The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-17
LOCAL MAxyHRe.


EXAMINATION or THE BnorHxxs RAND.-Ths
e1snination wss resumed yesterday before the
Mayorin his once
John Priddy. paying teller Of lthe Farmers Bank,
was first called to the stand He stated that he had
paid check on the LIST day Of April, for $1,000,
drawn BY the Exchange Bank, Boston. It wasPs5.
able to o h Rand II was dated in March and paid
drst April, 1851
John w Rand recalled-Had check on Bank
10 Norfolk for $780, Think it was Of the Exchange
Bank drew the money; sent out Of that money
$3.50 by Adams Express, to 0 h Rand. One or
two one hundred dollar bills, believe, and few
twenties, composed that amount. This was in the
first part of January. Brought 5000 In god dust
from California. | let my brother In Boston have
at different times sums of money. My gold Melted
me sls so per OF. after melted. l disposed of my
gold dust in Philadelphia, and let my brother in
Boston have about $4,000. Igot back from Califor'
mia in the Fall of 1851. l think Oliver went to
goldsmith and enquired for me, and there were no
scales to weigh the gold dust. After disposed of
the gold DUST gave Abraham w Rand about
5000 of the proceeds. TWAS about November 81
that l gave my brother Abraham this money. had
some gold coin with me besides the gold dust. 1
let him have money after that, and received money
from him. l borrowed $4,000 from Abraham and
returned 1900 dollars to HIM in April, by Adams
Express. / was not in Boston the 9th of April.
was travelling through this city about the 9Th l
did not come home from California by the way of
New Orleans. When left Boston in April went
to New Orleans to find brother, ano found only
L. H. -kr- n Al. l.
was in Richmond had come here from the North.
left Boston the Let of April, last Spring stopped
in New York few days; left Baltimore on the 9TH,
and got here on the 9Th, on my way to New Or
leans l went from here to Norfolk in December,
in the Roanoke, with Mr. Temple. On the night of
the 10th December do not remember TO have gone
ON board the steamer Roanoke. Do not know
that ever was on board of the Rornoke more than
once; may have been on board of the Roanoke at
Rockets when have visited the wharf. Have no
recollection of seeing Oliver Rand on the night
of the 10th of December on board of the Roanoke,
Saw Mrs Fl Rand in Boston previous to my leav.
ing that city; she staid at my brothers one night.
I know gentleman and his wife of the name of
Rogers, in Boston; l saw Rogers a day or two be-
fore left Boston saw him at Hae's stable. Ha We
no particular acquaintance with any Johnsons in
Boston or Baltimore; formerly knew John John.
son ia Boston; may have been introduced to Miss
johnson. Mr. Rogers works in a custom house;
have but slight acquaintance with him; have no
knowledge of Mr. or Mrs Rogers being in Richmond.
CThe examination here was very long and desulto-
ry; no new facts elicted) When Lake left Mrs
Chamberlain, he went up the Washington road.
No IF rbotI Ipou Of int Lo uh;o oh
was occupied by Lake and myself. Istaid at Mrs
Chamberlain's over week Never saw, and do
not know a man named John Hand: never intro
duced man named Hand, at Mrs Cs. Lake paid
his own bills there
VIM F Watson deposed-I think it was in the
latter part of March that o H Rand came to the
Office of Watson & Hughes, and stated that his
brother had maze purchase property and paid
four thousand dollars for it. He wanted the prop
er deeds made out; could not do it then. On the
2lst April gave me one thousand four hundred and
sixty dollars on account of cost payment for that
property; deposited it in the bank. We drew ne.
gotiable notes for w Rand to sign for the credit
payments. The money ] received was Virginia
current money; | think the bills We're twenties,
tens, and fves; the money was here some dayc
before the payment and was not paid over, in con-
sequence of some difficulty in regard to the title
Mr. Scott here said he wanted to prove the trans.
mission of two hundred and sixty dollars from
Norfolk to H Rand on the lst of January, through
MIR Sawyer Of the Express office.
Fl Sawyer, of Adams Express, deposed-I am
connected with Adams g. Co.'S Express; am their
agent. This is the receipt for two hundred and
civ IL
ceived here on the I'd Of January, and delivered on
the Sd; saw the parcel; did not open the parcel
The receipt we gave in Norfolk was for two hun.
dred and sixty dollars in money In not one case
in Thousand do we open parcels of money.
George w Brown deposed-I reside in BaIt-
more; l keep public house at Is North Cav
street. Have no acquaintance in Richmond |
know that gentleman, Gpointng to w RANDI he
passed to me John w Rand; have known him
two years and half he came to my house on the
day or day after the sitting of the Democratic Con-
ventior he staid at my house about week was
present at a money transaction he had with anotb
man. At the time OF the convention nv bouse
was open night and day. 1t was on Friday before
the convention nominated President. that gen.
leman came into the bar-room, proposed bet of
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hundred dollars with John w Rard the bet was
made and six hundred dollars were deposited in
my hands; wrapped up the money and gave it tn
my wife, who put it away. l would know the gen.
tlenan who bet with Rand, if chould see him
On Saturday afternoon the nomir alton was made
and soon after Mr. r came and claimed his bet. I
paid him the money. The stranger came after.
wards and said, have lost; have not seen him
since About eight or ten days ago w Rand ask
ed me if knew what kind of bills were nut I'M nv
the stranger, and told him they were fifty dollar
bills on Virginia bank. (Here read ,elegraphc
dispatch which Mr. Scott sent to him to come nm
here as wisness) Most of Rand's money wa.
composed of small notes. The greater part of
hands money was Eastern money. Ny wife ia in
Baltimore now
BY +! Mayo was in Virginia about ten weeks
ego. do not know that the stranger who bet with
J w Rand is here. l was very much occupied
the day the bet was made. The bal,otiny had CON,