The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-07
nrnvided is as follows.
COLONEL JOE MAYO DISCHARGED FROM THE

| COLONEL JOE MAYO DISCHARGED FROM THE
LrNATlc AsYLUM-HE IS TO BE BRorGH7
| HERE TO ANSWER THE CHARGE OF EABEZzLE
MESr.-PoIic, Justice White has received
the following letter from the physician and
SUPERINTENDENT OF the Western Lunatic Asy'
luIn in relation to Colonel Joseph Mayo, Jr.,
late State Treasurer.
| "WEsTERN LUSATIc ASYLUM
| ...... August 9Th, 1915.
81. J. White, Police Justice Of Richmond :
"My Dear Slr,- Tue Board Of Director;
have this day discharged Colonel Joseph
Mayo, and have directed ne to advise you ol
their action. The Colonel desires me 10 say
that he hopes it may suit your convenience
to have him appear before your Honor on
Tuesday morning. next. The Off er to take
charge of him by reaching here Monday al
ternoon could so arrange it by returning on
the night train, which would be more agree
able to him. Yours, r. F. BALDWIN,
physician and superintendent"
The charge which Colonel Mayo is to au-
svcr is contained in the following bench.
warrant issued against him by Judge Gui-
gon:
State of Virginia. cityof Richmond to
,cit: To the Sergeant OF the city OF RIch-
mond- greeting: Whereas it appears 10 eYl.
deuce before me. a. B. Guigou, 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 Com
mouweath of Virginia. did on the 2lst
day of December, 1878, felonlously embeZzle
and fraudueDtly convert to bis Own use the
sum of three thousand dollars of the money
and property of the Commonwealth of Fir.
gipia: these are, therefore, IN the name OF
the Common wealth of Virginia, to authorize
and require you TO forthwith appreheno and
arrest The said Joseph MAYO, Jr., and take
him before the Police Justice of the said city
to answer the said com plant, and to be fur
ther dealt with according TO law.
ga. B. GUIGoS,
"Judge of Hastings Court Of city OF Rich
"mond."
This bench.warrant was issued on Friday,
March 27, 1874, but Colonel Mayo having
absented himself from the city it was not
served until the Saturday following, when
Genera, P. #. Moore, then City Sergeant, ar.
rested Colonel MAYO at the Byrd-Street
de16. upon his arrival here from Baltimore.
Police Justice White having been Informed
of the arrest of Colonel Mayo issued NIT
ttnus com nitting him to jail. Later in The
day Saturday, March 28.) the prisoner was
brought before the Police Justice on au appli-
cation for bail. which was allowed in the
sum of $4,000, and the examination OF the
charges contained in the warrant was post
poncd until the 10Th of April. 1t appearing
in the mean time that Colonel Mayo was
pro badly not of sound mind, a commission
of magiStrates, consisting Of Pollce.JuStlce
White and Justices Clarke aud Watts, was
constituted, and met on the 4th Of April,
heard evidence in relation to bis mental con-
dition, and declared him insane, and Or
dered his removal TO one of the aSy-
lums of the State, there to be Kept
until be was sufficiently recovered to be able
to stand an examination. On April 7th the
General Assembly passed resolution re.
moving Colonel Mayo from the etnce OIL
Treasurer OF the State in consequence OF
having been "adjudged insane BY legally
constituted commission Of justices, and Is
therefore incapable and incompetent to dls'
charge the duties of said office" HOB. b.
NJ. Il. Hunter was elected Treasurer in place
of Colonel Mayo on April 9th, and shortly
afterwards Colonel Mayo was sent to the
Western Lunalic Asylum at Staunton. In
accordance with the terms Of his CON-
mjtment to that institution, having
recovered his reason, he has been delivered
no to the Police Justice to be dealt with ac'
eOrding to the forms of law. he will arrive
here on Tuesday morning in charge OF Cap"
tain j. n. Tyler, of the police force. Tne
Commouweflth's attorney will scarcely be
able 10 proceed with the examtnation lmme.
diately, as the case Is new to him and Is an
exceedingly complicated one, and therefore,
be thinks, requires some investigation on his