Pattison

On May 5, 1919, Pattison and Mann were indicted jointly for willfully misapplying moneys of a. Federal Reserve Bank in Oregon. The charge against Pattison was that he knowingly and: unlawfully aided and abetted Mann, who was a director and cashier of the bank. The statute under which the indictment was drawn (section 5209, 40 Stat. p. 972, Act Sept. 26, 1918 [Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 9772]) provides that any officer of a Federal Reserve bank who willfully misapplies, any of the money of such bank with intent to defraud the bank or deceive any person, and every person who, with like intent, aids or abets any officer in violation of the section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. On July 7, 1919, at the regular July term of the United States District Court at Portland, Or., Pattison, who was present with his counsel, pleaded guilty. Thereafter on July 12, 1919, at the same term of court, Mann pleaded not guilty and upon, trial was acquitted. Thereafter, on October 31, 1919, during the July term, judgment, was rendered, fining Pattison $500, and ordering that he be committed to jail until, the fine be paid, or until he be discharged, according to law, and allowing him 30…