The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-27

THE TOBACCO-STAMP FRAUDS
HOPES CASE CONTINUED.
of Beach, Col. Parker,
and Supervisor Prcsbrey.

The cross-cXamination Of Detective Beach
vas resumed yesterday. He said:
| have been some timein the detective SER
vice. Had much success: rarely failed. Never
succeeded by notifying suspected parties and
putting them on their guard. My detective
service is due to the Government. Myaimls
to detect crime. My carrying about counter
felt money is known to the Government.
Treasury Department.. Never have been
charged ut any time by the Govern
ment or any individual with the perpe-
tration Of fraud. Ny commission was eX-
hibired here the other day. No ohlcc-
ton was then made to its validity. Saw
Hoppe several times between the interview
when / spoke to him of counterfeit stamps
and their delivery. One'talk was of them.
lic was using every eXertion to get them.
At one. interview Bannasch, Hoppe, and
rNscif. We're together ut Bannasch's house.
On that ana other previous occasions had
spoken Of their making commission on
the sale Of the stamps, and told them
hoped to avoid laying it by Seeing the prin-
ciEai. If / had not seen the latter (Rochc),
presume the stamps would have been deli
ycref Inc by BanAasch or Hoppe. The mat
ter Of commission was mere pretencc on
my part and was only part of my plan Of
working up the ease. Hoppe did not, in
'ahlsiug to bc present AT the delivery of
5ne. saoI<, repent or disapproye ofthe trans
action III Any lNar. Did have any further
| conversation with Hoppe the night he cX-
claimed sitter BannaSch's arrest, - am the
cause of il ALL" Hopes threats were made
previous to the arrest. He said if o MIN
Irovcd trcachcrouS to him he would follow
aim all over the earth. This was done before
the delivery Of the stamps. Hoppe said he
used the knife in such cases, and was for
ilnod. This talk may have indicated they
4Id some suspicion Of me. Was in the Sc
crct service during the war with the tede-
raj army. My services in that capacity
| were known TO the Secretary of the Trea-
>urv. Have found it necessary, i'll my ca
nacitv OF detective, to 20 through the same
process about swearing Ms did with Roche,
etc, but have managed generally to wiggle
| through without doing it. Present commits
sion is from Ii. c. Whiteley, Chief of the Sc
crct Service of the Treasury, authorizing
me to act. Is in form of commission,
but no seal Issued III New York. 1t
saws must act under it-and have done
so-tiH my regular commission is issued.
Nv commission was handed me in the Su-
pervisor's office in New York. Have seen
Colonel Whitcley but few times since l re-
ceived the letter authorizing me to act.
lave not had time to get the regular CON-
mission. Presume my regular commission
will come through Colonel Whteley. /
hold the present paperasa commission, and
act under it, From the time l received the
commission Q5th of September) was in
New York or its vicinity till the Goth Of
September. During that time saw Colonel
Whitley several times. He said he had not
time to get my commission.
At this stage Of the proceedings Colonel
Jenkins said he desired the commission to
appear in the evidence, and the detective
sent messenger to his hotel for the docu-
ment.
SUPERVISOR PRESBREY SWORN.
OF. Presbrey sworn Am Supervisor of
Internal Revenue for Virginia and West
Virginia. Have good deal to do with such
matters. Have seen the stamps purchased
by the witness Beach. Am acquainted with
the genuine stamps. Those purchased by
genuine. They are admirably executed and
splendid specimens. Knew witness Beach)
as being in the employ Of the Treasury De-
partment from letters and instructions re-
ceiyed. Been in correspondence with him
before this. Have no remembrance ofreyer
having seen him personally before seeing
him here. Known him personally about
three weeks. To satisfy myself, got him
TO show me documents, which satisfied me
as to his being what he represented himself.
The paper Beach showed me satisfied me
that he was acting under Colonel Whiteley,
Chief of the Secret Service, with whose
writing am familiar, Shortly after Beach
arrived here l was in Washington, and was
asked at the Department whetherI l had seen
Mr. Beach; and replied yes, and that he
had gone to work. All the twenty-five de-
tectives employed underth law of the 2Sth
of July, 1868, received simple letters from
Commissioner Delano notifying them that
they were thereby employed. Acted for a.
year myself as detective on simple letter.
Did not think the public service would be
benefited by description of the difference
between the genuine and counterfeit stamps.
Did not instruct Beach specially to 60 to
Bannasch's factory. Did not know Hoppe
personally then. Simply told Beach l be-
lieyed counterfeit stamps were being used
here, and requested him to 90 to work IN
his own way and find out what he could.
Colonel Jenkins, for defence, (the Assist
ant District Attorney having objected to
question asked by him. stated that Super
visor -Prestrey had said in his testimony
that he gave Beach no special instructions
TO go after Bannusch's factory, while Beach
had testified that he received from Presbrey
order specially to investigate affairs at Ball
nasch' s.placa. ."6uE d
Supervisor Prtsbrey: Had my inpres-
sion$ that bogus Stamps were being at
B;nnasch;s. These impressions were pro-
duIced by facts known to me, and by cir
cum stances which, while not proof, seemed
top0int conel,iEiYelyto the fact as existing.
! named Bannasch's factory among others
to Beach. After our interview he said l
should see him no more then, for prudential
reasons and he came no more till he had
finished his work.
BEAcH's COMMISSION SHOWN.
Detective Beach (re-called) produced his
commission, which was identified by Super
visor Presbrey as in the handwriting of
Colonel Whitley, Chief Of the Secret Service.
:. ..tOFFIcE OF CHIEF OF S. S. DIv1sIoN,l
ffNo. 10 BOND STREET, New YORK,
September Is, 1869.
81. n. Beach, Esq, -
tsSir,-I am informed by Mr.. butcher,
supervisor of internal revenue in this city,
that he, acting under authority of the Com
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