The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-10

40 A. NJ, a desirable stock of groceries, one
Iron safe, cigars, vines 'woodenware, etc.
LOCAL ALTERS. s
INVESTIGATION OF THE cHARGEs
AGA1NsTssUDGE MEREDITH.
The proceedings Of the military commits
sion ordered to investigate the charges
against this gentleman continue to attract
a large share Of attention. On yesterday
the court room was crowded again, and at
| IL o'clock the court opened with the 6.
Iestimonyof Benedict Hoaoard.
reside in Rockets, on Lester street, and
was present, more or less, every day during
the progress Of the registration in Marshall
Ward in last March. During the session
of that Board Il was walking down Main
street, when FIVE Germans came out of a
Elager beer saloon and hailed me across the
street with the remark, 6 6 We have become
citizens to-day of the United states.n /
said, 81 am glad to hear it. Have you re-
gistered 2" They replied that they. had
not, because they did@not know where to
go. knew two or three of chem, and
said, Il will show you where to co."
Three Of them had to 60 to what is called
Spring Hall, I believe, to register. Two Of
them were admitted without difficulty, but
the third was questioned by q half dozen
persons, cross-fring. I discovered that he
was an ignorant man, particularly OF the
English language, and saw that he WAS con-
fused. / asked him the plain question !:
How long have you been in the United
States.'' He said : 6 Two years and a
half" He was about to be sworn as to his
capability of being registered, notwith-
standing this statement, when took him
of, saying / challenge your right to regis
| ter, and if you swear that you can, you
will be perjured. don't know his name,
though, he lives in my neighborhocd. he
had papers purporting to be naturalization
papers. Don't know by what court they
were issued or by whom they were signed.
His, own statement satisfied me that
he had not the right to register. This
was the only case coming under my know
ledge. | was appointed by the Executive
Committee of the Conservative party of this
city to hunt up parties and advise them to
register. In pursuance of those instructions,
| found this case, which challenged on the
spot. 81 ses ... q
There was no cross-examination Of this
witness. s- ~ s
Maurice Denis, q native of France,
whose ideas were completely muddled with
LIQUOR, was next called ,:but not being able
to obtain any COMPREHENSIVE testimony
from him he was set back for q further
hearing.
Testimony of Albert Niuspastgh.
Ireside in this city and was. president Of
the Board of Registration for Jefferson
Ward in March last. Very few cases of
persons claiming to be naturalized citizens
were presented to that Board. All such
7applicants were required to show their
papers. The declaration of intention was In
these instances presented, but ], did not ex-
anime them closely with respect to the
dates. Henniss and the Dennises were
excluded from registration ut that
ward because they were SO marked
that the board gave their papers full atten-
ton. They presented the declaration of
intention first; were rejected, and came
back with final papers, and the board did
not give them much attention. Cannot tell
the date of the intention paper presented
by Maurice Denis am quite positive twas
less than month after. the date Of the first
paper that the final paper was dated. The
intention papers presented were IN the
usual style Of such papers, and signed by
George L. Christian. It is not possible that
there could have been period of two years
between the papers.
!, The witness testifed in respect to the
case of Henniss substantially the same as
that before given by Arnold. Also, in re-.
gard to the mode Of conducting the registra-
tion. s.f5s e s s..
Cross-examined !: Think there were one
or two other cases Of similar nature to
those named cannot specify them. Am
positive that both Maurice and Baptiste
Dennis presented intention papers first.=
Don't know from what court they came.
Henniss had final papers at first. Did not.
know any Of these parties personally. 4
thought there was something peculiar in the
action of the Dennises. Could not say they
were sober. I did not give much attention
to them. i asked their age myself. Maui
rice said he was twenty -four, and Baptiste
twenty two years old. The only ground on
which they claimed to register was from
having their intention papers. read
enough of their papers to see that they had
intention papers, but don't remember the
signatures. don't think there was more
than month difference between the dates
of the first and final papers. Dom y know
whether the dste: was at the middle, top, or
bottom of the papers. 1 generally looked
at the papers to see Whether they we're fuH u
or final. 's
Question by Mr. steger: When you knew
that only q month had inferyened between
the issuing of the first and final papers, how
happens it that your attention was not
called to the court which issued such Illegal
papers !?
Answer: 1t was our business to reject
papers we knew to be Illegal. These We
concluded were Illegal and 30 we rejected
them. The circumstance would not, pro-
baby, have been brought tony mind again
had not the parties returned in q day or
two with full papers from the Circuit Cougs.s
He did NOT retain the. claration papers az
.slll. The Anal papers were in the cases of
the Denissg: Snppose the fnai papers came
from Judge Meredith's u court. did not
SAY / lad known the nenises as long as
anybody never aeR them before the
registration,
Wslslagso liBroaoi.,s q
ss Wss engaged sss Nicer Of
Monroe Ward part Of the lime during the
session Of The Hoardi at Registsstion in
March Knos nothing of foreigners
applying Tor 1ngistxa ion or natusaliz lizatinna