The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-15
,o.,er fron, Petersburg.

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us.,ce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
ssysSuE ioNs-EAAAINAFloH OF
7hn Dsrrxp STATES OFFICIALS ofHsk TENS.
'''' prrE.spURa, November Is, 1875.
examination OF Joseph a. w est, John
- y. and Thomas j. McCaleo-the first.
AlneaS limited States storekeeper and the
naAN Ias, saugrrs-- charged with violations
"" ," rcvenue laws, 10 issuing false eertifi.
o. Wv snir;ts gagged Ia this city, took place
cs'ss =, rssore Commissioner Waterman. All
to'aS Sn, we're represented by COUNSEL, aud
O slant Distric,-Attorney 81 w. Hockey
aa.orra for the Government. .&,
aPn Pa the opening Of the court, counsel for
Az w u ext asked that the complaint against
NJ NJ, ~ dismissed on the ground of Ia.
,,,r,aijty and vagaeness aud uncertainty Of
,S Sn nS,2rse, The Distric. Attorney, while de-
M .n abs n;ormali,y in the charge, con-
n;,.nd 70 dismissal Of the warrant, stating
..", Il had been issued under misappre-
s'ns;o,, and the Government bad no evi.
donrr 10 sustain it.
u' The complaint was tbereupon dismissed
.rj The prisoner discharged q Z + 1 (
A' TIE - case Of John Minetree, Jr., was then
o,,lad. MeSsrs. Robert Boiling and D. a.
Iyon appearing as bis COUNSEL The Defend
ant admitted his signature TO certain certif-
"s,cs In these it appeared thst be, bad Ger.
,;fsd 10 the dumping OF suudry packages Of
,,bi.sev a, M ers's estatlishmentin this city.
The prosecution then produced doenmenta.
W evidence TO show that five packages, cor.
re.pondipg 10 serial numbers, warehouse
s,smps, tsx.psid stamps, &c. had been
dnnrned st The store Of Messrs. W. j. john
con & Co. in Richmond. The Government
hn.k KEEP, by Me>srs. johnson e. Co., as re.
CURED by law, was shown to- establish this
kc. 20 H..
psucer at Norfolk, also testified that he saw
two packages certified to by the prisoner
dumped at the store Of MesSrs.t Elliott d
Whe. in that city. and the stamps destroyed.
And this testimony was corroborated BY Mr..
Elliott, OF said trim. -. .-! +,sE Dr. -
After argument by counsel the Commits
sioner decided TO seod Mr.. Minetree on to
the lex. term Of the United States Court in
Alexandria for indictment by the grand
inry. The accused vas admitted 10 bail in
the sum OF one thousand dCl'ars. 'aE
In The case of.T.J. McCaleb!the Commits
sioncr dismissed thewarrant and discharged
tie accused. for reason Of iDsufhciency of
evidence. The prosecution soughtte intro.
Quce the doom Ol meSSfS. OOu1SOu ~ SU,s Ol
Richmond, to prove that the packages certi-
fed by McCaleb as baving been emptied aud
the stamps erased here, bad, In fac, been
dumped 10 Richmond. ~ The Commissioners
declined to receive this book as evidence, be-
cause there was no one present to swear that
its records were true. i @f,..+ ia2, 80 &.
l. is understood, boweVers that another
warrant will be sworn out against McCaleb,
and that Mr.. johnson or some member Of
his fiim will be brought over next week TO
testify as to records upon their book.
Erastus e. Hyde, late Of Massachusetts,
has been appointed gauger for this city. a.
AS get no proceedings have been taken
agains. the proprietors Of the diStillery and
rec,ifvog establishment recently seized. cn
On Monday. at Din~iddie Courthouse, de-
positions viii be taken on behalf of Mr. John
nodson in the contested election OF Il. d.
Ruffiu (coored) to the House Of Delegates
from that county. II is said that the legal
points against Ruffin are very strong, and
the probability is that he will be foored. He
is not even registered in the county.
John Cotton (white), charged with stealing
William Rahiiy's hose yesterday, was ar
rested this morning in Richmond and brought
back to this city. He acknowledges the
crime, and says it was his intention TO sell
The horse and make bis to New York
The horse was found tied in the woods some
distance this side of Richmond. n ''&r.
ROBIN Hoop.