The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-22

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Charge Of Passing Counterfeit Money.-Da-
/ yid 8 Ehilton and Albert L. Riddeil charged /
%,,n $40 notes ~ he IN Rank Of onth
/ Carolina, Were arragned f6F preliminary ex- |
animation yesterday morning. The Mayor /
pected from Libtr'y. Va, but they would not |
| arrive until o'clock K: NJ; while there was |
/ Il witness present from South Sarolifa, who |
was compelled 10 start on his home ward Jour,
| ney ttr fhs following morning. The coufisel
of of the b1 case for one ddF after some further
conversation the Mayor detsymined to pro-
ceed without delay; and the witnesses present
were called and sworn The testimony f6f the
Coma. Hea It'll is substantially as follows
d. T. G. Peters after an examination Of I'm the
on the morning OF the 5th jcnnary, Riddell
brought 800 of that money to liz office
an,! he purchased it at 5 per cent discount
He id ns, much like TO take it, as the plate
was q new one +shtch he had never seen be-
fore. Ridtiel said he 6ot'rht the notes in Lib
erty, at 10 per cent. Conversed socially with
him about half an hour, finding that he snew
many acquaintances of witness i'll Liberty
Riddel represented himself TO be of the house
of Iuilitt 4 Smith, Louisville. Ky Lett his
card. which indicated that he was attor-
| nev at law III Louisville. Witness afterwards
| took the notes to Mr.. Mead, at the Bank of
| the Common wealth. to Mr.. Pairo and to Mr..
! Maury, who pronounced them counterfeit
Subsequently went to the Exchange Hotel,
but not finding Riddel sent for IN officer
| L. n Chalkley Police Officer testified to
the circuits sanees of the arrest of the pris-
oners while they were settling their bills ut the
| Exchange Hotel. They seefiied surprised. Took
them to their room, where witness searched
Rldde,l, and Mr.. Seal searched Chiffon. Found
on Riddell $50 IN sVod money, but no counterfeit
NOES. Prisoner sad liz got the money, which
he exchanged, of Chiffon, and that he did not
know he had it till he got to Richintnd.-
| Found pistol and an opera glass on him.
, nenben I. Seal, Police Officer, testified that
when ne S@;ts about to search Chiffon, the lat
ter remarked thai Il" bad good deal of the
money about him, and pulled out package
of the notes also found about $500 Of it in
pocket book, making in all some 81 500, and
small amount of good money:
f | Godfrey Wemmell testified that on the
3 night of the 4th of January the prisoners came
! to Thompson hat store: Riddell bought two
| caps; TaSinG $40 South Carolina note, and
/, witness gave back as note. The next morn
n ing found the note wac c6T-nteNfet. went to
f the Exchange Hotel, and Ridden refunded
: good money The note paid for the caps is ex-
i actly like those exhibited.
' VIM. Ira Smith deposed that when he heard
r of the arrest of the parties his atten ton was
called to the fact that he had one of the notes
@ described One of his young men, Mr.. Prich
o EFT. received it in payment for clothing, and
handed it to witness. 1.-THE young man al
r | lnded to was sent for.
:, Joseph Stern dep1sed that one of the pris-
: oners, Chiffon, bought an opera glass of him
paid 80 South Carolina note and borrow ed
= Il dollar of the other. [Witness identified the
1, ! note
e Mr. Powers, clerk at the Exchange Hotel
e testified that on the evening of the 4th inst +,
Riddel questioned Mr., Simms in his hearing
l. . about the difference between South Carolina
and Virginia money. Remarked ~ witness
/, that he had some of the former, which be had
~ bought The next morning Mr. Wcmmel
came i'm and slid he had South Carolina note
Is which he thought counterfeit. Remem-
le bcred the conversation of the previous even
ing and in compliance with W.'s Request
s. pointed out the young men in the dining room
rs Witness afterwards told Rdden that hs
u would show him Il brokers' office, where he
oe could ascertain whether the note was good ol
not. Took him to Mr.. Pairo, who pronounce
of it counterfeit. Asked Riddell how much o.
VS. 1t he had. and he said about $l00. He lef
IN IN witness, to 80 to another broker. Though
y. ~ they We're passing this money innocently
of and intended 10 put them OH their guard
lv This was between 10 and II o'clock in thu
Of morning.
he D.. I. G, Peters recalled.--It was between
lat 10 and IL o'clock, on the 9TH of January, wher
ne Riddel exchanged the money,
= Jos. Stern recalled.--Could not state tn,
he | exact time when the opera glass was pur
te chased, but it was between 9 and IL O'Clock OF
on the 9th OF January
Wm. G. Brcese-ail officer of the Bank o
lis South Carolina, at Charles tCn-tes titled tina
IN he was familiar with the notes OF that bank
The notes exhibited here are counterfeit. Tn
bank has no such plate and never had. Tn
signature of the President is good-the bes
imitation witness had ever seen-and tn
counterfeit Is well calculated to deceive an,
s. one not familiar with the notes of the bank
WITNESS produced genuine note the plat
he Is entirely different Counterfeit notes Hk
those had been sent 70 the bank within fou
bo months past from Kentucky, Tennessee an
w Mississippi, to ascertain if they We're genuine
-! Believed the first were sent from Louisvill,
,d Kentucky
~, John 4. Alien, Exchange Broker depose
III that he never any OF those notes until tn
NO package was brought To the office by Mr.. Sea
Of He pronounced them counterfeit.
en Jas. &. Prichett testified that he sold Chi
M ton vest for xS--receiving Sl9 South Care
lima note, which he gave to Mr.. Smith, IN
ire returning - in change.
ha The Mayor at this stage Of the proceeding
ne adjourned the case TO 4 O'Clock L. NJ.
led ----
rts The examination of witnesses for the Con
Der monwealth res umed i'll the afternoon
as VIM. Graves, James II. Ragland, James
ess Stone and Frank Brigarri, OF Liberty, q.
led Akers, Of Lynchburg and VIM. Willis, me-
ell senger of Adams Express Company betwee
md Lynchburg and Knoxville, testified in regar
di- TO the receipt of South Carolina money lii
his, that passed TO parties in Richmond, connec
ing the prisoners with the transactions in evei
et- instance.
ard This closed the evidence for the Common
the wealth.
ing Judge Crumr, counsel for Chiffon, intr
duced but one witness, James +. johnson
re Senator from Bedford county, who testifi'
md that ne had known the prisoner from chill,
if- hood that his character pre- vious to this occu