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1 Commonwealth of Pa. vs. Thos. Allibone & Thos. A. Newhall 1858

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PENSYL~iNABANK                    C ASE14T
4PENSLP JA NE WHA LL.
True BillsFolund.                   '!B~ -
OThe Gr-Tid Jury, of the Court of Sessios5s. haEL%
found true bills a',ainst the above ntamed  d'IigscnI
guiahed ' indiv-idnas, and we liope they wi'l meet a
speedy fi'taL. TYh was dou on Saturday, and below
we give a copy of the bill of irdietment, the previ-
ons one having been et tAside3 t     onsque.'Oe or
some slight teehnicaities in its forlaftio. ,
I Tn the Court of Oycr and 7er-ibocs'and Quarter Shcs!rt
(      -      of the reace for tile City and  A?,.Oy 2Y' PhIctd', 'a
City aod County/ tt hitadeprC't, -n,
Tle Grasd lonf st of the Com-tnweaith of Penmy!-
vanla, iiquiring TQe the, City tod Con-ty of Pi l-'lephia,
upon their r, ep  o'it ''its  t,' aVoi irati ;t'. do pteset'
That Ierctorc, to ,it, on the first 01ty of Jily, in th
year of one Lord oats tholua tfe,o !i--ht l-tndM'd itd fifty-
eight, at the connty 're-xd.t awi ire  tth jidadicttt'u
o,  Ibis Court. 'th .  '.i ' -t  ii -o ., it.  o  t  Slts  ti'e l
t*, Yeoman, ws Pr        of tie tt 'ank 'q P'n'ttaria,
rl-t aid Pank 1v - itat there' bethg a '-ank within thi
(tCol'nionw '  -,i inllorijot-rted in p0l Ntol'e'n att of
tlb. General Acnuo'iy Of this  cmotnwea'th. n1r the
corporate nttno or stye of the  resieiat  if- 'o and
Corapany of t5hoo! *a if Pet i-c-, i -i et that Thoaas
A. Newltll, ,tN' o, te ltaid C'itty, Se Otld  tb ti oy
and year last aloreat, w:-,.s one oh the tirttcor.a of tts I
sai d Bock, wid t ohT  8. at at letfs aidl. u p 1 ft te ir o1hs and
,'ffith -rios Lfufr aeti, do fth.in'r I, .  that 371h,.,na
Alibo'ne, t'tsident a aforesaid, ill tJ!'io-- A. Nwhall, I
Itt1recVor as fitir said' t:el:)g p. et;i if ,01 mind' ant I
diporitionson tho dia al! ye-c lt t acots-it, at I lii
county a''it--0, tid  i within di;i jtlridio tion aore id.
wib ibeo and aryms, ,'c ,          otely. n altcious-
ly and unlawfully did consiro, ctmbin-. eoufederate and
iagro tot'ttf-r etMg tnistelves, t'o tteicive  and eheati
and defraud the saud cot 'ftitot. to wxlt: tli Presidet,
D-,ireetorvt a'td Coulpoon of the   ak oi P-ncsylvania ou
of divers l:rgo tunns of mioy of';he 'flttties od oe-
cey of the stid Bmnk of Pennrylvani' to wit : the sutm of
two hundreud atd fofrt lit-.-lsasod doltis  ott(i t) receive
posP -'ion u st t saId B i . froudahe',kty and witto't
value, and for th'r own use and a i, ty divers ind fr-ct
and unlawful means, the sa'd last mentioned sum ofmoey.
Arii tim itqt c ,  c     prcatt t olo ft.hr , ct  all t tilnrita-
tions aforesaid, do further prekent, ti;at it h- said Tcocns
A. Newhllt, diirector as alresaidjl ill pursualnce cot and
AccordAing to th sad mnitwO coispira,'5y combinauion
Sconfederacy and agOitr-nto did nu th ILfir enth day o1
Septemb r, ano dornini Ote thoovand eightiudrcd and
li~y seven, at t-c itity at' retail, and wiihitz thejuris-
diction af'oc-4t'ai, 6ntw or lut g  bit A bl  exo-e ge, dated-
the d-ty and Year last aforeaid, for the aii of fifty tbou-
,and p tida sh'rlig, on ta firm of it. io3ton & Co.,
Manchester, liitnid, (in lavor of (. Phille .E q , cash.
ier, and shned by tth' sa( Tliomttas A; Nnw laD, director
s afor csad.) 1 by  -- ij ate or style of F. A. New'hali &
Ce, w!aih W6-i1 iitt Af (!,i -,.lg, is in wfti and flgt-res
lollowig, tbat is t  a
iA; 6103.      Ex.clange for L5t,000
bJxty dsy aft-r ! it, of this fits, ,St caItne (5icotd -
and 'llird to sm t t c and dat i rpaid) pay tot'. orderj ,f
C. lti      q.er, Esq, caoht-r to Lend,-fity ithouniatd pounds
lirtieg, ir 531u0 recoted, aid pta e the tanc to a.
count f        Your o!tA. -'rvant,
T. A. NEWIALL & CO.
To. h-s'r'. ii. Ji-ar- a' & Cc.N tatcht st-, Ruciand.
' stid T1'hooac A. Nowiati, (Direct,,r as efoi'kict).not
tb-n aud the-t h',Ving fat, s Ia met the raid Bill ot It

