The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-27
Affidavit of H. Pheobus Express
Agent at Fortress Monroe.

OFFICE ADAMS EXPRESS Co.,
Fort Monroe, Ta., July 10Th 1872.
H. B. NICHOLS, ESQ.,,
Chairman R. Elk. G. Com. Norfolk, Va.
S1R:-In reply to your favor of the 9Th
instant | have to state that / am fully con-
WINGED DR.. D. M. Norton, of York county,
Virginia, made an attempt to secure for
circulation counterfeit money, and as he
has threatened me with suit for libel, l
have no hesitation in giving you or any one
else the facts in the case and copies of the
original letters and correspondence on the
subject. January 18th, 1871, l received
from DR.. D. M. Norton, letter marked No.
l, which forwarded same day in regu-
lar business way. See endorsement to our
New York correspondent. January 10Th,
1871, | received from DR.. D. M. Norton,
letter marked No. 2. on same subject.
Some few days after this DR.. d. M. Nor
ton came to our Office and said he had
written me two letters concerning worth
less box he had received through Adams
Express G. 0. D., and wanted to know if
there was no means of redress where
person had been swindled through the ex.
press. told him, we could not do any
thing for him as the money had passed
from our hands before we knew of his be.
ing swindled, and that the transaction had
been made in a regular express G. 0. ID.
way, and that the loss was his misfortune.
From his manner on this occasion / was
more than ever satisfied of his guilt Some
two or three months passed away. Just be.
fore he received the nomination for the
Virginia State Senate DR.. d. M. Norton
again came to our Office with two friends,
or supposed they were his friends, from
the interest they seemed to manifest for
him. At this time he was very much ex
cited and indignant, said that through this
express agency his character had been as.
saulted, and as it was all that he had he
purposed to defend it at all hazards. He
was very laxative, and had his tone have
been more pleasant his speech might have
been taken for a pretty good Fourth Of
July Grafton. He left me under the inn
preston that he would have me arrested
at once if possible, and being advised by
one Of his friends to bring suit at once, and
hearing that he had consulted an attorney
on the subject, l thought it best to prepare
a defence.
I examined the records of our office
and found that they showed on the date Of
letter No. 8, i. e., Dec. LIST, 1870, a pack
age of money, $1,000, passed through this
Office, from Yorktown, Va, addressed:
Owen Brothers, New York, and Dec. 9Th,
1870, package G. O. D., $93,25, came
from same parties, addressed: DR.. D. M.
Norton, Yorktown, Va, which was for
warded to Yorktown, Va, and paid for,
and money returned to New York, and
delivered to shippers of worthless box,
Jan. 9Th, 1871. See remarks of our New
York correspondent on letter marked No.
/. After this / felt confident that DR.. D.
M. Norton had ordered this counterfeit
money, alias, 'interest on bonds" and
at once made an effort to secure the origi-
nal order, which l succeeded in doing, at.
ter much trouble and delay, through the
assistance of relative, who does business
in New York See letter marked No. 8,
this | am satisfied will convince any intelli-
gent person what was DR.. d. M. Norton s
Intentions and these papers with this
statement will show him in his true light
before the people, that he seems so anx-
ious to represent in the United States Con.
gress.
am, dear sir, very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
Fl. PHOEBUS.