The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-01

A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE AR
RAIGNED FOR PERJURY-HE Is SENT ON FOE
INDICTMENT illiam II. Andrews, colored
member of the House of Delegates from
Surry county, made his appearance before
the Mayor yesterday morning charged on
warrant issued by Justice Favier with COM
hitting perjury by swearing that one A" Will
liam Grey (colored) stole. $3.50 from him. the
said Andrews well knowing that he (the said
William Grey did not steal any money from
him."
Grey at the same time was arraigned to
answer for the alleged larceny, and the
charges against him were FIRST investigated.
Andrews was the first witness examined.
He said Grey lived wit. him, and had ac-
cess to his keys. He missed pair Of pants,
S15O, and pistol, and found Grey with the
pocket-book. When accused Of the theft,
5Irey leyelled the pistol at him. He IAN
dreWs) told him that he might keep the
money, but the pocket-book was given him
by his mother, and he wanted that. He
had the warrants dismissed because he was
sorry for the fellow.
Nathan Williams, an intelligent colored
man of middle age, testified that Andrews
had boarded with him some months ago.
but behaved so badly he drove him from the
house. About two weeks ago he Andrews
came to him and told him that William
Grey had stolen $3.50 and pistol from him,
and that he had got out warrant for his
arrest. The next day he came again and
told him that he had found the $150 in MIR.
Brooks's garden, and Grey had sent the pis-
toI hack. He then asked witness to loan
him dollar to pay costs and have the war
rant dismissed. Witness refused, and pri-
soner rot the money from somebody else.
The next Sunday he got out another war
rant against Grey, making the same charge,
but had that dismissed, too. Witness paid
the costs for dismissing the second warrant,
and held Andrews's pistol as pledge for
repayment. Witness considered the ac-
cused a very good man when sober, but
dangerous when drunk. On electlon-day
he was almost wild, and fired a pistol in the
street.
testified that he heard Andrews say after ne
a. ,r ont the first warrant that he had found
fhe money he had charged Grey with steal
Edward johnson (colored swore that one
day about two weeks ago Andrews came tc
his shop and said he had got out warrant
for Crews arrest on the charge named above
Later in the day he met him again, ant
when witness asked some question about
the warrant he denied, with an oath, thai
he had ever got out the warrant. In regard
to the character of the accused, witness sale
# was bad. He had deceived three or foul
boarding-houses since he had been In Rich
mond. IT.
Justice Favier was next examined. Ht
detailed the circumstances under which
Andrews had obtained from him three war
rants for the arrest of Grey, and said hi
statement of the case was SO contradictory
and the evidence seemed so slight, that h'
had each time hesitated to issue a warrant
Roth of the first warrants were dismissed
his request and ON the statement that b
Grew was then examined, He said tina
no had been in Andrews's employment 10
sou,e 1 time, and had to perform some yer,
nnleasant duties, the principal OF WHICH
v,are TO attend his employer on his froiic
and take him home when he got very tight
He He never took his pocket-book nor money
and never had access to the keys, Andrew
cot cot ont Che warrant merely to frighten hin
| INTO remaining In his service. Andrew
told him he dismissed the warrant on az
| Count of the feelings Of his mother.
The evidence here closed, The Mayo