The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-10
Correspondence Of the RlsAmoad Dl.p..ch.

Excitement at a viyeinia Bank Rsroicers. re.
MARTrNsBuRo, VA, Sept. 7.
NO little excitement was occasioned In this
by a collision in the Bank of Berkeley, IN
which Messrs CAsPAR WEyER and DANIEL
BuRRhART, who was until this morning
Cashier of the Bank, were the principals, bus
which resulted in nothing more serious to thu.
parties than the tearing Of Mr.. Viewers vest
In order to understand the Affair." it il proper
TO say, by way of prelude, the Bank OF Berke-
ley is one Of the State stock banks of recent
origin, and has been in existence some four
years. Mr.. Viewer Is q large stockholder in IL.
and was until recently one of the Directors
It is understood that he did not agree with the
Board in some OF its measures. and especially
that one of its regulations which requires ali
notes discounted by 1t to be made payable IN
Baltimore, of which the people here complain
very much. At the last meeting of the stock.
holders, Mr.. Weyer vas snpercsded ss Di-
heavily Of the policy of the bank, and ayowed
his determination-his remonstrances being
unavaiiinx-to force the Board to change it.
was to collect the notes of The Bank and draw
the gold for them He is q very wealthy
farmer OF the neighborhood and having large
means was able to accum ulate in considerable
amounts the paper of the bank, and for some
time has steadily drawn cut $500 of gold at a
time-generally twice a day. His reason fol
presenting his demands in sums Of $500 each.
is that the law authorizes the Bank to pay de,
mdnOS laIReI ttldH that Win DIS OF oxcnanRe
on the Northern cities. In the progress of the
war Of the farmer upon the institution. much
feeling has been excited. When demonstrated
with, he has declared he would never deeist
until the Bank changed its policy, s'ceased t.
be a shaving Shop and turned out some of its
officers, one of them, I believe, the Cashier,
Mr.. Burkhart. It was understood that tht
Board was firm.
Now, then, let us draw more closely to the
scene of to-day. This morning Mr. Burkhart
resigned his place of Cashier, and his son, Dr.
WIN. ID. BURKHART, succeeded him. During
the forenoon, Mr.. Burkhart visited some OF
the business citizens, and urged them to be
present when Mr.. Viewer came to draw gold
from the Bank, intimating that there was
some intention to stop his proceedings by in
timidatlon.
When the time arrived, a considerable num-
Der of citizens were gathered about the Bank.
Mr.. Viewer made his demand, received his
money, and as he was retiring, he was seized
by Mr.. Burkhart, who informed him that he
should not carry the gold from the Bank, and
that if he did SO the citizens would lynch
him. Mr.. Viewer resisted, proclaimed his
right, and, swearing he would defend it, drew
q revolver. Mr.. James S. Brown, n-law
of Mr.. Burkhart took the weapon from him
before he could use it. A few gentlemen from
without rushed in, and, separating the parties
conducted Mr.. Viewer ont of the Bank, assur-
ing him that they would protect him, and
that if violence was to be employed. he had
more friends than the Bank. The crowd no
further interfered, and if there was plan to
stop the Viewer war by force of public opin-
ion rather actively and positively brought to
bear upon it, there was signal failure III car
rying it out. No damage WAS done except as
before stated. Mr.. Viewers vest was torn
across SO extensively that his good lady will
have to take great many stitches TO close up
the rent.
Mr.. Viewer subsequently took out 4 warrant
against Mr.. Bnrkhart for assault, and he was
held to bail in the sum of $500, to answer the
charge MIR. Brown was also arrested but
discharged on the ground that he only acted
peace-maker. Itis reported that Mr.. Viewer is
to be arraigned On the charge of carrying a
concealed weapon.
This is the story, and it is quite singular
affair. The Bank is certainly in a very good
condition, and it is a pity that this quarrel
should have been allowed to go to this extrem-
ity Whether MIR. Viewers complaints are
just or not, he certainly has a right to demand
gold for any notes of the Bank he may hold.
and it is clear that he will be protec ted in the
exercise of his right by the sentiment OF this
community 1t may be at least said, however,
that that rule of the Bank, which requires its
debtors to pay all their notes in Baltimore, is
most extraordinary, and a great hardship to
them. A CoRREsPOSDENT.