The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-27
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~n,en ,,,e rsr,ie.. John Noble. Mary O. Null and
peter c.vcdo are charged with robbiug Michael
serspo at Rockets, on Tuesday, was again before
tho Mayor yesterday. when . nusabcr Of addition-
Al witnesses were examined the object being 20
ai.creiit the tale told by sersno abcuthis having
large sums6 money about his person.
f,,orgr L Esraesf proved that VIM. Sullivan, one
the parties who united Sarano, said TO him that
the man tied himself, and could do 80 much let.
ter than any one man could. Mr.. Earnest said
groaned.very natural; told him that three men
had robbed him. lie (witness1 had made expert
ments, and believed man could tie himself In
the way was tied
that the stains on the sheet were produced by red
pepper and mustard. which had been given ). to
make him vomit, and which got on the sheets.
Tt,notiq S,ag proved that Cavedo and Sereuo
came TO Mrs. Mulfs, and that e. went away after
3. went up stairs. IL was 20 minutes from the
time he came till he left asked when omnibus
had passed, and ran after one and get in. There
wore three rooms up stairs the frat occupied by
shaw, the middle ono BY Serane: was In room
tiit O'Clock. when called 10 dinner by MIRA. Null ;
during that time heard her In the kitchen, except
for a moment, she went into the bar ROOM
Ha. Tisgie proved that Cavedo overlook him
while after the omnibus. and that he went With
him In II M town, and Capt Hill, Of the steamer
Shnitz, testified that he came down with him In
| one Of them. Vim. W. White testified the same
thing Time about two o'clock. or few moments
past
Mons. Zeitelic sworn-wheu the man changed
his clothes at my house, Saw marks OF belt on
his clothes or person: il will leave mark, If worn
next to the skin, which will last a month; had
seen the man on Saturday; started then to b ave
him arrested by the watch as a humbug: witness
went to Rockets and talked to Cayedo about what
serano had said to him, which he (s.) did not APP
pear 10 like: after the supposed robbery, Cayedo
told witness that s. had been unfortunate In get
ting robbed; witness proved that at that time =.
H. ,,olN hall Har ndn
bought him SONS clothes to come to court in; wit
| ness told Bergano. who brought $. to his house,
| that he humbug; Serano said he came from
| Washington Friday, out Of prison: borrowed some
clothes: that the reason why he did not go to
Wilmington: witness though he tried to get S. to
| show him money in support of his claim to having
| a large amount, cond not succeed in getting n
look at either $50 or 40 and therefore pronounced
him "humbug:' witness thought IL strange that
If he had no money on Saturday, he could Lave
$1,000 on Tuesday.
officer Perrin. who has made an examination of
the bed on which Serano laid ut the time of the
commission of the robbery" thinks three men
would have made it fall down In a struggle on
top Of It,
John Psiddy, paying teller OF the Farmers
Bank, proved that he paid out on Tnesday to Ca
vedo $500 which he had deposited on the 9th
March.
Manuel Serdao next underwent a lengthy exa-
mination, in which he showed considerable inge-
| nuIty in framing his answers TO the counsel for
| ed, and possessed of an improbable air. He said
that he had shown Zetele his port monnaie; did
not say he had $50. lie lesseDed fhe amount of
treasure sunk from 500 600 to $40 900 got it last
year In the Isle of Cuba, near MatanZss, trading
In native slaves of the island; sold them to Drake
Moralls Co, last November started for Will
mington for lumber: vessel (the "Celestine'O was
abandoned: she had three boats the money was in
the one he and the captain iu; il sunk, with
the money in it. ten feet from shore, in six feet
water at high tide, three feet at low water. In
ply to questions from the Mayor, Serano said that
the $4,000 belonged to the captain that the $1,000,
| of which he was robbed, was given him by the
captain, i'll order to obtain assistance to get mp
| the other money. He had left the captain on the
beach, and started off; got from that plase (near
Wilmington)to City Point, in six hours, and walk
| ed all the way.
