The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-31

tn the House ffere 1FsiS StaInpeue 20 Tue
standard of the golden Patterson. The
darkies were Told that bis election, was sure,
mud thatff they did not come up TO the work
they would not !" get ytbing. The hope
OF something more, Ia addition to what they
already Had, wns Of healthy effect , for the one
bhIiot taken resulted in the Overwhelming
election Of honest John Patterson. He got
more votes than oil the rest put together.
The bribiDg business was at first pretty
wei covered up, hut on the hOme-stretcl1,
when matters got warmed mp, the thing was
carried on in open daylight. Twenty mill
lues before the vote was taken, member,
Fortune Giles by lame. was called to one
side by w. II. Worthington, Patterson's
agent, md
ROLL OF GREESBAcKs
handed him. His colleague was then called.
and roll given him, alter which they voted
for Patterson. -Four credible witnesses saw
this transaction, rs it occurred right IN tic
House
On The night OF the election victorious
Patterson was
. ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY
on the affidavit of one Miller, whom he had
offered from FIVE hundred to 4 thousand dol
unree TO do. Either ne II an honest man, OF
TIC price was not high enough. There were
also other affidarits, and I had copies of them
10 incloSp in this letter, hut the overly neat
colorcd lady who cleans my room by sweep
Ing everything iu7o the fire has made no en-
wption in the matte" Of the ntlidavifs. Pat
.ars0n was arrested, taken before Trial
Justice Kirk by officer Hendricks. \ mob
assembled and made matters pretty lively
for the Triai-JustiCe. Patterson swore,
AID. in the estimation OF the Justice,
;nslllted the court. For this lie was
sentenced to twelve hours mprison-
ncnt as puni-h'lent for the alleged con-
tempt. lie was followed to durance vile by
a concourse OF his friends, who were deter
mined to see him "out" In more senses
than Gne. Others ran for Judge Mackey,
who happened to lie in town, for a writ OF
!.aLCus corpus, which they got without roll-
lie. Patterson was brought out. Kirk was
sent for to come and " show cause" Why the
;risoncr should NJ. be released The officer
sent to notify Kirk found him intrenched
in his own House with the doors barri'adcd.
Kirk stuck his lips to u crack aud told the
officer TO 90 TO h-lI, and the officer left.
nackcy released Patterson, and his friends
carried him TO the nearest grocery, where
they
ALL TOOK A DRINK.
The LEGISLATURE cut of Kinks head next
day, but not until he had returned the pa.
hers in the case to court, Wel;-nforsneil
people don't see how the grand jury next
term can fail to indrt Patterson. There Is
an abundance OF evidence. Attorney-Gene-
raj Melton is reported to have sufficient
backbone 20 thoroughly silt the whole mat
ter. Under such sitting 1t is matter OF
gr:evous doubt whether Patterson will go to
the Senate or to the penitentiary.
The report has been teiegrphed over the
country from here-and perhaps the luck
less SSanator-elect was at the bottom CT it
that the investigation Inns fallen through and
that the ailonts had "gone back" on their
solemn swearing. 1t is not true. The in-
ycstiga!ion lacks ever so much OF having
fallen through. 1t promises to he a rather
tough and lnng-iYea .ltair: