Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-04
CITY INT ElLIG &c Z.


Whsn the casa whs ,sileii. IL 49,! p..'rr:ai.i.
cd that Detective Williams. III. .r..ast.n, Is.
nsss for tho Comnl)L wealth, ~..r ..h-eni. Tho
Mayor therefore JGalr;cl ~ r,tsr luL. ai,y
examination.
Messrs. Crane and Ra,,lif,. oou5=el for tic
accused, suggested shat Del sGiy- Charles wa
pre'ent, wh0 wCr!d Hraw:r !:'.a."asly -
same purpose. They thf7,tdr. h2p2i lie ~
animation would got be p3s;l. lei. AID ZEE
accused meanwhile, rommiIit>t t. jAJ. Il
Radcliffe thought here ~r2'i ha - i.fi .:.t ::
in proving this, ye"rg D.Ti, 49,; 10 s.sni 10
The theft Of tho ~e;eh, b-. 81. ,n: :3ntra"f.
that i. wes lnei.:y duo =, hia "zer.;..Ea ;ha:
i. WAS Yeco7cr,l. IL Irnnf ih:n n.sa.,in0 =
paper was i;aaisd his Il NOR, ef wcia'; to-.
sutjJiDed IS Il copy:
RICpYoHl, o.. -, 81.
W., the undersigned, hereby certify tha:
We have, with s!e assistance Of Mr.. Davis
found the watch in tbs hsnds Of Z ne1ro.--
Thanks arc due Mr.. Davis Ger the energy DE
played in regainipgis.
Jso. B. WILLIAMS,
LEWIS CuARLEs.
Tbs Mayor therefore determined 70 examine
the witnsseos then present.
Mr.. Gardner, being sworn, stated .h.t on
Friday morning lac. he WIGS cananci to his
rcorl, in tho Law Bailjng. by sickress.--.
Atou. nine O'clock thus morning Capt. Mas
eruder cams to his room, and, fGoipg tho
watch hanging UP, onqIirsd IL it had bsea
wound up; being answered negatively. he
wound the watch up and hung 1t back. Alter
remaining few moments tho Captain with
drcw, and witness went to sleep and did MOI
woke until about II o'olook, when he found
several gentlemen seated in his front ronm
engaged in conversation. Witness esGse
walked into the room and found thsre Colonel
DnviG, Captaia Magrular, accused. and rf:-
bebly others Tb0sa names he did not renl.yn-
brr. Gao Of :hc gen;isrnen inquired the time
Of dry, and wirneas thea faurd .hss iis watch
hsd bean removed. i nur5F: o; .n-raT:ts
bad access II the room. a7d lie also ascertain
ed thst a soldier named Blake called there
during the morning while he whs Asirep.
Detective Charles WIS mex. culled. lie
s.a!ei that on Friday last. lsse ii the evening
Capt. h.agruder came TO the "ffo Of Ch:ef Of
Police and represented hat his wa'a which
had been in possession OF Sir. Gardner, had
bsen s.9lon from taels:ter n.Eci gan:lsnlan' :
roorl Witness went with Captain 81 IL iha
room OF Mr.. Gardner aid those lsGrnn! t:at
suspicion rested upon young Davis. TIE 90
cusod bcirs poic:ei Gus 10 bin. ils :o;, i;
that if bs would 81 md get the watch Ed
hand it over to him. lie would ask no q1cs .
tons. After suns litt!s equisooation, y5ua;;
Davis suid he you'll SEQ if no could &c. Il, aud
il so would leave j; az o oo-t.ia barber s..ar;
hs, hoasTer, was uader the impression .has
shs watch had b:e1 carried 0rs % sha city hy
o soldier named Blake. lis zen: to rho bsr-
Der shop next morning, bur heard nothing o:
accused or tho watch, Witness then want
back to the Office, aud whiio there Williams
and Reese came in bringing young DaTis.-
he remained tuers sharF time and wns stan
permitted to lesye. During the day :oa EeS."o
enpl1 ycd ~ th. ofieu caIa: IL bringing a geld
wa:ah. AUD represented tina. ii whit3 ssl:Go-
man handed it to MIN with instenG.:n-s 10
Garry j. in the Office aud give i. 70 nns Of tho
officers Witness took the watch, md. in
mpsny with Williams carried it 70 MaasrA.
Mitch.!l i Tyler, who gave them 'he reward
offered for its recovery.
Col. DAVIS ssH.ed that on Friday las. vhi'a
at Mr.. GaIincr'g ro1ia. 81 Old soiI:isr wac Dad
served with him ir Western Virginia, c:ms
in snd asked EiSness 20 loan him 1. bore
which ho declined doing. Blake, after 'r-
naming few moments, passed through NJ.
Gardeners sleeping room. WiSaass rn:icnd
thnt he tarred nsbr the door for :ew iIioin ti ~
After Mr. Gardner asIsn sLd tonml tis Tatah
.,onc, witness a. once suspected Bilke, kwor-
ing that he lived mpss o. hia !Enr in rHa: Of
Grants army, aud iradsl IN watches '...i i'nrte
H. sh. s. srr5 was witness u. tas gE:it al
Blake. that e. ordered his son :, nss me ut
n -
Blake. and If re3sss4rY ,:1cnro .hn n>-ista;.;!-
Of oificor>. Ga ths following day tho .ya'n:.
was re covered. aai witness heard 40 ms" 81
the mn.tor until he wss Informed TIA, hir.
Gardner lad gone bssora taa Grand jury il
Judge Meriiitb's O1ur.. emt :barv giTeh eyiN
dence which led t. tbs pfe.sn.tnsn. o; his
son.
Tho Rev. Mr.. h;aael Vaoher 0sa. Richard
lou, and others, sostifsi to tbo unitonn En9d
character Of tho nccuscd.
A. tts conclusion Of too tca;;inruy, :hs
Mayor stated that in Tbs abgeoca If DR.. VIZ
liams, whom he hal u1dsrR:3ol 70 bs q rnse.
rial with .ss. hs would ba oon PEELED 10 aiiour's
tbs case. Horesratsod j! e-oseiiatly TIA: it
was cus Of his power to bail i;is a:oaaa;t.
San, a nagro bay about f1n:tea- year, nf
EGG, belonging ~ F.ancis Mas,, us' :ht::;a:
with stea!iag Gle horae. tbs p.oPo.ty -! tho
Confader~te Staiss.
VIM II. Cou1ch s>..si :h.s III. boy ~,"-
emo,ored 10 GETTY messages from III. grva7u"
mant stahles, on Bacon Gsaartar Branch t. ;:.t
Office, Oh Oh street o. the p If .!nas i:.:'
he was Gent to the city With Inesscao, :,.:: q:
it wus che OF Importance, ii facilitate Gin III
was allowed 10 uso government EDrbs. III
starsod off ani raa nos hsnr! !:cu iii y1"tsr-
!ay, when h. was sent. th:= city, harne been
arrested in Petersburg.
Tha boy gtatss tha: n, r14n ths a"sa; - Pc
.ersburg, where, arriving. "a n;i@sr ,,1k thd
hor.s from him.
Hs was remend.i f,- rial.