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

- :. re s,sted in yssterdsys paper, tMon
4 -. o. The charge Of. committing forgery--csne
~ -. a,s xan,instion before acting Mayor Evans
~ vss,erdsy. oney il . very prepossessing, gen.
,se,ooking young man, and exhibited great men.
-. dstrcss during the progress of the examination,
burying his face In his hands and weeping bitterly
Robert A. Payne, clerk in the Farmers Bank
| of Va, was first examined. He deposed nearly as
follows This young man came into the Farmers
Bank on Saturday last and asked me for blank
note. gave II to him, when he asked me If
would Gil IL up for him. ! replied shat would,
and inquired In what amount. He said In the sum
of $780, payable IL four months to the order OF
Hart & Noses. filed up the note accordingly
and handed il to him. He told me his name was
Thomas r. Price. He then went out of the bank,
but soon returned with the note, signed and en-
dorsed, and had the note placed in the discount
box. registered the note in the offering BOOK 10
be acted upon by the board on Monday morning
Monday came and the board rejected The note.
Soon after it had been rejected oney called In ana
inquired If the board had discounted the note
told him no, and returned 1t 10 him. had no oea'
when the note was offered, that 1t was i''ee
note though heard that it was after re'ufneo It,
did not cause him to be arrested.
Thomas w. boswell, Sheriff OF the CITY, was
next examined: | was in the Bank OF virginia,
yesterday, when was informed BY Mr.. Apperson
that note had been offered to the Farmers Bank
for discesnt which was pronounced to be a for
gerry. Was in the act of going out of the bank
when Mr.. Apperson informed me that the tame
gentleman who had offered the suspicious note.
was in the bank at that time, making enquiry about
the discount of some paper. In a few moments
Mr.. Hart came in and stated that he had endorsed
no paper of the kind exhibited, whatever. Or sus-
pcion of oney being forger, then arrested him.
At first he said he knew nothing about the note in
question, but after taking with him some time he
confessed that it was forgery, and handed it out
to me. He appeared to be very much excited and
enquired what would be done with him. He re-
fused to give me his name.
The note which was for $500, on the Farmers
bank, payable in four months to the order Of
Hart & Moses, signed Thomas r. Price, and en-
dorsed Hart e. Moses in very bungling manner,
was then examined by Alfred Moses, of the firm of
Hart & Moses, who stated that they had never seen
the note before.
John II. Hatcher deposed. This young man
called in at tine Bank of Virginia yesterday between
the hours of and 10 O'Clock, enquired when it was
discount day. and if was the discount clerk. Told
him l was-when he went out, and did not see
him again until his arrest. Gave him blank note,
but have not seen it since.
The examination on this charge here ended, and
the acting Mayor decided to send Oney on for ex.
animation, on the charge of forgery. before called
Court of Hastings to be held on Wednesday, the
18th inst
Officer Wilkinson then stated that, on examining
the person of the prisoner on Monday, he found,
as have already stated, number of broken
bank bills and due bills in his possession He also
found upon him note on the Exchange Bank of
Virginia for $780, dated April I'd, payable in four
months, signed Thomas Price and endorsed Hart e.
Moses. Oney would make no admission in relation
to this note but sad with respect to the other that
he had forged it because he out Of money.
Mr. Moses also examined this note, and denied all
knowledge of it.
Edwin C. Peasants, clerk in the Exchange Bank,
stated that this note was put in the bank Friday
last, for discount-he thought by this same young
man. The young man whom he believed to be thu
same one who offered It, enqLired on Saturday if it
| had been discounted, when he was informed that
it had rot been, and that 1t was an informal note
1t was then returned to the oferer. He could no,
swear positively that 0ney was the young man, as
there were go many persons going in and out of the
bank constantly during the day. The acting Mayor
also called Court upon this charge, to be held on
Wednesday next The prisoner was then re
manded to Jail.