The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-18

perty, but to do what'I could to get pos
session Of the house. The warrant was
afterward dismissed. The tenant, Mr..
Meanly, sent several articles OF furniture
to Regnanlt's srction-house for my benefit.
released them soon afterward, and they
were sold by Mr.. Ms order. The tenant
promised from time to time to go out OF
the house, but do not know when he did
so. My agency ceased, think, some
three or four weeks after the warrant was
issued. Don't think had anything to do
with it as late as February.
CrosS-eXamined The warrant was never
docketed, on account Of the instructions
given me early on the day after it was is
sued. gave Mr.. Meanley notice on the
very day the warrant was got out. He
promised to give up the house as soon as
he could. told him atterward that if he
would give up the house Mr.. Phillips
would dismiss the warrant. About week
or ten days after it was issued he said be
would send the furniture down to De sold.
On the first occasion he said he had no
money, and was out of business. I never
went at all to his house to levy. Mr. Meanley
never said to me that he would leave at
any particular time. He said at length
that Mr.. Phillips would have to get him
out as best he could. The reason assign
ed was that some member Of the Phillips
family had been to the house and acted
very rudely toward his sick wife. I don't
know when the house was vacated.
Captain W. l.. Maule, of Regpault &
Co., testified that some articles of furni-
ture belonging to Mr.. Meanley. were sent
to his store on the 18th of December and
sold on the 18th. On the 26th of January
other articles Of furniture were brought
by the high constable, and sold by us on
the 30th. On the I'd Of February Mr..
Crump authorized me to pay the money to
Mr.. Meanley, and I did SO. The last
named articles were sold to satisfy claim
against Mr.. Meanley.
TESTIMONY OF E. R. MEASLEY.
ME-. R. Meanley was nextintroduced.
| He said: l have occupied a house on
Fourth street between Canal and Byrd for
about eight years. Mr.. Miles Phillips
called one Sunday in September or Au-
gust last and told me that he had bought
it, and asked when could give possession
of it. / told him that didn't know. He
said he was not anxious to get the house
December Mr.. James NJ. Taylor's son
for the rent due, as his father had
authorized him to collect the amount
from him. l declined to give note.
On 10th of December I met Mr.. Phillips,
and he told me that Mr.. Taylor, had very
meanly, distrained him for rent, and he
had been compelled to distrain on my fur
niture in like manner. then saw Con-
stable Crump, and gave him forthcoming
bond for the property levied upon. In
about week Mr.. Crump told me that he was
dissatisfied with my security and l then
told him / would send the furniture to
Regnault s. Co.'s to satisfy the claim. In
few days Mr.. Phillips asked me to fix
some time at which be could get posses
sion of the house. told him was dis
posed to accommodate him, and promised
to move as soon as my wife's health would
permit. Early in February told him I
would vacate it on the 18th of March,
but my wife's health was such that the
Doctor said it would be at the risk Of her
life if she moved. never promised him
to move out on the 18Th of February. I
expecting my wife to be confined, and had
no other house to go to-. | was not COM
pelled to move out Of the house at all.
Had been tenant for about eight years,
and could have retained possession of the
house for the balance of the year, having
had no notice to leave. When my pro-
perty at Regnault's was released, l had
made no promise to leave. 1 set no time
except the 10Th Of March, and left as
soon as possible after that date.
Judge Crump had commenced to cross
examine Mr.. Meanley when the hour for
recess arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At4 o'clock the cross-examiuation of Mr..
Mcanley was resumed by Judge Crump.
He said think | sent some furniture TO
Mr.. Regnault's before that mentioned this
morning. ! bought things at auction oc-
casionaliy, and sell them again. | think l
received the money for the furniture sent
from my house very few days after it was
sold. About the last of January or first Of
February Mr.. Phillips asked me, if he
would release my furniture, if 1 would give
him possession Of the house SO soon as my
wife's health would allow. told him I
would. expected mg wife to be confined
between the 18th and last Of January. /
cannot. remember that Mr.. Phillips told
me that his time would be out in the house
be was then occupying on the 22d of Feb
ruary, and if he had, it would have made
no difference in my giving possession of
the house, for the time of my removal de-
pended upon my wife's health. l never
told him I would give him possession on
the 18th of February. Did not tell Mr..
Crump that I would give possession on
any particular time. cannot tell exactly
how long the furniture was at Regnaults
before it was released, nor can I say why
it was released. Mr.. Phillips at first told
me he would not wish the house until
about the first of March.
MARCELLUs HICKS RECALLED.
Mr.. Marcellus Hicks was next intro
duced. He said: l met the prisoner on
the goth of February at the corner of
Broad and Tenth streets, and had con-
versation with him. / fix the date by the
fact that know I went down town two
davs after, and had conversation with a
cousin about some money matters.
know that that transaction took place
on the 22d of February. In the course
of the conversation with my cousin COM
mnnicated to him what the prisoner had
c.;d 70 me about the Hicks family in his
interview on the corner of Tenth and
Broad streets. I know it was the 22d that
I met my cousin because Of the nature OF
the business transaction before alluded to-:
Judge Crump objected to the detail OF
the conversation which took place be-
tween the witness and his cousin.
The Court ruled that the witness might