The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-23
local MATTERS.

TnS 'A>k ',,n "t Police Justice White Sat
vs., N''.H - a,rIocs. MIR. Coleman appeared
UtN ~ .,n1 nAyScallv. and was accom-
mU'. lo!',,; ~ stun<cl. General Bradley /.
l>h'" - ,'3 W. l.. Envall. Esq. Captain
,,C.,. ,..rcarrd for the ComnAonMea''". W. 7,
"|',~4rl ".>E"I Robert Mayo. Treasurer; ". +.
RI, Lar ESQ. Auiitor; General Asa hoSet>'
:" ~ \nti,ior: aud Mr.. MORRISON cisrS 10
~, ,nf,to:'> rtii"e, appeared ana teS'steo "S
VIZ, ,:.,.~l - Navo testified substantially as fol-
,,..1 hald the Office Of Treasurer OF the
..N,''....',yrs,,h w.. Of Virginia. Under al act
',;,,"r.h 81. ISL. the Sinking Fund ConmiS-
@ ',, .' g-r the Treasurer, the Andi'or OF
49,, ,rc,uutS. ard Seco,d Auditor. Mr.
..,v,n " no was secretary Of the BoaEu OF
=, works. offered 10 take the position
,.,..arv Of the Sinking Fund Board
...,.., condensation. and presume was
,,',.r.rI Mr. Re was Treasurer at tue
-, - The bonds. which were purchased oy
go" 900 i,..rf Ncir in the scsping OF the Sec
.'.. some Of these bonds were kept IN
.snr. ana slme III The ofhcc OF Gencral
r..r. cannot tell where all Of them were
-. The secretary, Mr.. Coleman, had IN
.,,.>.>.ian a .ia box, and l suppose all
-. - j.. hartl, were kept in II this box was
-. :, ,lr az in the Treasurers Office;
60. 5. finished With combination lock,
.,,.ay ,wo Of nv clerks and self under
,..,f i. numbers. General koSer>'S book
w:i. :. ,l,v al Of the bonds purchased since
,'-g>. ~. ISL. | cannot state exactly
,,.',,I,,. of bonds missing but it Is about
.rsaao which. IT al average value, cost
.inrr, No record, 80 lar rs can dc ascef-
,y:r,1, ua> kept OF the m'elinSs OF Tue
E.a.t Is Nr. Cormau; he nad no more au-
.r1-;,y or r1ntrol ever the bonds than any
,ErrE would lay,->Imply 10 count and de-
,n,,. tArm-tNcrpt in the case OF coupon
ioai> w!lch hc negotiated for. No registry
o, ,.,. ul!:anyr OF bonds can be found. On
in. second examination of the books
General Rogers discovered the mistake OF
~. ,.rrciaSc OF $500 worth OF bonds lor
{, 10: hr holding the book up TO the light
j. wg- seen that figure had been scratched
n,,, rom before :he S. The amount charged
wou,d have purchased about $4,000
worth OF bonds. THE book was here
>aopn.7 Mr.. Coleman was not present ut
~, examination, though he had attended
., ,revio,is meeting Of the Sinking Fund
rn,-r!. For some time previous, to the oc-
r,rIr,cc he had been absenting bimSelflrom
The Office during the day. and | supposed
wa writing ont very Important report at
lt> loom. When he returned there was
wild. di>9rtered look about him, and he
coDrl! !iu.d O. neuralgia. He had nothing
whatever 10 do with that book (the book eX-
UatyG in court, it belonged 10 General Ro-
"rr>', uiHtr. When | met Mr.. Coleman on
=. >iuriav ui.ht and told him Of the alter
u ruiry. be replied. :" | did that, Colonel y;
,rm.i II be Very much excited, and said,
w@,u lrti him At the club, "Good-bye,
c.! !,u,l. cont think shall see you again."
REORGANIZATION. There were q num-
n.. II hrnds brought TO the office which
Ng Goldman did not receive in his hands.
\ number Of persons. many Of them
>'-aa-"r>. have been in my Ctticc and waited
'~..c ai"Mc um'ii NY return.
Q.r,tio9 Iy defence: When you told Cole
IL !"t th"al alteration uihe warrant-bo0k, did
!ul,',3y Il once. {" cid that, Colonel. l.when
g. Investigation was going on yesterday
Hr&I@- friGuS!. | s:.w that the warrant
BOOK -.u~cd 4 purchase Of $4,000 Of
h4.,, ir $3.50. and that this must
- @gpr@. rs that number Of bonds
: 4a not cost more than half OF
'.a' ,u'M. ]. therefore, to make
g.. look correct, in manifest mistake put
H.. G-Grr before the 5 in the number Of
tag.> this morning. which made the book
r,N'.iu what il ought 10 have contained.
Afterwards. however, | reflected that it was
r1Ir II ny hu>Le>s TO be making another
r.:k> book correct. and erased the figure
wA.rh had put there"
Answers: do not rccoliect these words.
II HAY huyc >aid something like thtm.
TIE other witnesses subs;antiated the
io.'-oiug testimony, and the Police Justice
U' idrl to send the accused on to The March
;rga Il HE Hastings Court 10 answer the
c-a:-c- ii j'argory, cmbczzlement: and grand
,,r.eL:. Ea! was refused.