The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-23

Thomas w. Roche, Frederick Bannasch,
!. II. stone. and +. 4. Hoppe, were
| brought before United States Commissioner
| Chahoon yesterday Oh the charge of tco-
| niouSly having in their possession forged
| and counterfeit revenue stamps and ielo-
niollsly uttering and having the same for
| sale. Mr.. Nccson. assistant United states
| District Attorney, appeared for the Govern
ment, and Messrs. Bradley L. johnson. Jcn-
kins. Johns, and Bundy, for the different
| parties defendant.
Mr. johnson, on behalf of Mr.. Roche and
| Mr.. Bundy, OF bchait Of Mr.. Bannasch,
waived an examination.
| Mr.. .Ncesonannounccd that the ease OF Mr.
Stone would be continued until Wednesday
| next. the 2Ith instant.
The ease 0i Mr. Hoppe was then taken up,
and the examination of witnesses COM
| mcnccd. Mr.. Josiah n. Beach was first
| sworn.
| DETECTIVE BEACu's TESTIMONY.
He testified that he is member Of the
secret service division of the Treasury De-
partment. He came to Richmond on the
| I'd Of October in that capacity, and on the
same day met with the defendant +. y.
| Hoppe. Ny first interview with Roche was
on the 10th ut Bannasch's house, the latter
| being present. First made advances to
| his partner in the business Of manufacturing
| tobacco, returned from New York.
MERE BLIND.
Witness continued On the morning of
Mr.. Bannasch'S return, Mr. Taylor, OF the
| same firm, introduced him to me on the
street, and with him Dannasch) | returned
| to the factory and treated with him as to Il
| contract for the purchase OF some tobacco,
mixed in with swindling the Government.
| The pretended purchase OF tobacco was Il
mere blind. After that day there was Il heap
| of light talk between us about business, he
meeting me ut the hOtcland | him at the
| factory. l finally got him down to 2G4c.
per pound, and he was to furnish ne 2OO
| hall-boXes 1T that price, rs starter on the
contract. l was to have more afterwards
| il this quantity got through successfully.
| | made draught Of the contract, which Mr.
| Taylor and Mr.. Hoppe inspected and made
some changes IN, and then l dropped the
matter entirely.
| WANTED STAMPS,
Mr.. II. then came to me and anXiously
| inquired why didn't sign the contract. l
| told him that | couldn't get any counterfeit
! stamps, and wouldn't buy without them.
Hoppe replied that he would see Mr' b.,
who knew all about that kind Of thing, and
whether | wanted the counterfeit stamps.
told him l did, and he replied that they
were offered him in New York at the rate OF
| five cents per pound, the price being thirty
| two cents for the genuine. said 1t would
| take too much time to go there to get them ;
| that there must be some one here dealing in
| them. He then said that man had offered
| him some at his factory day or two before,
| and proposed that he should find this man
| and sec If he would furnish them to me.
| He replied that he would see him, and
| went off, but on his return said the man
| had gone to Washington. This was Oh
Saturday. He said he would return on
Monday or Tuesday. Bannasch then dis
appeared, and Hoppe came to the hotel, and
| he and | went to Bannasch,S house, where
we three talked the matter over. l doubted
| whether the man was in Washington Ban
| nasch insisted that he was. We also talked
of the price of the stamps-Whcther 1t
should be eleven Or twelve cents per pound.
Hoppe and l then went to the hotel. On
| the way [ still insisted that the man was
here. lie said he would go and ask his wife,
and, returning, said that he araS in Washing
ton but would be here on Sunday morning.
THE RENDEZVOUS.
Hoppe came to NE again on Sunday, and
reported that the man had arrived. | told
him then TO tell BannaSch lnaI L WOuld luxe
few of these stamps at eleven cents, but
believed that he (l) and Bannasch were
making commission. l therefore insisted
OH seeing the man | was going TO deal with.
They then made an appointment for me to
meet the man, but didn't tell me who he
was. Wewere TO meet at BannaSch's house
ut O'Clock on the afternoon OF the 18Th.
Hoppe was not To be present. On Monday
Mr.. Bannasch and Mr.. Hoppe each had ln-
terviews with me separately, when there
was good deal Of sp.uring between them
and myself about the price OF the stamps
and whether was acting in good faith. On
Tuesday they changed the hour appointed
for the meeting to 234 O'Clock.
ENTER ROCHE.
l was a little late getting to the place
(Bannasch's house,, but he remarked as |
entered, "Well, you are the first man
here" Fifteen or twenty minutes later MIR.
Roche arrived, Bannasch meeting him at
the door and saying "Come III, Mr.. Roche, ,
He then walked in, and we were introduced
by Bannasch. After some commonplace
talk we went light to business. Remarked,
| .'We me here for business" and Roche
replied 8 You know the terms"
NAuEg DFMAEDED.