Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-20
BOYD'S BILL OF SALE
TRANSFER OF HOUSEHOLD Eff
FECTS PLACED ON FILE.
Property Not Included in That Seized
by~United States Marshal
Court Issues Order.


rine hospital service who was held in
$4,000 bonds by United States Commits
sioner Taylor Monday last for alleged en-
bezzlement, has placed on record a bill Of
sale to Gibbs L. Baker of his household eff
fects located in his apartments in the
bennington flats, 2503 14th street north
west and in the storage warehouse Of w.
b. Moses & Sons. The conveyance is dated
September 10, 1905, and gives only a NOM
nal consideration.
The property covered by the bill of sale
was not taken by the marshal under the
writ of attachment issued on the suit Of
the United States for 5000 filed late Mon
day afternoon. The marshal took possess
sion Of the automobiles found at the CO.
lumbia Automobile Company's store and
has made return valuing the automobiles
at $4,000. Some silverware stored at Cas-
telbergs was also attached. but has not
yet come into possession Of the marshal,
although he expected to receive It today.
This silver is said to be worth about $500.
Garnishments were also laid by the mar
shall on the bank account Of Mr.. Boyd at
the National Safe, Deposit and Trust Com
pany and on the Columbia Automobile
Company's account at the American Ma
tonal Bank. AS the banks have ten days
in which to answer, 1t Is not known how
nuch money will be secured from the
TWO accounts.
Chief Justice Clabaugh today signed IN
order directing the marshal to return 10
-iddie N. Hunter an automobile belonging
To her, Which was stored with the Column
bia Automobile Company and was taken
by the marshal under the writ of at
t:.chment. The courts order was based
on a petition filed by Attorney D. ".
oDonoghue, in which he explained to the
court that the automobile In question was
the property of the petitioner and should
be returned to her. Assistant District At
torney J. {. Adkins consented to the or
Ger in behalf Of the United States.
A similar order was signed on the petf-
tor Of Warren w. Yenawine. filed by At
torney L. A. Bailey, setting up the owner
ship of one of the automobiles taken DIV
the marshal.
Government Will Lose Nothing.
Treasury officials state that the govern
ment Will not lose a cent of the money
stolen by James w. Boyd, the clerk in the
marine hospital service. The loss will fall
upon w. P. Worcester, the disbursing clerk
of the service. and the banks that cashed
the forged warrants Just how far the
banks Will be responsible Is not known
ciple of banking, so far as the government
is concerned, that if a bank passes
forged check through the treasury or a
subtreasury must suffer the loss The Ma
tonal Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust
Company handled some of the forged paper,
and the American National Bank had a
transaction or two during the career of
Boyd. The outlook is for considerable lift
cation.
committee of the Treasury Department
is at work upon the books of the marine
hospital service. 1t is now known at the
treasury that the shortage viii exceed
$4,000, the amount fixed >by Boyd, but Just
how far 1t will go is not yet known. There
are some who believe 1t will reach as much
as $4,000, but that it will be above $4,000
is a certainty.
BOYD has been summarily dismissed from,
the treasury. the dismissal having been
signed today.
Surgeon General Walter Wyman of the
marine health and hospital service Is CO.
operating with the Department of Justice
in the preparation of the case against
Boyd.
The case has been taken out of the hands
of the secret service.
Surgeon General Wyman said today that
there were no new developments in the case,
but that Boyd's books and papers were be-
Ing thoroughly overhauled Gen. Wyman
said:
Boyd has been in our service twelve
years and has enjoyed every trust we could
efficient clerk. His accounts were syste-
ratically kept and he was an earnest
worker, capable of doing a great deal. Or
course, we were greatly shocked when we
learned that he was dishonest. From what
we have seen of his accounts SO far, mis-
tracks were well covered. and If it had not
been for the accident he would have gone
on embezzliEg for quite while yet. There
had been no suspicious in the mind of any
one that he was other than straight. How
far the amount embezzled will run 1 can
not say. He confessed to 500, 600 and l do
not know whether the investigation has
reached that point yet or not. None of the
reports have been turned in so far, SO that
l am entirely in Ignorance on that score"
Boyd.s counsel has not yet decided what
plea will be entered.