Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-27
Military Examination
OF THE MAYOR, GRAND JURY, s.

Military Examination
OF THE MAYOR, GRAND JURY, &c.
According to adjournment, the Military
Commission, in the examination of the
mayor, grand jury, &C, convened again
yesterday morning at III O'Clock, when
the evidence of the witnesses on the side of
the defence was taken, to-wit:
Beverly K. Taylor, sworn.-Sometime
about the middle of May, 80, was in the
Court House when Mr.. Vcltee came in AID
applied for warrant for the arrest of
Mr.. Hubbard, for having received stolen
goods; the mayor had a list of the goods in
his hand, and he asked MIR. Voltee when
the goods were sto len, V. replied that they
were stolen some three or four months be-
fore that; the mayor asked him if he knew
the facts in the case all that time; he said
he did; the mayor then told him that his
remaining quiet so long was guilty
knowledge OF the circumstance, and that
he considered him equally guilty with the
rest. The mayor asked him who the goods
belonged to; he said to 7. A. Williams,
the mayor then told him that as soon as
the parties could be found he would issue
warrants for their arrest, then sent for Mr..
Williams. but be could not be found, as he
had left town; sent for Mr.. Voltee, ares
ted him as party to the alleged nefarious
transaction, and bailed him in the sum of
500, to appear in ten days, or when Mr..
Williams could be found
Question by Defense-Did you or did you
not see Mr.. Hubbard and Mr.. Cooke come
into Court and give themselves up?
Ans-I did, heard Mr.. Hubbard remark
that he was ready for examination at any ;
time.
Question by Prosecution-D you poslti-
yely know what they came into the Court
room for?
Ans-As to MIR. Cooke, do, for | know
he told me why; and Hubbard said he was
then ready for an examination
Question by Prosecution-Do you know
that they surrendered themselves to the
mayor personally? Ans-l do not.
g. S. Hubbard, sworn.-I saw MIR. Cooke
on t1e street in front of the Court House;
he said to me 'let's go in and see the may
orr told him if the mayor wanted me that
he could send for me. HI then said Voltee
is trying to get warrant against us, and
l want you to go with me into the Cou rt
room l then went in with Mr.. Cooke; we
remained there Two OF three hours; l asked
he mayor if be W ant ed me; said he didn't
know that he would; then remarked that
was ready for an denomination at anytime.
Question by Defense-Did you or did you
not go to the Courthouse frequently after
wards to attend to the matter, if neces.
sary? Ans-I did.
Question by Defence-Did you not state
to me that this was conspiracy gotten up
by Mr.. Coon, using Voltee, to have you ar
rested?
Answer-I think ! did. During my alb
sence in New Y ork, at that time, warrant
was sued out for my arrest by-l think
Chas. Coon, (Voltee was then stopping
with this Coon) for selling liquor by the
glass; the case was examined before s. a.
Stevens, acting in the absence of the mayor
after my return from New York Mr.. Ste
vens discharged the case; he said 1t looked
like conspiracy to injure me in my absence.
Two weeks afterwards the same person
brought another warrant against me for
similar offense; Mayor DeCordy examined
the case, l was discharged. Sometime al
ter this went up to store in which Mr..
Voltee was clerk, asked him to come to the
door, that wished to speak to him; ne
said if you have anything to say to me, say
it here; I then told him that he had been
talking about me, and that would takem
weapons off and settle the matter with him
if he would step to the door. He said he
didn't W ant to have anything to do with
me. l told him that could prove that he
and Coon had concocted plan to drive me
off the wharf; next day was arrested on
peace warrant, but was discharged by the
Mayor. Voltee then said that he was al
raid of his life, at my hands-swore to it
and the Mayor bound me over for six
months.
Question by Prosecution-What evidence
had you of a conspiracy on their part
further than that you have stated?
Answer-I have proof, which l brought
before Mayor DeCordy.
Question by Defense-Did you have any
conversation with the Mayor as to settling
this larceny with Mr.. Williams2
Answer-Never, sir; l told Mr.. williams
that if the goods had been sold illegally,
would be willing to share the loss with
him since understand that the goods had
purchased were stolen from him.
Question by Defense-Did Mr.. IA.
Williams attach any blame to you for pur,
chasing these goodsY
Answer-He did not.
Question by Commissioner-Under wha'
circumstances did you make the purchase
from Mr.. Cooke, and why did you dis
charge Voltee =?
Ans-Mr. Cooke came to my store about
II O'Clock a. m; said he had some things he
wished to sell, as the agent had to pay
for two barrels of -four that were lost last
week; that the agent told him that if there
were any goods over Chat is, more than
the ships manifest called for) to sell thea
in order to make up the loss of the two
barrels of -four; he then enumerated to me
the goods he had to sell; told him that