Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-19

COLONEL j. BUCHANAN Cross" AGAIN.--It will
lie remembered that Bob Burwcll," the asiute
alet and associate of the famous "Col. j. Buch-
anan Cross, was in this city few months since,
endeavoring 10 hypothecate himself to raise
ey fur tie necessities # his master, then IN the
clutches Of the law for forgeries. The Colonel"
had his trial in Philadelphia the other day, which
resulted in his conviction. We quote from the
Inquirer oil that city The first witness called
was a MIR. O'Donnel who testified to seeing Cross
at Bishops as stated by previous witnesses The
next witness was Edgar Bishop. To the adps-
sion of his evidence Mr.. Cassidy objected on the
ground that he was convicted ielon, having been
convicted in the United States District Court for
making aud uttering counterfeit coin. The re-
cord Of his conviction produced. and Deputy
United States Marshal Tiprin called as to the den-
tity Of the witness and the convict. In reply to
this, MIR. Mann produced pardon from the Pes
ident of the United States for the offences of which
lie had been convicted
Bishop then proceeded to state that he first be-
came acquainted with Cross tho last Saturday
in May last, and while walking together Cross
It'd him that he was engaged in forging checks,
and needed two assistants. to act clerk, and
the other apparently "a porter Other interviews
had at Bishops huuse, and the last one
su}4 ed in arrangement to meet the next morning
at Third and Green streets. where Cross was to
Lave u check prepared, which witness was to pre-.
eent, and for his share in the Transaction, was To
receive fourth of the amnpht
This arran cement was carried out, and on the
following morning the parties met, the check was
landed to witness. aud he proceeded to the bank
und presented il. Previous to starting for the
lank. Cross had instructed him that in case he
was questioned rs to where he obtained the check,
he was to answer from the old man, Crawford,
and also that, il he succeeded in obtaining the
money, he was on returning to the rendezvous, to
elevate his hand to his hat.
The witness was questioned Mt the bank, and
answered according To INSTRUCTIONS but this not
being satisfactory to the officers If the bank they
took him to the place Of business Of the Messrs.
Crawford, where the check was Immediately pro-
nonnced to be forgery.
At the interviews at this house, spoken OF by
witness, young man, by the name Of Charles
lung, was present by arrangement. uo was TO
not the part Of the clerk. the same inducements
having been held out to him by Cross as to wit
hess.
Bishop was subjected to n long and searching
crossexanination iy Mr.. Cassidy, during which
the witnsss stated that lie had been imprisoned in
the Eastern Pen.tentiary for II months. for max
lng md passing c'unerieit coin; that in New
York he had been arrested, convicted and sent to
Prison for three years. for being in Company with
IL man Who passed a counterfeit e"ld dollnr, AM,
that that his only offence there; also that he
lad been imprisoned at Moyamensing for six
months for passing IS note. which he did not
know to be either good or bad. and that altogether
he had been .here four or FIVE times, on ynri US
charges and that in New York he was arrested
and Imprisoned, in 1853 for selling $40 n"te
70 a broker which he also did not know was
bad. ,,
Bishop WINS then cross exarinrd for long while
hy Mr.. Cassidy abouthis rest, commitment to
prison and visit to the Detectives Office, with a
wv tn extract from hin, that he had been indnc-
ca by the PROMISES of lenient sentence, TO prefer
this charge against The prisoner, but the only
~ approaching '"iS ehcie', WIS 'aa' ne o"'''
OF the Detectives had promised him. that in case
he would disclose the name Of the perSn who
Introduced Cross, under the name Of jones. to
'lN he would provide his. Bishops wife. with
'nea"s Of support The witness said the reason
ne Ind bnmaht these charges, to get 'sati.nc-
u'n out OF Crosse, who, he was informed at tbe De-
'ectives Office, deserted his confederates when they
g0t into trouble sal