The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-29
LOCAL MATTERS.
THE TOBACCO-STAMP FRAUDS
THE CASE OF STONE POSTPONED
NOR E A RRE SITS.
THE CHARGES.


readiness to hear on yesterday the case of
John Fl. Stone, one Of the parties accused
or completely in the tobacco-stamp frauds,
but District Attorney Neeson requested a
continuance OH account of the absence of
two material witnesses, one of whom had
been compelled to start for Chicago on the
night before.
Mr.. Jenkins, of counsel for the defence,
opposed the motion, and stated his client
demanded an immediate examination. He
intimated that delay was sought for the pur-
pose OF making up 4 case against his client.
The Assistant District Attorney repelled
the idea that delay was sought for any other
reason than the one stated by him.
The Commissioner decided to continue
the case till the 9th of November, and Stone
renewed his bail for his appearance at that
time.
AT the conclusion Of Stones case, the fol-
lowing parties were arraigned before the
Commissioner-viZ., Colonel John Burke.
United States internal revenue tobacco in
spector, and Messrs. J. P. Justis, William
NJ. Justis, and r. T. Valentine, for altered
attempts to detraud the United States of the
tax on tobacco.
1t is charged against Burke that he, being
on the 20th day Of July, 1869, an officer and
agent appointed and acting under the autho-
y
United States as tobacco inspector, did un-
lawfully c0nspire and collide with other
persons unknown TO defraud the United
States of the tax on manufactured tobacco by
manufacturing and utterine, and by causing Q
to be manufactured and uttered, certain
false, forged. and counterfeit, stamps pur-
porting to be genuine stamps of the United
States, to avoid the tax on manufactured
tobacco, and by affiXin", and aiding and
assisting others to atfiX, the said forged and
| counterfeit stamps TO pac kages of manufac-
tured tobacco so as to indicate that the tax
on the same had been paid the said Burke
then and there well knowing that the tax
had not been paid; and by fraudulently
branding manufactured tobacco In such way
as to represent the same to have been manu-
featured and the tax paid thereon prior to
the 23d day Of November, 1868, when in
fact the same was not so manufactured and
the tax not so paid prior TO said date: the
said Burke then and there well Knowing
that the same had not been manufactured
and the tax thereon paid prior to said 23d
day OF November, 1868.
The accusation against William M. Justis
is made by Beach, and is to the effect that
the accused conSpired aud contedcratcd
with parties unknown on or about the 18th
day Of September, 1862 TO defraud the
United States of the tax on manufactured
| tobacco, and that in pursuance Of said con-
spiracy, and in order to effect the object
thereof, Justis did iIsc and utter as genuine
certain false, forged, and counterfeit, stamps
pretending to denote the tax upon manu-
tactured tobacco, he knowing the same to
be bogus; also, that Justis affixed said
stamps on large quantity Of manufactured
tobacco knowing the same to be worthless.
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warrant obtained by Detective Beach, who
Swears he is informed and verify believes
that on or about the 18th day of September,
1860, X. +. Valentine did unlawfully con-
spire, confederate, and agree, with other
parties unknown to defraud the United
States Of the tax on manufactured tobacco,
and that in order TO do so said Valentine
did use and utter as genuine certain false,
forged, and counterfeit, stamps purporting
to be tobacco stamps, causing the same to
be affixed to boxes containing tobacco.
On oath Of the same party, j. 2. Justis
is charged with conspiring to detraud the
United States Of the tax on tobacco in July
by selling and disp0sing of manufactured
tobacco. OH which the tax had not been paid,
and that he did afterwards engage in the
business of manufacturing tobacco without
paying the tax thereon, and did knowingly
use false and forged stamps with intent to
defraud the United States of the tax, &c.
Mr.. Neeson, on the part of the Govern
ment, asked a continuance OF these cases
until the 1st of December. He left it to the
Commissioner to fix the amount OF bail,
which he hoped would be proportionate to
the crime of which they stood accused.
The Commissioner fixed the amount at
$500 each for the JuStises and Valentine
John c. Watkins undertaking for the
former and W. r. Rowe for the latter, in
these sums.
Detective Beach informed the reporter Of
an evening paper that he on Wednesday
night detected 374 counterfeit stamps, re-
presenting the value of S7,1S0.S0, among
the different tobacco dealers in the city.
Several more arrests have been made, but
the names Of the parties are withheld for
the present.