Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-13
THE DEFAULTING CLERKS,
THE CASE OF MARDEN.
Trial before tho CtimlHni CoHrt-c "neiu-'on
OF the Argument Opinion OF tue Chief
JasIIcs-verdict Of GHlliy.

sun,ed in the criminal Court, before Chief Jus.
lice Cartier, yesterday morning.
Judge Fisher replied to the points made by
Mr.. Merrlck yesterday. ....
Mr. Payne concluded the argument, contend.
ing-lst that tho accused was not disbursingofIi.
Ger within the meaning Of the act; "a, that the
act proven Is different IRON the oheneo charged;
81, that the prosecution were bound TO show
that the offence had been committed within two
years, and had not shown II; and ath, that the
bea proof possible In the case, TO wits the Treas
ury accounis, 10 show tho default, had not been
produced. moe.
RuIrsos or cHfur JusrtcH cARrrER.
Chief Justice Cartier salli "Tho Court VIII
hold In this case, In the hrst place, that this
man was an Oiheer In contemplation Of the Laws
nounced in the case OF the Uultcl stStes ".
Hartwell. (olh Wallace.l Not only because u
has been 30 decided by the supreme Court Of
the Unlted States, but because believe u TO be
good law. MY oWn Judgment fully concurs IN
tue reasouing Of the majority Of he curt IN
that case Inthe case In the custom. house, az
Tndant was employed as elert without any
statutory dennition, OF statutory limitation OF
his duties. He entered tho oileo to DO there
to DO and perform any aud all duties
which his superior might direct hun N per.
form within the sphere Of the supoflOr's author.
tss s pS5S n MAS Ss
and having been thus detailed, no was Ia the
legitimate performance Of oflclal duty when o.
snsaged, aud q he, while 20 acting, perverted
lntendmont OF the statute, no did ~ In violation
VI the Law. The defendant ought mot to com.
plain In that case OF In this, u he 30 charged
NJ NM, re ob5nn, ~ nI,s W. y, 49, ~
every person upon whom was imposed the respOn
sibihty Of receiving, holdlng aud paying cut the
upne money ~, ~, ~ asps1ai ~, W.
this party to receive money, and IL ought
70 rave pesn me issHsa ~ ~ oonscls sile,
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Ss rssyr,;ea he Sgbiie ts1,t "a NJ avn uas
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ay ~ nanen ~ ne IVY. bue npon ths hypoth
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d. 80
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a az nasink uo"sns hs.sse.svl y lhIoukh tht
LIZ n. a,.h,s.ss,ons Ths, 1hhigvo
inc uncontraalcted proof mere. That johnson,
" ~ ". vaink ~, 'ei, ". usVurlv Wy iunut
=, lh9 lIsasuIy ~ Wy PuIPosS tAtHlylnt
~ iss son nnan ne psIS,
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~ Ky ~ Uslsye
nl,nseI aasnne mat ~ ~ sPtelle lue'ai ut Lptl
~ i.us pvySnl shaa bnSU VI Lousa
M ~. uuuey On LeOelPt ~ these eneoks folh the
uetenuhhL Inc Yuosuon nov MaLe 70 TIE
e9l,t u, nnethsl tom t ,, taet thAi CLERK
~ the trsasui pala oyer ~ honey 70 the %
lendanL upon me- check A. dlsbuising agent, 10
stead o. anOlher, aud Nhethsr Ms doins-t 10
~ 3, w aetsieu duiy shal operate
sOn s and post us n. Sbtp oftS SIi IShn
akenS or IN other worls, whether u trans
i,h IN snS uansseuon iLoa paoio transactien
the clerk,
NOV, the Court does not see that II mhket
n ~ uiheIepSo nov man yes lossession o.
o onS ~ mT me ne se~ on hls eLiieiai eheeL
guilty Of larceny as suggested In the arEu
neht ol counsel, IN steRlinB money out OF the
lIsas,nity, put he lld MOI 20 " BeingAn ohlesi
IrS,n ahs T ps mn 70 SIaw money
the clerk o. the treasury his ofielAl check, AMI
eoula be Yefy n fga IN VI greehend y
physics to discover the Substantial difference
rect, and within INC current business m tbs
al ina iiehartmsnt Thrrr mj,ht be n,essntsI
n 'I a,annsnt .unno.i,,,nB. ~ P's5eh asi
CLERK Borrowing money of another, but va have
not apy prooT on IL in his "a lin ~
contrary, The clerk, johnson, sWeaTs M.
tInetIy that he dId moi = that Ma rcia
Haas wsrs merely The rcintInss ~ AZ
bursting clerk 10 the IpsasuTy. and TINT thb
money was drawn iTom the ~ a,nry ahsons1,
nlmal AdlsbursinE clerk upon these oheoks