Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-01-25
Prosecution Il senator Dcn,als.

This case having excited much in
forest III the Stan, we haveI taken the
following from TIE StdnntonS Spectator,
which gives a history Of the affair:
!. The investigation Of the charge
against Mr.. George Z. Deneale, was
concluded on "Wednesday evening last
and resulted IN his commitment for
further examination before the Coun-
t. Court on the fourth Mopdayin this
month. Mr.. ID. was admitted to bail
| iin tho sun, ot $4,000 and has RETURN
ed to his home I'M Rockingham The
groat interest felt III REGARD to the
matter induces ms to presentHthc facts
Of the case more 1T length. In dong
So We shall endeavor to state fairly
what is alleged against Mr. pcneale.
and also the view taken Of the trans.
actions III question BY the Counsel
engaged in5his defence. HI
Ii seems that On. the 18th dag Of
| November last, Mf. Deneale caine to
EStapnton. III company with Mr.. p.
l.A. Sh;sllds, for the purpose Of afrang
/ ling some matters ef Importance, with
1.-The Valley BanlS. Mr.. Stands had
fbeen 10 Staunton On that day attend.
Ting ID business Of bis own. and upon
Iris way back met Alr. Deneale At lAlt.
iSidney, who stated his desire to epn.
soIidate Ills Indebtedness to the Bank
md solicited Shaisis to return with
Thin to Stanton Mr. Stands conn
nlied with his request, and ION that
hight, a conference was held ut Mr.
1 Deneale' i room at the Hotel, between
FMessrs. Deueaie ami Stands and Mr.
ETaylor, Tho Cashier and AIr. Trout. .
Director ot the bank. Mr. Dcnkale
/ statetfthathis Object was to take MP
| certain discounted aiotes and accepF
Etances Of d man named Hoover. q
| Washington city, fer which Mr.. d.
Mas Mas beund! Two Of these were past
due aud protested, and two OF them
Fhad not lnaturea the whole alnpnn-
ftetl to about nine thousand dollars
4 Mr. Alien @. Bryan, ot larrisonburg.
/ was also an en1orssr upon sdlneIor
/ perhaps all Of these acceptallces
\ Both Mr., Bryan and Mr.. ShanAs had
! been the general cs(lorsers of Mr.
Deneale inN tho BaifS &c tie VALLEY
/ and the Bank of Rockingham. and had
/ implicit confidence III llls integrity.
Mr. Dsneaie repfssented Hoover,
Ewho had been his cattle merchant. To
lbc in failing circumstance, or that his
property was so covered mp that the
.f1noney eonldn bettade out Iofiiiin.
Fbut Thought II he had tho paper in his
hands and male a visit promptly to
Washington, that lie might arrange
the matter with Hoover and save him
self--Hooyer owing him, according
Ito his statement, about seventeen
| thousand dollars. Mr. Dencale pro
| posed to effect his purpose by substi-
limiting his own negotiable note for
lsAile thousand dollars endorsed BY
| Allen @. Bryan, and b. IA. Slrlnas, il
llien of the Hoover aceeptanSes. II
| was suggested at the conference on
He nfghtpf tile 10Th, that tl4et Bank
would probably go into the ,srrangc-
tnent If Mr.. DGneale woilII execute a.
Fdeel Of trust for the purpose of
Strengthening his enlorsers. Thls
Mr.. D, rrotessed his Willingness tbI
do, making an axhibItofhis property.
from which both Mr.. Shands aud Mr..
Trout were satisfied Iof his solyeney.
The next day 18th Of. Neyember)
was THE discount day al The Bank. e
lMr. Deneales proposition for the
discount Of 4 negotiable note of nine
thousand dollars enllolsed By I.rvau
anil Stands to enable him to lift the
Hoover paper. came before the Board.
Mr. Deneale having8a blank negoti-
$bIe note endorsed BY III. Bryan iii
his possession.
The Board declined 10 make the
arrangemeiis, unless an additional en-
dofser were given, Oh unless M. De-
Aoale gave a deed of trnst strengthen
ihg his proposed endofsers, The
fact.was communicated to- him, and
he expressed his rcadiness8to execute
the deed, either for the Immediate
benefit OF the Bank, or for thelsecuri-3
II Of Bryan and Stands. Tie bankEl
preferred the latter arrangement and |
M. Dcneale executed the deed toll
Mr.. Trout, conveying to him b tract
of land containing. laT acres, fourl
negroes, seventy head of stock cattle.
eight head Of horses and fanr mules
aii amount Of property deemed abnn-I
dantly ample to secure the nine thous-
slnl dollars, and expressinghis will
itsness to give additional indemnity
whenever it was desired. MI Stands |
states that he did not, and did hot IN,
tend, TO endorse the note until this
deed was executed. The decd ID ven
the bank made the. arrangement and /
the partieslreturned to Harrisnhburg
MI Trout having delivered the deed
to Mr. Stands with the understanding
TINT i was 70 be recorded whenever
Shands and Bryan deemed that their
interest or that Of the bank required
1t. Upon reaching Iarrisof,huro