Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-10


goalon's trunk lie said Roat0u had vent hi@ ior
he trunk. The trunk was sent % Nh. STATIONS
Jobn m Hieks being sworn, said-on yesterday
morning before six O'Clock, went into Mr. rage
store on Eighteenth street Just then negro came
IN Mr. Pave and myself were talking about the
Iii ,-.s,ber / am private Waterman on that
s,,,r The negro left the store before did then
stt,rtsJ for home While was going up the hill be-
vonJ Eighteenth street saw man on the hillside
appareutly sitting up. went 70 him. lie had Que
sb6e on. 1 spoke 20 him, when he turned his head
AMI looked Al me, but did not speak. then came
doWn 10 the police Office aud reported the TACT On
my way from the police Office met the negr" man
that gave me the information IN the morning al the
store OF Mr.. Page.
Augustus Robinson. colonel, being sworn, testi-
Red-Routon came 10 me and asked would not get
some whskey for him; | got the Whiskey Tor him
each Of Us took drink OF u, aud thea went down
the street; we stopped at Ar. FrOmAns, on Eight
eentl- street ami ieft the trunk before alluded to-
who're We TOOL AZ least six drinks each; ROutOn paid
for some and some were charged to him; was then
ouite drunk; we started OF up the street and when
We got near Hatcher NebsteTs stable ROuton Tell
down. was 80 drunk that could not do anything
with HIM and for fear Of freezing 10 death myself,
/ went 10 Mrs STATIONS and told Mr.. Estis where
Routon was after this dropped down on the hoor
aud remained during the night.
Mr. Froman recalled did not sell or give any
hquor u either RoutOn or the negro Robinson.
After the above evidence ia the case, the jury rem
incompetence and exposure To the cold.
The PARTIES CHARGED WITH RoBBING DIX. Con
VERSE BSFoEE THE PROvOsT JUDGE.-James Clark,
Jane Selden, Margaret Carter and Anna Robinson
all coloreI. were before Judge McEntee yesterday
charged with unlawfuly and lelOHiously taking and
carving away from the premises Of the Rev Or. 4.
C,nVerse ia this city, funk containing 81 100 in
money more or le-s with the intention Of apprUpria
ting the same 10 their Own Use and benefit. This
was done ON or about the 18th day Of December
Sj The parties all plead not guilty 10 the charge
DIR. Converse, being sworn, said reside GA
Franklin street east side Twenty third. On the
evening Of the 18th December a trunk, containing
81 OOO IA Federal currency and SlO7 % ia gold be-
sides valuable papers, was taken away irGm my
house By some person or persons unknown. nave
neither the trunk any Of its contents since
u was taken. | know two OF the pTiSoners--Jamts
Clark and Jane Selden. Jane Selden mas been ia
my employ since July last cook. James tlaIA
has also been since October constant VISITOR OF
Jane Jane rented Il room in my kitchen, detached
from NV dwelling The trunk was taken while my
family vas in the basement My son came IN Just
Is We had finished tea, and remarked that he found
the front door open. This was the hrst lntmatiOn
that we received that some one had been in the
house. Immediately on discovering that the trunk
was missing my SON went 10 the police Office, pro-
cured a policeman aud went 10 the kitchen TO make
an investigation Of the affair. There waSano way
for person 10 euter the house except through win
dow leading into basement room, as all the doors
were locked.
verse son Of the Doctor and Mary Diggs, cOlored,
was taken which threw hut little light however, on
the robbery At the conclusion OF which, the case
was postponed until to-day at II o'clock.
The prisoners we've in the meanwhile, remanded
to the Castle.