1t being late, the court adjourned till half past
| o'clock, when VIM. sullivan was recalled, he
said be might have said Serano could tie himself
/ easier than man could. One man could tie
| himself, but not tight. Several witnesses proved
| that Sullivan said that he had tied himself The
| evidence being through Col. August cOntended
that there was evidence to convict Cavedo with
| the robbery, and asked his discharge. MIR. Ward
| took the same ground 10 relation to his client,
Noble and said that there was but little reason to
| suppose ony of the parties were implicated. and
N, as little RS any. Mr.. Crane proceeded to ar
que the case for Mrs Null, and said that it wst
| impossible that Serano should have the precisely
sum of $500 in his pocket and be willing to go as
he had done, in rags.
! The Mayor ended Abe by holding all of the
accused In $500 bail for their appearance before
examining court TO be held Monday next. serauo
being unable to find a surety for his appearance
as witness, Yves sent to jail.
AN INTRICATE PIECE OF MUNICIPAL LIZ
GIsLarIoN.-The ordinance, passed at the last meet.
ing of the Council, directing the manner of re-
ceivipg and disbursiug money at the treasury, aud
prescribing the duties of the Auditor and Cham.
berlain,' provides that all moneys paid into the
treasury of this city by the Collector, any agent
| employed to sell the bonds of the city. shall be
put into the Bank Indicated by the Council to the
credit of the Chamberlain, who is TO obtain n GER
tiicate of deposite, which he shall deliver to the
Auditor. with statement showing on what ac-
count paid, he shall give receipt and enter the
| same the books of his Office, charged to the
Chamberlain. The Auditor shall also deliver to
the Chamberlain statement of the amount de-
posted, and in what Bank, and the latter shall
| charge himself with the amount
| All taxes on licenses, and other moneys due the
city, Except those above named shall be paid TO
| the Chamberlain. who is to charge himself, then
give statement to the person paying in the same
who is to deliver 1t to the Auditor, who is to
charge the Treasurer in bis proper account, who
! Is to give a receipt TO the person paying the
SAME. All gums, If over Slg0, shall be sent to
Bank by Wednesday, O'Clock, of each week, and
placed to the credit of the city; aud also all sums.
II over 800, received mp to O'clock Saturday,
shall be deposited in like manner, and the Auditor
Is to note the same on his books, opposite the
chargatherein against the Chamberlain, and return
him the certificate. If the Chamberlain fail to
do this one week, the President of the Council
shall call meeting to consider the same. II mo-
ney is not paid prescribed, il is still due the
city, and may be collected. All money deposited
IN bank shall appear on it's book to the credit OF
the city: the Chamberlain shall not draw money.
except by his check drawn upon warrant issued
by the Auditor: If he does, the payment shall not
be valid against the city. The Auditor and Cham
berlain shall stay in their respective Offices from
TO O'Clock, and their proceedings must be enter
ed in books to be kept for such purpose. The
pense accounts of each officer. and report such for
payment they may receive. When either of
them absent, the first clerk shall of1ciate in
their stead.
The default of the clerks to be made good by
their principals. The fiscal year to begin LIST Man CHI
and end last February. Claimants against the
city are to DO paid by the Auditor. All claims al
lowed against the city by the Council, shall be
certified by its clerk to the Auditor, and these
| claims shall be entered upon his books, as If al
| lowed by himself When claim is allowed, the
Auditor Ia to issue warrant, attested by his clerk
aud express on its face on what account IL is re-
eeiyed or paid The Auditor is to keep account
against the Chamberlain treasurer, and other
separate accounts to exhibit the condition Of every
branch OF the revenue and expenditures of the
| city. The two officers are 70 compare books on
| the last quarter of the fiscal year The Auditor
Is to Keep register of all city property aud of all
bonds or certificates of debt issred by the city
The Chamberlain is to keep list of all warrants
| drawn upon tho treasury during the fiscal year
| and furnish the Auditor with a list of the re
CENTS and payments at the treasury each quarter.
The Chamberlain's books are TO be minute In the
extreme, and both no and the Auditor arc directed
IN the ordinance to accomplish certain feats con-
sidered hitherto of difficult attainment. He Is to
make general report at the end of each year,
and TO attend personally, IL he can, the meetings
of the Council, record all proceedings, &c. The
ordinance fs to take effect from the LIST day of June