The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-15
xassar fro,,, Ner York.

i EATUSt'A l.. -...si lsA'ht -
letter from Now Fork.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO aAihkoAp-ihoIA h - y,
,,cnunSp Mcsr WORK FOR THE TRApI~-
o,srkys FAR AWAY STILL DEVOTED 40 fhh 'I
w., WV YORK arrAIRs---A FORMER ficF-
sn>,n c,rprr-nsGeER on TWEED JURY
- HIS RECORD.
s. yr~.,-ss,ontenca Of tie Richmond DiSpa.eh.l
Nfw YonK, February 10, 1873.
:. Thouen far away, and In TINS great me
tr,n,Iis. one cannot help thinking OCCASION
,ally OF their old homes. Even were taey SO
DISPOSED, the constant reading OF your m
snrrSt;ng journal would prevent them. Well.
40 I,s, rail has been laid md the last spike
driven in the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
aud a, last a train has passed through from
the Ohio river to the noble old james; and,
hessrs. Editors, Viginians away from their
State are a. heartily glad of it aud rejoice as
maca as YOU do, and VIC all hope that klcfi-
i mond will now glide INTO that path oifproS-
pesity which we h&ye been so long praying
That she would enter npon. But with your
valuable and popular paper impress upon our
+: people one idea 10 ever keep before Them
not 10 wait for business 10 come to them, bsit
to ,pork aud push ahead, and by their energy
make business and prosperity flow into
Richmond. Nothing will prevent 1t II OUT
people do their part.
Find market, or make one, for all the
grain. tobacco, coal, and other western pro-
ducts which will Cow into Richmond, and
forGod,Ssake den't let the trade slip through
ths~Hands OF our merchants.
You are kept fully posted about news In
this city from your Exchanges" and |
haven't time 10 give yoa much additional,
even If T could. The winter has been very
severe moth, and the "polar wave" has
struck us with full force; and although the
knowing ones assert it's the worst winter for
twenty ye,rs, "od salts" state we haven't
sccn all set. .-.
The Herald chronicles from two to three
murders daily, still we have "Tomhs"
now almost oycrtlowing with murderefs,
with very little show Of a speedy trial for any
Of them, and my impression is that it will he
mysterious problem for the authorities TO
solve, where to find place to hold the criml-
nails IN short time.
AS an illustration of how "justice" Is
served here, will mention the name Of
iuror on the recent celebrated trial Of Will.
liam u. Tweed, formerly "Boss Of ranlma-
nv" Perhaps many readers of the Dispatch
will remember the gentleman.
Mr. Thomas W. Roach, butter dealer, No.
ga Eighth avenue, New York city, was one
of the jurors the jury agreed to disagree,
consequently were discharged. They were
OF course not bribed OH, no; not they
and defy the man to say they We're.
Roach WAS formerly carpet-baSger III
Richmond afterwards United States inter
nal revenue detective; wslle detective was
arrested for seduction, or attempted scduc-
ton. Of 4 young girl some fourteen or fifteen
years of age; was tried, but at final trial the
imp)lLant witness (the young girD was not
forthcoming, supposed 10 have been bought
oil, as she left the city and went 10 Phila-
dcphia,) and the case was dismissed from
the docket.
When revenue detectives were decreased
Reach lost his position, and went into, as
lie thought, an equally profitable business,
thai of dealing in counterfeit tobacco stamps
but vas, unfortunately for him, caught, tiicd,
md convicted, and sentenced by Judge Un-
GcrWood TO one years confinement in the
United States prison at Albany, n. Y. After
serving for ten months at that place he was
rardoned by President Grant, Wien he CAME
nclr to New York and entered upon his pre-
seat business.
Being on the make, he was in some trdy
Summoned as a juror on tho Stokcs-FiSk
trial, and while on the stand as Il juror re-
Piled 10 questions by lawyers I" thHt nc bad
never heard of jim FISK (1oach's store is
only one block from the "Giand Opera
House." Fisk Theatre, and railroad otlice.)
Some Of the lawyers happened to "smcl Il
m1u-r,' aud Roach was requested TO stand
aside, and rejected rs IL juror. lie. was not
open to bride in that case. Oh no not
he: he wouldn't take one.
Since the singular conduct of tho Tweed
jury, when all expected q verdict Of guilty,
the untccedents OF the jurors are being in
yestigalcd, and from the report OF an inter
view with Air. Roach it is pretty clear that
lie voted for the acqIttA Of Tweed. This
interview has led to further inquiries Of Mr.
KH.cll, und it has gotten pretty warm fol-
hiI, here. There being some talk OF his
having been a convict, reporter was rc
questcd to interview Roach again and set his
statement. Here Is the result:
WHAT THE ALLEGED EX-CoNyIcT SAYS.
The reporter saw Alr. Roach and asked
him US 10 the story Of the counterfeitins
stamps which had boon alleged against him
Mr.. Eoach told him his story rs follows:
"In 1860 / was detective in Richmond
Va, and proceeded against something Ink
four hundred persons for violating the United
States revenue laws, and had y great many o
them put through After somo tim.
retired from the service Of the United
States and went into the tobacco bust
mss myself. OF course | had made q
good many enemies while q detective
and as soon rs | was in business fol
myself there was good deal of feeling
against me. | manufactured tobacco and had
to put the stamps on my packages. l in this
way had 10 buy good many stamps, and
one Of my clerks one day bought large lot
have since had reason to beliye that this
clerk was In the conspiracy which was put
up agaiuSt me. The stamps he had bought
were, OF course, used in my factory, and /
sold Il number Of them to a man who wanted
some; doing this to oblige him, for forget
what reason. Shortly after I was arrested,
!, and then all the people whom had made
enemies of came down upon me, and inn
mediately saw that the charge I had Mt first
thought very trivial would becomea serious
matter. Twas Indicted, and at last brought up
for trial. The Judge and the District Attor-
ney knew Of the conspiracy which had been
made against me, and they advised ms to
plead guilty as the easiest way to get out Of
IL. and not 10 60 through trial, which
would only make my case worse, and in
which Heaven knows the amount Of false
swearing there would be against me. l did
plead guilty. and after doing so was on the
spot parloned before had left the court.
No sentence was pronounced against me, and
no Indictment now exists against ME. This
i Is tie only thing Of the kind have been in
in my life, and can bring the District At
(orDey pf Richmond oni INV ,,,,p,h of