm nd,n,nt Of es-Commissioners Shields and o.
{ boln have issued more than nity Itonal Na.raI
against lawyers, quordealers aud 9Fnf' l' Don pay
| meut Of taxes