National Republican., 1878-01-29
IMPORTANT CRIMINAL SUIT.
Two Attorneys Charged with Conspiracy To
Defrau,l the Government.


Mr.. George Taylor lawyer, was arrested last
week on an Indictment from the Circuit Court oI|
the Cnitci states for the District OF Louisano on
the charge of conspiracy IN presenting and p5osc.
cutting fraudulent claim against the United States
in the Court Of Claims Of the United state'
4 writ of hrbcds corpus was taken ont and tho
hearing set for yesterday, bat postponed by Ih'cf
Justice Cartrr unul Thursday next At ten r. N.
Yesterday Mr.. Divert Lowell, lawyer wa ar.
, rested to answer e. the same Indictment, ami MS
attorneys Obtaining writ Of htttts 'prpnV II was
s.t down for hearing a! the Snme time. Both gen.
tlcmcn gave bond for their Uppearancc. one ul tire
indictments sets forth that NiIuist +. Soblum, mCr
chant Henry Pcychnrl N rolUrr Nsede, Robert u,
shannon, lawyer George Taylor, lawyer Oliver l;
Frederick !. Pope. Of Massachusetts,, aud "thtrs,
rCr.ous whn>e names Hrc unknown to Ilie JutJis,
/ OF June 10. 1874 tmilducntly cOnSpircl aud com
| bincd between Themselves and AdOlrh Blanchard to
| GCfrauh the United states out VI s290Ot
oSy S T. + SoSom sTa rc.To ! RAY clsiming y to % do
business under the ii.lu name Of BIOLOGY, Subnm
& Co.. Ot New Orleans, La, presented 10 the judges
Of the COar Ti Gains, during the December term
I for lIS, a certain petition IN their hthHlf which
Wa filed md became part of the reCnri oi the
court lm tho rctitiol they represented that their
/ trfn did business In New Orleans In the year lSi3
, and prior thereto. ati that prior 10 April ltGl,
/ they advanced lHrEt sums o1 money 10 Planters in
! Louisiana uran tic security Of their incoming
crops Of cotton. tcFng mortgage thereon, and
! prior tu the ledCrll occupation Ot New Orleans
they acquired security for lhcso l"ans, under the
| laws OF Louisiana. valid and sulElstinG lens npnn
| srudry lot, of cntuT' raised by planters, with The
right T. reduce 'ls ne into posse lion aud sell In
.Et t'sEl,,tiun pf their loans: that these advances
/ were not paid iTpl /" the occupation of New Or.
leans and the Clun amounted In the rg+rc gate 20
! ! Sjl bales Of cn;upn. locnsi respectively ~ tic
/ Vgi hes Of AyOycllCS II. lHuhry sud Ni. Martin.
Ane, the Federal rrccs occupied New Or.cGuS
In Alril and May, iSi. this cotton was SIZED hy
military authority IT. '"iUuu =. u lluidh9rUE chief
plyrE'tor uf the T. .'rrn"rt Of tho uulf. rspIC.
North. thcr ,nld T." Treasury agents. and tho pio-
grch' "f the sale ..rhri into the Trcasu! Of the
TIE pritj!uncg, ,.alui.,I that the al, an,c, that
thCy lad ms'ir upNu his Cinhn amounted 20
Slll ItiF. besides Interest thCT,lu. They HNCrtcri
iUHf they hr'"'"d ihat I'r net rfrC"is II 'E" 'H
.ai h,rn cuv, r,i mt, the United state, Treasury
TIE! cIH,Iu'l that this r't"n W.. Tcyrt 0b3n.
iuugi u'i E,liv 10 slzWe. they hri'gg true md
loyal yii.s'us. Gud ti,Ht tcy were CUl He'd D ~.
rrisr w. a"t lr ,'.r,is al i,e ,.lr-'~""a.
. The Sul!"I'I.. "f thv rripiullrTs asked that the
CuHFt uf ClR.1., IHUE Ia, uud tiIi,gut inquiry uu
the clAinS sCultd 0ni Il III" claimant. ",rr E'i
cn;n!rl i1 ih iil! sGr@@ thai the court ave juig
l. gui f,r siCh pJF,,,u # 'aih riur Hs wJul hr
m'lvF tudg0niiy mr lh"h G1d |LNI! their Zen.
On Nr,rDn,"r ~ l,7I the rn'li',rrr, having gou,
pryrhnri u''t G,nrgu Ft"-ci. TEr.rshlgi;"Ftivrrg,
1ul llnr rwVNrrd before the CrGri and rrrrscd III,
claim EliU. h"lt. .s,tOnS examining witHCg.Gs. and
making stsppsutr IN support uf tie SnnC AID sab
srplTHityn Judgment was lriclryd IN UN,r II Tho
I1Uut Nr. '"r7r yiur was pr'h s2lWW ~ sDli 1t
orr rr'S. Iir Indictment further sets forth that
TIT: CLAia WAS 4 FRAUD OUTRIGHT;
ihHt III" claimants never owned the "uttnn-nevC
ln' H. and were not rnt.lrl to iu"uvyr EythiuE al
hcir petition; that all "a them knew The UlAiIu wa
frudU.rnt aud g mb!nCl tr.CthCrt 10 se"u" ils Zee
urniliun aud allowance By the Court ui '!uilns
tlai the solicitor not only Conntved Ani cnmbine'
u larry uut this Tal hf Punished false affidavit
and IrijurCd witnesses u testify to the truth of tlI
! facts 10; tOrih IN the claim. The second mdiCtmrn
u.ainst tcuFgp Iuy lnr -. = Lowell fnd others Il 10
clisIrimg 10 Gc.raud The tn'i"i SluluS hv prcscut
Ing and prUs- cutting hciOrr the tulrtOt, aims wlu
i Known as hrhilis nnd' NtIand claims iurSt0H
The indictments aud cupiCs having h,cu sCnt here
ChicGJutIvc Cartier Ss,ic,i he order for arrest
:. probably the whole case VIII be developed NJ Ih
r hearing OF 1hurs,iay mCruii,g General Is. i, Bu'
Ter, Colonel William \. Cook, and SnilRnirl Wi
: sJ!I, esq, will appear for Ihe rclaloS.