The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-30

Heis Bailed in the Sum of So, 500.

Yesterday morning Judge Crump and
General Wells, counsel for George Cha.
h0on, presented to Judge Guigon the fol
lowing petition for writ of hdbeas corpus
and enlargement on, bail :: ..-. -. -
10 the Hon. A. B. Gutgon, Judge of the
Hastings Court of the CITY Of Richmond,
Virginia:
Your petitioner, George Chahoon, re.
specially represents that he Is restrained oil
his. liberty by N. NJ. Lee, Sergeant of the
city Of Richmond, and is kept in custody
by said Lee at the city jail of said city, and
that he is entitled to be let to bail and to be
discharged from said confinement. Your
petitioner therefore respectfully prays that
the writ OF hdbeds corpus may be issued,
commanding the said Lee to bring your Pc
tltioner before your Honor, and that, there
lore, your petitioner may be 80 let to bail,
and be upon the execution of said bail SO
discharged from custody. .s,,it, ~
..r,. GEORGE CHAHooN.,,
The writ being granted as applied for,
Inc sergeant made the following return
thereon - ~ ~ .=tss ~ abb ~. ~, -,
SIN obedience to the within writ of
ha6eds corpus herewith produce the BODY
OF George Chahoon.-. He is detained by me
and in my custody under. an order of the
of felony. s@>.TF''7 . 80 ,'1.',97 20 :,
Given under my hand this Goth day Of
March, 1911 ,r n. NJ. LEE,
- -. Sergeant city of Richmond.v
Chahoon was brought INTO court at about
6 O'Clock last evening. There were present
only about twenty persons, besides The pri-
soner's counsel and the attorney for the
Commonwealth and other officers of the
court. The prisoner was neatly dressed,
and was looking remarkably we'll. = = q,
Judge Crump, addressing the court, said
he would ask that the accused be allowed
bail, and said>he was prepared to give what.
ever amount might be deemed just.
No remarks were made by the Common.
wealth's Attorney. II s.; .s
The court then announced its decision to
admit the accused to bail in the sum Of
Mr.. Chahoon offered as his bailors Gen
81. 81. Wells and Messrs. Edward Daniels.
II. L. PelouZe, Andrew Washburne, anC
james Simpson. These gentlemen, being
sworn, were sererally examined by Judge
Guigon, and made answer as follows:
Edward Daniels said he was worth about
$50, 900 he supposed, after the payment o.
his Just debts and liabilities, and deducting
| the homestead exemption. His property
consisted in paIt Of real estate in Fairfax
county, Virginia; part was In stocks, and
part in western lands, aud mining proper.
| tv. He considered his Virginia property
worth about 81, 900. The latter was en-
numbered to the amount of S13 600, but the
money was in the hands of the court, and
would be paid on its order. He paid S20,.
| 600 for the property-say 1000 acres-anc
| it had been greatly improved since he hao
held it, !. @."
Gen. H. II. Wells testified that he was
worth about 1000 after paying his debt:
and deducting the homestead exemption
| His Virginia property was worth 600 OF
| $50, 000-say $4,000.
Mr.. Fl. L. Pelouze said the value of hi:
estate in Virginia was $4,000 or 100000
free Of debt and deductlng the homestead
exemption.
| Andrew Washburne estimated the value
| of the property owned by him in this juris
| diction at $4,000, including the amount
exempted by the homestead law.
| James Simpson said he owned 5000 OF
tSS, 600 worth of real estate in the city O
| Rfchmond-say S6,000-after paying all hi!
debts and making the homestead exemp
ftien. a. ,~.-,. 90!
| The court accepted the sureties, ant
they then entered into bond, the penalty
being $500. in default of Chahoon's ap
psarance on Monday next before the Hust
ings Court. Mr.. Chahoon left the court
room Immediately, and in company with {
few friends went at once to the residence o
his wife, on 9th street, between Franklin
and Grace.