Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-25
LOCA L NE VS..
HE TENNESSEE BOUNTY FRaUps
EN-Congressmaa stokes aud Other~
mt, saest tor eoa.Ptrsey-Arrest

IL will be remembered by ths readers Of Tar
STAR that the last grand jury OF The Criminal
Court q the District Of Columbia iound a true
e'll against W. r. Stokes. ca Representative m
C'nsr,ss IL, m the State OF T,untssee. and q
Victor Powell. lately a CLERK in The Pension
once IN this city, charging them with receiving
money Tor Prosecuting a claim Nhile thev were,
ofhctIs OF the l-nitsd States c,,y,rpmeUf Nbs,,
tht published statement o. that effect apneared
IA 1 ne STAR, there was SOme comment on thu
~ Aiont Isct That the grand jury had indicted
We l$Nhs ON minor charge, and not acted ON
the greater offence All, gcd-dctra aiding the cog
eTnment At that time. however. Al fle sus-
Pestea I'aTtcs To- the alleged fraudulent trans
aCtCn hsd not been ARRESTED. and tor that rea-
son the finding by the grand iury ot an ip.ii,f.
m, NJ for fraud Also Was not made public. a. a
might have defeated the en,s OF insiir.
Immediately alter the adjournment OF the
grand jury an agent OF the government uas
dlspatchtu 10 Tennessee with an authenticated
copy OF the indictment tor fraui 10 eff.-t ~.
atftst OF the other persons charged With COM
phCitH thtretn. on tie frst trtp ne failed 70
make any arrests, but started again about a
W, asS, VIII he was more successful. and
last evening telegraIhed 60 the District Attorney
that Michael Strohmrtr snd DAVID Reaty v,,r,,
IN custody and would br taken before .lud.,,
Trigg. who would probably hold th.rn n, hsii n
appear NJ the Dec mher term ct the ,'rin,inaI
Court Of this District, which viii be h,'R Ia
Chief Justice Cartier. There are two Others
indicted, james Beatty and Claiborne Hcat,.
arrested ere this
THE sUrrrrssFn INDICTMENT
above referred 10 j. a. follows:
District Of C0'Glaitd Comm ~ Wqslfnytaa, S.
The grandjurors Of the United States OF Amer
ca Tor the county of Washington aforesaid. upOn
their oath do present: That " ham Il. Stokes.
late Of the county aforesaid. geut'eman: Michael
Strohmcir, late of the comfy aforesaid. gentle
man; David Bcaty, late OF the county Aforesaid
gentleman; James Beatty, late 81 the county
aforesaid, gentleman; Claiborne Beatty, l1tr -
the county aforesaid, gentleman; and q ror-s
Victor Powell. late Of the county aforesaid. ras-
uC man; together with divers other evil dis sci
persons whose names are a. yet 90 the Jurors
Aforesaid unknown. wickedlv deviSing AM iu-
tending 20 defraud the government of the
United States OF America Of a large sum ~
money, 10 wit: the sum OF sixty thousand
dollars, on the first day Of July, I'm tie
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, at the county aforesaid, frauau-
leutiy, maliciously and unlawfuily lid conspire,
combine, confederate and agree together he
tween and amongst the msclseS hv presenting 10
the War Department OF the United States a GER
tain muster roll purporting % be a true aud cor
rect muster roll of the member OF Cap,aiu
Beaty's Company of independent scouts well
knowing the said muster roll % be untrue and
incorrect, 20 defraud the government OF the
:, hited states OF a large sum OF money, 70 wit:
And the jurors aforesaid. on their oath afore-
said. do further present that tie said defendant
together with the said evil disposed persons in
execution OF the said last mentioned premises
and pursuance OF the said conspiracy, combi-
nation and agreement between and amongst
tucm az aAoIeSauus hltrNardr 10 VII: on the
first day OF August, i'm the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy al the
county aforesaid, did present "a the War Depart
ment Of the United States a certain muster roll
purporfing 70 be true and correct muster roll
OF the members Of Captain Beaty's COMPANY OF
lndepent Scouts, well knowing the said muster
roll TO he untrue and incorrect, and whereby the
said defendants did defraud the said govern
ment Of the United States of a large sum Of
money, to wit the sum Of sixty thousand dollars
against the form Of the statutes la such case
made and provided and against the peace and
government OF the United States.
lSignedl GEO. r. FISHER.
L. ;. Attorney for ID. 4.
This indictment is endorsed: "witnesscs-E.