The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-10
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OFFICE OF HENRY HrDSALL,l


Office OF HENRY HrDSALL,1
commissioner In Lanrery. Eleventh street
between Main and lta' k streets.
August 6, 1871
Present: l.. r. Page. Esq. Attorney for plain
r1iffs; John you, So, Attorney for defendants.
For want If legal notice and Tor want Of lcc,,l
authority III iahe Ihc.c dispositions In the c0DntS-
so cr i tbs proceeding, thu counsel for the plain
tlffs effects 20 aking these d'rosit1ns and 1T bis
rcqucsi the objection is here entered.
IsNium Ei1cdrd Brondnur, Il witness Of lawful
age. having been !rs dn! Swoi II, depose and s;1th
,as follows:
First question by John Lyon. counsel for dcfea,d-
.nis: you of the plauttffS in the CHI l.c<gy
.uil now pending In The Circuit our" The c1y OF
hichm"nd hctw.en j. BroadnaX; ". +. Broad
max and T. ". ilklns: as plaintiffs, and Ec,'ben
Others, rs defendants?
Answer: am.
Second Question Have you ever read The dill
fllci In SAID SUIT printed copy Of whiClis nov TX
answer: NOT entirely: only detached pieces
Third Question: Please indicate the detached
pieces which you have read? lUbjected TO rs lricle'
rantl
par;,cI alll In the whole bill have not read it I'm.
tlcrssudin4y al all. hayc.read 1t here and there
Fourth Question: When did you first see the orr.
Yiul bill la this suit, ~ any copy thereof, adtcar
wha, re- the allegations, ayciTncnts, aud impua.
tiOnS thtrt in cOntainrd?
Answer: the first time Lever saw what Is repre-
scented as copy WAS tins morning, which iS The
printed copy now shown me. have never sceu
Fifth Question: When and how did 1t come to
your knew edge that tli, suit had been brought
begun? fn'jectcu to hy counsel for plaintiffs Ut
Answer have forgotten whether It was men
toned TO me- ar whether slw il IN the paptr>. II
was or the other: forget which.
SIKH Question: Where were you when you first
became aware or iniolm, dor The tendency Of lhi:
You OF ii. Whether before after you saw 1t in the
paper. please slate his name and residence? lob
Answer: Ii wa in brunswick county. have just
stated had forgotten whclh,r II was nciore or al
ter SAW II men toned in The papers he person
who mentioned II 10 me WIS my brother "a. j
Broadway ar his vile. Lam not certain which.
Seventh Question: Where are the certificates foI
the shares Of sock of The Petersburg Railroad Com
pany of which you In the bin filed In your name
in this suit said To he the owner, and how many
shares of stock do these certificates represent?
Answer: hey are In the possession OF my couu u.
sci, Major l.. Ii. Page. Ihcy represent two hum
dred slarc'.
kirnIn Question: Did you deliver said certificate
certificate fortwo hundred shares 10 MyIor icul
r. Page wi Il L power powers OF attorney author
ziug In" transfer of said shares on the cooks of The
company?
hnsWcr: thought nj the time gave him full
power 10 transfer he stock, or 10 do anything viii
1t; to sell IT, or To dispose Of IL.
Ninth Question: Did you give Major Page at tn,
tine whcn you delivered the certificates TO him, OF
I.crd nee lth the by-ltws Of the company and IN.
laws Of The hand, In the usual and customary firm
signed and Witnessed authorizing The Transfer Oh
the books OF the company whenever Major Page
might sell or dispose u the STOCK {?
Answer: think nld give him u full power OF
ATTORNEY. tnutEnt MAO answered tlIt StiDn
T.uili Question: For what consideration did You
deliver ~ Major l.. Il. Page The certificates of stock
and powers Of attorney alluucd 10 In Your prcccd-
Answer: On the ground that he was to take nv
stock and 40 the best he could with 1t.
Eleventh Question What has Mr. L. r. Page
Answer: presume he hats it In his possession.
don't know what he has done with l..
Twelfth Gu, sliun How much money have Won
receiver IRON or through MIR. l.. K. Page tor and
ON account of the certificates of stock delivered 10
. him nv Vuu ~ Azores 10:
Answer: About IS, 000.
Ihirlrr,tl question: when did You receive that
nmsMc,: think /, was in April last?
Fourteenth Question: Through what banks or
bankers did YOU receive said sum?
Answer: received Gu. OK from Major Page on
the state Bank Of Nrslnia for The amount OF about
IS 900, above refeIren iC. | useu IL 900 ior my
avn private uses. aud invested IL 900 as a ,oan
upon Il bond secured toy real estate, at interest.
Fifteenth Question: How much money did YOU
receive for Your brother, 4. j. Bros dnaX, on ac-
count Of two hundred shares Of Petersburg rail-
road stock which he had delivered into the hands of
L. II. faSr, ksI mean by money any valuable ,h
get the same ams unt YOU did?
ANSWER, M,s bro,hcr =; ). Broad1aX I got lhe
Sainc for his shares that did. and MI Wilkins got
in wopuIiinn t, the stock held by him The same
per share that my brother aud got.
Sixteenth Question: How much more are you 10
2et for loI. stock?
ALspsrs Every dollar more that can honestly
get.
promised you, crrain!
Al swer: No promise has been made for any more
that say.
Eightcahst ansiien: Have you or have yoa lOt
received ANY assurance from aay icson IerSo
or corporation. Gr HE agents or ofhcers q eUrls-
Saiinns that your stock In MI. L. K. Pages hands
shall not in AMY eSe,t iru out 10 YOU less than $50
per share, same other particular sum ,er share
Answer: hlSt hat no communication with any
persons, corporations or officer or agent of any
corporation sy.i 70 tins st,ck etiles shan my
counsel. Mr. leeh r.. Page He has assured me that
he would 90 Ihe nest.he coula TOR me.
Nineteenth Dslsstieu: Has Mr.. Leigh r. Page
ever promised or aSSuxel you thai son Gsorld
not gst Ii IS than $40 Xxx share, or some other par
1lcuar SUM per share.
Answer: tMuS unt,SE.
Twentieth Ques,son;: Was the $4,000 received
part payment for the whole ~ your stock, u full
PAYMENT fora part OF Nonraock!
Answer: understaad 1t WAS money raised on &C
Twe nj nf 0aesttox. From whom was the
s.orSoweo, or Otherwise 0.laiue II mi what rae
OF inter- did you agree 10 pay lhe1eoA: ana when
ASswer: do NOT know from whom the money
was narrowed or obtained | DO Dot expect to pay
which, mixas have IN return q. got me money
from MIR. Page. don't snow where he xot It, Or ON
what terms. That's uli know aboutt II.
TwenIy-secenG Question: Is ihis your usual
mode Of doing haSiuess? Did you ever make i
transaction OF The kind before to the amount of
Answer: This is rGc only one Of the kind ever |
upon HE happeulng OF which you may have TO pay
back The Us 600 you g.d froin Major Page or which,
sou think you may hare 70 pay back that sum!
Answ.r: really do not know. i mentioned 1t, |
beeallse thought u contingency might arise, bat /
whether II will arise or not do not know.
4 wcnty-four,h Question Relste a!l the facts and
circu Instances, all the comiH con-
yirSati0rs with. or from Major LIZ. Page or any
other person. which induce YOU otb3nk that ron-
ss p9sn WHICH yGS f
your stock, aL d hold without Interest, and 81 which