Matthews v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts in tlie case as found by the court: I. The following is the letter of the Attorney-General under which the marshal offered the reward therein named for the arrest, delivery, and conviction of Asa McNeil: “Department of Justice, “ Washington, I). 0., July 31,1891. “E. C. Weeks, Esq., uJachsonville, Florida. “ Sir : Torir letter of July 24th is received.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts in tlie case as found by the court: I. The following is the letter of the Attorney-General under which the marshal offered the reward therein named for the arrest, delivery, and conviction of Asa McNeil: “Department of Justice, “ Washington, I). 0., July 31,1891. “E. C. Weeks, Esq., uJachsonville, Florida. “ Sir : Torir letter of July 24th is received. You are authorized to offer a reward of five hundred dollars ($500) for the arrest and delivery to you, at Jacksonville, of Asa McNeil, chief of conspirators, who fired upon…
1Opinion of the CourtPeelle, J.
The one question presented in this case is whether the claimants, for services rendered by them as United States deputy marshals in making the arrest, are entitled to recover the reward of $500 offered therefor by the Attorney-General, as set forth in the findings.
In the Act March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 948, 985), making appropriations for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30,1892, the following appropriation and provision were contained:
“Prosecution of crimes: For the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States, preliminary to indict*131ment, *…
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