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

be Decided Upon.
The indictment of Levy Courtman
John Lynn and Former Levy Courtman
Harry M. White, Friday, probably
set at rest the fears OF those people who
thought that the matter of the charges
against those men would not get beyond
the grand jury. Those charges have
now reached the stage for consideration
by General Sessions Court and before
the general Jury.
Mr.. Whites attorneys are John ii.
Rodney and Alexander b. Cooper. Az
stated Friday, the indictment against
the former Levy Courtman alleges that
he secured s62 % on bill in the name
Of Harry a. Enos, whereas Enoe had
no such claim against the county, and
that White converted s54.ii5 of the
warrant to his own use. The indiut-
nieut gives a copy OF the bill bearing
the alleged receipt of Mr.. White for
the money.
John Lynn will hs represented, it is
understood, by Levi @. Bird and Walter
III. Hayes. Mr.. Bird asked Clerk of
the Peace Quigley, Friday, for copies
of the indictments, One of them is for
the larceny OF $50; the remaining 10
may be summarized as follows:
Bills in the name OF Robert Barnett
May LIST, 1900, repairing bridges in
First district, $1ST. %; October 30th,
1900, rebuilding Marshallton bridge,
$3.50; November Both, 1900, Marshallton
bridge, s365; December 4th, 1900.
Marshallton bridge, STAT; November
eth, 1900, Marshaiton bridge. s40l
December Both, 1909, Marshallton bridge,
STA.
Bills in the name of Willism Moore
April 4th, 1899, materials and labor,
First district, s210; September 10th,
1899, lumber and labor, $487.60
Bills in the name of Caleb Johnson
March 9th, 1900 repairs to bridges,
First district, s1S7. so.
Bill in the name Of Isaac S. Weldin--
March 9th, 1900, planking, stone and
labur, s2S6. so.
Total amount Lynn Is alleged to have
secured under false pretences, 81, 965. rs.
The general trend Of the false pre-
tence indictments is similar. Follow
ing IS "a copy Of the one which alleges
the use Of the name of Isaac S. Weldin:
November Term 19O1-New Castle County, s.:
The Grand Inquest for the State of Della
ware and the body Of New Cnstle county,
on their onth and affirmation, respectively,
do present:
That John Lynn, late of Christiana hum
urea, III tHe county htOfeSHlu, on tnb 0tn
day OF March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred, with force and arms,
ht Wilmington hundred, In the county
aforesaid, designing and intending to cheat
and defrHud Il certain Horace q. Rettew,
the said Horace g. Rettew being the receiver
of taxes aad county treasurer of the county
of New Castle aforesaid of certain money,
goods, chat;els and property, unlawfully.
knowingly and designedly did, then and
there, falsely pretend to a certain George
II Ealiav ia aatd N Kallpu than
aud there being the county comptroller for
the county of New Castle aforesaid, that a
certain Isaac s. Wedin, of the county of
New Castle Aforesaid. had done. performed
and furnished certain work and labor. and
had furnished certain materials to and for
the Levy Court of New Castle county, the
which false pretence was embodied in cer-
tain false and pretended bill, Whereas in
truth and in fact. the said Isaac s. Weldin
had not then md there done, performed and
furnished The said certain work and labor.
nor then and there furnished the said certain
materials, as so falsely pretended as atore-
said. which said bill was then and there in
the following words and figures, to wit:
Wilmington, DEL, March 6, 1900.
Levy Court, New Castle county,
To Isaac S. Weluin, DR..
First District.
400 # of whit ok Plank Per it,. 1860
men 15 days at $50 Per day......... 1850
70 Perch of Stone at 10 Per Perch.... 1900
1886. 80
OK, J. L.
which said false and pretended bill the
said John Lynn then and there further
falsely pretended to the SAID George D.
Kelley, the said county comptroller for the
said county of New Castle had been duly
rendered by the said Isaac s Weldin,
whereas, in truth and in fact the said bill
had not been SO rendered by the said Isaac
S. Wedin, and which said bill, in fur
therance of the said false pretence and pre-.
fences and of the said design and intention
of the said John Lynn SO to cheat and de-
fraud the said Horace q. Rettew. the re-
ceiver of taxes and county treasurer of saio
county as aforesaid, was then and there
'madp by him, the said John Lynn, ana then
and there, III furtherance OF said false pre-
tence and pretences and of said design and
intention so to cheat and defraud as afore
said, the said bill was by aim, the SAID Johr
Lynn, presented to the said George ID. Kel
ley, said county comptroller for New Castle
county, for the approval of him, the sale
Geo. ID. Kelley, said county comptroller, tn,
said john Lynn then and there and thereb,
further falsely pretending TO the said GeorR'
ID. Kelley, county comptroller as aforesaid
Ithat the said Iasac S. Weldin was entitled t.
receive pay for the work and labor so falsei,
pretended to have been done, performed
and furnished as aforesaid and the material
$50 falsely pretended to have been furnished
las aforesaid, las falsely so shown as aforesaid
whereas, in truth and in fact the said lsaa
IS. Weldin, then and there, was not entitled
no receive pay tor the said work and labor
$50 falsely pretended to have been done, per
formed and furnished as aforesaid, or to
y the said materials SO falsely pretended /,
have been furnished as aforesaid, and whc
SAID bill was then and there, by color. mean
and force of the sHid Ease pretence AM
yretences OF him, the said John Lynn, ap
proved by the said George D.Kelley. count
comptroller as aforesaid, by imprinting an
writing upon the face of said bill his officie
fertilization to the correctness thereof 4
manner and form and in the words an
figures as follows:
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