The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-27
,,,rrnS TO SET ASIDE THE FER-
DICT AND FOR ARREST OF
l-pGNENT oIERRULEp.
&C.. &c. &c.

weather WAS rainy ard diSaSrccabse
'...4.,. IN; the crowd which had been IN
t..'.,.r,, a, the llu>iing> Court on wed
u ,a, not diminished, indeed there was
~ number at Interested spectators
Sr. than on the night before. Inc
= ,.., oncusd nj twenty minutes to ii
ana ,tcw minutes later the argument
I.r.a.r WAS resumed.
!.' o,, r,o,-,xov
E:H'EA> W ''.0-'I"
rl'a:ti tl1urNo!' l"F 'nt "''suc'' ot'o"eu
};r.,.r,.UUtln- lhe c"hrt ana !"r! "pon
49, La- r"3 o. tHc case: nc "o!Fu t"at
-. .8r, had Tg;utilcd let'eSueu auu leaus
:, ,..ra patiently. ne cnafSc, lie salo,
V, ,:r ri iu-2clE. nut the es!0ehce ha'l
A..nA very vide IHN>r. 1he jury now
t,r~ AZ. "a q ',i..r upon me quesIon OF lor-
.,,y-tr;-c!y G.! l'a"I'c f'e"l1. re IN.
,.-s..ous II iIie ldGse very ie'" u!"n 'n's
,.aaaf. !lr >IH lbs .'thp.e ieHu'hs vi .ne
i.,iac,jous seemed |" MN ~ 'hip'! 'nat .ile
r..y rl..,. hrlI IN Ncra!cI ol hos Suiil!.
lar,, ,t.'"r,~, = hat there W3s Grunge III
tina. i.,rh T.! striking ch fhe hSlre from
s'-rrrIi. leaving II SS.iUU.2o, HOW eau
..,.rfhl.s OF o. The figure ~ operate
;. D. pr,i iudJce OF another. when the book
!, NJ. kest g. public record'
uoy rr;lIl the alteration in this book, kept
.a,.,,, authority of law, do more than eX-
r.,., he irrcsulGrty Of the officers, aud as
:, ;.,.,. 10 show that fraud had been COM
r,...i av somebodv. but there was no evil
Ira,,. H. show that it WIS By Coleman. 1t
1,.f.r t,Iped the investigation; but how
~ i, hur, Coleman when the book is not
trr. ty authority Of law: Suppose Cole
r2yn had c.il:d attention 10 the error
srrrn>,. ,hs, ua lad not made the acknowl-
,t,mput. b,k bad SAID that he did not know
,,w - wine r,als the erasure, could any
h,yy h,y. found OUT who did it! Would
,b,, INVESTIGATION have been had: Never.
r.lu,.j t,ournoy then reviewed the tcsti-
-,r, n colonel Nayo. and argued from the
,,ny.r,,,jon had between Coleman and Co.
iorl Nvo and their meeting and walk up
-. ,:,,, .bou.c. SuDnosc Coleman said
,,,,, H.. ,jtn't do il and didn't know who
SI", R,; in ,Iace of this he, like an homes,
NAN s'jI / did il. Is there ANYTHING like
rrif, in tht.: How easv would it have been
lar him ~ ha,. thrown the whole burden
from h. -bauIGrrs TO some one else. But,
with that honesty which came from his
father and generations before him, lie
said did il. | thought it wrong, and
Scratched il ont. and then endeayorcd TO
m:k. It right. H., came boldly out and said
al lliIit," TINS relieving the whole Capitol
the vhuIc Basement. and all Of his associates
J, wa, = frank and manly act. He told how
hr did il. and why he did it. Is not the
traukuc>, and lEaulireSs OF this act credita-
be, and enough 10 cutitle him TO the kind
x.S l,, I lIn f,$.,l
himself wbatcycr burden might have rested
upon Lin. II put the i there" said lie,
"lilling that the book had not been properly
Kept. AID then scratched il out"
The speaker then reviewed Mr.. Morri-
sons testimony. and contended that as hui
IulA GatUrc is always liable 10 fail, he failed
too. lie conlendeu also that there was no
Cidcn:c 10 show that there was ever any
order from the Board Of Sinking Fund Com
m!>>!oncTs 10 Coleman to keep the record
BOX. Mr.. Taylor had SAID he mad no IDEA
.! lhc bohd> thal belonged 10 the sinking
tuna, except the knowledge derived from
thls book. so said General Rogers, and Mr..
Aayr. ana Mr.. Morrison. The book IS not
worth the paper on winch II is written TO
show the transactions OF the sinking fund.
The commissioners have never had "a meeting
to obow in what book the transactions OF the
Board should be kept.
'o'"he'f lourhoy next proceeded 10 review
49, ,'5'h'I ,"lI''' ~ H., INC Ha noa;.u, =. ,tn,
~ W. ~, H1n' ,I;a >-. 80. ,,ro, ~ th'
G,,ii If Coio,1au hasars u 3 Gorarnor @ @ % Kemn., m
,h.,, 10 h,d honn ~ nn;I,U E ~, anyth;na criminal
and tho nrnn;sn ou ne 49,, of Fewer non.
dr., -, ,he. r,,,,,s, - ~ ~ ,,,or,
ornr,anl.ns -, - Va. D., n af rn.,.';Io'a
W. I,'"s -, ,. ,ne no ..at ~ :. aano, o.;n -,
~ ".'ne .u". ~ va. Nv ':.o., ,a:. W
1,. ,;an " eenu '..' WIS ni'. W ,no pInl.en
'''au'e ttio "naiiS vi tne Eop'to' "eis
:" ~, S(n a eoiiiu>eu s'a'e-tn's young Han a.
i'", "' >Jn'' ,n le,e' ti'o.e iooA upou nis iei
7' '''o iiu VI e'oiu e,oi Poin''nS az
t.i'. 1.,. y" IS.pun' pi VI 'uo shortcomings "
~ n"u ~ u'"p, "nou' .he pio
p'"'! v. n.e "'qu'''"'' he 'nouSut II the
uu's oi Ihe Jury 10 acqult Inc prisoner, even
II lhcFc was only slignt douDt OF bis guilt
Alter making Il po"erlu touching, and elo
IuenI appeal 10 the jury, ne SAID he wa:
s'ffy ,hat the affairs OF hesinklng fund llad
pe''l sti""n 10 De III such condition; but il
AZ HoicHlan) Is guilty, let The matter rest
", ~'.ta n'lh anu his GOD. Ihere was nothing
.ni ." i"' ~ luence to no" that ne was guilty.
caion",t nJtTu T'a ,nc Jury "ouiu 50 hno.
'0'i"os 'len 'ooA nis sea''
The ARGUMENT CONCLUDED.
Colonel Flournoy concluded 2 few minutes
after II O'Clock, and after short recess
Mr. Wise commenced his snecch for
the prosecution about half. .n,st - o,clonk
He again congratulated the Hrv Inon ths
near end Of ;b.. ease. Althouyh be had pn ,,,.an m
very fun notes Of the remares or rho nthor
gentlemen. and had availed b;m.alf oe .ha
recess from 10 O'clock l,st nioh, ,n I", y; @ sne
the argument of MeSsrs Pn1ar ond uI1 Pn,,,a aum Il
dale but OF cours. he had not m bad "I ,;mn . As %
condense the testimony Of Mr. - Elo,rnoc u "
He was told ;bis morning that be ml,sr nre.