, 1879-04-09
GREGG Is GUILTY.
Charley Reeds Eloquence Could
Mot Save Him.
Tho Judges Instructions We're Too
Much for tho Jury.
Punishment 1s by imprisonment II
Penitcntinry or Jnil.
The Amount Of the Emtesslement
Fixed at &1,2l8.

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Mcya ".sn 'n r.uoo1,,I foai,nw m stu.rt,.
tory of tl's tau' voaeelu' .ce''',s on e1ua'ts
part and, accordingly, thht gent'eman's testi-
mony ahou,d be received With several erasna Of
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clafaclos' al'u e'e'.neo ''., .a. "as NV 49,,
duty to consider no cllsups testimony th . ana
believe It, particularly when 1t hadn't been
yam f,,l,v corrohorated. Judge Williamson aa-
pssu @ .,,n .to.,, ~ tho 5s,a,rat,or ~ In xnc,
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quiet Temporarily 10 tl'e enu ihat the 'oss might
be made good, and tile thing huslcd up "nu tls
public scandal avoided. To this ond, Gregg
,nokc to Sou1crs and Palmer about IL, und both
tt.ha.o ,snt,,man .rrccd lint Tho thno Ia i1o
o1 tao's ,,,.,.. 1Shr ,,,a,,s. .ho cassr,ont
Was 70 Reepltqules' WY u,un tt'e uose1p"en.
call them u,ld interroeate them on this pn'nt II
tlere was tic least prcte0se that Gregg had uut
to,d tbe TRUTH Mr.. Reed proceeded to bring
Nas t.,,,o. .,,,nts tor tba aofanao commenting
ou Mtler'a tirst statcnentt 10 NlIRInsppt etryKer.
and Southgate, " I am.a defaulter"; on MILL
er'a running away to Cana1n mud then putting
hiusoIf IN fhe nttituue nf n yicarIota sufferer
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1or dreRe ana uoi6e"' a"a W o.oH,. ..ss, "osA
Ing up Of the immunity business Win M'llcr for
the purpose Of catching Gregg Ia tile trap, aud
stananr wall himself with tic Department as
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Th'ch tnls laalet"eht Wig ~ prouEu'' eounse' eon'
tended, would, applied iitcraily,-as inc Gov
ernU1cnt was bent on APPLYING itr.-mhke man
eullty OF embczz!emcnt who EXCHANGED money
order funds for lcgal-tender notes. Theirs was
no evidence Of cmbeszlo1nent 10 this case Tor
so maa essr gave ii lis ID dacu When Is ropose
to cn,bczzle money. All the evidence In the
case was iassheat from the suuposs'ion OF q
s'I /" conclusion Mr.. Reed made no eloquent
plea fur bis clients ncau!ttal Ginning tha, !,y
such verdict iusttcc md lncrcy would both be
satisfied.
JUDGE BANGS,
IN c,ostn, for the Government. becan his atcu.
mani hy onnnunci,w Tie pfopositfou Tint en-.
hs,yicn,cnt' M tr ,tntlerttnoi IL. tyas nurcIy a
statutory otrcnsc, and not ono at common law.
IT, ~. nrncrrnr tn sl,uw tl,nt the turns t.eou-
ynr va 10 bs avn so ma eSezzo W were inter
chnnrcahic' ",ul lint tbe tInycrnmeut was not
Scn"sren IN move secrecy and. ATTEMPTED con
.wamsnt. When tic Court ipterruptrt filU, with
nnstf;on nuI sI1 not ,hink thai tho fnct thai
tha ulener who drew thc jpfiictmcnt had used
tliH wofds "couvert to i!is own uto aud en-:
rsnere L a To- make out a. oenso
emhezs,onc,,t nnucr what was termed tlr com
mnnsaw ",'is or GD tie eary Eur,sh statutes
thst Il, tl.at there should be an element of fraud
ars Banas ~ y. continuing went On to say thai
nSr~~ wna thM .,,ncrnr nst1]rar in tl,u rnuney
oriel of,Irc. nj on.l. % no matter BY what in, er
% mr1o,a % sTcncies Ia mirht hnye tnken tht
fnnds he carno within the fejausv Of the statute
Cnnnsri Ind ondenyorcJ to puI an extreme cas,
wheu ttey ~ contendeti that jitcral apDIlcatIot
Of The s,atutc would uuka man ruitty of clu
hezxlement who exchanged the mohey-orde
Tie Court remarkcd that TINT uasn't #, TIT
cnse. md It would 10 titne cn0uqh TO Consider
Wl,e, anyhotly was tuictet1 for si,ch m offunse
fHmjlrs.1
Judge Bangs went on to say that II II an
ppnged, boYond . reasonable doubt tllat Gregg
as Superintendent OF tho Moncy-0riler Depart
mcnt, knoWlnsly nsit unlawiIliJ appropriated
INC !nhus oi .ahI alv'sioa te ms oWn uec, ne We
EXPLANATION os Gseeps. The alleged honesty c
4fesE VIZ SIMPLY nGhent OF the imae!1atlo!
oISSe, M'ite. a!.a @ ao.ssn mota " hail !e!sosi
Weaa ms., nsY @ were ere .i.n sneeK " lo%i. ~ a.,