The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-11

been called to 1t, although he might hay,
been. He had never noticed anything sin
Igllar about Colonel Mayo, except that b,
talked very easily and quietly. Since Colo
mel Mayo's return from Staunton the wit
ness thought that be was not all right
He had visited Mr.. Williams's bank ant
examined the books. Colonel Mayo con
versed with the witness, and spoke of /,
transaction he had had with Mr.. Coleman
Colone! Mayo insisted that he (Williamsl hal
never bad such transaction with Coleman
but with himself, He told Mr.. William
that If, he would go up to the Treasurer
Office he would find the entry made In hi
own hand.
Mr.. Williams was very anxious about tn,
matter because be knew that he had trars
actions with Coleman, and not with Colone
Mayo. He asserted it very positively. The
witness told General Rogers Of what Colone
Mayo had said, and be was equally at 8 los
to understand why he made such an asser
ton. Colonel Mayo insisted that Coleman
could not have bad the transaction with hin
because he was in Fredericksburg. Mr.. Will
lams went up to the Capitol and examined
the books, but found that Colonel Mayo Was
entirely mistaken, and that there was not {
shadow of foundation for such thing.
Mr. Williams, knowing that such state
ment was greatly to the Cetrlment Of Colone
Mayo, sought him at the Exchange Hote
and asked him how in the world he coufd
make such an unfortunate statement. HI
said, Well, somebody else said so, and he
thought it so. Colonel Mayo insisted that be
had even made out the warrant for the pay.
ment Of the money in this transaction, which
If true, would have established his guilt be-
yond doubt; but in place Of finding 1t true
| 1t turned out that the warrant had been made
| out in Coleman's own handwriting.
Mr. Williams also stated that Colonel
Mayo owned small amount of stock in the
Bank of Commerce. and that he had met him
on the street and asked him to come and get
it. But it seemed to escape him entirely, for
q few days afterwards he went to the bank
and asked Mr.. Williams to lend bim some
money.
General Asa Rogers, Second Auditor, next
testified that he knew Colonel Mayo quite
well. Had opportunity in January, 1874. of
Judging of Colonel Mayo's condition, and he
thought he was a sane man. During all Of
his association with Colonel Mayo he had
only on one occasion seen anything in Colo
mel Mayo's manner which looked as if he was
suffering under an alteration of the mind.
1t was when Colonel Mayo had an attack of
illness, and when witness went to see him,
after the examinations By the legislative COM
mittee had commenced.
When Colonel Mayo appeared before the
legislative committee he was cool, quiet,
and perfectly self. possessed. His responses
were given in q clear manner, and there was
no ipcoherenee in what he said.
General Rogers also made II statement Of
bo nj inoidapt ft,n Qrrosf nF
Coleman, and the subsequent legislative eE-
animation, and said that the illness referred
to by DR.. Beale in his statement was during
the same attack when he (Rogers) had no.
ticed Colonel Mayo's alteration Of mind.
The witness was under the impression that
this mental trouble was caused by drinE. He
thought it was generally understood
that Colonel Mayo drank pretty freely.
though witness never saw him drunk, and
rarely saw him take drink. :..s
Mr.. MEADE's DEPOSITION. -
Mr.. Walker, of Colonel Mayo's counsel,
next read the deposition of Mr.. Nathaniel B.
Meade, taken on the Sd of April, 1S74, be-
fore the justices who examined Colonel Mayo
as to his sanity. This deposition consisted
of questions and answers. He noticed the
peculiar manner in Colonel Mayo about six
months before the trouble at the Capitol. The
impressions of Colonel Mayo's insanity were
made upon Mfr. Meade before he had heard
anything about his family.
Mr.. GEORGE D. WISE,
formerly Commonwe wealth's attorney of this
CITY. was next examined. He said that prior
| to January, 1874, he never had any idea that
| Colonel Mayo was of unsound mind. During
the Coleman trial he frequently conversed
with Colonel Mayo and the other base
ment officers at the Capitol. He then saw
nothing wrong about him. One morning
the witness had long interview with Colo
mel Mayo on the very subject of this prose
cution, during which he saw nothing tc
make him believe that Colonel Mayo was
not sane; the subject of insanity, however
was not suggested to him.
On the day that Colonel Mayo testified il
the Coleman case witness did notice some
thing peculiar in his manner, but he attri
buted it to his having taken too many drinks
| In the Police Court Mr.. Wise said that b
had asked Colonel Mayo question abou
the exchange Of consols for peelerS, and hl
answer was not very clear.
AS to his habits, ne was satisfied that b.
drank too much, and thought that his mine
had been affected by the too free use
liouor. Since Colonel Mayo's return from
Stauntop, Mr.. Wise had seen some eccentrlcl
ties or pecuiiarities which he did not attri
bute to drink. He would not say, however
that he was at present Of unsound MIND
Colonel Mayo told Mr.. Wise, since his returI
TO the city, that be thought that these IN
dictments ought to be wiped out, and hay
another investigation by grand jury falri.
constituted. This, be thought, was rathe
peculiar.
At this point the court recessed.
j Afternoon Session.
The court resumed its session just befor'
'E5P. NJ, when General Bradley 7. johnson
was sworn. He testified that he had know
Colonel Mayo for twelve years; that he hat
seen him very frequently since his return
from the asylum; that be had talked witt
him about his own affairs as we'll as Ri
ttwitness's) that he regarded Colonel May
as much improved since his sojourn in tn
; ASYLUM, but that there was something slngu
lar about him even now. In his converse
tions with him be would prefer to talk abou
witnesses election affairs, while General John
son wanted him to talk about his owl
i (Mayo's) condition. At times Colonel May
; was clear and distinct in all he said, ant
at others he was not. he could not, how
ever, say positively what Colonel Mayo
condition was. Colonel Mayo made an ap
peintmont with witness, and met him at bi
; house on one occasion. General johnson lef
his office about o'clock and went hom.
TO fulfil it. Colonel Mayo came up accord
ing to his appointment, and for three hour
he sat with him and talked, but to save hi
life General johnson said he could no
understand for what the appointment hat
been made. AS early as January, 1873, b
noticed that Colonel Mayo's mind was Civ
ing way, but he thought that he was drink
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