The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

CONTINUED EXAMINATION OF THE MCMAHON Pass
PORT CAsE-According to adjournment, the exam
inaton of testimony relative to the transaction,
some montt since, between Thomas w. Mcmahon, Of
this city, and William Taylor of North Carolina, in
which the former engaged, for peCunaIy cansidcra-
ton to obtain passport for the latter to go through
our lines was resumed yesterday morning before
Commissioner William L. Watson. The first wit
ness examined Mr.. Henry j. Calisher. who tes-
titled follows:
Last spring the month do not recollcctl man
whom had before met with and recognized az,
probably, Il German Hebrew, came into my store,
ON Main street, and introduced me 10 gentleman
whose name. he said, was Taylor, from North Caro-
lima He told me that Tay lor wanted passport for
himself and 10 visit Europe and that rs Il great
many persons had obtained such papers from certain
outside parties here, perhaps could instruct nm
who could get one. replied that had heard from
persons who had already left the Confederacy that
Mr.. Mcmahon could get such passports. Taylor
then asked me if | could introduce him to
Mcmahon | replied that I was not acquainted
with the man, hut that If l went out that
afternoon. | would seek him ont and introduce
him. Between and O'Clock that afternoon,
/ went up town, ana found Mcmahon iii whiskey
store, or apOthc@lry, on Mann street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth; stated to HIM that there was
a gentleman at the Ballard House, from North Ca
roiina, who wished him tMCMahonl to and hIm IN
obtaining passport through our lines. Mcmahon
desired to be introduced to Taylor and, together,
we proceeded to the Ballard House, where L intro
duced them and then left the hotel. In about ten
days afterwards, McMnhon called at my stOre, on
Main street, between Fifteenth and seventeenth,
and remarked, " Mr. CaiIsher, shall hold you re-
sponehle for s2,"n0." | asked him. 60 What for -
lie replied, "a few days since You introduced meto
a gentleman who wanted passport, for which he
was to pay me $4,000. procured one, and hired
carriage at expense of $500, to take 1t over to
him at Petersburg. When got there he was gone -
My answer TO Mcmahon was, " Iou undertook the
matter yourself and you must fight 1t out III not
concerned IN the matter. l introduced you to MT.
Taylor simply as an act OF friendship to stranger,
ana have never received, hoftXpectcu compensation
Tor So dong Ii you can make any thli5 OUT ol ne,
MI McMahon, you can DO So. Inns Is all kho"
about The matter; had never had any tf'hS'ig-
| tons With McMahoh before, nor was L lhtlhattiy
acquainted WIN the travelling Je" up 10 TIC tiiio
| he C;une III my store,
| MI Reuteh hisIahd OF ieteispurs, WIS tIei
questioned by Commissioner Watson as to the cha
| ractcr OF the paper produced by McNlahon when he
| came lhto ms store ana requested all ADVANCE .,
| hVe hundred dollars on account OF one thous,nd
hve hundred dollars which Taylor had promlSed u
| pay hun Tor a passport 1t Will be observed tha'
ChlISher testlcs above that McMahon sid ne was u
receive TWO thouslhi dollars. MI RaSialius lecol-
lection was that there Were several papeiS-ohe {"
| which was British protection paper, and ahother
| passport. lie thought the passport was made ou'
IN the name OF William Tay lor and son, minus any
| description, and signed by General Wlnder, wAllt
the bn,iSh protection paper contained an arcaitp' m
u'N. iP''"h vi NJ '''!ioI person. "'' was ''
| py tnc name oi 'Ntha,t HlosS.
we omitted TO Ntt'" 1t yeN''i1ty account %' m u.