The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-20

CHARGE CT RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS Henry
Weinholdt was arrigned before his Honor Saturday
on the charge of receiving quantity of old iron,
chises and hammers the property of Jonathan Les.
lie, knowing the same to be stolen.
Mr. Leslie depossd that he went with officer
Johnson, who had search warrant, and examined
large quantity of iron in Weinholdl's store. He
had picked out from smong it several chises, ham
mers, links and chains, which he was certain be.
longed to him; there were many other pieces which
looked like his property but would not be positive
they WERE This iron was scattered all over the
store Some in barrel near the door, some on
shelves and in the cellar. Witness had lost alto
geiher from his shop about half ton OF iron, new
aud cid, manufactured for different objects. The
articles found he had not missed particularly; and
some of them had been lost during the last two or
three weeks. Mr. here identified some heads of
hammers and chiseis, old rusty, broken aud defec
tive, as his property, by private mark of dia
mond ana compass which he had caused to be put
on by blacksmith. He knew of no one that had
similar mark, as it was one used by him as mark
rseter mason 10 Scotland. A peculiarly shaped
heck was found, only lost about two weeks since
Ths blacksmith of his shop was negro
Michael Bray, overseer for Mr. Leslie, said that
last week he went into the blacksmith shop to look
for some new derrick irons made last winter, anu
they were missing. Upon looking into some bar
rels where they kept iron, he found their contents
gone, among them new machinery for derricks and
railroad cars an pole irons. He alec, upon look
ing around the shop, discovered that many smsl
articles and tools familiar to him had disappeared
day or two since, he went to two or three stores
to purchase some iron for the purpose Of making
bolts of certain dimensions. One of these stores
was Weinholdt's, and among soma scrap iron in
barrel at the door, he Immediately recognised
hook, lost a couple of weeks since, and some chi
sells, al belonging TO Mr. Leslie. suspec:ing some.
thing wrong, he asked one of Mr. Weinholdt's
sens if he had any larger pieces of iron, and he
said yes-but another son of Mr. WIS in the store,
came up and said they had none. He then told Mr
Leslie and search warrant was procured and
search made, resulting as already stated Mr. L
Aad twenty FIVE black hands, which he managed
Had been with Mr. L five years.
Dir Weinholdt here stated, by permission, that
he was absent from home almost all the time, and
thatit was probable that in his absence one of his
Young sons uhey are from 10 to years of age) had
pQlclaseU tuis lIOAi Jul, ds ofCAy ouO Wouiu SECS
as scrap iron. He purchased such iron and sold it
to Mr. Talbot. II was not reasonable to suppose
that such iron would be purchased to use as tools
in their present condition. Qt was very old and
generally defective iron)
Mr. Weinhodt's son, Harman testified that his
father was absent a greater portion Of the day.
that he and his brother attended the store and that
they often bought old iron. Gould not say from
whom this iron was bought.
Mr. August, counsel for the accused, stated tnat
the fac. that tie iron publicly exposed proved
that there was no guilty design to hide ~ as "ouia
be the case with stolen property. poruon Oh
wa. in . barrel In front of Mr. WIS door.
The Mayor said that stolen iron might be exposed
at q door and yet not be noticed. Iron was found
in this store, that had recently bean stolen from hr
I.e.lie. and IL was reasonable to suppose tnat MI
w or hisson knsw how that iron came into the
,tore or from whom 1t was purchased, whether a
white man or negro. He should send the case on
10 the Grand Jury ierm Of the Hastings Court in
Ausu.t next. Mr. weipholdt gave surety to appear
Al ,bs, time In the sum Of $500, to answer an In.
dictment of the Grand Jury.