The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-19

| Aceompliee "a Crine.--After the examination
| of the lad charged with robbing Daniel o. Don.
| nell Of $3.50, on Monday last, Joseph 0riffin
an accomplice was set to the bar, ard the
| charge against him was investigated.
David Scbriyer was called to the book, and
amer oe ing sworn, tated that he had no objec-
Hons 10 telling all he knew relative to the rob.
| berry and the instigators Of it, He admitted
| that he took the box out OF the store. broke 1,
open, poekafed the money, and then fed. Said
! ne: After getting the money, on Monday last,
| l went down 10 the cellar where Griffin and
Mary T. Haldeman keep bar. As soon AS the
| woman saw me, she gave Griffiu sign to leave.
and he did SO. She then led to get me to
give her al the money, saying that she wished
to take 1t to her sisters and deposit it, SO that
she might tell Joe that she received il from
her mothers estate. and then send him up af.
Yer 1t next morning l refused TO give it to
nsr, s.a ana M a.a rot ten her 'ha. had ii. then
to one of the bar-rOoms just below. went
In search of him, and finding him, told him l
had the money, at the same time showing 1t
to him. He said tha: was right. and asSsd
me why did not get $500, so that we might
go to Georgia and get mp 4 negro troupe.-
We then went back to arif'in's cellar. and.
after getting in there, pulled ont a new a5o
Exchange Bark note, which Griffin took out
of my hand a,ci gave to Mary f. Hardemau.
She said that was not enough at which 7
pulled out s. note, which Griffin also took
and gave to ger. Griffin told this woman
that he was csinpelled to he in Peters burg bv
O'Clock that :nieht, and, after telling her 10
give away what she had, or pack it up and
bring 1t over the next day, bade her good bye.
and we started for Chesterfield. We crossed
Mayo's bridge, and after getting into Manches-
ter, he persuaded me to give him all the mo.
ney had, which did. Griffin tried to hire
horse and buggy. but failing to do SO, we
waixeo on, intending to 60 to Petersburg. On
arriving at MIR. Chalkiey's store the nigh. be.
ing dark, Griffin applied for lodging for us,
nut could not get accommodations Whilst
stopping there 10 rest, he counted over the mo.
ney twice, and got Mr.. Chalkley to change
him note. Soon after this Griffin hired q
negro to show us the way TO Chester. That
night, whilst we were in bed, some one knock.
ed al the door. and Griffin wanted to put me
out OF the winsow, but would not co. Grit.
fin and Miss 1sardenan both persuaded me
to commit 'he* *obbery, ana induced me to do
R. H. Jacksox; and James Briant bar.keep.
ers in the ness shborhood of Grifn's cellar.
saw young Sch'iver, on Monday last, come to
their doors in search Of Griffin and sav The
two together. '>
James Walls Of whom Griffin rented the
cellar, testified 10 his paying up his rent last
Inesday morning, after being there only two
weeks. "
w. +. Chalkley keeper in Chesterfield.
testified that Griffin and Schriver came to his
store last Monday night, in search of lodg-
lhgs-to seeing Griffin count money. most of
which appeared to be Exchange bank notes
TO changing note for e., and to hearing him
say they We e on their way to Petersburg
- tine prisoners remained ~ Chester all night.
and went to Petersburg next morning, on the
same train with Mr.. Caudle, who was in
search OF them.
John B. kinker, for the defence. knew MOTH
ing OF the robbery. but heard John Davis.
youth, say that he was going to send Grifin
to Petersburg last Monday, to engage two men
for negro troupe.
The prisoner was remanded to Jail to await
All examination before 4 called Court on Sat
urday next.