The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg a'
Of the Richmond Dispatch.

,,,ptJs
PsrERssuRG, June &c, 1872.
The ease Of Max Marshall. indicted for
,,,if;,l and corrupt perjury, came up this
,n,,n,nc in the Hastings Court. 1t IL be-
,,,,cd that Marshall, who is very mln,h
,,;'1,,c,rd ly the prosecution. would not
,',',, ,nrc,rrd except for report. credited
", ,o,ny. that the prcscutmcnf wax informal
i,ie,tiyc. aud would not hold water.
,''' r,;cc,ion WAS ma,!e by his counsel, how
,r :, the filing Of information; where
,.,,,,, instead of 4 cGp'ds being awarded TO
"i"' Tho information. Marshall pleaded not
ne, and thr east WAS continued until tho
form Of the court--the third Thurs
r.,.,f Srufclnhcr. Marshall WAS admitted TO
I..,i ~ the sum of 81 900. and presented ~ ms
,.,,t,u,au \. Miller, Junk dealer, between
- r,u, aud the court some sharp passages
,u.urd. Miller sworc that nc WAS owner OF
r,rIu in Prince George county worth
=. 400 Judge Mann asked him whether he
VA, .ruuircd il since he took the hcnrht "i
,,,,. lanhr,,pt law. Miller WIS simple enough
,.-,,>wrr No. but that the property WAS At
.i.,t tine held IN the name of another
,r.u" lie told the Judge it WAS now
lid III his own name. Colonel jcn-
L.p> counsel for Marshall. and United
-i,i.., commissioner. remarked that Miller
I,l .n:,cn ahead of the United States Bank
,,u, court. Judge Mann said he could not
.,., ahead of his court, and that he would
,,, accept any >trli man u security. Finally
I, Nuy,an agent went MarSlnli's imii, and
IL, IVA, enlarged. 1t i apprchcndcd that he
,>,,j hardly ap,Har TO hc tried next Stptcnl-
lar or if hr docs, it will he with the cN-
,.,.I,,inu that Underwood will order his 10.
.,.r nn con. iction. would not write thus Of
-, man mol Vet brought to trial except for his
,aI#iuoli> character and the notorious and
common fact that the perjury committed by
h;,p WAS Of the most deliberate and wantoIi
character.
In, Grand Jury reported that they could
,,.. after Investigation and The examination
rt 1 number al witnesses. discover any efi-
q .,r,. 80 which to IriSC prcNcnn"nt against
,I,. Nayur for cinhcIZlcmcnt of public
moneys. Your correspondent minated yes
l,riIl the belief that nothing could he made
.; ihr~,, vague aud promiScunlls accusations.
/, J., stated that the parties who Ind made
fl,.-r Charges on the streets did not sufrStalt-
li4,r them when placed on their oatls bclor,
tn, Grand jury.
t,rur@c +. Dnggcit, attorney for the Com
,l.,.""M::3Ith, recently elected by the votes OF
wed severe and Just re-
N'ih' ~ I'VE H'''tt> oi '-i.rp Mann this morn
In". l'""@"it moved the r,....t =, ,.,,,.r :.
"" rand lUry TO be summOucu u,.t u,
n'-hi send ~ his l'r'S"nt'ncnt of MlrSi,nJI il,
Hn an"ndd form. The Judge declined 10 ,l,
-. SAYING that all the papers Doc.rtt had
r''r referred t" the grand Jury were Informal
;ind wrong. and he did not believe ne would
du any better next tune.
\ movement Is on foot, inspired by a
number of leading citizens not heretofore
irliyc in local politics, to organize 4 Greeley
aud Hrown Club. The spirit Of the people
j. unanimous in its favor.
The work of paving aud nmcadalnizinl
the streets is Going on regularly and rapidly
aui h. cit, has been greatly improved by
tie progress already made.
II j. stated that there has not been made
an" subscription. rs YET, to the Nirgini;
steamship Company III the city. The can
>,~>"l~. however. hmvconly commenced thcil
work IN tn" E,>t few days.
lhr last sale Of prime new wheat made j,
this market was for 40 per b.lshcl.
Dreadful hot here to-day.
RomS ADAIR.