Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-27
DOMESTIC sSTELLEGENCE
RICHMOND. Apr ! 81.


RICHMOND. April III
Doubts increase as To The At fr-r surpassed large
amount Of money carried oifbs w. y tbney. The
numbers OF those vii beeye tiit lac 10 * none nave
teen added 10. In The course q the Exam aiions
IL The Bank. funi0, SAYS. thai except aferg s''dti
amount fabau IS 0O0) checks have been dis ovetrd
/, represent The deficit. The stronger apinion IS !
that the transaction through winch tie virginia
Bank has been dcf,auded commenced many mo ihs
since thar Dthnpy WIS the dupc of others 10 Us
inception and thai he has been intimldhied INTO the
prosecution al ii through threats Of exposure while
he hoped thai b, that course those WHO duped Inn
might be enabled ultimately 10 refund tie Large |
amount he had hbezzlfd Cor Their beAehi |
Whether This will ever be made 10 appear Ia
The satssc on Of The iap. isproblemalieal bat tia,
public opnion will settle doe to this conclusion We
feel satisfied.
We are strengthened in view ofihe subject
that from ths gradual add lon4 existing process OF
tie fraud il wns not irbbable the Bank would be
forced Ia any sudden rigorous euttailmenis, on
That it wou1 have depart from the course u has
Tor time pursued. II las been siraigb ened IN
its operations Tor some months pasl by Tie fraud
The inex plieable fact OF lis weekly Indebtedness To
lie OF er banks and another fact that most of lis
emissions OF returned upon ~ Immed aiey, no,
passing titt sub Of the city. show that Sc
cfft hand must have been dealing most iIbeialy
wllb It's funds The bahk had 10 accommodate IL
self all the t'meto these clrcumstauceshepo there
will hardly be a,y Necessity lor adopting
y.ten f curtailIneps. II has been enrtalng It's
suspended debt wiIh much flgot yet II has breu re-
stcIed by uHaccounlablo scarcity Of means 10
discount upon.
We have been tempted into this much gossip
advance oi The official report upon The Bank. against
our own ADVICE but us our o Iect IS stay alarms
winch mlgla be excited. and throw glow-"otm
light if possible, u subject full ol mysery, from
The most benevolent intentions, we viii he excused.
Compiler.
Mr.. Mallory, as is generally known in the cuy,was
arrested on lnriay, and held 10 bail, hmseh III
the sum Of 81 900. aud securities IN like sum, upon
the charge o participating IN The enbezl eineut ol
the Bank Of Vngnr funds.
1t was changed by Mr.. Ddhney, in letter sent by
him tne Bank afe his escape, that Mr. Maar,
commenced the contse of efedus TO Green. Of which
this ombe 2zemenl is The result. Dabney sad thar
upon reiutnlI & om temporary absence from the
/ Bank, he ion credil or over drawing,
sure which. b, Green, TO tho amount of II.
bout thirty Thousand dollars, peru ilted by Mallory
That believing it 10 be the result Of error IN calcutta
ION, he had concealed the fact TO save Mr.. NJ. from
/ the consequences, thereby involving himself; and
afterwards, upon finding 10 be 20 uDinrn'iond er
ri lac compelled by threats, from Green, we
/ bclrve, 10 keep on.
THIS statement taken in connection with the fac
hat Mr.. Mallory hos ben exceedingly intimate IN
money matters with Green, for long time past, and
the present md ctmeni, GIVE reason expect some
imp"rianl lilhls from The nlal which commenced
/ this morning.
Mr. Mallory has not left town, but stays TO meet
the charge; which we like tosee Star
RIenMoNp, April 80.
b. w. Mallory was examined before The My
ot yesterday on the charge niplicang him in the
fraud BY winch funds of the 3 ank of Virginia were
embezzled. aud acquitted Many witness gave
evidence IN the case. Counsel for tie defence
Mtssrs. B. w. Leigh. James Lyons, and Robt. G.
Scot, lo the prosecution none. Compiler
TIE BANK OF VIRGINIA.
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