Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-27

Question by Commissioner-Stat what
you know about the transaction.
Ans-Sometime' in the latter part of
May last, Mr.. Voltee came to my place Of
business and asked me for employm emit;
ask ed i'm if he had left Mr.. Hubbard's
employment; said he had long time ago;
as ked him his reason for leaving Mr.. Hub
bard as supposed they were on friendly
terms when l saw them last; he said Hub
bard accused him of stealing money, and
he be damned if he didn't have revenge;
asked him in what manner; told me he
knew of Mr.. Hubbard having received
stolen goods and he'd have him brought
before the Mayor for SO doing, and that if
he had plenty of back to break him,
too; asked him the name Of the party who
sold Mr.. Hubbard the alleged stolen
goods; told me his name was Mordecai
Cooke who stole them from Mr.. T. A. Will
liams, agent of the New York, Wash ing
ton and Alexandria line Of steamers, called
the merchants line; then asked him if he
assure Mr.. Hubbard knew the goods were
stolen; said he did; told me that Cooke came
to Hubbard and asked him if he would buy
some goods, that were not called for, and
| wsre-left over On the freight list, that he
| (Hubbard) asked Cooke if he had right
to sell them; that, in his (Voltee's) hears
| ing Cooke said yes but that Hubbard
knew that he had not; asked him what time
the goods were brought there; told me in
the middle of the day; then said how
could Hubbard have supposed they were
stolen by being brought there at that time
| of the day; told me that there was deter
mination on the part of Charles Coon and
himself to drive 81. off the wharf, because
he interferred with Coon's business, ii. Q.
he was rival) and in case he could not do
it through the medium of the Mayor, that
he would bring it before the grand jury, as
he was advised to by Major B. B. Foster;
and in the event of failing to do so through
the civil authorities it would be brought
before the military. On asking him the
| parties, he told me the Mayor ad told him
that he, (Voltee) knowing those goods to
have been stolen, (if he did,) and waiting
50 long before giving information, was
equally as guilty as the party who had re.
eeivtd the stolen goods, and that he 1.-THE
Mss or] was awaiting the return of Mr..
Williams, when he would probably make
the complaint himself; voltee said that he
feared Williams would not do it, on &C.
count of Cookies connection with the famiss
ly.
Question by Commissioner-Wha is the
general speech of the people in regard to
the character of D. r. Levitt and F. P.
Voltee? .-
Answer-I can't testify as to the speech
of the people, but wouldn't believe them
on oath.
Augustus B. Cooke--I am the father of
Mordacai. Cooke; think it was in May last
when heard of this affair; asked my son
about the truth OF it SO far as it concerned
him and he told me that he had not stolen
any goods.
Question by Defense-Has your son, Mr..
Cooke, been at all times ready to appear
before court to answer to this charge, and
have you been ready as his father to appear
with him when called uponP
| Answer--He has been in Norfolk ever
| since until within the past eight weeks, and
has been ready to appear when summoned,
and am ready to produce him. He left
here without any knowledge of this exami'
nation, but on business for me; he can be
produced at anytime by reasonable notice.
Question by Defense-Are the Mayor,
MIR. Williams, or any of the grand jury
blood relations ofyours?
Answer Not one that / know of, and
there's but little intimacy between myself
and any OF them.
| Question by Prosecution-Are any of the
parties mentioned connected with you by
| marriage?
Answer-The father Of Mr.. T. A. Will
liams married the widow of my uncle.
Question by Prosecution-Where is your
! son at present?
Answer--He's in York county.
Mr.. Adolphus Merchant, constable, was
then examined. His testimony is substan.
| tally contained in the above.
Frank DeCordy, Jr., sworn-Am mer-
chant.
Question by Defense-Have you ever
madeany offer Of money to Mr.. Voltes or
to MIR. Lovitt to leave town on account OF
this trial, or did you have any converse
ton with them ON the subject before this
examination2
Answer--I never offered either OF them
money or any thing else. Had no CONVEX
satior it'll them about the matter. This
ended the testimony for the defense, when
Mr.. Voitee, witness for the prosecution,
was re called for re-butting evidence in
regard to Mr.. Flnnigan's statement.
Question by Prosecution You have
heard the testimony of Mr.. F., in regard
to conversation with you sometime ago;
state if 1t corresponds with your recollec.
ton, and if it does not wherein does it
differ.
1t does not.
There the Commissioner, upon tho ground
that this testimony was irrelevant, brought
the matter to close.
Mayor DeCordy says he can bring testi-
mony to show that Voltee is "a liar and
the truths not in him."
The Mayors testimony was not taken
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