Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-08

ing, to answer rine distinct charges of forgery.
The accused Is a raan below the medium >izs,
apparently thi.ry-fi7e years Of age, with dark
hair, black mpustache, trained q IL Ca;til!un,
and black whiskers cut shor: complexion
bilious. apd eyes smull, dark and restless
lie was dressed in u drab suit, somewhat
worn, uni appeared passive. Il" employ
ed formerly Us n clerk in The auction house Of
Sumner Ii Arents ard is originally from Car
tersville, Cumberland county, Va.
The charges against him uro us follows =
Feloniously forging the name Of Su'"uer d
Arents, to check on the Bank Of the Com
monwealth, dated August Sd, 1868, for the
sum Of 1923 ieloniously forging the name Of
Lee & James to check on the Bank of the
Commonwealth; dated August 2tth, for the
sum of S305; fcloniously forging the name of
Sumner i Arcnts to check on the Bank of
the Commonwealth. ia.3d August 4th, for she
sum of 1926; teloniously forging the name Of
Sumner e Arents to q, check on the Bank Of
the CommOnw ealth, datel August 18th, for the
sumo $55223: and forgerics Of the name of
Laniers, Toile>on & Catlctt to checks Oh the
Exchange Bank for the following amounts {:
S3l0, dated August 18th; S3ij, August 18th:
$3.50, August 18th = $50, August 10Th. and
$3.50, August l9tb.
jacob Ezekiel. tcstifcl-On Wednesday
evening, previous TO thanksgiving day, be-
tween aud $ o'clock, the prisoner came into
my store, en- Main, below 18TH street, took q
seat on stool IN front Of the counter. drew
out apocke;-book, from which lie took this
check, for 500, dated August l9th, and pur-
porting 70 he signed by Lanicrs, Tolleson d
Gatlc,t, ard asked il [ could accommodate
him 10y cushing it. Knowing the firm very
well. cashcd the check and he took thomoney
aud left. a few DAYS after, showed the
'hccH at the Traders Bank where it was
pronounced forgery, and afterwards at the
house # Laniers, Tulleson 4 Catlett, where
it was again pronounced forgery.
Alfred Tollcson, (of l.. T. Il CO. testified
This check is not signed, in my opinion. ky
any member OF our firm.
The second check iur $3.50, same da,", H..
was produced
j. P. Duval, Druggist, testiicd-The pri-
soner came into my ilou>e on Wednesday eve
ming, about so.lnck, presented this check and
asked me ~ cash it. Ipnid it. Kept it three.
"r four days. wien heard that forgerics Of
this character had occurred took out this
check, and upon inquiry aSrerta!n"d that it
vas Il forgery.
Mr. ToI!as"n testified in corrobo.alion of the
rrScry.
Geo. A. 1Iundley, tcstilied-On the even
ing Of Tie 25th, this Young man came into my
store and asked could accommodate him by
cashing this check, signed Lee & James, frr
$30j. IL: walked rather lame when he came
in. cashcd the check Next day, upon
making inquiries, | found that Lee Il James
had no arr0unt TT the Bank Of the Common
wealth, and sent the check TO til" Traders
Bank where it was pronounced forgery.
\. NJ. Lee, Of Lee Il James, .",;;iicd that
the check was not signel by either lacraheT Of
that firm.
John D. Hostel, testfiGl-On the evening Of
the 18th, just ~ was about closing up, the
prisoner entered my store and asked me to be
30 kind rs to cash this check. on the Exchange
Bank, for 1910, signed Lanier, Tollesot and
Catlctt; said hc mad got it after bank hours,
and that man up the street had promised to
cash it, hut "as shnt up, and he wanted to 90
to Orange wkero he lived in the morning. I
asked him WAS that his name on the check,
I \. Il. GcCdman.) and he said it was, and as
surel me the signatures also were right. As
| had business with q man who would not
take small moneT. hccanse he had so much 70
do with hank. took the check and gave the
prisoner 5000 in large notes and : lp in small.
Next day paid Mr. Bailey an account and
gave him the check in few days after it
was returacd 20 mo as q forgery. and | went
tn the bank. and afterwards to the firm, and
found that it was, sure enough.
Mr.. TOllcson c2rr0bUratei tho testimony as
TO the forgery.
Jno. II.Slierman tcstihed-Early one morn
ing the. prisoner came into my saloon. near the
Old Market. and asked me to cash this check
for $3.50, dated August 10, On the Exchange
Bank. Knowing the firm, Laniers, Tolleson &
Catlett, very well, did so. | afterwards paid
out the check to Mr. kirscL, a ncighbor, and
Il day or two after the check was brought back
to me az forgery, and had to refund the
money to Kirsch.
Mr.. TolIeson testified that the check is Il
forgery.
IIr. Hunt. Of "0ur IIonse," tcstifcd-Latc
in the evening the prisoner came into the sa-
loon, and being out, sent servant for me.
/ came in, and he handed me this check, and
asked me tn cash il: said the bank had closed
when he got it, and he wanted to go to Lynch
burg in the morning. cashed it, and asked
him to endorse it. lie said ii was not neccs-
sarr, as it was payable to bearer; but | told
him there might he some difficulty, and in
sisted when he signed this name on it A. P.
Daniel.) lie then went out.
George }. Sumner, of Sumner & Arcnts, tes
tilted that the check was forgery.
The arrest of the accused was noted some
days ago. lie was stopped by the conscript
guard, and while they were examining his
papers he was recognized by one of his VIC
Tins passing. and handed over to the police.
The examination of the remaining charges
vas deferred, and the rcst were sent on the
Hastings Court, to conTcnc cn the llth in
slant.
The case of the Duster family and the stolen
curtain was dismissed without further exami-
nation.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jeter, charged with being
, person of i'll fame, was discharged.
\ few minor cases were dismissed.
THE REcoRD.-The 18th number Of this en-
weekly is before MS, with its usual
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