The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.
nr- CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

do not desira rs ] have already proved. 10 carry
my personal affairs before the public but AN aeon
sa,ion made against III. months aso OF being the
author or at loast the approvcr, of II paragraph
which appeared in the Richmond Nhiyn April
1896 in relation To- the negro correspondent Ches-
ter was found, in the Hastings Court this day,
upon sworn testimony. in the trial Of the case OF
the Commonwealth rs. r. ID. Ogden, to be utterly
and entirely false. ], however, append copy oil
the certificate now hold:
CERTIFICATE.
RICHMOND, February :, ls6e
do hereby certify that the article pubilsheh III
the Richmond Wing last spring in regard 10 the
negro correspondent Of tho Philadelphia Fre*F,
Mr.. Chester, was written by Nr. j. Marshai'
Hanna, one Of the local editors of the mat
time. | was At that time the foreman OF the Hht3'
and received and distributed all the copy
TSiynedl W. a. L. NYE.
general charge has also been made against he,
that was a member of the "FtTr.t' organization
in this ctv and now wish to state, distinctly and
emuhdticaily, that NEVER attended meeting OF
the Ferrets. nsrer had any sympathyor connection
with them and that have always, since the TACT
of its existence came TO my know ledge, condemned
and censured the purposes and plans when 'ha'
organization is said TO have proposed. knew no.
thing OF the existence Of such society until lis
announcement in the Examiner in January last
and challenge any man, either in this city or ou'
OF il, to prove that ! have had, dtT"cty or 'n''-
rectiy any connection or sympathy with the " FER
res' society, trsr at ended any OF their lnee'
nss.
A speciGc charge was also made that was pre-.
sent at meeting Of the Fcrrets held in this city
on the night of the 18th OF April, 1855 pronounce
this accusation to be entirely 'cihom Jou"dtion'
and the q accompanying documents will prove incon'
testify that was not, and could not have oeeh, In
Richmond al the time the meeting was held
Ialso append below the proceedings OF the llust-
ings Coir, OH Saturday last in the case OF the COM
monwea!th rs. II. D. Ogden, which was reported
In the Dispaich Of yesterday.
WILLIAM IRA SMITH.
CERTIFICATES.
RIcHAoyp, February 3, loot.
do hereby certify that | was passenger ON
board OF the steamer Dictator, Captain bearing,
ON the day and night Of The 18Th Of 1pril, 1888, aud
that William Ira Smith was also Il passenger on
board, and the steamer was passing up the Chesa-
peak Bay when night set III.
JOIN p. BALLARD.
CERTIFICATE.
MgrRoroLIrAy HOTEL, WAsHISG1oy, d; C"}
February :, ls66.
Dear Sir,-The names of William Ira Smith and
John 7. Ballard appear on the register OF 'n''
house on April IL, 1855.
CHARLES IL. SHELLEY, Clerk.
To T. B. Stoike, Esq, Richmond. jy 1911
COMMONWEALTH rs r. D. OaDES.--This case
was tn ken up in the Hastings Court on Saturday.
Mr. James Lyons appeared as counsel for the de
PENDANT, and a motion made by MIN 10 quash 'ue
indictmer was overruled. ..
The avs,.nce for tho prosecute was materially
The san.iSs that in the case Of }. Marshall Hanna
slreadE Lublished but the evidence for the de-
fence aEeared 10 prove conclnsirely that Hanna
was deliberately the aggressor. Al the close OF
the OK animation for the defence, Mr.. Lyons called
Mr.. William Ira Smith to the stand.
Tho witness was duly sworn, and wa then asked
II no knew anything in relation to paragraph
published in the Richmond Wig. concerning
Chester, a colored correspondent of Northern pa
per, the authorship or sanction Of which had been
attributed TO Mr. Smith and to which alluson was
made In the card published by Il. D. ogden, which
led 10 the shooting ARRAY.
Mr. Smith in reply, stated that he knew nothing
Of the paragraph in question except that he held
paper from Mr.. w. A. X. Nye. who was foreman
Of the Whig At the time, certifying that J. Mar
shall Hanna was. the author Of the paragraph in
question.
Mr. Nys was then sent for, aud when duly sworn
he deposed that he was foreman OF the " htgW the
time referred to, received and gave out all copy,
and that J. ". Hanna was the author OF the para
graph concerning the negro Chester.
The jury then retired, and after An absence OF
few minutes returned verdict Of acqustal in favor
of r. D. Ogden.
We append copy OF the paragraph in allusion
In Chester contained in Mr.. Ogden's card and also
q copy of the original paragraph upon which 1t was
founded. "who wrote in the columns
OF the Wing while Mr.. Smith was in New York
complimentary notice Of one Chester, negro cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press, whom he
pronounced a gentleman, and to whom he ex-
tended editorial couresies.' *-From the
card published by r d. Ogden in the Richmond
Enquirer Of March ?, 1895.
"a Colored Corrsspondent.-Mr. Chester, a
gentleman OF color, dark as any Ethiopian In the
land, is in Richmond acting as the correspondent
OF the Philadelphia Press. We have met Mr.
Chester he Is very intelligent man, modest, az
sumss nothing neither In conversation nor in man
nsrs, but talks and acts like gentleman. He Is
stopping at the Ballard Hotel."-from the Rich
mond Whia Of Aprilll, 1855. jy H-H