The Portland daily press., 1886-09-28

liam Il. could.
Judge Webb asked the foreman if this
was a full report and the foreman replied it
was partial report The Judge then asked
the district attorney Hon. George E. Bird,
if the indictments were to be made public,
and the attorney said he saw no objection.
The jury were then allowed to 60, as it was
not the desire of the court to make them
work evenings, and the court adjourned to
10 a. m. today, when it is reported that Mr.
Gould will be produced to plead to the in
dictment, and that he will plead not guilty,
stand a trial, and endeayor to clear himself.
The following is the Indictment in full:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Maine District, IS:
At Circuit Court of the United States of
America, for the District of Maine, begun
District, on the twenty-third day of Septem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-six,
The grand jurors of the United States of
America, for the District of Maine afore-,
said, on their oath present that heretofore, to
wit, on the thirteenth day of December in
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
eighty -four, at Portland, in the said District
of Maine, there was a certain national bank
ing association, to wit, The First National
Bank of Portland heretofore duly organized
and established and then existing and do
| ing business at Portland aforesaid under the
| laws of the said United States, and that
| William E. Gould, Of Portland, in said Dis
| trict of Maine, was then and there cashier of
| said association and as such cashier then and
there had and received into his possession
certain of the moneys, funds, and credits of
said association, to wit, certain United
of the value of fourteen thousand two hun
dred and seventy-fve dollars, and certain
national bank notes of great value, to wit. of
the value of fourteen thousand two hundred
and seventy-fve dollars, more particular
description of which said treasury notes
and national bank notes the jurors afore-
said have not and can not give; and the said
treasury notes and national bank notes,
| then and there being the property of said
| banking association, of great value afore-
| said, and then and there being in the possess
sion of said William E. Gould, as such
cashier as aforesaid, he. the said William E..
| Could did then and there, at Portland. in
| said District of Maine, on the thirteenth day
| Of December, in the year of our Lord
| eighteen hundred and eighty-four, unlaw-
| association, embezzle, abstract, and wilfully
miSapp1y and convert to the use of him, the
said William E. Gould, against the peace
and dignity of the said United States and
contrary to the form of the statute of the
said United States in such case made and
| provided.
And the grand jurors aforesaid upon their
oath aforesaid, do further present, that here
tofore, to wit, the thirteenth day of De-
cember, i'll the year of our Lord, eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, there was at Port
land, in said District of Maine, a certain ma
tional banking association, to wit, the First
National Bank of Portland heretofore du-
ly established and organized, and then exist
ing and doing business at Portland, in said
District of Maine, under the laws of the said
United States, and that WilliamE E. Gould, of
Portland, in said District of Maine, clerk,
was then and there cashier of said associa-
ton, and as such cashier, then and there had
and received in and into his possession
certain of the moneys, funds. and credits Of
said association, more particular descrip-
ton of which said moneys, funds, and cled-
its, the jurors aforesaid have not and cannot
give, of great value, to wit, of the value of
| ty-fve dollars and the said moneys, funds,
| and credits, then and there being the proper
| ty Of said banking association, of great val
| ue aforesaid, and then and there being in
| possession of the said William E. Gould, did
then and there, at Portland, in said District
of Maine, on the thirteenth day of Deem
Der, in the year OF our Lord. eighteen hun
bred and eighty-four, unlawfully, with in
tent to defraud said banking association,
embezzle, and convert to his, said William
E. Gould's own use. against the peace and
dignity of the said United States and contra
ry to the form of the statute of the said Uni
ted States in such case made and provided.
And the grand jurors aforesaid upon their
oath aforesaid, do further present that here
tofore, to wit, on the thirteenth day of De-
cember, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and eighty-four there was at Port
land in said, district Of Maine, certain
national banking association. to wit, the
First National Bank of Portland, thereto.
fore duly established and organized, and
then existing and doing business at Portland,
in said district of Maine, under the laws of
the said United States, and that William E.
Gould of Portland, in said District of Maine,
clerk, was then and there cashier of said as
ISOLATION, and as such cashier then and there
had and received in and into his possession
certain of the moneys, funds and credits OF
said association. OF great valne, to wit, OF
the value of fourteen thousand two hundred
and seyenty-fve dollars, more particular
description of which said moneys, funds
and credits the jurors aforesaid have not and
cannot give; and the said moneys, funds and
credits, then and there being the property of
the said banking association, of great value
aforesaid, and then and there being in the
possession of the said William e. Gould, as
such cashier as aforesaid, he, the said VIM.
K. Gould did then and there, at Portland, in
said District of Maine, on the thirteenth
eighteen hundred and eighty-four, unlaw-
fully and willfully, with intent to defraud
said banking association miSapply and con-
vert to his, the said William E. Gould's own
use, against the peace and dignity of the
said United States and contrary to the form
of the statute of the said United States in
such case made and provided.
And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their
cath aforesaid, do further present that here
tofore, to wit. on the thirteenth day of De-
hundred and eighty-four, there was at Port
land, in said District of Maine, certain
national banking association, to wit, the
First National Bank of Portland, thereto
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then. existing and doing business at said
Portland, in said District of Maine, under
the laws of the said United States, and that
William K. Gould of Portland, in said Dis
trIct of Maine, clerk, was then and there
cashier of said association, and as such
in and upon the ledger of said The First Ma
tional Bank of Portland, to wit, the ledger
known as Ledger NJ, false entry as follows
''Dec 10, in part $50, 14,275.'
On the debit side of said ledger, upon page
one of said ledger, when in truth and in fact
there should have been no entry of said sum
of fourteen thousand two hundred and sew
enty-tive dollars. nor of any part of said
sum, and when in truth and in fact there
had then and there, been no
citation calling, for, justifying or requiring
said entry, as he, the. said William Z. Gould,
then and there we'll knew, with the intent
then and there, to defraud said The First
National Bank of Portland, against the
peace and dignity of the said United States,
and contrary to the form of the statute of the
said United States in such case made and
provided.
A true bill
Signed, JOHN G. BROWN,
Foreman of the Grand Jury. |
(Sined), GEORGE E. BIRD,
Attorney of the United States, for the Dis |
trict of Maine.
1t is now stated that the report that Mr.. |
Gould gave the directors of the bank every |
assistance in their examination of the books |
was incorrect The fact is they had to dig |
,ut most of the evidence of the defalcation |
themselves. Furthermore, it is now said |
that Nh Gould, when summoned back from
New York didn't know what he was wanted
Tor. Besides the railroad investment, men
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