New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
THE COURTS.
CHARGES AGAINST A CHAPLAIN.

ChAhUES AUAlNoI a CnAfLAIN.
THE REV. MR.. COwAN HELD TO AWAIT THE ACTION
OF THE GRAND JURY.
The examination Of the Rev. John COwan,
late Chaplain OF the 9th Regiment New York Artillery,
and of John Kehoe, charged with consprng to defraud
the Government by presenting at the Treasury for
dempton fragment Of 81 900 South American bond,
and claiming that was part OF $1,000 United States
Fivetwenty (which had been destroyed took place
yesterday, before Commissioner Kenneth G. White.
Assistant United States Dstrict-Attorney Post con-
Quoted the prosecution and assistant United States
District-A Attorney Emerson appeared for the de-
Tense. The first witness called Charles II. Pat
terson, Deputy Assistant Treasurer at the Sub
Treasury in this city. According to his testimony
July u.s. Mr. Cowan called upon him at the Sub Treasury,
showed him the fragment Of the bond In question. and
asked for information respecting the manner Of getting
bonds redeemed which had been lost destroyed Mr.
Cowan then showed Mr. Patterson the fragment of the
bond and he told him that 1t twas no part OF United
States bond He also told him how to TO work to get
piece Of Governments United States bond redeemed
when the rest of Il had been lost. The time that
Mr.. Patterson saw Mr. Cowan was on the 10th INST,
when he stated to him that no had sent the
piece of the bond to tho Treasury to be
redeemed, together with afidavits to the effect
that IL was part Of United States bond which be-
longed to him and which he had ost The fragment Of
the bond and the adavits. which we're heretofore pub
lished in THE TRIBUNE, we're produced and identified
by Mr. Patterson, who then stated that he had told Mr.
COWan that the piece or the wnicn ne snOWeu
might be q part of an old 7-30 United States note.
In the affidavit referred to Mr. Cowan stated as rea-
trying before to have the price Of the bond
redeemed, that he was 10 Europe and did not return till
June 1874. To prove that Mr. COwan had sworn falsely
in that respect Mr. Post introduced E. T. Ten Eyck who
testified that In March, 1874 he met Nh Cowan In the
Bible House.
II being conceded that the price Of the bond which
Mr. COwan sent to the Treasury was not q part Of
United States bond Mr. Post rested his and Mr.
Emerson moved to discharge Kehoe the ground that
evidence b show that he had conspred to
defraud the Government Mr. Post argued that KehOes
affidavit effect that Mr.. COwan had. at certain
time genuine United States bond in his possession,
was sufficient TO hold him preliminary ex.
animation, and after some further discussion, the
motion to discharge was denied. Mr. Emerson
then introduced documentary evidence Of good
character. showing that Mr.. C0wan was examined
for the ministry by Drs. StOrrs and Burlington. and
that in May 1866 be was chosen pastor OF Congr ega
tona Chapel 81 Georges IN the East" This closed the
evidence, and Mr Emerson argued that, having been
told that the piece OF the bond might be part OF an
old 730 United States note Mr. COwan was really inno
cent OF any intent to palm or upon the Government
O fragment Of south American bond and that there
fore, ME should be discharged. Commissioners White
declined TO take that view OF the CASE ana held Mr.
Cowan to await the action OF the Grand Jury For
time previous 10 his arrest Mr. C0wan was em-
ployed Dy the Young Mems Christian Association at
Carmel Chapel In the Bowery. Upon the piece Of the
bond sent TO the Treasury the spanish
words " dc Ia" appear very distinctly.