The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-21
THE COURTS.
A Lawyers Attempted Fraud Upon the
United States Treasury.
IN THE TEETH OF THE LAW.
An Alleged Conspiracy to Head
or Creditors.

The trial OF John A. Grow, the Washington lawyer,
charged with conspiracy 10 obtain money from the
United States Treasury by alse PRESERVATION OF man
named Slatterly, who Is alleged TO be entitled, from
United States Treasury TO apsed interest amount
ing about So 600. commenced yesterday before
Judge Benedict and a jury. Assistant United Statcs
District Attorney Fero opened the case for the gov
crnment detailing the acts he expected TO prove in
the course of tho trial Mr. L. +. Post appeared for
the defendant
Mr.. Charles O. Richardson was the first witness.
He said that he resided in this city, and that he had
known the defendant since December 1875; the power
oil attorney produced was in the handwriting Of J.
A. Grow ho met Grow about the modle OF October
last at the Metropolitan HOTEL and Grow said 10 him
That he wanted to find Mr. Slatterly he said that II
would be worth $4,000 Grow looked on list and
selected number oil names from II; Grow wrote out
The list and gave it TO the witness; saw man named
kimbail, who said that John Slattery's name could
% put through alias, and that the thing could
nxed II The signature OF Slattery could be got;
Douglass or some other man procured copy OF the
signaturc; he Grow again the 10Th OF Octo
Ter, anu told nim hc must have per cent oil the
mou0y; Grow sand that he must have hfly per cent;
that the Ring at Washington wanted twenty-five per
cent aud that KimbalI Giidersleeve witness were
twenty-five per cent; Grow would not agree 10
HAVING only iorty per cent; there was aner"ara
another paper signed by Mr.. Giidersieeve, on The
OF Siattery, giving Grow forty per cent oil tnis
money also The power OF attorney; TINS order
IN crows handwriting; the power OF attorney
executed, and he met Grow again on Wednesday,
the 3lst oil October ana Grow told him that he had
not received any answer - his letters from wash
ipgton he ola not understand how It was;
he saw MIN again at i've In We afternoon on
that uay aud Grow said that he had received
"A telegram from Washington stating that the
Secretary Of the Treasury wanted the numbers
OF the bonds, and could not pay Otherwise; on The
TN o. November he Grow at Smith u McNab's, IN
this Grow desired HIM 10 nnu man VINO was
acquainted Mr. Patterson at the SubIrcasury, 10
taNe Gildeisleevc ana introduce him Siaticrly 10
Patterson this he refused to DO, and told Grow that
he must got the numbers Of the bonds he saw Grow
The day and Grow told him that he must get the
plumbers oil the bonds; Grow told him Inc next day
that got who was to 30 10 the bond
at treasury and tell him that Mr. Gilhilan
wanted the numbers OF the Satlery bonds, and that
Grow had letter TO The Treasury, at WASH
lngton upologizng for The delay and stating that
John slatery had opened the writer's letters by
mistake; ms Ictter, though unsigned, was 10 nave
been signed .Jonn Slatierly;' Grow next pro-
duced uua showed min some afidavIts OF idepunca
ton; Grow asked him 10 have item sworn 10
before United States Commissioner II posi-.
bie; Grow 10 Washington then and lett
the alluavils with HIM and sent on 10 TO
pay expenses after they were executed he forwarded
them Middleton Co. the aihdavits were dic-
taled by Grow, and sighed ana sworn by Gderseeve
'at,erly;'' they were sworn before United States
Commissioner Benedict, Eastern District; before
Henry Banks, Commissioner OF the Court OF Claims
and others; Grow was IN Washington from the 1Olh
The 18th Of November, ana wrote to MIN frequently
The witness then detailed the mode by winch II gave
Information OF The fraud to United States Commis-
sioner shields
The following the most important OF the letters
referred 10 by the withess:-
WASHINGTON. Nov. Is. 1877.
DEAR srR-Your letter OF yesterday with check
closed WIS received TINS %Vnns c write Th roa tn.
peculiar with the papers concerning the iden-
terson for him TO look identity Mr. slatery
II expected that Mr. slarerly wall be him aud
Of Mr. 5 the treasurer says Mr. siatsry time
him him AS the holder Of bonds aud entitled
,steres, on them that they have in the assasIy
ime Mr. Patterson, horzing another party 70 draw
seems 20 be of the that Mr. sattery has been
Treasury OF New YORK ana drawn his interest on several
order It, and that being the there could be no
n M Ssy Mr. he be prev
To about when the bonds were purchased
=, the tine o. his sons nw" he h win s ne as
i him his Interest ana whether he sisned any
receipts anu it he gave power e attorney to
expressed himself as being perfectly satisfied
so New YosK ass Eight Gs. Mr. as soon AS you can
and bring him to Mr. Patterson and have some suitable
conid get Have a. little delay as possible As
with that The course desire to pursue was the
proper one ara would have avoe ~ tnese delays
draw the July interest there, and TO do Il Mr. slsttery
that expected tie application hrs made would be re-
the question Of identity settler before the reference
him. Now right back that point, IL
as Re Now" do Go
WASHINGTON, ID. e., Nov. H. 1877.
&. RICHARDSON. Esq
DEAR FIR 1 reached home last night all safe. When
you enclose papers Middleton Co. Slatery write
them that found practically impossible to find of
his business acquaintauces who previously known to
order make satisfactory introduce
ton that he found those who knew Judge Benedict,
United District Judge for the Eastern district
Of New York, that hc could be fully and completely
identified before HIM din be is identified before
him). and he therefore did and sends them
the papers. hoping that they salts
$3.50 IN the a. Ssw YORK which, may
be time Ny florty cent? is S252
II check be signed 10 Mr. Saterly which forward to
when the PAID to Middleton Co. will
present IL payment. hope you will have delay
completing Identity Act promptly, and should
you difficulty telegraph at II get through
all right you telegraph me at expense. hope
have letter explaining satterlys absence Tomorrow
morning. Yours. JOHN A. GROW.
The crosse KAN nation of tho witness
menced and the further hearing OF the case tnen
adjourned until this morning.