The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-24
The I Haanstsfn Forgery Case.
TRIAL OLE sEoRaE CHAHooN.I

80 T.f-a = SsSA SSsf'Ss
TRIAL OF GEORGE. CHzAIE0ON.
TESTIMONY FoR THE 8 lDETEVeE
.s's ';gis G0NGLUDED.
A large crowd assembled in the court
room Saturday, testifyfng bytheir presence
% the widespread Interest Of the commu-
nifty In this case. ~ i.s.,,s. -.
John w. Cole was first sworn for the de-
fence. He testified In 1865 i was consta-
ble of district No. q; Henrico county, and
had an office on Main street, Richmend, be-
tween 18th and 10th, with Squire VIM. E.
Wade. We used to do "a kind of broking
business. We were curbstone brokers, and
did little business in shaving notes. A
man who said his name was Jones pre-
sented us note for 81 coo, signed by one
it SlO0 for sixty days. He came In,
and calling me by name, n asked me
where MIR: Wade was. I told him he
was out. He then told me he wished
to borrow the money, and that he was
Keeping q billiard saloon on . Frank
lin street. ] told him he had better see
Wade, and he came in afterwards and had
talk with Wade, but didn't get the money,
l told him knew all about the property,
having collected the rents for Mr.. Sanxay.
There might be suit about it. The upshot
OF it was that we declined to give him the,
money. think this was in the summer Of
dow, with the window up, when be came
in. / think I would know the note If I saw
1t again. 1t was made ont payable at sixty
or thirty days ] forget which. EThe alleged
forged writing was hera exhibited to The
witness.] believe this Is the paper.
Cross-examined |: ] have collected for the
Haunstein estate on distress warrants
gotten out by Mr.. Il. d. Sanxay. He had
some difficulty about getting the rent, and;
II Iexecuted the distress warrants. He told
me In 1856, think, that there was some
claim against the estate which wasn't COR
rect. don't know whether this was before
or after saw Jones. Before the war ] was
In the grocery business, and then went into
the man nufactIre' Of vinegar. Since the war,
[ was constable of Hentico for time, and.
have more recently been deputy sheriff Of
Pittsylvania county. ~ 6: h&2t@tI
:. Mr.. Wise Did You 60 on the bond Of
Sheriff Leahy for 81, 900?
Witness: No, SIR. - ,,Io-,-, -
2 Mr.. Wise: You didn't swear you were
worth over $5 900? = g 'sEsif. t'@'st .s.si
Witness: No, sir. In 1865 was curb
stone broker: had no license. Wade and
/ did little loaning business together, but
were not advertised brokers. Jones was q
man with sandy complexion. think he
had whiskers, but am not sure about that.
He had moustache. He didn't get the
money. We didn't loan In that way. We
knew if he didn't redeem It, as Haunstein
was dead, there would be a lawsuit q Ieeld,
him I didn't think the estate worth 81 1000
either: r have nc idea how many notes.
passed through our hands while we were
In the curb-stone business We did things
in a small way. / saw Jones after that, but
never before that know of. /. saw him
once in front of his billiard saloon; never saw
him at Chahoon's Office. Jones never gave
an account that / remember of how the
note came into his possession. He told me
to take the note and satisfy myself that 1T
was good. ] have lately been deputy sheriff
of Pittsylvania county. 4 have also been
taking the census In that county. L
7. Mr.. Wise: When were you appointed to
take the census? p a,,-ls it:.s.5.s- ~.
Z Witness: On the 18th Of June.
! Mr.. WISE, Was that after this prosecn-
tion commenced? - s.si. !,
;: Witness: don't know, sir. . t&.7
y Wise: The indictment was found, ]
believe, on the 4th Of June. Whoapp pointed
you to take the census? ,.lg Is - Ssy.t
- Witness: Colonel D. B. Parker, United
States marshal. = 49,. s..-
+ Mr. Wise: Have you been removed from
your position as census-t -taker ;,,;t.,z,-sLL
Witness: No, SIR,
Mr.. Wise: Any charges against you?
Witness: No, sir; not that know of.
To Judge Crump: was summoned here
by the Commonwealth, and have an attach
ment in my pocket. a.s 80 "a 40
Mr.. Wise: He was also summoned for the
defence. .:.shsFa s;it.5ta', z4l@gsg,iz 1t 3asl
:-,: .--,::...wM. E. WADE SWORN. --.
VIM. E. Wade, was,next called. He said:
In 1865 had an office >op Main street, and
sometimes loaned money. One day Mr,
Cole told me of a note that he wished to
raise money on. I thought. he wanted to
raise it for somebody. else. i knew he had
neither note OF money. He was partner
of mine. Don't recollect seeing anybody
else in connection with the note. told
him the amount was too large; more than ]
was in the habit of lending, and Z wouldn't
have anything. to do with it.. Cole said it
was Haunstein's paper, but didn't see it.
| think this occurred in the fall of 7S86-it
was certainly late In '66. s.s ) 4. z '.s.g9
Cross.eXamined: j never saw the man
who had the note. I knew Haunstein very
well. L was q Justice Of the peace Of the
countysof Henrico, and also did the busi-
ness of curb-stone broker. had no u
cense. -. Z, e9>'t-'.s
EVIDENCE oE DIR. ssrLLs.d @
DIR. G. S. Mills was next sworn. = s1:
Judge Crump asked: Will you please
state, doctor, whether. any statement has
been made To Won In regard to this case bV