The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-12
Colonel Joseph MAYO.

On Sunday night last, Col. Jos. Mayo, Jr.,
former Treasurer of the State of Virginia, was
transferred to the custody Of the civil authori-
ties Of the State, and left the Lunatic Asylum
in the custody of an officer, taking the Sunday
night express train for Richmond. The Dis
patch of Saturday contains the following doc
ument in reference to tie discharge-the allie
cations that rest against Col. Mayo, and the
probable course that will be pursued. Col.
Mayo left the Asylum day earlier than was
expected.
No man stood higher in the estimation of the
people of Virginia, as an honorable gentle
man, than Col. Mayo, up to the time of the
transaction that threw such a dark gloom over
his name and character, and had it not been
fer the unfortunate habits he had contracted OF
drinking freely, and, as consequence, visit
ing the gambling saloons. and thus throwing
himself into the association OF designing men,
he doubtless would at this time maintain, UNI
impaired, the confidence of the people.
The following a:e the papers we find in
the Dispatch, as above alluded to:
WESTERN LuNATIC ASYLUM,
''Angust 9Th, 1875.
~. j. White, Police Justice of Richmond:
''My Dear Sir-The Beard of Directors have
this day discharged Colonel Joseph Mayo. and
have directed me TO advise you of their action.
The Colonel desires me to say that he hopes it
may suit your convenience to have him ap-
pear before your Honor OH Tuesday morning
| next. The officer to take charge of him by
reaching here Monday afternoon could so ar
range it by returning on the night train, which
| would be more agreeable to him.
| ''Yours. r. F. BALDWIN,
physician and Superintendent -
The charge which Colonel Mayo is to answer
is contained in the following bench-warrant
issued against him by Judge Guigon:
estate Of Virginia- City of Richmond
to acit: 70 the Sergeant of the city of Rich
mond, Greeting: Whereas it appears in evil
dence before me, A. B. Guigon, Judge of the
Hastings Court Of the city of Richmond, upon
| the trial Of w. D. Coleman for felony, that
Joseph Mayo, jr., Treasurer of the Common
wealth OF Virginia, did, OH the 21st day of De-
cember, 1873, feloniously embezzle and fraud
three thousand dollars of the money and prop
erty Of the Commonwealth of Virginia: these
are, therefore, in the name of the Common
wealth of Virg mia, to authorize and require
you to forthwith apprehend and arrest the said
Joseph Mayo, jr., and take him before the Pc
lice Justice of the said city to answer the said
complaint, and to be further dealt with accor-
| ding to law.
| "a. B. GUIGoN,
"Judge OF Hastings Court Of city of Rlcm'd.'
| This bench-warrant was issued on Friday.
March 81, 1874, but Colonel Mayo having alb
sented himself from the city it was not served
until the Saturday following, when General
| P. Il. Moore, the city Sergeant, arrested Col
Mayo at the Byrd Street depot, upon his arr
val here from Baltimore. Police Justice
White having been informed of the arrest OF
Colonel Mayo issued a mittimsus committing
him to Jail. Later in the day Saturday, March
2Sth.) the prisoner was brought before the Po-
lice Justice on an application for bail, which
was allowed in the sum of $1,000, and the ex-
| animation of the charges contained in the war
rant was postponed until the 18th of April. 1t
al pearing in the meantime that Colonel Mayo
| was probably not of sound mind. commits
| sion OF magistrates. consisting of Police JUS
| tice White and Justices Clark and Watts, was
constituted, and met ON the 18th Of April, heard
evidence in relation to his mental condition,
and declared him insane, and ordered his re-
moval to one of the asylums of the State, there
| to be kept until he was sufficiently recovered
| to be able to stand an examination. On April
9TH the General Assembly passed a resolution
removing Colonel Mayo from the office OF
| Treasurer of the State in consequence of hav-
| "
tuted commission OF justices, and is therefore
| incapable and incompetent to discharge the
| duties of said office.' Hon. r. M. Il. Hunter
was elected Treasurer in place of Colonel Mayo
on April 9th, and shortly afterwards Colonel
Mayo was sent to the Western Lunatie Asy-
lum ct Staunton. In accordance with the
terms of his commitment with that institution,
having recovered his reason, he has been de-
livered up to the Police Justice to be dealt
| with according to the forms Of law. He will
arrive here OH Tuesday morning in charge of
Capt. j. NJ. Tyler, of the police force. The
commemorative attorney will scarcely be
able to proceed with the exs mination imme-
diately, as the case is new to him and is an ex-
ceedingly complicated one, and, therefore, he
thinks, requires some investigation on his
part.
Col. Mayo, was on Tuesday, brought before
Justice White, and the Commonwealth wit
neses being out Of the city, the time was post
poned to Wednesday preceding the first Mon
day in September. He was admitted to bail
in the sum of $4,000, to appear at the time
named. Judge Crump, Brady Il. johnson,
Col. Gordon, Mayor Page and Mr.. LYMAN,
| became his sureties.