The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-21
3 sFRIDAY MORN NINe. OeToBER ai $50.

| fie had 3 perfect righ tc do co, az it WIS
very evident That she; witness was nFfayor.
taible to the EommonWeaitss. He aiIned
the right to- probe him To the Fery hot saTl.,
The court oYerrnied the obiectfsn, and
stated that it was well known til il this
witness had refused TO testfffy in this cause.
Witness resumed I siiiirsss ssw ,Eise note ati
fft1le county ceiir house. & nepH. In the
presence OF g.. w. !. Buttz and Gsorge Che
thoon pronounced the note q forgery, and
tHeYer talked With those parties together
4oucffng this subject. think { have,
liloWever, IN the presence OF Geo. Chahoou,
WAS present as that time. ~ aaf was said
ffhen was said nnaso onically, but zm abb
iaolved from MY masonic obligation regard
ling it by Mr. ChahoeH' ssaying he IS willing
I should tell what occurred at the inter-
view. Chahoon said, g If twas forgery,
he knew nothing OF ittss and Z think he.
said that he had heard this note attacked as
being forged mote The Impression left
upon my mind was that he had thought;
heskWas bringing proper suit, but
| there was then some doubt upon his mind.
think aChahoon was Mayor of the city oJ
Richmond at that time, and Mr.. Page was
escheator. The interview took place iii my
office, on Main. street, nearly opposite the
hoon to tell him all about the matter conf
dentially and as a Mason. Mr.. Chahoofi
accepted the offer, and made the commune,
cations as Mason. i always looked upon
/ 1t as In, Masonic confidence. Don't remem-
iber exactly what was said, but the impress
sion left on my mind was that the note had
been given Chaheon by party not living
in Richmond then. 1 don't think he gave
us the name of the party. The name was
not asked. Mr. Page said he wanted to be-
friend 'Chahoen in the matter. T. have
heard Of a power of attorneyin the hands
of George Chahoon, but have never seen
that; paper: H. sy -
Mr.. Wise here gave notice of his iuten..
tion hereaftar to prove that a power Of at.
torney, purporting to be signed by William
Gleason, authorizing him to collect this debt
OF 81 900, had been in the hands of George
Chahoon, and that he had made collection
on that paper. He would call for the pro-
duction of that power Of attorney, and If
not produced would prove its contents.
Judge Crump declined to accept the. no.
tice in this form.
Witness resumed [ have never known
but have heard of certain papers bearing
upon this case being destroyed. did not
! hear of their destruction from Mr.. Cha
hoon. ~. y; @f.s5.
I Cross-eXamlned by Judge Crump: / was
never a law partner Of Chahoon except in,
Norfolk, though we occupied an office to-
gether in Richmond. / knew Mr.. Sanxay
(the curator) by sight. I do not know that
i ever showed Mr.. Sanxay the memorandum
of the debt at all, though had it in my
pocket. He was very bitter. I think I
was out of town at the time the suit was
brought. I was absent at w illiamsburg for
three weeks about that time. When I told
Chahoon that Sanxay denied the claim, he
said he would make him pay it, i was ab-
solved from my obligation to keep secret
what passed between Chahoon, Page, and
myself masonically, by Mr.. Chahoon about
three weeks ago.
The court then adjourned until1O o'clock
| this morning. The prisoner was remanded
| to jail. aa@; ~ ''z.s53- : -