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CONVICT ASSAY OFFICER CLAIMS ILL-GOTTEN SPOILSSeattle, July (i. Another court episode t in ili career of George Kdward Adams. | t convicted emheziler of between $80,090 J and $lfU.OOO worth of gold dust from llie .\ United States assay olliee between the years 1901 and 1907. occurred today when c Ills attorney. Herbert W. Meyers, petitioned t: Kederal Judge Neterer for the recovery of a more than $70,000 said to belong to Adams i and to be holt! in the registry of the court, fjMeyers represented that the money be- w longed to Adams personally and was raised n to meet claims made by various creditors who never appeared to get the money. t I’nited States Attorney day Allen argued l: that the fund was part of the money stolen by Adams when assistant United States a:say»:Judge Neterer took the matter under ad viscment. requesting both counsel to Ole hrtefs in support of their positions. The court intimated, however, that a decree of j d former Judge Hanford, it still valid, made g it appear that the money belonged to Ad- n am and should he recovered by him. 1Adams now is serving a sentence at Me- n Ntil island for conspiracy to counterfeit.!* having been convicted of this charge after' MTYing his term for the thill oi the gold t dust. ! v
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Iditarod Pioneer
Iditarod, Alaska, US
Sat, Aug 08, 1914
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