The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-09-17
lime, into another's dwelline-house with

time. into another's dwelling house with
the intent to commit a felony therein.
/" In addition to the foregoing is the pro.
vision of the Code of Virginia that if such
an act be committed with the intent to
commit larceny (Which may not be o
felony, nevertheless the person so Of
Tending shall be deemed guilty of burglary
1t is sufficient to sustain an indictment for
burglary if the acts indicated be perpe-
trated in an clubhouse adjoining dwell
ing-house and occupied Herewith so as tc
become a part Of the tenement used as a
dwelling house. The crime of house
breaking, under the laws Of this Common
wealth, approaches very nearly to the de-
scription of this offence, but it is distn-
guishable principally as being an entry
without breaking, in the night time, or the
entry by breaking and entering in the day
time, into q dwelling house or out house
adjoining thereto, or the breaking and en-
tering, either in the day or night, any
Office, shop, storehouse, warehouse, bank
ing-house, or other house, with intent to
commit murder, rape, robbery, or larceny
and as there are supposed to be several
such cases, the jury will be careful to dis
tiDguish in their examination Of the evil
dence submitted to them the distinctive
facts which show the particular offence to
which they belong.
"The crime Of forgery is the false
making, or materially altering with in
tent to defraud, Of any writing which if
genuine might apparently be Of legal efi-
cacy Or the foundation of legal liability.
The act may be equally forgery though
the person purporting to be the maker or
otherwise chargeable in the writing is a
| fictitious name.
"The points especially commended to
you for investigation are:
"lst. The evidence of making or altering
requisite to constitute forgery 1t is not
necessary that the whole written instru-
ment should appear to have been falsely
made. The fraudulent insertion, erasure,
or obiteration Of letter or word in ma
terial part, whereby new operation is
given to it, will constitute the crime OF
forgery.
"The fraudulent application Of true
signature to false instrument for which
it was not intended, or the reverse thereof,
will also be forgery.
so. The objects and instruments OF
writing upon which forgery may be pcrpe-
trated. They are specially mentioned in
the l93d chapter of the Code of Virginia,
edition of 1860, and we need only say
generally that to forge public record or
certificate, return, or attestation OF clerk
of a court, public register, notary public,
judge, or any public officer, in relation to
any matter wherein such instrument would
be evidence to forge any coin, note, or bill
current by law, or any other writing, to
the prejudice Of another's right, would be
| forgery.
"3. The intent Of making such forged
instruments or coin must be to defraud
! another; but it is not absolutely requisite
that any person should have been injured.
1t is sufficient that the instrument forged
might have proved prejudicial or have
been used for the purposes of fraud.
"Thcse are the only offences to which
| deem it necessary at this time to make
special reference, it being always within
the power Of the grand jury, through their
foreman, to call for any instruction they
may desire, which will at any time be
rendered with pleasure.
You are generally instructed, how
ever, that your inquiries are only of cases
of 'ftlones,' and that if the evidence
should fail to establish such an offence
against the accused, you will return such
bill of Indictment mot true bM.'
"The Attorney for the Commonwealth
will send indictments to you for your &C
ton. The decision of the grand jury must
| be, in all cases, certified and returned by
their foreman, and at least twelve of your
number must concur in finding or making
an Indictment or Eesentment. You may
make presentmeft upon the information
Of two or more of your own body, or on
| the testimony of witnesses called on by
the grand jury or sent to it by the court,
The names Of the grand jurors giving the
information, or OF the witnesses, must be
written at the foot of the prcsentment.
You will use such dispatch in the business
before your body as you may deem con-
sistent with the end Of justice and due
consideration Of your duty"
The grand jury then retired to their
room to consider such presentments as
might be sent them.
During the delivery of the Judges
charge the strictest silence was observed,
and members of the bar and spectators
gave their undivided attention. He is man
Of apparently forty-fve, small in stature,
with bright blue eye, prominent forehead,
auburn haj r, and pleasant address. His
sincere and handsome tribute to the worth
Of bis lamented predecessor was in most
excellent taste, and struck sympathetic
cord in the hearts of all who heard it. His
initial administration Of the affairs Of the
| anSf
| favorable impression.
The grand jury made the following pre-
sentiments:
"True bills" against Charles Mosby,
Philip Robinson, John White, James Ro-
binson, Margaret Hinton, John Jones alias
Jordan Winston alias Winston Hacker.
George Washington alias George Neal,
Patrick Conner, Samuel Hughes, Moses
Branch, Winston Smith, Daniel Ruffin, l..
Lindsay otherwise called Margaret Hinton ;
John Williams, Isaac Harris and Charles
Wilkinson; Walter Farmer, Joseph Cheat
ham, John Johnson, Robert Eddleton and
Jim Moore John Shepherd, William
Young, Charles Johnson, Richard White,
Jeff. Childress and James Childress ;
Thomas Brown and John Henry; James
NJ. Fucron alias John T. Fucron; John
Roberts alias John Davenport-all for
felony.
The court then adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
The following cases will be tried to-day.
The witnesses and jurors sworn are re-
quested to be punctual at 10 O'Clock:
James NJ. Furcron alias John T.Furcron,
Indicted for horse stealing.
Moses Branch, indicted for larceny.
William Branch, indicted for larceny.
Walter Farmer, indicted for larceny.
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