Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28

and cause to he made and drawn, In further
Pursuance oil said false pretence and pre-
iences and of said design and intention of
the said John Lynn to so cheat and deiraud
rs aforesaid, a certain warrant bearing date
the said 9th day OF March. a. ID. one
thousand nine hundred, directed TO the re-
ceiver of taxes and county treasurer for said
New Castle county. being the said Horace
q. Rettow, and commanding him, tine said
receiver OF taxes and county treasurer, being
him, the said Horace q. Rettew, to nay to
the order OF the said Isaac ). Weldin or
bearer, the sum OF two hundred ana eighty
six dollars and fifty cents. the which said
certain warrant was signed by William A.
Scott by the style of W. A. Scott, as presi-
dent of the Levy Court Of said New CASTLE
county, and couniersignsd by the said
George u. Kelley by the style of g. d.
Kelley, as county comptroller for said New
Castle county, and the which county warrant
was then and there in the following words
and figures, TO wit:
.f.'''':: "Wilmington, Del, Marc, 1900.
t..: 5.ttD No. 2l027.
q RECEIVER OF TAXES AND
= !: COUNTY TREASURER.
Q New Castle County, Delaware.
Fay to the order of Isaac S.
~ Weldin-or Bearer Two Hundred,
Q : EiAhty.six 50-100 Dollars, S2e6.50
q +: and charge to appropriation for....
.....: LIST Dist. ..............
Countersigned
Il. d. Kelley, W. A. Scott,
Comptroller. President Levy Court.
New Castle County,
which said warrant the said John Lynn then
and there, In further pursuance of the said
false pretence and pretences and of the said
design and intention of said John Lynn to
so cheat and cefraud the said Horace q.
Rettew, receiver of taxes and county treasurer
as aforesaid, received intv the possession of
L H.. H.. mid T-k. naA tft
John Lynn having so, us aforesaid, unlaw-
fully, knowingly and de5ignedly secured
and obtained and caused to be drawn the
said certain warrant, and having SO, as
aforesaid, received the same into the pos
session Of him, the said John Lynn, in
further pursuance OF said false pretence and
pretenceB and Of the said design and inten-
ton of said John Lynn SO TO cheat and de-
fraud the said Horace g. Rettew, receiver
of taxes and county treasurer as aforesaid,
then and there did endorse the said certain
warrant with the name of him, the said
John Lynn, and In further pursuance of
the said false pretence and preteuces and
of the design and intention of the said John
Lynn so to cheat and defraud the said
Horace g. Rettew, receiver of taxes snd
county treasurer, as Aforesaid, he, che said
John Lynn, then and there dio cause and
procure the said certain warrant then and
there to be paid and cashed out OF the funds
cash and moneys then and there the property
of and in the possession and control of him,
the said Horace q. Rettew, the said receiver
Of taxes and county treasurer, and in further
pursuance of said false Dretence and pre-
tences and said intent 30 TO cheat and de-
fraud him, the said Horace g. Rettew. the
said receiver of taxes and county treasurer,
the said John Lynn, did, then and there,
receive into his possession the cash and
money, being the proceeds of the said war
rant, and did then and there convert the
said proceeds of eaid w5rraut to bis own
use; and which said warrant now bears the
imprint of a stamp containing the following
words aud figures, TO wit: