The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-30
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PRISON .s ssss s ~. 4 Ne E's:ss ss
be ID khulssr hr considerable amount Upon my
tss e che I n. that was
norsd on che streets that be. Mr. Winston, vas S Ss
fauif - my deputy. before his election 70 the sne
ri1a 50 .aSd that my motive In uxinR IN nnuence,
amo int Il such dsfsicaton. The object Of ihisssrs
ss DE time Of his election was default p
ior sny money which came 10 his hands AZ my aepu
B o.. Winston was elected Sheriff Of Richmond. On
tne trrttA Thursday of May. lsa6; on that Gay Dc
o~ elm uotb .ng-and it Is shown by an entry On
CT unts tetwe Mr. Winston and myself for al sums
+ mn.r'd Or him as my deputy. had been sc'ueo IL
also stated to give color to the report. that
1id eS lo Mr.. Winston In his official bond ana tns'
u tr to not ann not n,s cn M winston
bond. for various reasons. In the first place. Mr.
Wmso IN did not request me TO become his security
aud u large y amonnt ior he faihiment Of which
othf rs my suIetss, never felt that 1t WAS pro
pe' for me 70 become bound for another In IKE re
~ eonsible capacity aud, therefore If Mr. Winstol
Pad applied To me to become his security. snpu.o
! who had stronger claims upon me than hsl VII ~
know ths' could not become bound Tor .,e sr ds
easrEs of iducary duties By Others: 80 isr iron
dencs in him was unmpaired In proof OF which H.
it is only necessary state that while his J. ID to
placed In bis hands for collection, .>pt ,sber -,
1856 four months after his eiec0n Sherry taxes
and fes bills amounting to A2,sS n Furthermore
when, on the 18th day Of the present month, Mr.
Winston being then required. as sheriff to pay ipto
the Treasury the revenue for 1857. informed me that
he WAS short $4,000 in his collection united WITH
two other friends, and we actually raised on our OWL
responsibility. the SUN which he said ne required.
This amount was not paid in. because upon an ex-
amin alton Of Mr. Winbtons affairs, it appeared tnat
they were in a condition than he had repre-
4 sented them to be; il requiring much larger
amount to make up tho deficiency. Can any man,
| not fool idiot, suppose that would have
so acted with one whom knew to be defaulteri
This rumor gains credcnce also from the further
fact that Mr. Winston has apparently secured me III
his deed for these taxes received by him subsequent
TO his election. On the lat day OF January 1857, T.
Winston went into office as sheriff. The taxes for
1856, for a portion of which he had rsceipted, az
above mentioned, Sept Is, 1855, were then unSollec-
ted, not having to account for them till February
70, 1857. MIR Winston, as matter OF course, after
his qualification Sheriff. continued the collection
Of taxes received by him rs my deputy lie has not
secured me- but has protected his securities upon his
bond given as my deputy, from loss. MY interests
| were not in jeopardy aud are not affected by the
deed, for bis securities are bound to and are am
ply able to paw the whole amount OF his indebted
ness to s. $50 81 accrued above shown SUbse-
QHent TO his election.
1t seems little hard that at the end of an official
career OF more than nine years; during the contln-
and something Of approval, that should be accused
OF being lnsUuu;en a in placing, Tor selfish ends b
| defaulter in my shoes thereby robbipg tue people
who have hoIored and trusted me, and whom had
| Commonwealth out of her lawful dues.
The facts stated here will appear from papers in
! my possessoa,.w bich can be en- upon application
| NOVEMBER 18th, lS57.
~ 7 have been shown the above card of Mr.
Thomas W. boswell, and state, uRheSitGtlRgy, that
MS representations are entirely GPrrect; v,xsnop