The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-04
LOCAL MATTERS.

SENT OH.-In9 ex AtHiNaHOu In kuS Sded Va E0s
win Cooke, charged with forging several notes 1t
various times, was resumed yesterday before the
Mayor.
Cornelius Crew recalled by the Mayor have
not found the note which held for $50, dated the
| 22d May, 1852, executed by Robert Barker and
made payable to Edwin Cooke. Do not think
have seen 1t for week Have looked carefully for
| it among my papers. think the note lay In bank
some two or three months before drew 1t out. II
| was not due when drew tout.
| Mr. Cottrell was next called to the stand. | had q
note for $l25 purportipg to be signed by Robert
Barker and made payable to Edwin Cooke. Ire.
ceived II from Mr. Cooke soma time in May, 1852
and deposited 1t in the Farmers Bank Il was
four months note The note was destroyed the
morning after Cooke arrived here. l gave the
note to Mr. Alfred King that he might do what he
pleased with It, and he destroyed itin my presence
Received no consideration at all for it, No deca.
ration was made by Mr. King as to bis object In de
| streying the note Took the note previously to Mr.
Alfred King and on comparing the signature of Robt
Barker with Mr. BIS signature upon house receipts,
found that they did not agree at all. Was not salts.
fed with the nete. Do not know the date 1t was
taken out OF the Farmers Bank Ia July last.
Mr. Sedgewick, representative of the estate of E.
M. Eewbern, was next called and sworn The
amount of the note held was for Sl25, and was
executed to Robert Barker and made payable to
Edwin Cooke. Do not know the date of It, The
note was deposited in bank. l gave it up to Mr B
W. Elmore on Monday last.
B. w. Gilmore deposed-I had a note liks that
described by Mr. Sedgewick, in my possession
Obtained it on Monday from Mr. Sedgewick, end
handed it to Mr. Quarles. Procured the note in or
der that Mrs Cooke might obtain possession of it.
The name of Cooke was on the back of the note in
his handwriting. Recognized that writing Have
had no interview with Cooke upon this subject -
Conversed with him few minutes upon other top.
les in the presence of his jsior. After some con
versaton with Mr. T. B. Quarles, went to Sedee
wick as a friend of Mrs Cooke to procure the note
Coz her.
Mr. L. Beaseley sworn-I have had two notes In
my possession, purportng to be signed by Robert
Barker and made payable to Edwin Cooke. One
was for 500, the other for S75. Do not recollect
whether the word Robert was written in full upon
the notes or not. Do not recoect the dates of the
notes. The notes are not in my possession. They
were in my possession yesterday, but disposed of
them to Mr. Emore yesterday evening. Do not
know what became of them gave other paper in
lieu of them. The notes were once In bank
Think they matured in bank some three or five
months since. Think one was PAYABLE In six
months, the other in ninety days. Received the
notes from Mr. Cooke and deposited them in the
Exchange Bank.
B. w. Elmore recalled BY the Mayor obtained
two notes from Mr. Beaseley this morning. | OBJ
tanned the note from Sedgewck on Monday last
Sent the two notes received this morning, imme.
distey to Mrs Cooke by servant. Suppose they
are in hsr possession. Knew that an examination
was going on here with relation to notes held by
other persons, but did not know of any in relation
to the notes held by Mr Beaseey. The notes were
left in servants hand for Mrs Cooke, at the door
of Mr. T. B. Quarles' house.
Mr. Williams, teller at the Farmers Bank-A
note for SIPS was deposited on the 18th of April
1852, by s. s. Cottrel, in the Farmers Bank. II
was signed Robert Barker and endorsed Edwin
Cooke. 1t was dated April 10Th, payable in four
months, on the 10th and 18th of August 1852
The note was withdrawn on the I'd of July, 1852.
Mr. Wherry, second teller in the Exchange Bank
On the 14th Of February, 1852, note for 800,
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able to Edwin Cooke in six months, was deposited
in the Exchange Bank This note ma.ured on the
14th and l7h of July, and was returned on the
18th September. Another note for SIS, similarly
signed, and dated the 23d April, 1852, payable in
ninety days, was deposited in the bank on the Sd of
May. This was also returned
Mr. McMurdo, notary at the Exchange Bank, stat,
ed that these notes were deposited by Mr. L. Bease.
ley, anu made payable il the Bank of Virginia.
The examination here closed, and the Mayor re.
manded Cooke to Jail to be examined before the
Hastings Court during its regular term In July
next, upon the charge of forging sundry notes
spoken of by Mr. Robert Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL STATIsTIcs.-Snce the publ.
cation of the list of Sunday Schools and their mem.
bershp in this city, we have received notice oftwo
additional schools that were omitted in said list