The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-12-26
DowELL,s ArTEmPT TO STEAL 8, 900

3rd Auditors Office, Treasury De
partment, Washington, D. O., by
Thomas J. O'Neal Of the county Of
Fresno, California, which states that
he Is the owner of a certain claim
against the United States for the use
Of a pask train in the Oregon In
dian War of 1S55-56; that the
amount due is about five thousand |
dollars; that on OF about the 29th
day Of November, 1871, B. F. Dowell,
of Jacksonville, Oregon, fraudulently
represented the deponent TO be dead,
and applied to the Probate Court Of
Jackson county, Oregon, for letters Of
| administration to issue TO him, the
said Dowell, upon the said depohents
estate; further falsely representing
that the said deponent had left assets
in Oregon amounting to the sum
OF $S5 rs, That upon said false
representations, made by the said B.
Il. Dowell, the Probate Court oil
jackson county, upon fling Of a bond
in the sum Of 5000 issued to the said
Dowell letters of administration upon
the said Opponents estate. That the
said depouent is informed and verify
believes chat the said Dowell further
affirmed before the said Probate
Court and addressed persons outside
Of said court that the said deponent
had died in California in the year
1869, that he, the said Dowell, Pc
titioned said court for lettors OF ad-
ministration at the request Of said de-
ponent's father, whom the said Dow
oil alleged be had seen at Sacramento,
California; all Of which allegations,
representations and affirmations lst
that the said deponent died in Cali
ifornia in 1869; 2d-that ho left as
sets in the State Of Oregon amount
ing to tho sum Of $S5 rs; and 3D.
that he, the said Dowell, petitioncd
the said court for letters to issue
to him at the request Of deponents
father, are wholly and utterly false in
every particular, were made by the
said Dowell, as the deponent verify
believes, for the sole purpose and in
tent to get possession by means Of let.
. ters Of administration of the said sum
Of $4,000 due said deponent from the
: United States as aforesaid, and there
by defraqding said deponent in said
! sum. That the father Of said depo.
nent died in the State Of Kentucky IL
! the year 1856. That the said Dowell
took no action as administrator witt
: regard to the pretended assets O.
: $s5 rs, but he did attempt to collect
/, from the United es'the said sun
OF FIVE thousand dollars. That th'
= deponent came to the knowledge o
:. the said Dowell's action in these pre-
misses only upon learning Of sai'
claim. ssi* That tho said do
| i
J ponent has never employed the sai'
: b. +. DowelI as an attorney, nor i
: any capacity whatever. That tn
! said deponent makes this affidavit be
lieving that the Treasury Department
7 Of the United States desires to knoN
tho character of those whom it PEI
!, mits to mako collections and to &C
:" as agents in the prosecution of claim
. before it, ~
: (slgncd), THos. j. o'NnAI'
Subscribed and sworn to this 2St
: day Of 0ctoberi 1879
t. gs..5- BOOKER,
JrP.,
Sixth Township, Fresno county, Sta
30 Of California.
re Accompanying is also q copy of le
a ters of administration granted Dove
-- by Probate Court.
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