The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-25

Trg ALLEGED DEFRACDISG By FHURST l.
p,Ny.-TMc ex animation in the case OF
Fcur.t & Mauly. who stand charged by their
creditor, With attempting TO defraud them
)y the removal of their goods after they had
fi.d = uetion in bankruptcy, was continued
Yesterday before United states Commissioner
Akin, in the United States Courtroom.
", HulIington, the manifest clerk Of the
uItpyminion steamship Company, who was
III. .:r., examined. said that he had shipped
f,r Nr>,r,. Feurst e. Manly in January last,
f. j.. >onborm & Co., New York, one cask
nf .lorry wine and thirteen cases Of wine.
Thcy vent on the steamer leaving January
cd The bill Of iadi2g and the preSS-copy
Of lhc manifest made 1T the Steamship Com
,gr,'> Office III this city were exhibited. The
rl.k. the witness thought. was marked
",lfrrrv vine" on the bill Of lading.
Nr. Thomas hackie said that he was pass
in2 ManIy'> house, on Main street, one day,
and SAW some goods (hoN"s and barrels)
bin taken Oh, and put into aSpring-wagon.
H. ALSO saw box OF tobacco carried Of by
4 coirr"d boy named Pete. up town. He
th3u,hi the goods were moved in January.
Thee wcye iwo or three barrels and some
leNc. II -e1Eed 10 take two or three persons
/" remove The barrels. MIR. Manly and Mr..
F~iI-: w"rc there at the time. The witness
a., aid Il" bad been at work 1T the place,
aul t,,o,ig!It that there was no way to get IN
I.r.H'k ., the store except through Saia-
Mn,.hy'>.
N~ John +. = Hen, one of the creditors of
IL. ;ru charged with the offence, was next
t%anin,d. lie was present at the first sale
oi Fcur>t & Manly. and saw some OF the
t2hacro which he had originally sold the
finn. a'l wondered where the rest was.
r,!..ualIy he sold the firm the "Ma!chless'
aaL other brands OF tobacco, amounting in
NJiuc 10 about $50. At the sale he only
saw ahuU. 80 worth Of the tobacco. Sold
thr 'tharco Individually TO Mr.. FeurSt. who
tUii hin! 10 send the tobacco TO the store on
Main street. tie cane in with Dir. Lleber-
nun. Witness also said that he did not at
tjr time sell the MatchlesS" to but three
other Persons.
MIR. John w. Wright, the sheriff of the
CITY, explained how the attachment against
Iii" r>talc Of Manly came into his Lands on
t.r ith of February. He went up to the
sio.r. lie met Mr.. Fcurst, who told him
t!i there was deed Of trust On the pro-
p"!lr. lie also said that Mr.. Feurst told
hin ttat While he was away from the city
Manly Lad thrown away 81, 400 or $500.
Alter gaS!ight that night the house was still
open ""d business was going on, apparently.
Mr.. lru!>t also told him that he thought
hc lad about 500 worth Of goods III the
house. Witness saw several boxes OF cigars
"lcn. Would have made thorough exam
In.;IOu but for the fact that Mr.. FeurSt had
Tod hin there was Il deed Of trust on the
Property. Saw the store open a few days
AFTER.
Mr.. Salomonsky was next examined.
Never saw any goods taken away from
feur>t Il Manly's, but saw some being re-
c.vet. Explained in detail! the situation Of
Tn premises.
Charlie, +. Hyneman, of Philadelphia, was
n,Xt examined, and said he had sold goods
IL Manly before the 18th of January. The
goods consisted of barrel of whiSkey,
c.ninp7gne, and other liquors, and were sold
on ninety days time. The goods were
bought by FeurSt & Manly. They were to-
s"ther at the time of the purchase.
The investigation at this point was sus-
icadcd uulil o'clock. when Mr.. Manly,
the rcgro boy Peter. and other witnesses
were examined. The defence introduced
correspondence between McssrS. SOrborn Il
Co., o; New York, and Mcssrs. Feurst &
Manly, Of Richp1opd, to show that the
ilquOTs which were returned to the house in
New York were not such Us the accused ex-
ltcird them 10 be, aud hence they were not
satisfied
The examination was continued until
h&"!y So'clock, when the case was adjourned
!Ltr II O'Clock this morning and the parties
baltd.