The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-24

na1u u Nupeu SIIHuOUu WOulQu USs sAUlLn-
mated for Mayor until the day before the
| election, as the Conservatives would spring
| 1t upon us, and it would ruin our prog
poets. may have spokenlto DE-. MHlsand
RuAh Burgess 70 the same effect, anl may
have said that + didn't thfak Chahoon was
as much implicated as the rest q think
.thatnow. e. 4
TO Mr. Wise: I consulted Dr. Doss Of
nay own motion. 4 hardly kneWswhat- to
do or who to consult. Iknew there were
few respectable Republicans who were not
friends OF Chahoon, and that Bands and
sanxay had many friends and relations. i
didn't know which Way to turn, but first
consulted my brother and then DIR. Dove
| and Mr. Evans, believing they would sad-
wise me Alright. i then told the grand jury
all about the affair. Since went before
the grand jury good many Republicans
have been after me continually, asking me
to be "mild" on Chahoon, and the. like.
day, and begged me to help him get out of
this scrape. j have some recollection of a
talk with Rush Burgess, in which he said
slittle George would get clear Of this and be
put Id q damn good place, and make 'em
see he'll" In conversation with Chahoon
once I asked him if he had ever: reflected
that he would have to produce his client.
He said he could do that at the proper
time. Ireioined that he must remember it
wouldn't do to produce man of straw,
that any man who would have $1,000 to
loan out for several years would be some
body. I think he said something about his
having to bring his client from Florida, and
that he was Lieutenant Governor OF that
State. / suppose he meant Gleason. When
Chahoon came to see me at my house he
said he feared Dick Sanxay would appear
against him, and would get johnson Sands
to- tpost him up" 80 s., :,
DR. MILLS RECALLED. -h:o ~,
DR.. Mills then again took the stand, and
was asked what Conversations had taken
SELF 3, 5. lt,TZ25.Ie< =, =, /.
Ilr. wise objected to, the, question. Mr..
self. He had shown that various Republi-
cans had importuned him again and again
to be light on Chahoon, and he had admit
ted that he had eVaded their inquiries. Per
hapS ne had even made inconsistent state
ments. But it might be and it. seemed
likely that he had been entrapped into say
ing something that. would be used to I'M
peach his testimony. The speaker gave
notice that If this thing Of Impeachment
was commenced, both sides would have
some impeaching to do.
j. Judge Crump was ready for any such inn
peachment, and thanked the Common
wealth's: Attorney for the warning. he
contended that the witness had an iDdis-
tinct recollection of certain conversations,
and he wished DR.. Mills to supplement that
testimony and bring out certain points that
Page m light have overlooked. 70 sustain
this position he quoted the case of Ford, in
IL. Grattan. -gsaa = 9az ..sSJt1}l -T2:3'.3
Mr.. Wise subsequently withdrew his OBJ
lection. and the witness was allowed to
proceed. - T.z,>.t:ss ~ st] fE ):
/; j DR.: Mills then said: I was coming up the
street one day, passing by the Gourt-house,
when Page came out, appearing to- be
excited, and said he had been summoned
before the grand jury, he didn't know why.
/ told him had heard he was a very Inn
portant witness against Mr. Chahoon. He
replied: ".By God, if" they depend upon
me, they'll never be able to convict him.
Don't know, whether he had then been be.
fore the grand jury, but Inferred that he
had not. didn't know until he told me on
that occasion that the case was before the
grand jury. 80. e
GThe witness stated, before retiring, chat
he had not sought to elicit anything from
Mr.. Page regarding the case, and knew OF
combinations of Republicans TO ;entrap
him. - .i1s'iS7 . : & .:.Ssiif - |
go RUSH BURGESS SWORN.
Rush Burgess testified in regard to a con-
versation between himself and Mr.. Page.
marked Eeedd 10 ghey tell ME that
you are the main witness gafffytv vGuheh Z
He replied, <tI doTt believe any such
thing. don't think Chahoon is the man.
1t is a damn dirty job" i then asked him
if he thought Chahoon was guilty. He re.
III l. 10, 4 ~
note and added that his testimony
had some further talk about lit in connec-
tion with the election, or Mr.. Chahoon be-
ing Mayor L think i told him that if this
proved to be case ofapersecution, as i be.
llieYed it was, he (Chahoon) would get a
much better position. i don't recollect
saying he ''would give them h-li." That
would have been a very foolish expression,
)asz j am not aware how one man can give an
|lother h-ll. S1t -.
|. Cross7examined !: / don't reeolleet exactly
when this conversation took place ). don't
know whether the Indictment had been
found. My knowledge was acquired from
newspapers. L cannot produce any news
paperin which it was stated that Page was
parties. I don't recollect any particular
party who mentioned it, am not aware
that any one was present when the conver-
sation took place.. I5will not swear that ND
one overheard US; persons may have been
nigh enough to heariWhat transpired. We
were standing on one side in the passage.
Some kind Of meeting was going ION in the
custom-house don't recoilect what kind of
meeting. Dom eollect approaching MIR.
Page when he was talking to.tWo other peri
SONS, and SbPoached this business think !
made, an inquiry of him as to what he knew
about the case, Chahoon being a. personal
friend OF mine.a Il ~ Sssait ~ 40 /
,..54 WIN. R. GALr's EVIDENCE. s.5+
VIM. r. Calf testified :. ], am Q teacher
by profession, and have been for thirty. one
years.. inbl lJansemond,, Norfolk, and Bote-
tourt. have been acquainted with the
accused for some years, and he is an up
right man, So far as Isknowsf Was entered
as student in my school in 1854, and quit
i'm 1853 After the war he practiced law in
Norfolk for some months. I didn't see him
often while he was in Elizabeth City, and
knsw little about him. there. I have heard
people say they didn't like him, but cam {
say what his reputation Was.csG 81 ~
-, EVIDENCE uFB. W. eGILLIs.o sTs.i
b. W. ellis testified, > Iohage been re!
siding In Richmond tor two years to-day.
made the acquaintance of a, J.. lC.r Jones in
this city two years ago this present month!
1t is my impression that he was boarding at
the Ballard House. II met. him there, fre4
ouently.. He was not then In business but
had been keeping ID: billiard saloon ati the
place now known as the Academy of Music.
he was man of about my own height,
heavier, Of yfiorid complexion, ,sandy hair, d
coarse sandy moustache. 7..ts 80 20
DE WATKINS ExaHINEDs q r.