The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-12
INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGES
AGAINST JUDGE MEREDITH. :
The military commission reassembled at
IL M. yesterday, and heard the following

| 1ne military cOmIn1SS1On reaSSemDleQ 81
IL M. yesterday, and heard the following
I evidence
/ Testimony Of Cornelius Heaness.
William Deass and Henry Weinberg wen,
to court with him. All were in the court
at the same time. Does not know that they
were examined in reference to his state
ments. The rest of his evidence was sub.
stantially the same as that already pub
lished in this paper.
Henry Wenberg's Testimony.
live in this city. Am working at Nor
ris's sugar refinery. Have been here for
six years. Am twenty-four years and seven
months old. Am q native of Germany
Came to this country at the age of eighteen
years. Have been naturalized. Don't
know when I got the papers. It was some
time last sprirg in the Circuit Court. Was
asked numerous questions by the Judge.
No one else was asked about me. Am not
sure that nobody told the Judge how long
had been here. Was in cou1; when Corne-
Illus Hennes5 got his papers. Was not pay
ing any attention to the proceedings. Don't
know whether my testimony was taken in
his case. sew notice in the newspapers
that we could get our papers without trouble,
and went to court for that purpose. Was
in New York during the war. Came to
this city 1st January, 1867. No one was in
the count that knew how long had been
here. Deass caIle with me from New York
to Richmond. Cannot tell when came to
this country. Know have been here six
years.
Cross-examined Got my papers by my
self. He wrote something SO fast | coulG
not understand it, and asked me to swear
to it. Swore to what I understood, and
went away. Did not swear 1 came here be-
fore l was eighteen years old. Think I was
just about eighteen ye.rs old when came
to America. The Judge asked me some
questions, and wrote very fast on a piece OF
paper. Could noS understand it all. Don't
know who read it. Don't know which was
the judge. A man a5ked me to swear, and
| did. Am ceI;.in the JUDGE only asked
me how old was, where was born, and
when came here. Mr.. Deass said moth
ing about me to anybody in the court. A
man was standing at the table near the
Judge, and l sid wanted my papers. He
spoke to another man, and then handed me
the papers, when / swore to what the Judge
wrote. The man standing by the table did
not write anything at all.
John Smiths Testimony.
Was born in Ireland am about forty
seven years old, and came to America in
1912, when I was about twenty and
came to Richmond in 1849. Was natural,
lied in last March in the Circuit Court
here. Several persons were with me. Re-
member only one, Connell, O. blacksmith,
who had known me some ten or twelve
ye.rs. Was eIked by the Judge about the
same questions you have asked me. Don't
know that any one else was asked about
me. Had declared my intention to become
citizen in Troy, NY, twenty-five years
ago. On my way from the court stated
this fact to Connell, and he said / was q
fool not to have told the Judge so, for if |
had he would have given me full instead of
intention papers. Went back at once and
made oath to that effect, and got final pa
pers. Swore also that had lost the first
papers. No one else was examined about
that statement. There was no one there
who had known me in Troy. Was just
asked to swear to it. Was not in the army
was employed in the gas works.
Cro3s-examined Connell was with me
when went for my papers here. He was
not questioned about it. Cannot say posi-
lively that he was not. Agreat many were
present. The Judge spoke 10 several of
them. What he said don't know. Know
what is required by law in regard to the
naturalization Of foreigners. Swore to the
court had been here for eighteen years,
and in this country twenty-six years. Hun
dreds here know me to be an old resident.
Don't know positively that anybody testi-
fed to that fact. Connell lives in this city.
His name, I think, is John. Don't know
the names of any others who were
present. Saw no steps taken that know
of. Was not in the courtroom three min
utes.
Testimony of Herman Sch,rartz.
Am Hungarian. Came to America in
1859. Was then not above eighteen years
old. Have been in Richmond nearly four
years. Was naturalized last spring in this
city. Went to court and got paper, which
I took to the register. After waiting three
hours he looked at it, and said it was moi
right that I should get final papers, and
would have to wait for two years. Told
him there must be mistake, and went
back to the Judge and said the paper he
gave me was useless to me. He asked me
several questions, and finally gave me an
other paper on the same day. Was by my
self when got it. Swore to what ] have
stated here. Got the papers and went and
registered. Was not in the army during
the war was in Brooklyn, New York.
Cross examined My papers are at home
in my trunk. Don't know what day go'
them it was day or two before the regis
tration closed. Am well known in Rich
mond. Suppose the Sheriff, Mr.. Wright
knows me-, Don't know exactly what ques.
tions I answered to the Judge. He asked
me great many questions. Think l saio
I had come to the United States under tht
age Of eighteen, and had been living here
ever since. Don't know that any proof wal
asked, or that any persons were examined
about that statement.
Testimony of James II. Dooley.
Was present in the Circuit Court Of Rich
mond on many occasions during the Febru
ary term of that court, and large numbel
of foreigners were naturalized. Saw Mr.
:. J. L. c.. Danner there on one Oh
two occasions during that term. Wa'
instrumental, to some extent, IN get
ting parties their naturalization pa
pers while Danner was present. d.
not know Charles s. Ganter. Can stat'
the general course of proceeding in refer
ence to the naturalization Of foreigners
The cases in which I acted were 80 hume
rous that con specify noparticular ones
When party applied for papers he wa
questioned by the Judge as to his age
:. length Of residence, and if he had pre-
viously declared his intention of becoming
Il n citizen and IL SO. how long before. In