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

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MILITARY EXAMINATION
OF THE MAYOR, GRAND JURY, SCI
PRINCIPAL EvIDEsoE.
Alter much deferment, the examination
of the case of the mayor, grand jury, &C.,
for refusing to issue a warrant for the ar
rest of citizens, charged by one Voltes
with having committed felony, commenced
yesterday at military headquarters. In
the absence of Col. Donovan, who is still
sick, Lieut.. Green presided as Commits
sioner. We append the principal evidence
elected on the side of the prosecution.
Chas. Coon, sworn, deposed: on the 18th
of May, Mr.. Voltee told me about the theft,
and I told officer Nelligar, this is all that /
know about it. l-.t...' ..t
Question by secution.-What were
the sources of information about the theft?
Ans.-simply what Mr.. Voltee told me.
Question. How came Mr.. Voltee to
mention the subject to you.
Ans.--I don't remember the cause; bat
heScame around and told me about it.
Question: Have you any know ledge o
your own about the matter if SO state it.
Ans-A young man, named Cooke, came
to me and wanted to sell me some boxes of
raisins, and refused to buy tAsm; didn't
see him again until next day, when he said
to me, you ought to have bought them
raisins, says 1, why he replied Il sold
them to hubbard : the price he offered
them at was far below tho market price.
! could have bought them for half price.
Question by Commissioner-Wh did
you not buy them l did not W Int tn EN-
knew they did not belong to him. ~.
Qusstion-How did you know it? ~
Ans. He offered them too cheap to have
cone honestly by them. This is all know
about it.
Question by Commissioner-Are you
friendly with Mr.. Hubbard +? ,........
Answer-We don't speak; but have had
no fuss with him. ..... ~.
Question by Commissioner-What time
did Cook bring the raisins 10 witaeFs to
sell IL ar
Answer-Can't say exactly; but it was
sometime about the last of February ('69. J
Question by mmissloner-Are you en-
gagged in the same business next to Mr.
Hubbard
Answer-I am. .s .t...r.. .s.t Ia
4. A. Williams, sworn. My name ia
sTheodoric A. Williams; am in the whole
sale grocery business here in Nor folk
From the Spring of 1858 up to the middle
Of March, 1869, was agent of the New
York, Washington & Alexandria line of
steamers; Mordecai Cooke was my clerk;
the steamer landed at Chambsrlain's wharf;
l superintendent their arrival and depar
ture myself; employed Cooke merely as a
receiving and delivery clerk. Frequently
parties having goods wouldn't SEMI for
them in time; and occasionally there were
a few goods left in the warehouse which
was insecure; just before Christmas (Deo
68) missed half boxes of raisins; could
find no trace oftbem, and supposed that
they had been taken from the warehouse.
After that missed goods several times in
December 1868 and in 1869; had no re ason
to suspect Cooke at all; and didn't suspect
him. In March '6s the Steamship Company
was withdrawn, and closed the accounts,
and settled in full. Several months after.'
wards, think in May $50. Mr.. Voltee
came to my office and asSel il / had lost
certain goods while agent of the said
Steamship Company; stated that had;
he then mentioned several articles that l
had missed, and told me he knew what be-
came of them--that young Cooke carried
and sold them to Mr.. Hubbard while he
(Voitee) was clerk in Hubbard's en-
ploy; had no further information of the
matter until day or two afterwards, W hen
Mr.. Nelligartealled to the office, and gave
me information in regard to it; told him
had no official information of the matter
whatever, that l had settled with the
Steamship Company in full. but that if be
had official information, and reported the
matter that l. would testify when called
upon by proper authority; that had never
received any money for the goods that /
had lost, and had no trace of them what
ever until day or two before when infor-
med by Mr.. voltee. which matter hadhad
sufficient time Investigate, and had receiv-
ed no further information to substantiate
it. The next morning left for Memphis,
and on my return remained in the city four
or five weeks, and have never been sums
moned before any civil Court or Magistrate
to testify in the matter. q 5.o9 5ue Is
Question by Prosecution-Wa young
Cooke discharged before the withdrawal of
the steam ship company. 'l51s.as4ass
Answer-He was. ~ y.}4h
Question by Commissioner--Was he dis
charge for completely in the robbery of the
goods in question:
Answer-Hs was not; but for inattention
of duty. A5a' H'ns1,- goo
Question by Commissioner Did you ever
state to Mr.. Voltee, that Mr.. Cooke had
been discharged on account of this suspect
ed larceny? and that you would prosecute
him yourself but for the fact that he was a
distant relative of yours; or words to that
effect. U e. W t..
Answer-l don't remember; was very
much surprised when L received informa-
ton from Mr.. Voltee, and after talking