Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-07
CITY IrmAxg

SwISDLrxg 0PERArIoS.-On Tuesday afternoon, a
young man, representing himself to be Col W. N. Miller
OF the Confederate amy visited the well known estab.
lshment Of Messrs King Lambeth Franklin sire ct
and proposed 10 purchase buggy, saddle and Bride il
the Arm would accept in payment claim against the
PAymaser General for four months pay. He exhibited
the claim drawn up In duplicate, upon printed blanks
p csely similar to those kept in the Paymastet occ.
The claim was for four months pay ts Colonel of Ire
2ih Regiment at $3.50 per month amounting to 1920.
Had Ae-srs. L. been familiar with the pay list OF
the army their suspicious would have been aroused at
once as they would have discovered hst the claim
for $3.50 per month, whilst the law only allows $40
Bot 'Col Miller" seemed to be very "far spoken"
man. wore gay uniform, bedz,red with gold lace and
buff trimmings and made such plausible representations
Induced the firm to sccede TO his proposition for
rads They, accordingly, sold him buggy, saddle aud
Bride the bill for Whica amounted to s29S and paid to
him the balance S497 in current funds borrowed from
two OF their neghbors About hour after the bargain
had been closed the Colonel had taken his departure
tn suspicion obtained lodg neni the mind Of Mr. Lam
be b. that Gel Miller might be an imposor. To remove
all doubts, he repaired 10 the Adutant Generals office
an aseertaned that there was no Col w. n. Mil r in
the service.
The next step was TO seek the police Officer Seal was
70 md aud the facts being communicated to him. he de-
to mined TO the "Colone aud accordipgy did 60
yesterday morning, Virginia street, in front Of Clara
Colsmans house. The prisoner proposed 10 refund the
money be bad obtained from Mtssrs. King a Lambeth
bGt Officer Seal informed him that 100 late there
must be an investigation.
The prisoner arraigned before the Mayor at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. attended by M. N p Siur
divant, as his counsel He seemed perfectly selEpos
sessed and occupied himself by twisting bis goatee with
the fingers Of his right hand-a common practice with
be ue1ed mea. Duiug the.uvestgasion, p'p,r found
on the prisoner produced from which IL appeared
that the prisoner H. or was % Lieutenant in Company
X, Gath X gment Virginia Volunteers that be had ten
dered bis resgra ion and pending action thereon bad
obtained leave Of abserce for hfteep days. from 80
September. This paper was endorsed by statement
sgned BY Brig adler General Juba A. Early represent
ing that Lieut. Miller was nov under arrest for seIi
Gus osnce but il nconvenisnt at present TO have
martial and his presence in camp berg ptrn-
cous in its influence the be is got rid Of tie bet
ter" Another paper produced showing that Miller
was commissioned So I'd Lieutenant Of the 18th Regi
ment of Virginia Militia Montgomery county, on lie
2lst May, 1861.
Mr. Lambe exhibited psper written by Miller with
the title of Colonel prtfIed TO his signature, request
ing Col Smith, the Paymasier TO pay TO Mssss. King
Lambeth the amount OF bis claim, S720. for pay from
Is july to al November. Colonel Smith exhibited
voucher for the payment Of $40 to the pseudo Colonel
from sO;h June 10 Slst July. he had been imposed
upon too by the bright UNIFORM and shining ways Of
the tolonel."
After hearing the testimony the Mayor continued the
case until tomorrow when Col n .ler VII have OPP
portuni Of proving his rank