The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-29
Examination p MnO1pd - Vest erdav ws

Examination Pstponed. - Yesterday was
the day fixed for ths examination, before G.
s. Comm Ssioner VIM. F. Watson, of r. :.
Foster, formerly an employee In the not.
cutting department of the Treasury Office,
charged with aosfracting from the Conied
crate Government $1l, 600, and CHARLES and
Francis Dominic, two Fr. nchmen, who are
implicated in the transaction with Foster
At the hour OF ii o'clock, the time fixed for
the examination. the prisoners were brought
into the Commissioners Office, In the custo
! dy of Deputy Marshals +. W. Bass and Henry
Myers. District Attorney P. H. Aylett AZ
peared for the Government, and Judge john
8. Caskie acted as counsel for the two D1mi
nics in the place # A Judson Crane, ESQ
who was sick; while Alex. II. Sands, Esq
was employed as counsel for Foster. SoUl
after the arrival of the parties, the Distric,
Attorney moved tor a postponement of tn
trial, on the ground Of the absence Of an
important witness, Mr.. James McClellanc.
an officer of the Government. In the event
of an adj urnment Of the case, in c.nse.
quence of the non attendance Of this wit
ness, an argument Of some length was in
dulged ip by the prisoners counsel In advo-
cacy Of bail for them till an examination was
had, while t. q prosecuting attorney stou,ly
denied the legal authority to do so at this
stage Of the proceeding. At the con
clUsion of the remarks Of these gen
tlenen, the Commiss sioner expressed
his unwillinguess to grant the motion for
oail, on the ground that, in the absencs OF
the testimony which might be elected from
this absent witness, it was impossible for
him to determine to what extent crime had
been committed. and that therefore he could
not know what amount Of bail was required
till the extent of the offence was known -
Besides, he had grave doubts of the legal
jurisdiction Of Commissioner examina-
ton over the matter at all, about which he
desired to consult authority before proceed
Ing sny further in the matter. II, upon in.
vestigation, (which should Immediately be
made,) his DOUBTS were confirmed, it would
give him the greatest pleasure to release the
accused from confinement, SO far as he was
concerned, and turn them over to the State
authorities. The examination was then ad-
j.urned till next Thursday; If, in the mean
time, the Commissioner finds himself com
petent to proceed further The parties were
then remanded to prison.
Foster Is a man of about thirty years of
age, and we learn has but recently married.
Some time last summer $40, ,OOO were missed
from the department In which he was en-
ployed, and while there was no positive evil
dence to justify an arrest, yet suspicion
pointed towards bin and another employee
AS the perpetrai ors Of the robbery, both Of
whom we learn were either dismissed or re
signed their situations at the time. Recent
ly he has been detected n the IL eft of 81 0O0,
and upon being arrested made full contes
sion Of taking the 80 600 last summer, in
addition to the 81 600 which has recently
been stolen. Foster duplicates the Domf
MICS as the parties with whom he stored the
money at the time il was taken.