Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-26

as an honest personf
/ Answer-I esteemed him so--elss
wouldn't have employed him.
! Francis P. Voltee sworn-Sometime last
4 Winter, when the New York and Washing
ton Steam Ship Co. was running, was IN
the employ of G. s. Hubbard, grocer; dur
ing that time there were some goods
brought there by MIR. Cooke; these goods
Mr.. Hubbard told me were stolen, for
| which be paid very small price; know
he paid small price, but couldn't say the
amount; sometime afterwards-about the
first of May--went with Constable Nellgar
to see Mr.. Williams; stated the loss of the
goods to him, and he (Mr. W. acknewl-
edged the goods HAD been stolen.
| HE here eDGm ted the goods, the
value of which Amounted to one or two
! hundred dollars ]
l asked MIR. Ds"ordy, fr warrant
against Cooke, and handed him the list of
articles stolen. He swore me; after which
1 stated the circumstances of the case; it
1 was in the afternoon; said he couldn't issue
a warrant,then he had to attend thefiremen's
parade; this was in May, 80; then de-
manded warrant on my affidavit; Mr.
DeCordy refused to issue it; told me 10
come in the morning and he would give it
to me; next a. m. went ther and asked
him for the warrant again; told me to sit
down and consider the cass over; that
was liable to prosecution as being party to
the transaction. l tod him had plenty
! of witnesses to prove the facts had stated.
He sent for Mr.. 7. A. Williams, who, how
ever, didn't appear, as he had left town.
Mr.. DeCordy then arrested me as party to
the affair, and put me under bonds in my
own recognizance, to appear in ten days;
told me to ask the clerk for SUNNI ons for
witnesses; clerk told me that there had
been no warrant issued, Mr.. DeCordy
told me that would have to bring up Mr..
Williams in order to prosecute the case; Mr.,
| Williams refused to prosecute the case,
but said that it the case came up he would
appear as witness. Mr.. Williams told me
that Mr.. Cooke was distant relation of
his, and he didn't desire to prosecute him
himself. This establishes question of
varacity. Mr.. Williams says he didn' It tell
him so. 1t looks little (?) like perjury,
dosen't it'll acquainted Judge Foster of
the case; he recomm ended me to carry it
before the grand jury. l went to the Com
monwe slth's Attorney, and he brought the
case before the grand jury, the facts OF
which were substantiated by the sworn
| evidence of four witnesses-Myself, Mr..
Nelligar, Mr.. D. R. Lovitt, and Mr.. Chas.
Coon. The grand jury dismissed the case.
Question by Commissioner: Do you
know where the accused parties are?
Ans-Ons ofthem, G. s. Hubbard, is in
| Court, and theother, NJ. Cooke, is atlarge,
4 can't tell you where he is. 1 afterwards
made affidavit before Commissioner and
forwarded it to Richmond. Il s-1.. u55 b
Question by Defense-When you made
complaint to the mayor about Hubbard and
Cooke, had you been discharged by Mr..
Hubbard as bis clerk Anal had.
QUESTION by Defense If you knew the
goods were stolen, why did you not make
the complaint at the time
Ans--Beeause l was deferred by threats;
I was told ny life would be in danger if l
did. .0-s a-t- 40. 81
Question by Defense-Were you dis
charged by Mr.. Hubbard for unauthorized
| ly taking money out of the drawer ia his
store ? ="t
Ans-No, not that know of.
Question by Defense-Was it in the day
or night that these goods We're sold to Mr..
hubbard? ......s.-s ....s-a.,..tr,
Ans--One of the articles was brought
down early in the a. M; don't recollect
when the others came. 4.s; ..,l.
Question by Defense-Didn't you swear
before the Mayor that they were sold at 10
o'clock at night? ....,,.....a ...
Ans-No, sir.
|, Question by Defense-What induced you
TO prosecute in this matter? 1" i
Ans-The threats of G.. S. Hubbard.
Question by Defense--Do you know the
articles to have been stolen when they
came there? ''i
Ans-Yss, they were stolen.
d. R. Logiti sworn ana in the employ
of Mr.. Pheiffer on .ne oay 10 question
saw, between suns ~ ana oars /. negro
man with Eve and half boxes OF raisiaa
| leave tnB warehouse IN Chsmberlain's
wharf with them on his eno1lder; ne was
| followed by young Cooke, and both went
to Hubbard's, store; it had been in said
warehouse for several days; IL was marked
f'Thomas g. Core;" Cooke borrowed a
marking pot from me to mark the firm s
name out, so that he could send it to Hub
bard's store. 9as ldt liis # Jdg
Question by Prosecution-How far; is it
from Hubbard's store to this warehouse
Answer-Not far; they are both on the
game dock.
L Question by Prosscution--Wha at state@
ment, If any, did Mr.. Cooke make to
| you when he borrowed the marking pot a.
Answer-He said he wanted it to mark
letters; SO he did--to mark them CUT also
stat ed that he had sold Mr.. Hubbard a bag
of coffee on order. Dog sl-.f 1r NJ
Question by Prosecution-Have you ever
been offered any money to leave town IN.
ill this matter was hushed up .r
Answer-Yes and told them l would
leave for a thousand dollars; party who
made the offer said it was too much
wouldn't give it; said could stay at
home then. 4t,. is,-t ~, r.. I,.J
Question by Prosecution-Who made
the offer .......-+... s-J
Answer-Frank DeCordy, Jr.
Question by Defense-Did you know
these goods were stolen when taken out of
the warehouse .2ssa,,iss,. szss4aas-s .sz,sSar ASA
Answer-They were stolen.
Question by Defense-Did you make
complaint at the time to Mayor DeCordy
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