The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-13

AN IErAHoUs Plot AGAINST CoLoRED
CoNsRRvATIvR-Hs 10 ARRESTED AND In
CARCRRITED UPON FALSE CHARGE, AND
HIS WIFE lHsULTED BY NEGBo RABBLE.-
The following communication is from the
pen ofan intelligent and highly respectable
citizen, who is conversant With the facts IN
the case, and is always responsible for what
he says:
"Mr. Editor The public should not be
ignorant of the procee ling called justice
at the custom.house To-day. Ben Scott
was arragred before United States COM
missioner on the charge of passing coun-
terlclt money to one Irving. He proved by
Mr.. Bosseux that he obtained the note
from him. Mr. Bossjeux's statement was
that he gave Scott two teu-dollar notes. and
that he believed the note in court was one
OF the two which he gave Scott; that lie
believed so because the rent upon the note
corresponded with the rent upon the not e
which be gave Scott. There was other evil
dence TO show that Scott had been guilty OF
no violation Of any law, unless it is Il crime
to receive a counterfeit note when you do
not know that it is counterfeit.
1.-THE parties themselves engaged in this
nefatious transaction have furnished the
/, best proof Of their own infamy. After hold
ing Ben Scott for his appearance before the
grand jury, and sending him to Jail because
| he could not give security in the sum OF
| S. 900, they went to Mr.. Bossieux and
| claimed and received $40 for the counterfeit
note. Byclaimipg of BossieuX good note
| in lieu of the counterfeit they admit that
| they believe that he received it Of BossieuX,
rs this gentleman testified. The case, then,
| is that man has been arrested for passin
counterfeit note; he shows that he re-
celved it in payment of q debt; that he
. paid it out az he hereceived it, and vet com.
! missioner Of the United states graVely holds
| that he has been guilty of q crime, ard re.
; qnireS him to give bond in the penalty ol
: 5000 for his appearance.
i ''The whole history Of this infamous and
! Gamnable fraud upon justice, this morkery
! OF court, has not yet been tola. There
! was evidence TO show that ODc Thomas
Irving. the brother ofthe boy who received
! the note from Scott, took The note from bis
| little brother and said be wanted it to get
Scott into trouble. The man who caused
this arrest, with heart bl,cker than Scott's
| face, has declired that he did it to " ozk
Sc0tps ri II. And yet, with the ef1rontery
offs demon, be had the impudence to offel
| himself as Il witness. In justice to the com.
| missioner it should be stated that he de.
! Clined the services Of thi, man. Ihe State
j; TIE enitor does not give it correctly, as
! might have been expected. Animated by
the same devilish party hate and bias which
is at the bottom Of this infamous persecrl
tion OF q Conservative coloIed man, be has
81 Q oHn himseli Incapable OF doing justice.
/ "At the close or every election we have
| lad just such scenes IS that enacted TO-
| day-the arrest and incar ceration of Conser.
; vative voters upon frivolous and trumped
| UP charges. While this scene was trans.
piring in the inner temple of justice (sc
called), the black cohorts hung upon TIE
outskirts, mockiDg The wife OF Ben Scott in
her calamity, and derining her because hel
| Conservative husband bad been entrapped
| When the prisoner was brought out to be
conveyed to jlil crowd OF ignorant ne
! groes, with a srrinkliog Of uuprincipleG
f whites, mocked and derided him, and So
; luted him with three cheers as the CoDser
vat,ve champion.
eve have become accustomed to these
outrages II ON their frequency in our midst
but it is hasd to believe that any with /;
malignily less than the devil could concoct
ana perpetrate wrong SO foul upon the
liberty Of citizen, though be may be The
: humble@t and meanert III our midst.
[ .~ JUSTICE (not SO called)."