Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-06

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TIE SHINN CAsE.-The Corporation Court
room was crowded to, day to hear the trial of
the charges of embezzlement against Geo. r.
ShinD. The former prominence of the accused
and the largo number of persons concerned,
lent additional interest to the case.
The Commonwealth was represented by its
attorney, j. NJ. johnson, esq.,, and the accused
t by Messrs. Charles E. Stuart and Edmund
3 Burke.
Mr. Stuart, ofcounse for the accused, moved
the Court to compel the Commonwealth At
which had occurred within six months of each
other, on the ground that they were the same
general oEense, and had the same punishment.
The Court overruled the motion, and the de.
Tense accepted.
MIR. Burke, of counsel for the accused. moved
the Court to compel the Commonwealth At.
torney to elect on which count of the indict-
ment he would proceed, on the ground that
grand larceny, the same offense, was charged
10 each count
The Court overrulcd the motion, and excep-
ton was taken.
Mr.. Stuart then demurrcd to the indictment
and to each count thereof, on the ground, first, |
that grand larceny and embezzement could not |
we included 10 ono Indictment; secondly. that |
>lbszzement law was unconstitutional as it |
the, 4 three separate and distinct Offenses |
contaiu, define 10 its title the object Of the |
and did not ny the Constitution. |
law a. rennreo lot think that tho objection |
Judge Lowe did snd oyerruled the de-
applied to this statute,
murrer excepted TO the |
The counsel for defense then
decision. ,bs iI-
The accused was then arraigned O. acheck
dictment charging him with embezzllng ~ OF
the Alexandria Building Association
$685. SO, aud TO the indictment plead not
guilty.
The venirc wero then called.
j. G.. Milburn was excused from service, p
having been grand iuryman when the indct. i
lnent was found. y
]. f. Muir was excused, as relative Of the s
accused. -
II. G. Field WAS excused, being special pc. :,
iceman. n
Isaac IEuld was excused on account Of fami- d
? cor lection with tho accused. g.
" ne iury were then sworn 90 the vore dire s.
, nd the Court Informed them OF the charge o
AGAINST the prisoner, and asked them whether t
they had formed or expressed an oplnlon. Y. t
g. Smoot said that his sympathles were with I
tho prisoner Inc Court ha'' Iha' th'S u'o
not excuse MN.
Cornelius Cox Was excused, ne having form r
ed aud expressed an opinion.
The iury as finally constituted Was az fol- .
lows: -, 49, c
Jno. Harlow, Rudolph Massey, &. Melcholr, h 5.
Windsor. Samuel Lindsay, Lewis Edelen, W.
IL. jenkins. u. NJ. Monroe, ). K. Javlos. {
The Jury were sworn aud charged by the s
Clerk. Il
charge.
The Clerk then wrote out the charge aud
read it to the jury, instructng them as 10 inc
different grades OF crime upon "h'ch 'hey
o3u:d 6nd verdict.
The defence then objected to that charge.
Commonwealth's Attorney, johnson, opened
| FIR the prosecution. lie reclted the law, as
nreviously charged by the Clerk, and facts
which he expected to prove
rho first two couuts charged that tho check
NC received in an official capacity % Secretary
If the Bulldog Association. and the third
count that be received it Tor the Association:
Hc expected to show that this check was paid
n Sbinn by Avery 10 payment OF money Que |
tho Association by him, and that 1t was never |
turued over to the Treasurer OF the AsSeo'a,
,ion. az required by the Law, but was converted
to his (Shlnn's) own use,
Mr. Steuart, for the defense, said mat ne
rolt the responsibility Of bis position; ne ap'
aoroa fnr a man who had stood as high as any
nan in this commuoly. He left this commu'
n;tv with no indictment against him and was
br ny hack, over |. 900 miles to Gud charges
= ao;nst him. which were not justified by any
iaw N the statute books. He de6ed the Com
m"nwealhs Attorney to prove that the &C.
t cnsed had ever failed 10 any respect 10 ols.
charge his duty IS Secretary OF the Duisolps
Association. He claimed that the emoeSzlo'
ment of the check could not DC p1oVeu' 10.
oawso il was made payable to his order auu he
Iad ri0ht to endorse it, He lSbinn) had no
| l;'ht ~ reosye this check as Secretary OF the
association. but every man who PAID MIN
noov Aid 40 as private citizen. hlr. stuart
ID Iho circumstances under which the &C
teo aaJ isf, the CITY, He said he was unable to
n cussI taI and was unwilling to lie 10 jail ior
sMo u month";; could be have been able to re-
a;, at home this whole matter oou'd nave
hsen settled at once WI thoqt shy !so!otHen; VI
oe ;si lie did not tbiok that verdict Or gQll'g
% c c, be asked or granted. -,
0 Tne witnesses we're then called.
eadbss'e9 sss''q Ru tGas Assooiasoo,
IN sias'LI O NJ the accused, who was Secretary
thereof ..; of Tho Rnidipp
..a nS ii o sese offered in evidence ~ The
Mr. Stuart, fer the delenee jected. Oh ;;:''
9. ,nd hat tho articles Of Incorporation must
e s,ms either from the GeGeral Assembly or the
ct e GENT Court, ueither Of which appeared IL
tue M p'pII. oiusou claimed that the Association
s was amendment 10 1866 which did no
80 require. e,.o, o,;so,ed that the article