Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-04-03

TREAsURER-HE GOES TO BALTIMORE
AND RETURNS IN STATE OF MENTAL
ABERRATIoN-SCEN AT THE JAIL
HE Is BAILED IN $4,000.
&C., &C., &c,
The special kilograms on the bulletin
board of the VINDIcAToR Saturday an
nounced that Col. Jos. Mayo, Jr., Treasur-
or of the Commonwealth, who left Rich
mond after giving his testimony in the case
of w. ID. Coleman, Secretary OF the Boald
of Public Works, Whose trial for embez-
element and forgery resulted in his sent
ence to four years in the penitentiary) had
returned from Baltimore that morning,
and been arrested on a bench warrant is
sured by Judge Guigon, charg ng him
with embezzling on the 21st of December
S., 900 Of the States money. The city ser
geant, Gen. P. T. Moore, was waiting at
the train with the warrant when Col. Mayn
arrived. We condense from the ''Dls-
patch' and Enquirer" the following add
tional particulars
The train came in about the usual time,
and Colonel Mayo was one of the last pas
sengers to step upon the platform at the
depot. DR.. Griffith, near connection OF
Colonel Mayo, who had gone to Baltimore
to look after his friend, was also on the
train. but, strange to say, did not know
that Colonel Mayo had returned to Rich
mond until he saw him in conversation
with General Moore on the platform DR..
Griffith, it will be remembered, had failed
to find Colonel Mayo up to a late hour on
Friday afternoon, when that fact was tele-
graphed to Richmond.
COLONEL MAYO ARREsTED-IN JAIL.
Seeing Colonel Mayo step upon the plat
form, General Moore went up to him, aud
after speaking to him, remarked s.Old
fellow, l have a very sad and painful duty
to perform; have a warrant in my peck
ct for your arrest"
Colonel Mayo, in all distracted way, re-
piled son, ah! you have. alb ~ and some
unintelligible reply followed.
He was Immediately placed in hack
and driven to The Second statiOn-house.-
During the ride General Moore asked him
where he had been, and he replied that he
was looking up certain papers i'll New
York. On arriving at the station-house he
repeatedly importuned General Moore to
tell him where the man was that had the
papers. Justice White repaired to the sta
tion-house as soon as notified Of the arrest
of Colonel Mayo, with q view OF doing
everything he could in consistence with
out of his head. Everything he could get
out Of him was ''those papers! those pa
pers!' He was mad. Under the circum-
stances his Honor felt constrained to COM
nit him to Jail, and at ten O'Clock he was
removed thither in custody of Deputy
Sergeant Holzinger. Mr. Holzinger went
down the street with Colonel Mayo who
asked him once or twice who he was. TIE
officer replied, "Why my IL me is Holm
ger. You have seen me very often at your
office'' "Oh, yes" said the prisoner; Il
remember you now" This was, perhaps,
the only Ineligible remark which he made
while in the custody of the Sergeant.
ON REACHING THE JAIL
Colonel Mayo was kindly cared for, being
quartered temporarily in Jailor Cumming S
room, and made as comfortable as it was
possible under the circumstances. While
in The room, at one time, it is said, his
mind seemed to leave him entirely, and
he almost raved, attempting to break some
Of the furniture. At Il later hour in the
day it was agreed that he should be brought
before Police Justice White on an applica-
tion for bail, the hour being fixed at half
past o'clock. A number OF witnesses,
who had testified in the case of W. d.
Coleman, besides other gentlemen who
were represented to be cognizant of the
mental condition of the unfortunate gen
tleman, were summoned to appear before
the Justice at the hour already named
THE NEWS OF COLONEL MAYo's ARREST
and his unfortunate condition had spread
over the city in an incredibly short space
of time, and by O'Clock a large number OF
prominent citizens were in attendance at
the Police Justice Court.
Just before o'clock Mr.. John A. Lyn-
ham and MI. Antilotti, having an order to
bring the body Of Colonel Mayo before the
Police Justice, procured hack and pro-
Before Colonel Mayo left the jail, and
while he was being visited by a number of
friends, among whom was Colonel Connal-
ly, the prisoner imagined that one of the
pictures upon the wall was moving, liv-
ing object, and inquired what it was
Colonel Connally endeavored to quiet his
nerves and satisfy him, and, in reply, said
1T is only picture; don't mind that,
Colonel But this reply did not satisfy
him, and his sufferings seemed to be almost
unbearable. The Colonel (Mayo) being
PLACED IN THE CARRIAGE,
the party, accompanied by Mr.. Cummings,
the jailor. drove quietly TO the Police
Court, where already a number Of persons
had assembled. Colonel Mayo was speedi-
ly taken out of the carriage and carried
into Justice Whites private Office where
he was made comparatively comfortable
upon lounge. Drs. III. Cabell Tabb,
To EriA md Mnvn
were summoned to his side, it appearing
that he was laborimg under terrible mental
excitement, and was otherwise i'll. Indeed,
while lying there on the lounge he clasped
his hands o his head as if to indicate his
suffering, saying at the same time that he
felt as though all the inside of his head and
brains had been broken to pieces.
HIS CONDITION
being very serious, it was deemed eXpedient
to cup Colonel Mayo, and accordingly a
messenger was dispatched for an expert
enced cupper, who at once obeyed the sum-
mons, and performed the duty assigned
aim. When this was over the patient
seemed to rally somewhat.
The number of interested spectators had
by this time increased considerably, but
the offices of kindness which were being
done to Colonel Mayo took place in view
of only few special, intimate friends and
his attending physicians in the private Of
fee of Justice White. Among the
GENTLEMEN WHO WERE PRESENT
may be mentioned the names of Lieuten-
ant-Governor Robert E. Withers, John A.
Lynham, Esq, Judge W. W. Crump, Col.
William w. Gordon, Judge Christian of
the Supreme Court of Appeals, DR., Griffith,
~ fhn M %a<, rrrn
3. Pickett, General Asa Rogers, second
Auditor; Captain A. Austin Smith, Messrs.
John B. Davis, William E. Taylor, auditor
of nuhlic accounts RALEIGH r Cnlstnn