Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-12-06
RICHMOND WING.
CITY AND SUBURBAN

CHARGED WITH RECEIVING Sl,VVO n ''@N'''
, KNOWING THE SANE TO HAVE BEES sroLEN'-Ionn
T. Duke and Alonzo, his brother, charged Win re-
ceiving money from Elizabeth Seals, during 'he
month Of November, knowing the same 70 ha'e oeg 81
stolen from J. Z. Batkns were brought Oe'o'e 'Hs
Provost Court yesterday morning . s.u...
] y Batkins being sworn, testified Is lOhONS-
On Friday night last, ! discovered tlAt lle'e nau
been stolen fOm me $50 IN gold anu soO IN SILVER
Nv wife nsnally kept this money. learned from
Ei;zab,b S.,ls q. grl that waited my house, that
She bad stolen il and had given Il 70 John and
AIonzo Duke the prisoners. After finding TINS cut,
| Immediately went 10 look Tor the paTues. IOuhI
Alonzo Duke az EIines Hotel, IN LOCUS AIleH
live on seventeenth street, thee doors from Frank
lin and do business at the same place The pr-
soners usually associate in this neighborhOOd, and
also frequent bar-rOOms. Ny wife Kept the money
in an ola wardrobe. She hrst missed the money in
moving the beds m one Of the rooms. The money
had been there about three weeks When she trSt
missed the money, she said 10 the girl: Lizzie
Won have ruined me She answered; e" Miss Ellen,
/ will tell YOU the whole truth took the money
and gave IL % John and AOnZO Duke" They never.
10 nv knowledge, ever entered the private part OF
nv house. The lady Mrs. Page who keeps a store
a short distance ftOm my house. is a sister Of the
Dukes and my servant giri izzie visited the store
very often. John Duke is a clerk in his sisters
store.
Ann Z Batkins being sworn. testified a. follows
/ put the money in an old wardrobe with parcel OF
rags; there was SlO6) in gold and $500 IN silver
my object was 10 put II where it would attract the
least attention when ! discovered that the money
missing. counted II and found that SSOO IA
gold and 500 in silver was gone. short time ago
AlOnzO Duke said, in my barrOOm, that he WOuId as
leave kiss negro woman as white woman. "a"
the girl Lizzie, only once IN the alley leading To Tie
rear Of my house with AlOuzo Duke he was theh
taking 10 her. Lizzie visited Mrs. Pages very Of
ten, who is a sister OF the Dukes. On last thursday
night she got on her knees and mploTed me 70 let
her 90 over - Mrs. Pages; told her az INST sie
- - ..ra.,. hnN I'D ma a.
10 let her 20 over there bat she begged so hard that
/ told her / did not care where she went John Duke
has been 10 Philadelphia latey and renamed about
q week or nine days. ! never knew OF Alonzo Duke
ever having any employment. JOhn DUKE va d
clerk in Mrs Pages store. When hrst found that
the money was gone | counted over what was lett
and there was 500 in gold and SlOO IN silver some
three weeks ago Hny husband was on little spree
aud went out 70 spend the evening.
j. E Batkins re-cdlled-Slturday last three weeks
ago. / was on a little spree / took my money with
me down TO Eighteenth street; met friend who
saw me with the money, and he advised me TO take
il home Immediately he went with me, and took
the money home; the friend who went home with
me keeps the Rsing sun saloon ON Eighteenth
street between Main and Cary; 1 don't know posi-
lively whether John Duke went to Philadelphia or
not, only heard Lizzie say So she seemed 10 be
distressed at his absence
Elizabeth Seal colored, being sworn, testified As
follows took the money aud gave part OF II TO
John Duke, two days before he went 20 PhIladel-
phia: also gave some Of il % AlOnz0 Duke, two
days before his brother John returned; took Il be,
cause both John ana AlOnZO told me that they would
take me 10 Philadelphia; | took some every other
day and gave IL 70 John Duke: AlOnZO, In his
brothers absence. took me % Canterbury Hall John
Duke before that went with me % Chmooraz0
Hospital and / gave him SOME money there; the
witness first said 1t was gold, aud afterwards stuck
TO II that il silver the time that went 70 tan
terbury Hall AlonZO Duke escorted NE there though
] did not take his arm.
All Of the money taken by me was given To The
Dukes with the exception OF what spent Tor candy
| carried both gold aud silver over % John DIXIE
every other dly, for two week, usually about TWO
pieces at a time I said 10 Mrs. BatkiuS in joke,
that both AlonLO and John were IN love with me
when Mrs. Batkins discovered that her money was
missing, she called me upstairs and said that had
ruined her, and II did not tell her the truth, one or
the other OF Us would have 20 die gave money
once 10 Lawrence Duke, a brother OF the prisoners
this was last week, before John had returned from
Philadelphia; the money took altogether, would
probably oil a p ut-cup; at John Dukes request,
would always take the largest pieces.
Sylvia LasSain, beUg sworn testified as follows
/ live with Mr.. Page, the brOther-ln-law OF the
prisoners; / never saw Lizzie give the prisoners
any money except enough 90 pay our way 10
show one night; We did not remain until It was
over.
Mary MckSon, being sworn, testified as follows
| know the girl Lizzie. 1 have been on the street
with her often. AOnzo Duke danced with LIZZIE at
a ball opposite 10 me. My partner was Sergeant
Dennison, who is now present. The only white per,
sons present were Duke, DenniSOn, policeman, and
the fiddler / have seen Lizzie frequently give
AlOnzO Duke money. rent a room from Nj. Lin
burg and live in il with another girl We do most
any kind OF work for q living. have not had 4 job
this week. AZ the CONCLUSION OF the testimony OF
this witness the case was adjourned until to-day at
IL o'clock. Mr. Marmaduke johnson is counsel for
the prisoners.