The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-24
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R1cHsoNp. VA aDecamber 23. fs74

qoi RICHMOND, VA, December %, 1874 i.
Editrs Of the Dispatch 9Gentlemen,-
In reporting what said in the Council on
Monday night about The |" detectives y your
reporter committed did error. which it was
not unnatural that he should have commit.
ted. His report SAYS that sad as follows :
9, He had In bis Office the record of one OF
them, who has been convicted Of an offence
against the laws of this CoinmonW eaith. He
also had an extract from the record of the
case In regard to the chief of detectives of
this city, which shows, il, anYtbing. that he
is even more guilty, than the man who IL
now under conviction" What I.actualy
said was this That "l had In my Office the
record of the conviction Of one Of these men
Of an offence againsttbe laws Of this Com.
monwealtb, and that II then had In my
pocket an extract from the record in that
case which, in my opinion, showed that the
chief Of detectives was, il anything, more
.guiltyithan the man who had been convict.
ed" think it is due to me. and to the
people of this city, that they should see the
extract above referred TO, SO that they can
judge whether or not was justifable IN the
opinion i then expressed, and subjoin
hereto rerbatina copy from the record In
the case of "Wren Us. The Commonwealth"
which beg that you will publish with this
correction. What said on this occasion
was simply In the discharge OF what eon-
ceived to be my suorn duty in representing
what I knop to be the almost unanimous
opinion of the honest people Of this com.
munity; and here am content to leave
it for the present.
a. Your obedient servant,
GEGRas l.. CHRISTIAN.
Yerbattm extract from the record in the case Of
the clerks sice Of the supreme Court Of Appeals
"George D. Wise was then called for the Com
that he had taken out vibrant for Duke and Dull,
because they the propristors Of the house. snd
bound for what happened In y. Nothing was said
he would have had no hing to do with II; that on
the morning after tire alleged robbery RnoC came
to him to employ him for some party who bud got.
O Gf sc
that it was Dull; that after be had got
through with h,s business at the Police Court
Knor went with HIM 10 the office OF the
Chief Of Police: that just as they entered, Major
John Poe, Jr., the chief OF police. was saying to
Mr. Fo,oAes that ne must get out warrant and he
would have the parties arrested. KnoI said It todS
had all left tosOn. and a toarront .oould be Vf,Ro
USE and no warant was tnen goMen , 3ati aa, tnas
Wren approached him saying that Kn0r todnfsd
to see him at the DtsDdtch coraer that he went
with Wren to that corner, and KnoG took him across
the street into the 4nieTtcan Hotel and opening
door sho1oed him into room, aUhere Dull dnd Pnr-
dY and Dr. Le,ois (the parties tohc ,oere In Dulrs
house at The time orthe alleged Ldrce7y toere, and
The Circuit Court.n.Ia *s'.* e - ~.
The foregoing is true extract from the
record in the case Of the Commonwealth ,us.
John Wren. which has been certified from
this court to the Supreme Court Of Appeals.
Test: stFt f3l"'" ANDREW iJINKiNs,
Clerk Hastings Court city OF Richmond.