The Territory of Washington
vs.
Daniel Ainsworth and
J.S. Danford }
District Court for the first Judicial District of Washington Territory, holding terms at Cheney in Spokane County
Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford are accused by the grand juries of the counties of Spokane and Adams, & of the Crime & obtaining money goods[?] property by false pretenses committed as follows: The said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford on the Sixth day of September A.D. 1884 in the county of Spokane in the District and Territory aforesaid unlawfully knowingly designedly, and with intent to defraud one M.H. Whitney, did falsly pretend that a certain paper writing produced by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford to the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as Cashier thereof, under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cas which said Spokane County Bank was then and there an association[?] of persons consisting of the Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford and purporting then and [] to do a general banking business at the Town of Cheney in the County, District and Territory of upon the Seaboard Bank New York for the payment to the order of H.J. Whitney of the sum of One Hundred Dollars was then and there a good, genuine and available order for payment of the sum of One Hundred Dollars, and was then and there of the value of One Hundred Dollars which said paper writing was of the ten or following that is to say:
"No. 4065," "Cheney W.T. Sept. 6th 1884"
"Spokane County Clerk"
Pay to the order of H.J. Whitney One Hundred Dollars,
To Seaboard Bank
#100, New York, }
D. Ainsworth, Cas.
and the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully knowingly designed and with intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney to pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that a certain paper writing then and there produced by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford to the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank as aforesaid and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cas. upon the Seaboard Bank drew forth for the payment to the order of H.J. Whitney of of the sum of Two Hundred & fifty Dollars, was then and there a good, genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of Two Hundred and fifty dollars and was then and there of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars which said paper writing was of the tenor following that is to say.
No. 4066 Cheney W.T. Sept. 6th 1884, Spokane County Bank,
Pay to the order of H.J. Whitney Two Hundred and fifty dollars.
D. Ainsworth Cas. To Seaboard Bank 4200. New York
And the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully, knowingly, designedly and with intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney falsely pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that a certain paper writing then and there produced by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford to the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank as aforesaid and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier of said bank under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cas upon the Seaboard Bank New York for the payment to the order of M.H. Whitney of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars was then and there a good genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of five hundred dollars and was then and there of the value of five hundred dollars which said paper writing was of the tenor following that is to say:
No. 4067. Cheney W.T. Sept. 6 1884 Spokane County Bank
Pay to the order of H.J. Whitney Five Hundred Dollars. D.Ainsworth Cas.
To Seaboard Bank 4500# New York}
And the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully knowingly, designedly and with the intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney, falsely pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that a certain paper writing then and there produced by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford to the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank as aforesaid and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier of said bank under and by the name of D. Ainsworth upon the Seaboard Bank of New York for payment to the order of H.J. Whitney of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars was then and there a good genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars and was then and there of the value of five hundred dollars which said paper writing is of the tenor following that is to say:
No. 6067 Cheney W.T. Sept. 6, 1884 Spokane County Bank,
Pay to the order of M.H. Whitney Five Hundred Dollars, D. Ainsworth Cas.
To Seaboard Bank #500# New York}
And the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully knowingly, designedly and with the intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney falsely pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that a certain paper writing then and there produced by the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank as aforesaid and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier of said Bank under and by the name of D. Ainsworth upon the Seaboard Bank of New york for payment to the order of H.J. Whitney of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars was then and there a good genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars and was then and there of the value of Five Hundred Dollars which said paper writing is of the tenor following that is to say:
No. 4068, Cheney W.T. Sept. 6, 1884 Spokane County Bank Pay to the order of M.J. Whitney Five Hundred Dollars
To Seaboard Bank $500# New York} D. Ainsworth Cas.
And the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully, knowingly designedly and with intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney falsely pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that a certain paper writing then and there produced by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford to the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank as aforesaid and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier of said bank under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cas, upon the Seaboard Bank of New York for the payment to the order of H.J. Whitney of the sum of Five Hundred dollars was then and there a good, genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of five hundred dollars and was then and there of the value of five hundred dollars, which said paper writing is of the tenor following that is to say:
No. 4069 Cheney W.T. Sept. 6th, 1884 Spokane County Bank pay to the order of H.J. Whitney Five Hundred Dollars D. Ainsworth Cas.
