Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-13
COBURN ARRAIGNED.
Alleged Embeyzler's Bail Fixed ut
Three Thousand Dollars.

| Three Thousand Dollars.
Frederick S. Coburn, until recently post
| master of the substation at 9th street AMI
| New York avenue. well as a clerk in
| the sixth auditors Office, ana who was ar
| rested last week in Canada the charge
| OF having wrongfully issued several money
| orders, reached this city yesterday after
noon. He spent the night in confinement
at the sixth police precinct, and this after
noon was taken before United States Com
missioner Mills. when MS attorney, Mr..
Thos. G.. Taylor, secured postPonement
| Of the hearing until o'clock next Monday
afternoon.
Commissioner Mills fixed bail at 5000,
| tie accused mans counsel stating that 1t
would be given some time today.
The Governments Claims.
Assistant District Attorney Shillington
represented the government, explaining
that the charge preferred against Coburn
| is contained in a warrant sworn to by Post
Office Inspector VIM. b. Smith. The war
rant charges said Mr.. Shillington, that the
defendant violated section 54G3 Of the Re-.
| vised Statutes by issuing three certain
money orders dated August u, 1897, pay
| able 20 the order of Landenburs. T. Solo
! mon & Co., of Baltimore, Nd, for $3.50 each,
without having rreviously received or paid
! the full amount of money payable therefor,
/ Win the purpose VI tDtGlHlHS
Or receiving. from the United States CT any
| officer or agent thereof the sum Of money
specified in said postal money orders.
Mr. Taylor at orce asked Comm ssioner
| Monday, expIafning that he had had no
| orr 2r,Qli'J ft s::ferring with his client.
Mr. Taylor also asked the Commissioner
/ to require certain CORRESPONDENCE to he
! delivered up to him, letters which he had
written 10 the accused, and which were,
! Mr. 'Toylar irterrpDtpI hy
| Mr.. Shillinston objected to 4 tpone-
n,ent for week, asking that the case so
| over not later than Thursday or Satur-
| day. As to the alleged Intercepted CORE
! spenlence, Mr.. Shliir gton said he knew
| Eothiag about it.
h. Grants y FOstronemcnt.
| Commissioner Mills granted the postpone
| ment, but declined to act upon Mr.. Taylor S
motion for a surrender of the alleged inter
pied correspondence. although Mr.. Taylor
told him he had all the powers of judge
and that he was informed that the CORE
| spondence was in the pocket of some one
| OF the governments witnesses.
Mr.. Shillingtnn, when the question of the
| amount of bail arose, asked that 1t be
fixed at 5000. stating the penalty for the
| alleged offense is a fine of not more than
! 5000 or imDr:Sonment for not less than
one year nor mere than five years with
| hard labor. The shortage, he said, will
| amount 10 $4,000.
| Attorney TaylOr's Statement.
Mr.. Taylor thought $1,000 would be sufii-
cient, saying that the shortage will not ex-
| coed 5000, all of which the government
has secured by the confession of judgment
| by his client for $4,000. Mr.. Taylor also
! said that his client had not embezzled, Or
| robbed the government, being guilty, IL at
| all, merely of breach of faith. The Com
| missioner fixed the amount of bail at S.
\ Coz, and then continued the hearing until
| next Monday.