Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-16
The Cases Against BigelOxv.

THE CHARGES OF KNBEzLENENT-THE DEFENDANTS
MODE OF OPERATING As SET FORTH IN A LETTER
FROM THE CASHIER OF THE NATIONAL BANk OF
THE REPUBLIC
In the Criminal Court. this morning. the cases
against Benjamin f. Bgelow, formerly receiving
teller OF the National Bank Of the Republic charged
with embezzlement. We're heard on motion. Col w
4. Cook and Mrs. Lockwood appeared for the ac-
cused, and District Attorney CorkhIn and Assistant
District Attorney Taggart for the government. The
motion was: First. the defendant TO be furnished
with bill OF particulars: second, for consolidation
of the indictments; and. third. that he may be i'll
formed under which OF the three provisions OF law
he is 10 be prosecuted
Mr.. Cook argued this motion at some length.
LETTER FROM THE BANK.
Mt. Taggart followed, and on the first point he
read the following letter from Mr.. Bradley, the
cashier of the bank 10 the district attorney: "The
bank has been advised OF the petition OF H. f. Bigc-
low, calling for bill Of particulars I'm respect or the
Indictment pending against him 1 am instructed
ns .S ~ HgesolS @ 10 & sTale tna1 any niomaion In
Office and the court and jury on the TRIAL. far
IL may he within the power OF the bank to furnish it,
In all banks there are certain items known cash
items, and consist of currency specie, drafts
tiflcates OF deposit, and the like. They are
cash, and were so entered by Bgelow on the
pass-books OF depositors. The deposit ticket
usually distinguishes between currency and
cheeks but when Bigeow embeZzled the de-
pOsit he likewise elnbezzled the ticket By way Of
Illustrating the mode OF his operations upon the
funds of the bank. i cite the following cases: ON
May 10th, 1882, Mr. J. T. Stevens deposited two
checks, amounting TO S2lS9 This sum was entered
10y Blgelow In Mr.. stevens passbook as cash, and
50 IL was. because the checks were paid. but the
deposit was entered on the books OF the bank
On April D. 1885,. NEW. B Mix deposited 81 800 which
cash, but never entered by him in any book Of the
bank. ON june 2, 1882, Mr.. Joseph c. Willard de-
posted $40 oo, and received certificate OF de-
pOsit' therefor. The written portion OF the
Bigelow excepting the signature). Mr. Willard
paid him the money for IL, but there is no entry on
his book showing any such transaction. On June
21, 1892 Mr. w. b. Webb deposited the check Of Mr..
w. II. Clagett on the Central National bank case
for $500. II was duly entered by Bigelow I'm MIR.
Webbs 'pass-boOk' cash. IL was paid, but
| entry thereof was ever made by Bigelow: ON the
same day Mr.. Charles Walter deposited $50, which
was also duly entered on his pass book by Bge-
low cash. but no entry thereof was made on
enter Immediately on the books of the bank
these and all similar items and here 1 may
observe that he generally made his cash ash at the
close OF the days business square with his entries,
and this he could readily do, because he omitted
the entry and embezzled the amount which should
have been entered. i merely refer TO these few
cases out OF the forty acts OF embezzlement COM
mtted by him in order to illustrate his mode OF
operating. There is no one better informed on
that subject than he is hence his present applica-
tfon can have but one object. VIZ, delay IL may he
proper here to remind YOU that before he had been
to Canada and registered in hotel there under an
assumed name, and was brought back at the ek-
peQSe OF Ule Ddnk, WHICH mas mace EooU
to its patrons every dollar embezZied
as aforesaid, amounting TO more than $4,000.
DECISION OF THE COURT ON THE MOTIONS.
The court said he saw no objection TO giving them
bill OF particulars and he would grant the motion
for such bill The court granted the motion also to
consolidate. but overuled the third ftem--that the
government elect under which the trial is TO be
had.
The cases were set for trial on the 29th instant
PATENTS We're issued to-day as follows: John w.
Boteler, Washington, combination game box; Win
d. Hughes, Washington, door lock; Randolph Nc
Bee Washington, stencil trap; NJ. j. Sullivan Bal
timore, telegraph relay; n. j. Pritchard Boyce,
virginia, rotary engine; T. Z. Ross, Pittsburg nut
lock; Henry Smith, Jr, Baltimore, sash cord fast
ener; e. M. Stoddard and j. n. johnson. Norfolk,
Va, stopper for wire-rope, &C.; Charles w. Tram
mer, Great Falls, Nd, nshway; George Watt, Rich
mond, Va. fence.
SUIT AGAINST RICHARD MORGAN AND q. s. Treas
URER WYNAN.-T0-day Margaret Kenney, by Cor
don Gordon, filed a bin against Richard Morgan
and A. u. Wyman, Treasurer OF the United states,
to secure the endorsement and payment OF a check.
She states that Morgan as the holder OF certifi-
cate OF the auditor OF the board OF public works,
dated March g. 1879, for e99aS5, on December 9TH,
1873 assigned the certificate 70 Davfdge ana wash
ington, attorneys. for Z N. Lewis, trustee and ft