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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
ghter, when twenty untried murderers were in the city jail, led to a six days riot, during which the courthouse and other buildings were set on fire, forty-five persons were killed, and 138 injured.] Brig.-Gen. D. G. Swaim, judge-advocategeneral of the army, tried by court-martial for attempt to defraud a banking firm in Washington, and failing to report an army officer who had duplicated his pay account; sentenced to suspension from duty for twelve years on half-pay; trial opens......Nov. 15, 1884 James D. Fish, president of the Marine Bank, of New York, secretly connected with the firm of Grant & Ward, convicted of misappropriation of funds, April 11, and sentenced to ten years at hard labor in Sing Sing, N. Y.......June 27, 1885 Ferdinand Ward, of the suspended firm of Grant & Ward, New York City, indicted for financial frauds, June 4; convicted and sentenced to ten years at hard labor in Sing Sing......Oct. 31, 1885 [Released, April 30, 1892.] Henry W. Jaehne, vice-
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
of papers opened and read, and not as possessing any authority in law to declare any legal conclusions whatever......Feb. 11, 1885 Act to authorize a retired list at threequarter pay for private and non-commissioned officers in United States army or marine corps who have served thirty years......Feb. 14, 1885 Dedication of Washington monument at Washington, D. C.; orations by Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, and John W. Daniels, of Virginia......Feb. 21, 1885 Court convened Nov. 15, 1884, for the trial of Brig.-Gen. David G. Swaim; judgeadvocate-general concludes its work, and sentences him to suspension from the duties of his office on half-pay for twelve years (see Dec. 1, 1894)......Feb. 24, 1885 President-elect, in a letter to congressmen, advises suspension of the purchase and coinage of silver......Feb. 24, 1885 Act to prohibit the importation and migration of aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor, except domestic service, or skilled labor in