UNITED STATES v. STATE BANK


96 U.S. 30 (1877)

UNITED STATES v. STATE BANK.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Solicitor-General, for the United States.

Mr. C.B. Goodrich, for the State Bank.

Mr. Sidney Bartlett, for the banks.


MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

Upon analyzing this case as it is presented in the record, the facts are found to be few and simple.

Hartwell was cashier of the sub-treasury in Boston. He embezzled a large amount of money belonging to the United States, by lending it to Mellen, Ward, & Co. As the time for the examination of the funds in the sub-treasury approached, Mellen, Ward, & Co....

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