Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-05

~ AnpeaIs passed The 9Th Of April, 1891 that pro-
ydes that the counties of Jefferson, Berkeley, Nor
ran HAMPSHIRE and Frederick take appeals TO tic
/ Court holden III Richmond: and that sdd conntI's,
tlkc appeals hereafter a!o"co 10 Lie eon'' h''oe" 1T
MIR. BEARD presented letters from James Lee
(,lori If the funatc Hospital at Williamsburg, and
/ fro, : NJ Woodward Keeper Of the Lunat;c Hos
nl >, Stanton relative 10 the reception of lunatic
IN :he sand hospitals which, on his motion, were or
dered 10 be referred TO the Committee on the Lunatc
| Asyluus. r...
| NJ Mcp,r-psti,;on Of Joseph w. NASH p.ayinr
TO be released from the payment of the amount Of II
forfeited recornizance; which ordered to be Fecr
red to Tie Committee for Courts of Justice
On motion Of Mr.. WoRrniNcroS, the Committee
for Courts of Justice was discharged from the con-
sderaon of the petition of citizens of the county Of
Monongalia, praying for the call of a convention 10
amend the State Constitution, and the same was or
dered TO be referred to the Committee OF Propositions
and Grievances.
| Mr. R,ury. from the Committee of Propositions and
Grievances presented the following bs-Bill 10 pre-.
vent the improper location of grave yards-l5i 10 au
thorze separate election in each of the counties Of
Greenbrer and Marshall.
Mr. WoaruISGToS, from the Committee for Courts
IF Jus,ice presented the following bills:A bill
corning John Pevton, IA bill amending the charter
Of the town of Wytheye-B concerning the car
rvinp of arms and ammunition by free negroes-BI
concerning the Circuit Superior Court OF Law and
Chancery for the county oil Henrco ana Guy o. he1
mond.
An eugrossed bill, changing the time of holding tie
County Courts of Grayson, was read third time, and
passed.
Some bills were read second time, and other unin.
portant business transacted
THE BANK OF VIRGINIA.
Mr. MAY presented the following report and rcsou
ton founded thereon
The Committee on Banks in pursuance of much Of
the resolution of the 10th December as nsructs
them enquire into and report all the facts connected
with the late dedication OF the Bank OF Virginia and
how far the said dealcaton has been produced By the
misconduct or neglect of any OF the officers OF the
said Bank, and in pursuance OF the resolution Oh te
18th of the same month, nsrnctlng them 20 inquire
il any, and what were the reasons connected WIN ,e
removal or resignation of Anthony ROBINSON Jr,
from, the Office OF Cashier which did not equally ap-
nlr to John peterborough, President OF that lnst-
ut;on. and whether the interest of the State does not
require that the SAID President shall not DC reeieci'
ed respectfully submit the following Report
The Committee deemed 1t proper to direct ther en-
ouires in the first instance, to what seemed TO be the
leading object of the resolutions, The causes OF the a
detacaon in the Bank of Virginia, and The conductor
the President and Cashier After examining both ihese
officers in person. rs we'll many OF the directors and
clerks of the Bank and inspecting such OF It's books as
could afford any information respecting this extraord
nary transaction, the Committee have been aoie 10 ds-
cover very few facts, in any way MATERIAL III addi'oh
TO those stated the report of the commissioners 10 inc
Executive in Jnne 1910, which accompanies the TO
vernor's Message doc No. l5) AS tins Is IN the
hands of the members, the Committee ask leave 10 re-
fer to IL without making any abstract OF It's contents
They also submit matter of justice to The PRESIDENT
COW of his address the stockholders at their sfc-
cal meeting in July last; and take leave to observe,
that he stated verbally to the Committee, that he had
nothing TO add 10 the facts OF views set iof'n ~ ''
dress.
This conversations however, took place previously to
any written examination of the late Cashier On the
same day. and subsequently, certain nterrogaiores were
ordered to be propounded to the President, winch "
m Itfnu IN
we're Illness which afflicted him the next day, ana
still continues, has rendered him utterly unaeie TO al
tend this subject and the Committee informed by
letter OF the LIST Of January, S4 from the three attend
ng physicians that the Presidents situation such as 70
forbid his being disturbed by business of much inter
est and importance.
II will he seen BY the examination Of the late Cashier
uhe whole Of which is in writing, and is herewith re-
ported) that he facts affecting materially those
stated in the report the Executive Commissioners and
the before mentioned address OF the President to tie
stockholders Certain nterrogatorics, which member
of the committee submitted, 10 be propounded to the
late cashier, having been rejected by them, are beie"
reported in order TO decision by the H. Of ID. III the
event of any further action the subject, whether OF
not he shall be required TO answer them The witness
being personally present, when The questions were sub.
mittcd and Directing to them, the committee rejected
thcm partly because they were not deemed material,
hut NOR, because he no longer IN Office, and as
the bank contemplated suit against him on account OF
his neglect, it not deemed right TO insist upon an
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Bank. Tho interrogatores were, however, founded
upon the previous written answers OF the Casher.the
provisions of the bylaws, and certain ntmatiens wc
had been made that of those provisions had be-
come obsolete.
Several Of the clerks of the institution were exa
mined by the Committee and appears from their state
ments: that the dstru.t which was mentioned by the
President and late Cashier as having been felt by them
| in respect to the checks Of b. W. Green and his
stHia,cs was felt also by the Clerks gcncrally-and
that when the overlooking of Merrill u Green mas
first discovered in the absence of Bickeron w. Mao-
ry the Clerk who had charge of their account 10 wit
on the Goth September 1881 the fact was made known
to most of the Clerks who after brief conversation,
came the conclusion, that as Mallory, who Is
stated not 10 have been experienced accountant but
seeus TO have had the entire confidence OF the officers
Of the Bank might have committed some error IN The
account; and if not that he would be the able
TO induce Green the amount, it would better
not TO mention the subject TO the Cashier, until Ma!o.
ry return-hat when he returned, and the orerc:ait
was admitted, the I'd of October y, he Informed
those who inquired, that Gree had made good the de-
ic,; and that this statement was implicitly condcd ~;
and therefore further examination made INTO te
subject. 1t stated by Mr. Cowling, that about tbs
period, very afterwards, he informed The late
Cashier Of Green's oyerdraft and subsequent repayment
"a fact of which the Cashier says he has rccoec.
ton, but adds that If he so informed, he made ~
enquiry, because he conded in the allegation that Tie
amount Of the defacation had already been paia--
As the Executive Commissioners have expressed
the opinion that the fact so, your COMMITTEE
beg leave the which have conducted
them to 4 different concluson and to the confdent
belief that, if the Cashier had then examined Mer-
rill q Green's account, he would readily have disco.
vcred their Indebtedness. 1t appears that the on
July 1885 when the first ledger of that year cas'c
Merrill Il Green overchecked about SG,Oto end
that Mallory instead Of bringing forward that balancs
against them into the second ledger, commencing That
day, falsely brought forward balance Of ,l3J ~ N
their favor tu, yet, with this apparent amount at the
credit, they overchccked the sGh Sept, -
for about the of S24 600 From that time TIL ihe
end of the year, other checks of theirs were PAD
e. none were charged on their account. On The "a u
Oct, and occasionally TIL the expiration Of the year. a.
rous were placed to their credit for the most i,''
for checks in the Farmers Bank; and yet, on the 3''
December the apparent balance against them, e'eh
with the fraudulent transfer to their credit, July vas