The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-22

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did not kpoW the name Of the party for
whom he was to act, as Knox had not told
him. Had BOT seen Poe previous to going
to the station.house.
The witnesses were mistaken as to his
being introduced by Major Poe as counsel
for Mr.. Fowlkes.
Mr.. Cabell: Mr.. Wise, you say you were
not counsel for these parties. Were you no,
counsel when you paid over the money to
Mr.. Page in the Circuit Court-roomf
Mr. Wise: Yes, was acting as counsel
then.
Judge Guigon: Mr. Wise, you say the frs,
thing you heard about the case was from
Knox. Who employed you as counsel?
MIR. Wise: considered my appointment
of counsel came from Mr. Koox.
WHO VISITED DULL IN JAIL.
Deputy Sergeant Briggs sworn: I am de.
putty sergeant and acting jailor, and have had
Mr. Dublin my custody.
Judge Guigon: How came yeu to dis.
charge him?
Mr.. Briggs: Detective john Wren came
to the Jail with an order from Police Justice
White for me to bring Dull before him il de.
tained for no other cause than his warrant OF
commitment. ] accordingly carried Dull be-
fore the Police Justice, and without any ex-
animation or hearing any witnesses be admit.
ted him to bail in the sum Of $1,000, with
Messrs. Newton M. Lee, a. G. Blbcocx, and
j. G. Smith as sureties.
Dir. Cabell: Mr.. Briggs, have Knox and
Wren visited Dull frequently 10 Jail?
Mr. Briggs: Yes; very frequently.
THE ATTEMPTS TO GIT DULL BAILED.
Mr. Wise, in response to some questions
by Judge Guigon, related bis efforts to get
Dull bailed on writ of hdbeds corpus. Hc
utterly repudiated the baiIipg Of Dull BY
Justice White. At one time he had heard il
mentioned that Justice White was going to
bail Dull. Went 10 see White, and asked
him if be was going to do so. White said
he had been studying over the matter, bu;
doubted his authority. He canddly told
White that he (IVbite) bad no authority to
bail Dull as matters then stood. kuew no.
thing about Dull having been brought up
from Jail, and knew nothing about his being
bailed until it was all over, when be was told
of it by Mr.. Smith, one of the sureties. Then
he was in conversation with Sergeant Cook,
and he called upon Cook to bear IN mind his
assertion be had no lotor part in the trans
action before Justice White.
DULL's GUARDIAN ANGELS.
Mr.. Cabel to Dir. Briggs Did Dull seem
aware that he was to be bailed by Police
Justice White when Wren came for him?
Mr.. Briggs: No, sir; be seemed surprised
and was really so, I'm sure. He expected
to be taken over to Manchester before Judge
Weisiger, as Captain Wise had been fixing
UP the papers.
Sergeant Cook made about the same state
ment as to the discharge of the prisoner on
Justice Whites order.
DULL TO BE BAILED AT ANT COST.
Captain Disney, recalled by Mr.. Cabeli
After I refused to permit Jack Wren to re.
tire to private room for conversation with
builed if it took $4,000. He vas very iD-
digpant because he had not been permitted
to converse privately with Dull. SAID the
Chief Of Police would be up there Second
station-houSe) about that business.
JUDGE GU1GoN's DECISION.
Mr.. Cabel stated that he did not desire to
say anything.
MIR. Wise only asked the Judge as much
that was not evidence in Dul's case had
Snlu ny WlttSSScS, W IL IlOul
his mind in making up his decision.
Judge Guigon I'ii be surs-aa that.
Judge Guigon said the ohj&ct of imkiSon-
ment is to secure the attendance of aectlsed
for trial. The court must pa certain, In
granting bail, that this object is not defeated.
In this case, after hearing the remarkable
testimony given, he could not believe
that any reasonable amount of bail would
secure the attendance Of this prisoner
for trial, and reasonable bail" only could
be required. 1t seemed that be had
been guilty of most heinous offence,
and there was evidence to show that detec-
tives had not only made strenuous attempts
10 screen him, but had declared that he must
be bailed at any cost, and had gotten JUS
tice of the peace, without the slightest au-
thority of law, to release him, and that With
out the knowledge ther Of the prisoner or
his counsel. Under these circumstances,
seeing what tremendous efforts had been
made iu Dul!'s behalf, and believing that no
money would be spared 10 save him, he dld
not feel justified in doing anything that
would allow the prisoner to eude justice.
The application for bail was refused.
The prisoner was returned to Jail.
About 6 or o clock last evening the fol-
lowing bencb-warrant was issued by Judge
Guison, charging Detectives Kuox and
Wren with being accessories after the fact:
"State of Virginia, city of Richmond to ,rit:
"To the Sergeant Of the city Of Richmond,
oreet,nq: Whereas John &. Dull was COM
mitled to the Jail of this city under war
rant of commitment issued by the Police
Justice of the said city to answer charge OF
felony by him committed in this, that on
the TIN day of October, 1874, be, the said
John C. Dull, did felouiously take. steal, and
carry away divers notes OF the Dafional cur
rency OF the United States for the payment
of the sum OF five hundred and seventy dol
lars and OF the value OF five hundred ana
seventy dollars, of the money and property
OF one Joseph NJ. Fowikes aud whereas on
the 10Th day OF October, 1874, the said John
c. Dull sued out writ OF habeqs corpus
before The Judge Of the Hastings Court OF the
CITY of Richmond, asking that he may be ad-
mitted 10 bail 10 answer the said charge. ana
upon hearing of the said writ OF hdoeaS
corpus it appeared that William +. KNOX and
John Wren, since the said felony was COM
mitted. have received. harbored, maintained,
and concealed the SAID John Z. Dull they,
the said William F. Knox md John Wren,
well knowing that the said John q. Dull
had committed tke said felony.
"These are, therefore, in the name OF the
Common wealth, to authorize and require
YOU forthwith to apprehend and arrest the
said William F. Knox and John Wnen. aud
to take them before the Police Justice of the
said CITY. to answer the said complaint, and
TO he further dealt with according to law.
aGiYen under my hand this 2lst day Of Oc-
tober, 1874. a. b; 4uldos, ;,
..Judge oilbe Hastings Court, Richmond"
Mr. Knox was arrested ut the Theatre by
Deputy Sergeant Dudley; MIR. Wren was
arrested at Assembly Hall by Deputy Ser
oxa,of pripra