v wiich said' ill:of Exchange sle-~ irtTord- ' ,  '
(President act afbrcsaid) booght'nd  reett te'so
behsilf lito said fank of Penisy'v-,nia, wel lnowina the
saijU'-Bti of Excharge to be withont any vaimlnti'gd-t
there were, to wit, the day and year lastaforesatsj-no a i&s,
anid woctd thiersafter be no funds in the hands-f '1ho-ed
draws, 5 in the said BilI of Exchange mentioned 6noig to
the wtid Tho-as A Newall, or otherwvire to noet th:  pa-
tl tent of the said bill of Exchange, by means of whi h said
tll of Exchinge, and in prortlceu of the enfoi+t RPdon-
praey -,'-'ud IgrLement btwtcn itthe said Thera All: ihU4.
preit'fnt anti the ccid il'h--'as A-. wit' llhal Direc tts
aibresatd, tVi satd Them's A. Nexwhall. L'irectce as~afnre-
stld, did t-ei and there, to wtt, on the diay and year last
aferz-cCtd, it the cfonty and withit the jtritditinC afoe-
s-aid. untafuiliy and fraudulently obtain fret'6' e Aide
tlanks larg  atneunt of money, to wittha sum of two
nundred titousand dollars and, to wit, two checks, or
ttic- 0cc te'5a.   i etetdhh neas of the said Thomas.'AI.Newhail
i to tits said Dank for a large sun to wit, for the sunsoxf
tvo hinnidr d thousaid dlars. -ihe paticular Amnt,
date or fnrfer dte-eription of which said hecks or moiu -
iedsis to thu inquest afoMrid, AS y't, nn1n&i)1J  }o 2
f s  itt c E or a omemoranda bt log retained and se.'t JtW
i tite s  d 'titot as A. i:o,¥ewal and the said Thonso3 Al
-f the goods, chatt.l,, and moneys, and tt)oPert -Y'4 ,
Preotdont, Directors and Cotnany of the Dank of Pp 1 -
yaci, wil intent to cheat anid defraud the said corpora-
ltn, to wit, the President. Directors ad Companr y cf the
Bf.n k o'Pennsylvanlai to th. evi -xampl- of all persons s
il Its   VPrs5s oli-ndina, contrary to the irm of ro f
theGeneral Assembly in such'Eaises made and prbrfaed,
And agdAinst th, psabea and dignity of the Connonti-th
ofl'e iv, -.                                  ....
tion    c afo.said, do f ther pr,.sent th.at the said. Thoms
Atibo', Presilent na aforesaid, and tile- ra id' Thonas!#
Nerwh.il, Director as attieaid, i thsaid firste j.  f
duly, Acne ~ontint one thdsuttud eitt hindted
seareuat .tbd cou-cty and within it: jutrsdiciio_
said, wiih force cie -arttts, $o. ul-'wflly,-fca-
and '.'ceitfull did eonpie, combine confledefa 0'
a7ares together to cheat and defraud by divers inrdCire .t)
unlawful means and dvices fits s dtl  i orsij d
under the name anid sysle of ti-e Pr,:sfde-nt,Diector'flt d
(Ctmpsny of thle B-n- of Penns-hae., out of diversqhg ' -
Ssotitq, of ntoney of thos goods, money', and property oif- d
B olit. Aad in pltst'vnce oftho satd conspiracy, confed
toin and -cgreenet, the said Titomas Alilon. PrIMllt6If
si c-il c'iu ,  di .s-ce and sts-' to i- givn to thJta'id
Thomas A Nswhall a sclt on the book of tile said Bcck'
to wit: on 1h twenty-F'cod d  o-lemt,   'r..
Pouinit, etce thousstd eight hundred si fifty- sASy, -
th sin of to wit: two hauudred and forty tho scAud d!ot
tars, ite said credit being so given on a valueless and
worthless bill of eocxbeot, (drawn' by the sid  A.omd5'A.
-ee hai in ite nmo of T..A. A i'  il e., Ntt;ed-1 p-
teusber 151h. 15e?. lic duty thousand pounds sterliig,
d'aw' on a. Aostron & Co., t.f 1 anctaetr, Elgland..
And he ilnquest aforesaid, uon their oaths and afiima-
to. atoresaid, do fother precon thot in further pul'
anco f te,  c4id saswful cotspirwtcy and cobinati
the said Thors- A. Nevhoil (Di'tr s afrsad)- un-
lwfully, ad by uteacs of the e'cit aforesaid so given 'to
him  on the 'ook-s of the said Btnc, to wit: On ilj
twenty-'-tht; day of Septeoabc, A. ]'., 1q57, at the Couttly
fosesaid, (tid ttntawflly tit'in c s fr i ho said Babk
tdiverun large tuanhitit of notes for th- pyment of ih''
ce- 1-t a tlye atotie  prornissory notes, being still day and
untpaid, to wit: oe stUth prominsuory note nad' by. i-M.
G. Pod & Co., for to wt: iturtce  hundred ard ninety-
firs dollars anud twenty-,-en cents, due end payable tp-
tember 29!h, A. )., 1257. One other such  ote 7nadey' 1
Woods, Christy & Co., for thirty eight -hundred y ut
seventy-four dollars and seventy- five cents, due r- snd
payable Septenbier 29th, A. D., 1857. One other suolo--te
nade by Farnham, Kirkba hs Co.,fnr eleven hund4id and
sixty-eight dollars and sixty-six ents, duo lsed payable
Septemuber 30th, A. D. 1857. Oac. oher shnc . e its made t
by William  Taylor & Co., for fifteen hundred and- fcrty-
five dol!ars and seventeen cents, dn-' and payable on the -

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