Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-24
=. CASE OF ALEN ANDER LlruGnM

Mir Luhgow was examined ON Tuesday last before
the MAYOR of tiis city the charge of cubezzli,y
paid 10y the bank and tcn deposited w, him 10, safe
heephg.-Ihn section OF the Act of Assembly under
W"icn nus prosccniicn IS instituted, is as oidws:
~ az % 0ne'a a. c etcd" az! a.a.s. cabes-i;ng
Esson,s, and 'or oii,r purposes
Sec : q 4 fa.h-re ted That. ifry ier ocpul,c rs,
~ this copa n"eilrh any nccr director any Tas
chartered Nv ,hs Coi1nNe alh shan en,rzrie or isau
letN CONVEX u his USE Ss knowingly suffer ay other
person ar persons euczze &C uue,ly convert to his
OF ,neir use any sum of money, bank note, bill. cheek
pond or other security. facility placed under his
''semet by virtue of las ciice place aforesaid tue
person so offending. h aidors. aeers and couneior,
upon conviction thereof shall be adiudgcd guilty OF felony
l ne sentenced 10 imprisonment the public Jail am;
leni'rniiay ou'ei term scs nor more
| Than ioyea
The only question bciurr The Mayor was whether
he shohld scnd y. l.. an examining courtle sat
atone IN iii case The counsel for the prosecutions
Mr.. Joseph H. Mayo, (Aho acts Tor fir Ur~hm,
commemorative attorney. now abscnt) aud MIR
MERIT ~ Robinson, (who is retained =, the bank j
COUNSEL Tor The prisoner, McsSgs Ae<an,ler Aicnnc
w M W ickani, and james d. R,l,llr OF this civ !:
| ana bieSsrs. Samuel Iay and Alien Mcl,ae Of
The following witncsse, were called and examined
w NesNr>. William Mckenzie and Moses NJ MYERS
N,''e Two gentlemen who Are cnpol ed 10 investigate
ie bank hooks,) Mcsss. NcLeiVis Che casnier) and
Crunp (the End accountant y and tn &c merchants
these ti'rea last were introduced to p,oye that ,hev
"'u 'eSpeCiNciN drawn cay check for S5CU ,
one ior $40 and one for 1852 49, although ftro for
S"cn vi ihoSe SUMS were put down IN the Teller's
book, AS having been paid within few DAYS of each
other.
We iorbear going into a minute statement Of the
acts winch came from the witnesses or the point,
"bich were made at the haI.--Thc counsel for the
prosecution attempted 10 show 10y the heterogeneous
winch ihey put, that these three checks had been
t'ice PAD, as appeared 10y tie Teers book but
'h't mr. H. lid charged them only once on his ledger
" e utnit OF TIER drawer, y therefore LOST TO
ue ndnh uiat these checks were, when first paid,
piiced unuer ms care And when paid ut the second
ume' maj the entry OF their being so paid was made
ny MN IN the iellcrs book ;--,lla lie had f,lsiiied
ms accounts so rs TO force balance within 500 ;
when IN tact there deficiency ON the books of
S5I,'Oc, with other circumstances calculated TO cx-
cue suspicious OF misconduct, &c. Sc-Thc points
presented by his counsel, and which they attcnlntcd
10 prove 10y the answers of the witnesses and arpu-
nieu's; founded on them, were, that the accused did
not draw the money from the bank ;lat the checks
were Kept in IN open drawer and miaht have been
enihezzeu by some other person that even il he had
the Inc cisii in exchange Tor these chcc ks he did
not DO so " by virtue Of his office or place. i.c,Ae il
was no part OF his duty 20 teller and pav out
money that as the books of the bank were moi vel
"o""u up, II dd not even appear that had lost one
cent o money, Nc. &c. These poiut., however were
nor formally debated after the testimony was concu.
oeti-Du Doth sides submitted the question ithout an
argument To the mayor-ae decided TO send OH the
accu>ed-and afterwards baed him in The sum of
$500 - '' '"''' VI
he Examining Court is fixed for Wednesday next
ltnow comes out from the testimony ofthe Cashier
and Is Tor the first time publicly stated thai the anna
rent deficiency the books is $500; cxc.rsive as
it would seem, OF the SIT eco, which the Teller con
eSses he has missed OF his cash How far this sum
Will he reduced y the deteoiou oil any errors which
have crept into the books, il for IL to say but
error beyond few dollars or cents has vel been
found ms iaras the Investigation OF the iwo bookkeep-
ers has gene