The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-10
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.n,y NOVEMBER 10, 1879
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TENS PETERSBURG, November .. 1875;
sa # the United states . Si yon ~
The ,ehnson. sauger at the os s!,,s ~. "
Cave 'SaSE +. Myers, charged WIN i.a,, S,o.
hessrs, ,he internal revenue avs ~ ,Ss sss
lstion Oh ,; sHs al spirits gaagea anu Welk
false ces, ed =, various times between tne ass
pcr!Io9fnn'eIf S74. and the 1st OF Nos ss.s
Of May, 10 before United States Sommls-
$50 ' waterman for examinasson anis
seneT ., a. a, Al o'clock. Captain Jonn Lyon,
sheTnoon spneared IS counsel TOT the
Of Ric1tao nH district Attorney L. L. Lewis
srGsco', SUI Sar the Government. The case
appeared n,ncb interest that many persons
excite ~ TO hear the testimony.
were rs.S e,,sning of the court Captain Lyon,
On hs =. " the prisoner, moved to quash the
in oenSa " VA discharge the accused on the
wsTfa9' , he the charge alleged was vague,
gT2Nsu. .' and uncertain; that II contained 30
indeh.o''oos; snce. mentioned no specific day,
src'ne 1'nder these circumstances the ar
sne '1.' rnadyised and unwarrantable. IL
RS, "., "hsrce any offence which it is pos
dHe' n"' answcr. and the law accords 10
soc ~ Tho right to know the speclhc act
pTls'n''a, "A him a crime, for suspicion OF wnlch
lH'Po.rh dcnriysd, even temporarily, OF MS
liberty. ,s oo,oh.t,ed nv District
,r Lewis, who, while he could see no
A'' 'n uhy the warrant did not specify the
80, and the day Of its commission, yet
'",''1i that Il was unnecessary that toe COM
So" So. nr me warrant should have been stated
F,i h,rr more c!carness than it was. so &C
W. Wa ard snccitic is the warrant tnat
rory sec,iol OF the law under
~ Lr,h il was issued is referred
VIVA the yerv pith of the section Is charged
~ . .%s warrant. He claimed that If the
.. 400 is proved 10 have been committed on
Wv day within two years II Is suincient,
@,sr Il the dap Is not specified. rms oeinS
,,t,frd. the warrant charges everything that
: y.ressarr, and the testimony IN the pos
,s,.ion Of the Government Is ample 10 prove
thf Jay o! the charge. AZ.
Vr LYON thereupon called upon Mr.
: wi. 10 do what the Government ought 10
t,,a done before viz, specify The onence
"a The dav-and, renewed bis motion to
nr,s5 the warrant, that new one might Dc
y;,,dc out and served.
The commissioner overruied the motion TO
lash. stating that he presumed The Govern.
y11rnt had proof 10 establish the charge.
IN motion of Mr.. Lewis the examination
,f,ba case was continued until IL O'CLOCK 10.
low morning because of the ab-ence OF
- important witness for the Government,
Who was unable to reach here this afternoon.
~ Lewis at the same time stated that he
Md inform counsel for the defendant Oh
tba .pecsc offence charged, that they might
rnow what 10 meet tomorrow. Johnson
wax thareupon bailed In the sum OF Sl,O0O
for bis appearance.
In;erest has been heightened in the case to-
dsy by the arrest. on complaint OF Z. ID.
Norton, internal revenue agent, OF joseph
1 West. Republican member fthe Coun'
III and Government storekeeper at Myers,s
distiliery. and Thomas j. McCaleb and John
Nne,ree. United States gaugers. charging
them with completely in the alleged frauds
which led to the seizure of said distiilery.
The charges against them are general and IN
definite. AS in the case OF johnson, and are ID
efTec, that they did, on or about the first day
Of NAY, 1874, and at different times up to the
FIST of November, 1875, unlaWfully make
certain false certificates and returns IN Ger
tain internal revenue matters, IN winch Oy
Law they were required to make certificates
and .e,uras, with intent to defraud, &c. Inc
parties were each admitted to bail in the sum
OF 81 900 for their appearance for examina'
ton before Commissioner Waterman neX'
Saturday.
Albert Lewis, 8 colored man, Of this city.
vas instantly killed On the Atlantic, Missis
spp and Ohio railroad this morning, about
ore mile west of Wilson's depot. He was
employed as brakeman on freight train
Il is not known how the accident occurred,
but it is believed that, throwing off brakes
near Wilson'S, be fell between the cars and
was instantly killed. No one on the train
knew of the'accident until advised by tele'
grapA At Ford's depot. When found the
body was greatly maDgled, and pieces were
found scattered along the track for some
yards. The head was severed and almost
scllp@d. The remains were gathered up and
brought down to town this afternoon.
The funeral Of young Timothy Lewis
who was killed at Williams's cotton-mll yes
tertay, will take place tomorrow. The BODY
will be taken to the home of his parents, IN
DnTiGdie, for interment.
The two large brick stores on Sycamore
street belonging to the estate of the late
John d. RagIand, and occupied respectively
By NeSxS. Meade. Orr Il Co., hardware mer'
chants, aud w. II. NORRIS, furniture dealer.
were sold at auction day or two ago. The
former was purchased by Mrs. DR.. White fol
$3.50 and the latter by DR.. 4. M. Anderson
for $3.50. ROBIN HOOP.