New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-26
Dockray Again In Trouble.

Frederick A. Dockray, who has figured
conspicuously in the present Cuban dih-
culties, having been arrested as spy Dy
the Spanish authorities and condemned 10
death, Q sentence which by demand OF sec
retary Fish was committed to lite lmprlson'
ment in one Of the Spanish possessions IN
Africa, and who after ward made his escape
from one of the Spanish seaport towns. was
formally arrested in this city yesterday
charged with a misdemeanor committed IN
this country previous to his departure ZOE
Cuba. Mr. Dockray arrived in this city
about q month ago, and learning TINS 1acV
Denuty Marshal Nc murray, of the Northern
District of Florida. arrived in this city
a few ago with an indictment found against
Dackrsy by the grand jury at Jacksonville,
Florida. charging him with the embe zzle'
ment of $4,000 Of government funds while
collector of that port. warrant for his
arrest was issued by United States Commis-
sioner Shields, and yesterday MIR. Dockray
WA brought before him, and waived Gil OK
amination. He was then taken before Judge
Rlatchford in the United States District
| Court. who granted q removal to FLORIDA.
He expressed an entire willingness to meet
| a trial there, and was emphatic in stating
that the charges against him were wholly
falae. His arrest was merely formal, ana,
after the court proceedings, he left the court
room under no restraint, but started last
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case against him is called.
In conversation with q Times reporter
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Dockray made the
following statement regarding the case
aoa;nst him: IL was collector of customs at
Jacksonville, Florida, from 1869 to 1871, re-
signing January l, 1871. declined to pay
in settling my accounts, the sum OF S2ooo,
which 1 claimed belonged 70 inc ices anu
emoluments of the collector. was In
duced to with Did this payment upon CON
sulting the United States supervising treas
urv agent, and subsequently Attorney Gen
eral Williams, grounding nv claim on q
similar claim pending in the United Statef
Circuit Court in Ohio, in 1870. The super
vising agent gave it as his OPINION tnae
had prima facia case, as DID also ATTORNEY
General Williams, and l refused to pa.
the demand of the Treasury Department
, at least until the Supreme Court o
the United States decided the case II
Ohio. which was done in the December term
1871. and as had claimed. wallace a..
, In the meantime a civic action was fle'
against my bond, and the United State
District Court in Florida decided that tn
Ohio case did not apply to nine, anu lsnme
E against me. All this was done during 10
absence in Cuba or Spain, though repeat
edIv wrote that would willingly answe
| the charges as soon as circumstances woul
y hermit. This indictment was brought abou
through tho personal malice ana poiltics
| hostilities of one of the sureties on my bone
and against whom a civil suit has airead
? been begun to reopen the judg nent gaines
, The other sureties refused to join in tt
, action, on the ground that even it did ov
the treasury It was under circumstance
= which showed that there was NO GRIMM
J. intention to defraud the revenue. The $2o'
, alleged to be due the government was pa
:, into the treasury in accordance WIZ 81 u
Ne,c York Times, March %.