The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-27

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bacco, because it is too dry. sz.. ~.
- REFUSED AND !" PASSED." .4.Iaa
4 Mr. Hatcherto1J Judge Crump: Have see
arefnsed" tobacco sell for more tha
i" passed. p l&ai ~ 'e2 2 = .sttaj1ti@i s'tiGs
IL To Mr.. CabelI: I,bad thIrty.four hogs
/ heads OF. tobacco on board the Tarpeian. RI
tappears from Mr.. Weatherfords 'testfmon
that all or Mr. Hatcher 'stobacco was market.
at least, none not marked was found.l -
! .at COLONEL G. r. BARKsDALE.,
| Colonel G. Z. BarksdaIe,: Had t6bacco OF
| Tarpeian; 1t has all been once inspected
Had on board good many more casks thar
the detective reported. ii, h.,i,ssc -.ta -
To MT. Cabell Every pound Of my .tobac
co on board OF The Tarpeian; has been onc'
Inspected. i ~. %7,s .,.-.,-.... zl f.sI
To Judge .Crump: In my judgment i
would very much ipjure strips to Ftiaspeet
| them. 1t would iDjure the appearance o
the casks they could not be, repacked well
the tobacco would be liable to mold the
sea sweat is believed to be much seYerer than
the land. The stripping saves one-third duty
and is great improvement of the tobacco.
BY stripping We save TO the commerce Of the
State that which would be either lost en-
tirely orYery much deteriorated.
Mr.. GEnrRY's EVIDENCE. .E
Mr.. Gentry sworn Had f1fty-one hogs
beads and twenty-four casks on board the
Tarpeian. Inspection fees were all paid. lin
other respects testimony was much the same
as Mr.. Enders's and Colonel Barksdale's.]
OTTER WITNESSES. g...-,. -.
Mr. James T. Gray confirmed the state.
ments, in all material points, of Messrs. En-
ders, Barkstlale, and Gentry. (, s-..-.. ..s
Major John Wrenn was sworn. Witness
had been in toe tobacco trade since 1S40:
was at one time 1S40) inspector at Public
Warehouse, in this city, and remained there
for tTenty-one consecutive years, since
which time be had been in the commission
business, and is now inspector again. Here
witness named the strippers OF bis time
James Caskie, William Gray, and others
and said he never heard of inspectors reQuir.
ing strips of inspected tobacco 10 be re-
inspected. it would very greatly ipjure
strips stemming improves tobacco and
makes valuable a class Of tobacco that
would hardly otherwise bear eXporta-
ton. In ~, '4S, or '49 similar ques.
ton to this before the court arose.
Mr.. John Caskie had ship to arrive here
about that time, and rather than detain it
requested witness to reinspect his strips,
which witness did. That was the only time
be ever heard Of reinspec;ion. ..
OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL BAXTER.
Soon after that MessrS. Caskie, Gray, and
others requested the opinion of the Attorney
General of the State as to the reinspection OF
strips, and the Acknowledgement gave as bis
opinior-
Here the Commonwealth's representatives
objected to Major Wrenn telling what the
Attorney. General (Baxter) decided. ....
This point was elaborately argued.
The Commonwea was sustained.
NoRY OF TIE SAME SORT.
Messrs. B. C. Gray and j. A. Scott, who
have for a great many years been in the to-
bacco business in this city, never knew OF
any inspector or other person requiring
strips of inspected tobacco TO be reiaspected ;
believed that the law for the inspection OF
strips was passed TO meet the case of planters
who stripped their own tobacco before send
ing it to market; had no sort Of doubt that
breaking packages of strips to reInspect
them would greatly damage the strips-in
many cases ruin them, &C., &c. :
The testimony being all in, Mr. Meredith
commenced the argument on behalf OF the
Commonwealth, acting for bis friend Mr..
Cabell, who, having been of on wedding
tour, had not had the opportunity OF exami'
ming the case. Dir. Meredith presented bis
side of the question, as he had conducted the
examination, with marked fairness and abik
ity. He argued In favor of strict construc.
ton of the law, without at all approving its
provisions, and held that no usage or custom
could justify a disregard Of the plain terms
of statute.
at the conclusion of bis argument the
case was continued until IL O'Clock this
morning.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Weatherford informed our reporter
Yesterday evening that he was under strict
obligation to take no part of the informer's
fees should he win the case /; that he bad been
fully paid for bis services further, that he
had received 300 extra pay, accompanied by
an anonymous letter, the writer WHEREOF he
knew not.
The decision of the Police Justice is final
as TO the Commonwealth. The shippers
NAV, if necessary, carry the case to higher
court.
Mr.. C.y. Meredith, WHO'S conducting the
case for the Commonwealth. is sones Judge
J. A. Meredith. - - '... =
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