Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-29

| NORFOLK.
In TRoUBLE.-But very short time
since the redoubtable Maj. I. w. Smith,
was arraigned before the U. s. Com
missioner's Court upon the charge, if
we rightly remember, of obtaining
money under false pretences. He was
examined, tried, and acquitted of the
charge, however, whatever it was;
then we heard no more of Maj [. W.
Smith until very recently his name was
again brought before the public in a
i new guise- as special detective, APP
pointed by His Honor, the Mayor. This
move on the part of the Mayor VIC not
only deemed injudicious, but, we con-
tess,it very much surprised US. We don't
know, however, what influence was
brought to bear by Smith to obtain the
said appointment, but, at any rate, the
rottenness the result is very appar-
ent in the following bit of sMITHERY
About week or ten days ago the
steam Yacht Coquette, it will be remem-
bered, arrived in our harbor from New
York. Whilst here one of her crew,
VIM. Chapman, stole from her captain
the amount of $4,000 with which he
'made tracks," Here was a good
chance for Smith to exercise the pecu-
liar functions of his new avocation and
sure enough he turned fright side UP
with care" but a lack of experience,
together with improvidence, lost him
his balance and he afterwards turned
WRONG SIDE DOWN WITHOUT CARE.
Smith went to the Captain with beau
tiful yarn-he told good one (well,
when he was about it he was right to go
the whole hog.l He represented
himself as detective of the first water
of course; said he had information
which led him to believe that Chapman
had gone to Hampton, and that he
thought there was no difficulty about
working up the job" successfully.
His plansibility at once enlisted the
confidence of the captain, from whom
| he obtained SIS to go to Hampton to
look up the thief, and return. The
captain suggested that he would accom-
pany him, but "no," said Smith, ''that
will not do; the Mayor also says you
had better not go, as Chapman might
see you and escape" This subterfuge
took admirably: the captain was per-
fectly satisfied to remain behind. But
did Smith go? No, that he didn't So
you see that was SIS made-clear
money--besides the extra remuneration
he expected to receive tor hia trouble.
Now, wasn't that nice? But this is not
all-he was greedy, and, like Oliver
Twist, cried for more. He told the de-
luded captain that he had a brother on
the detective force in Philadelphia; that
as Chapman lived in that city it was
possible that he might be found there,
and that he thought it advisable to tele-
graph his brother to that effect. His
insinuating manner again gulled the
poor captain, and he "shelled out" So
to pay for telegraphic dispatch. This
was SIS more made-clear money--for
it was but another tale in order to in-
crease the pile, and the truth didn't
fling its shadow even in "forty-foct
poles" length of it. After this things
took a turn, and the star of i'll fortune
once more shed its beams athwart our
hero s sky 10 make a long story
short, he was detected in the illegal f.
nancial procedure, and his programme
entirely "spiled." In turn, the pur-
suer ~ was pursued and brought to
grief-was arraigned before the Mayor
once more upon the charge of obtaining
money under false pretences. The
Mayor--displaying leniency, the cause
of which we cannot onceive-merely
admonished him, and struck his name
from the list of special detectives. He
babe him leave the courtroom with
wave of the hand accompanied by the
lniunction-"Go Cassie, never more be
officer of NINE" Quid nunc?
The HEpTAsoPHs, OR THE SEVEN
Wise MEN.-The Philadelphia North
American, and U. S. Gazette, of Tues
day, contains the following, pertaining
to the order ifs. W. NJ: The Supreme
Conclave of the Order assemblies in
Philadelphia this morning. Alpha
Conclave, No, l, of this city, has elected
E L Jones, Major General George H
Bier and Colonel William II Boyle as
representatives. Messrs. H P Barney,
j W Wilson and E F Namuth have
been selected as representatives of Gam
ma Concave, No. 8. The steamer
George Leary, Captain Carter, which
arrived at Baltimore on Sunday from
Norfolk, brought up the officers of the
Grand Conclave of Virginia, consisting
of James F Milligau, Grand Archon (;
E E Hathaway, Grand Herald VIM e
| Foster. Grand Chancellor S 2 CHM.