The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-10

i>,l>1nATloN or THE CHARGE OF NEGLI
.,,.. ,\~ FRAUD rREFERRED AGAINST
.,r-.;. .>TES t0LLECToK BuRGE<S.--A war.
..r. t.r The arrest Of Rash Burgess, United
states collector of internal revenue, WAS
-,rr.i upon HIM Yesterday morning 10 al-
81. p before UnitcQ States commissioner i.
Il shields for an examination NJ l. VI. The
u.nin'. which WIS issued upon the COM
, in, ni Mr. Hamilton Bingham. Il clerk OF
Colonel y. T. Beard. charges that Burgess
....rcinr ul internal revenue. did, on or
...at tllr III day of Octohcr. 1875. nc-li-
-,r'}y and ti,.>igncll. permit J. j. Johnson,
United states -auIcr, TO violate the inter
.H ryrullr Laws, and did >iIa and cSsiity q
,N~, certificate or lny-accouni OF the sald j.
3. Johnson.
~, case was called ut l2:l1 +. NJ. II. II
Wills. Ig, Esq, appeared for the Govern,
,pn.. Mr Burgess had no counsel.
Nj. Hamilton Bingham, the complainant
,,.ttf,,d reside in Richmond. and am EN-,
r.st,d ~ Brud 4 GO. Am the person who
mad, ihr affidavit upon which the warrant
v..I>>tr,d tor the arrest ot Rush Burgess.
p8gir. th, month ur September. 1873, j. }
nr>un WAS ont Of the State of Virginia
,>,,n for two or three days. While he was
...-, h. aux. 4 no spirits OF any kind in tile
80 II Richmond. tie left in the latter part
.f ,v.u.>r. and returned two or three days
N.iu., II, l>t ul October. and during those
rAe rr three DAYS he did gauge some spirits.
~ i AL IhatI know positively ot the mat.
..t. can swear he WAS not in The city
.3..au. .,ept,mbcr. else | should have known
10 Eu-h Burgess: | do know that J
! r.iu~nu Wl> Gut ut the State during most
II September. | did not accompany him
md dli not see him out Of the state, hut
r.ri huuW h" WAS lust Il, knew that Prc>l
l..u. Grant was out of the State during lha
Month. Did not sec Burgess sign the pay
.snunt. hui have witnesses who did see il
Pave every reason to believe Burgess die
L.YA The account WA, false. aud did >i-n i
tn nil knowledge that it was not correct
..t au now swear that Burgess did do Il
.!1i-,i in my complaint,
Mr g. NJ. FIrck testified that during Sep
',mi.r last le had. al the request OF !. j
Johnson. @au4rd some for him, and used h::
.r4nd 4I>p tint he had filed up some re-
'urn> thnl johnson had lett signed in blank
Nr. {. ". Burr said that he was deputy
collector 81 internal revenue: that All the
l.ts-arceunt> were left to him 10 examine
a- Il Va- impossible for the collector to do
~,,. hat after examining them he was II
a., hlh!l Of imudlEr them IL the collector
'~. Al, signature. Ii there WAS anything
HrrlE in JuhnSOn's account h' iburr) was
...uo 10 blame tor lis having been signed hy
Eayc>s. tor lie only signed such accounts
u.oH h> (Burr>) recommendation.
Mr. !. i. johnson testified: Was Il .tii-eI
u September last. but declined to say Whc.
lhcr H.. ~, absent from The city Of RicG-
mont duriH.. that month hGC;ltlSc it might
,rtGIno'" himself. He had rendered an ac-
s.ant tnr services Is ga'lgcr during part oi
~.lirIuJcr. Could not say whether 1t was
tor three ur for twenty days. 1t WAS true
.vHnt. Rendered the account himself. Did
nn, know who approved it, or what was the
tu9unt of il. Did not know whether he
.nl1~d during September more than five
days. Did not know how much money nc
drew f.. that month.
70 Burgess: Don't know whether you
ever examined my pay-acCounts or not after
they were signed bv me. Don't know that
,ou have ever approved any pay-accoun
iui mo that YOU knew was incorrect.
several other witnesses were examined
Without bringing out anything new.
Mr. Burgess said he WAS anxious to hay,
lA', matter settled at once because his name
was going the rounds OF the papers and fron
mouth 10 mouth IL having a criminal charg,
connected with it. aud II il would facilitate
the progress of the case he would be willing
"a ,uln,t that i. j. Johnson was absent
during part If September, though without
hi, knowledge. and that he had certified tn,
account oi Johnson for services rcndcrc(
d'llin@, the whole month.
Mr. Bingham >id he would object (,
cj">lug the testimony at that time because
If time were allowed him he could prove
that Burgess signed the account knowing
a. the time that it was fraudulent. liz
would, therefore, ask that the case be con
iinued till Thursday.
Mr.. Burgess then withdrew his PROPOSE
tipn and agreed to the continuance of tht
case.
The Commissioner then continued the
lu.th"r bearing until Thursday, and recog
uilcl the accu sed in the sum OF 81 600 fol-
Li> appearance.