Seaboard Bank, #500# New York
And the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully, knowingly, designedly and with intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney, falsely pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that a certain paper writing then and there produced by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford to the said M.H. Whitney and purporting to be a bill of exchange drawn by the Spokane County Bank as aforesaid and signed by the said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier of said bank, under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cas. upon the Seaboard Bank of New York for the payment to the order of M.H. Whitney of the sum of five hundred dollars was then and there a good, genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of five hundred dollars and was then and there of the value of five hundred dollars which said paper writing was of the tenor following that is to say:
No. 4070 Cheney W.T. Sept. 6th 1884 Spokane County Bank
Pay to the order of H.J. Whitney Five Hundred Dollars
To Seaboard Bank. D.Ainsworth Cas. $500# New York
And the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully, knowingly, designedly and with the intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney falsely pretend to the said M.H. Whitney that the said Spokane County bank as aforesaid kept an with the said Seaboard bank of New York for the payment of the said bill of exchange and each and every of them, and that the said Spokane County Bank had full power, right, and authority to draw bills of exchange upon the said Seaboard Bank of New York, by means of which said false pretenses so as aforesaid, there said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford did then and there unlawfully, knowingly, designedly and with the intent to defraud the said M.H. Whitney obtain from the said M.H. Whitney a negotiable promisary now signed by the said M.H. Whitney together with H.J. Whitney and S.C. Whitney for the sum of Five Hundred and eleven dollars and sixty seven cents which said promissary note was dated the said 6th day of September A.D. 1884, and repayable to the [?] of said Daniel Ainsworth as cashier of said Spokane County Bank, under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cashier, in seventy days of the date thereof, which said promissary note was then and there of the value of Five Hundred and eleven dollars and sixty seven cents, and which said promisary note was then and there of the goods chattel and property of said M.H. Whitney: and one good genuine and available bill of exchange bill of exchange for the sum of two hundred and eighty eight dollars, which said bill of exchange was endorsed and payable to the order of said M.H. Whitney which said bill of exchange was then and there of the value of two hundred and eighty eight dollars, and was of the goods, chattel and property of said M.H. Whitney, a one particular deception of which said bill of exchange the grand jury are valuable to give, and then tenor afterwhich is to the grand jury unknown: and one certain check upon the Spokane County Bank signed by the said M.H. Whitney, for the amount of ninetwwn hundred dollars, dated the sixth day of September 1884 and payable to the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford under and by the name of D. Ainsworth Cas, she the said M.H. Whitney then and there having money in the hands of the said Spokane County Bank for the payment thereof, which said check was then and there of the value of nineteen hundred dollars, and was of the goods, chattel, and property of said M.H. Whitney: Which said goods, chattel and property were by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford deceptedly obtained as aforesaid from the said M.H. Whitney with the intent to cheat and defraud the said M.H. Whitney out of the same: Whereas in truth and in fact the said paper writings were with then and there, nor was any of them a good, genuine and available order for the payment of the sum of sum of money therein pursed, or for the payment of any sum of money whatever, nor were the said paper writings, or either, or any or all of them of the value by the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford then and there pretended or of any value whatsoever but each and every of said paper writings was then and there wholly worthy and of a value. And whereas in truth and in fact the said Spokane County Bank did not keep any account with the said Seaboard Bank; and whereas in truth and in fact the said Spokane County Bank had not any money in the hands of the said Seaboard Bank for the payment of the said bills of exchange, ot either or any of them and whereas in truth and in fact the said Spokane County Bank had not any power, right or authority to draw bills of exchange upon the said Seaboard Bank, as the said Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford then and there will know; contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided. Dated at Cheney in the District aforesaid the ninth day of October A.D. 1884 S.C. Hyde District Attorney By F.A. Bettes Deputy
Names of the witnesses named before the Grand Jury
Mrs. M.H. Whitney Dr. J.W. Johnson Mrs. Helen Varker Found at the ristance[?] of Mrs. M.H. Whitney
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The Territory of Washington vs. Daniel Ainsworth and J.S. Danford
In [?] for obtaining Property false pretenses
A true bill
J.H. Hughes Foreman of the Grand Jury
Presented to the court by the foreman of the grand jury in their presence and filed this the 10th day of October A.D. 1884
A. Reeves Ayres
Clerk District Court
