The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-27
ynHGERIES STILL GOING ON.
n111niNnAN,s HI,nCkENlNGS.

r,,pb DAYS pEuCEEDlNGS.
u.vc, kc;Icy returned from Petersburg
t..,i.,, morning, aud with the Councl
: i.r,nir,,r on R,trcn"hnlcnt and kriofm
..n,;nrrd the investigation into tn" alleged
r,rrur,ion>. But few additional iact@
v,r,. ,liricd during the examination oi Wit
r.,,., and the testimony WAS cll'ctE oi
,.rrrior.tiyc chnructcr The object ol NJ
,lonor ~ we'll a> tina, nf the c"lnm'tt'e
.r,mcd 10 I've tn ascertain, if possible. Wh"
VA. rr-pcn>ibic for the crasurc> ana atcra-
,,ons I'm the ordcr-hook. which forgerles were
,,,s,y,rd Ia i,yr been committed since tues
6,y afternoon: and also to establish beyond
%, ,n,r,dycp'ufr the gui't or Innocence OF the
nfsr,rS and emrloye> OF the inspector :
,.ii,. before -oinr into the examination ot
orrr matters i'll that department. With th'-
,,w one or two witnesses were rlcidly
.,gmjpcd and carefully ycro>>-qu">'i"ncd. hut
IA. result does not show that The committee
arc much nearer conclusion OF this matter
rlar ,lr,v wcr, on "Wednesday afternoon
I,rrinc the investigation the commission had
occasion Ia rNamne the private mcfer-hook
u.,d hy Mr. Srhaiicr. an cmplnye ot Inc
Office. and 10 his ;tS well as I'll" committee ;
>ufpIi-c some Of the figures in that book Ead
lu,n altered. apparently. since "Wednesday
and with n view Of making them a. near
liikr The figures in the Auditors book rs
v,>>illc. But few persons were IN attend
aNrC.
NR. rRYDES STATEMENT.
Mr. pry,Ir tir>t took the stand; said that
Yesterday wlWn il was a>certaincd that the
t.ui,> had been altered. hp went up stairs
auI ,an two gentlemen, wh" said That The
nniy -rntlcm,n who had had the book was
NJ. Dcnrgri.
Mr.. Whitl,'k DO YOU know that MIR.
p.n"gri had the custody OF the book from
Ho'cIork on Tuesday until o'clock on We'd
ur-,Iry:
Mr. Prydc: Well. sir. am told Ivy two
gentlemen in the office (Alcs>rs. Wood and
Nrhuti'I' thai he had II,
M Dcnc%ri Mr. Schnfnr and myself
.,w tlr book between ; and 4 o'clock on
Tr:.,d,y afternoon, and remarked to Schatter
that thrfc was IA great
SIMILARITY L. THE FIGURES.
J dn not remember that nc looked at thc
iiglrI"s particularly. am willing to swear
that the figures had not been altered then
J then rut the hook away in the desk. where
y h'lnuged, and within two OF three minutes
| lett the cllice, Mr. Schalfci remaining.
When returned Mr.. Emmett knowles Wa.
tmlc. II WAS thou about hnl!-pISt j. Mr
knnm lc> told me to 20 on Fiitli street ant
INN rn the g;i> ut certaiu house. II left Mr.
hnuwi's in tho Office, and Just as was lcar
lYc NJ. Scllatler came I'D. asked him where
Il" had hCcn, and he said on Church Hill.
I'D not return to the office until the next
morning tWcdn, Sday) at > O'Clock. ] lrl1
nnN key, and then went down town. No one
was in the office, hut the boy was cleaning
NY in the hnil / did not sec the book then
crlthing seemed to be locked up all right
then Wtut down town a. far is the Cary
street works. canlc back again from tllt
works aud found IL gcntlcuan waiting FOR q
''lil. Took him into the Auditors Office
and Nj. Ruystcr made ont the bill. When
'vcnt back into the office the desk appeared
- be locked NY rs usual. remained about
He olhcc until the investigation commenced
il'cd the desk in The presence Of Mr. Ad
anls. | wanted the ordcr-hook; but it wac
'ockedup, and waited until Mr.. Pryde came
who unlocked the desk and took out the
took. The next time that | had the book in
NY hand WAS at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Kelley: How long was Mr.. pryde in
the cIicc:
MIR. Denegri; Until the investigation com.
m"nCed.
Nj, Kelley: Was any one else in there?
Mr.. Drnegri YES, sir Mr. Schatier. Mr..
fnge, and one or two Others, while The in.
'e>'i@atinn was going on. About 10 o'clock
Nr hnowles was in the Office with myself
md some one else. Mr.. Mccarthy came up
'nd said they were trying the 6gure or forge
ry business down stairs. said TO Emmett
that did moi believe he did it that didn',
believe he forged them. l then got up and
iook the book down. mean the order-book
sad 10 them before took the book down
,'ia' Mr.. Pryde's figures We're like the others.
turned to the page dated 24th August
"nd showed thut to Schatler rs r, resembling the
'""' opened the book and said, Sh! Wood
LOOKED OVER Ny SHOULDER,
1hh SMILED. and shut up the book and put it
hark. saw the figures had been altered.
Nr. Kelley: Have you any reason to sup
pose that Mr. Pryde knew that you had
been looking at this particular page;
Mr Dcneeri: No, sir; had not.
Ar. heiley: Who besides yourself and
M. >cha'lcr knew that these figures on the
-f'n VI August were relied on to show the
similarity:
mr. Drncgri: don't know that any one
"'a' MI. Pryde accused me of
PERsEcUTING HIM
t">'tl day, but had nothing against him.
-" not have the book in my hand from Tues
olS al O'Clock until yesterday morning,
"neh showed it to MIR. Emmett Knowles,
""a -hr. Wood, who was in the Office also.
NJ hclley: To whom had you, previous
~ et>tay. mentioned the similarity Of
tt>; .r hsure, to MesSrs. knowlcs'S and
''tdes figuring:
hi. Denegri: To Mr.. Mccarthy, l think.
W. ~, tuesday between ) aud 4 O'Clock called
-"i. ~haflcr's attention to the similarity too.
VI, >larke: I'd like to iix the fact rs TO
"''o l.ad Tue custody Of the key of that desk
J" hEich the order-book had been placed.
Mf; DenesTi: Mr. fryde had it he usual
/! locked up.
mr. Starke: bid you ever have that keyl
Iaf' Dencgri: No, sir.
;Hr. siarkc: Who else had it in custody?
hf: Dcnesri: Mr.. Page had it sometimes.
= "'ht know, though, who had the key from
~, CLOCK Tuesday until O'Clock Wednes-
w., except that know TINT AIr. Pryde
'p"heo The desk when we wnntcd the book.
"i. SArke: ] want your opinion as 10.
,"'" much tine it would take Il il,u,i To alter
s!!o'e iigufcss
Mr. Deneyri: Well, sir, don't think it
"'''u 'eke lnan four Or live minutes.