The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-21

.,,cr ng THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE IN
AL'y.'..rorruEp ~ y''' plSwlDDlE MEMBER
-. ,nypvcT CRIMINAL AND 1SEHCu-
.yr-A RESOLUTION OF EXPULSION
,,npTrp-GuuD-EYE.
-. srcc,qi committee Of the House OF Del,
-. r,,-,,tiDg OF three k"Fuohcans anu
=" 'I.c.r,ya,iyrs. with Mr.. ". +. Hordon'
!" ,.~,.. g> chuiruap, 10 whom Was TO-
.,.p,u,iou directing 50 inquiry INTO
,,,,'',.',',rr, of L. y. Rufiin, member OF
= ,,,".s from lhc county Of Dsnwlddle,
.,.r-t,y rrIOrled that the examlnstioh
'.' .I-r ri,rc,sc. revealed the following
,.,r ol Act: . .,o os,,s,.r,
,..,r n ,ac House of Delegates, Nls'lsn d;
;,.,,.r 10, Issued certificate 10 the sa'tt
= y HL(in for lurce days pay tFlSl. which
a,-, INTO tb. hands Of the hrst doof-k Keeper
s.-.sll.c,jou, aud was by him PAID 10 Ross
u.,-,lioD uron an order of the said Rufhn IN
.,,-- If Io,.pn JoFgensop, OF Petersburg,
.,i,p .a,d order vas endorsed TO Hamll-
.n4 rba, on Saturday the Eth distant
.[''..,.,,,t -" clerk issued certificate TOR one
T.,,, nav SO in favor Of the said Rulnn,
,.I',,h ,y.. rIac,d in The hands OF the same
o.icer for coiIf ctlon.
ARCHER ScoTT'S ErIDRscB.
Archie, Scott, member OF the House from
rho county OF N0,toaay, stated that be pro.
c,,-.d 2 certificate on saturday the l2th IN
sr,p, fox I've days' pay (s3O) and sent II 10
the 6r., doorkcep"r tor collection by one OF
,Ir n,ce, Of the House, and that after The
.,.i,i,rrucut OF the House on Saturday be
.,nIiaA 70 the first doorkeeper for the
smoun, due hin. and was informed by that
ofi,cr ;1a; although his book showed that
he wss emitted 10 $50, yet that there WAS
,oue .nl-lsku aOOut tue nlatter; but that ne
would make IL good TO him (Scott) on MOD
Gay on; Of his private funds, which he did,
c3LossL CRlTTRsDES's STATEMENT.
TIE first doorkeeper, Colonel Charles T.
C-ttienGen, testified That be keeps his book
G, receipts from members Of the House OF
Delegates alphabetically, and be exhibited
the ,ame 70 the committee. From an inspec.
tioa Of the book it appeared that the name
OF l., u. Ruiiiu was on the lefLhand page,
and that the name of Archer Scott was on
the succeeding Tight-hand page OF the book.
Cclou.l CriItcndeu stated that the amountS
r.spvct!ycly due 10 K. ID. Ruffiu and Archer
Srti, consisting OF a tiGe-dollaT note and 9
Uh,-duiar note due kutfin, and of ten
dollar note and 4 tWenly-dollar note due
SCOT, wcrc placed between these pages OF
HI, rcCerp,.huOk; that he went to Rutha's
sra. 10 psy him the amount due him, anC
o,rned his book 20 Is to obtain his receipt
that whilst Rulliu was signing the receipt hi:
attention was called of. and that, shutting uI
hi, took, he proceeded TO the discharge o
his duties saturday being very busy
day with mini. not noticing that the
thirty dollars cue Scott were missing
Afterwards. upon being applied to by Scott
for the pay mcn. Of The amount due him, be
found h,S account short by thirty dollars, and
became apprchen>iye tha! he had lost or mis-.
laid The warrant for the amount; but after
more reflection, and consultation with the
second doOIkeeper and others, he became
satisfied that Ruihn had the money. He im-
Mrdstciy upon arriving at that conclusion
sought Huhln, but learned that he had left
the city, and would not return until Monday
On RuIln's return to the House, after !
O'Clock on Monday, be approached him and
charged hn with baving gotten the thirty
do!A'S TO winch he was not entitled. Ruffiu
appeared agitated and confused, and said
That be would examine his accounts and sec
A0w he matter stood. No solution of the INST
trr Was then arrived at. After short interra
tolonr ttittcnden again sought an inter.
view With Ruttin, accompanied by the second
doorkctper, and after short conversation
IN which he reiterated the charge, he in.
formed Rullin that he would wait for hia in
Zoe roiunda Of The Capitol. In short time
hulh1 came ont and gave him an order for
n'r DAYS pay, which WAS paid on the 18th
instant,
OTHER TESTIMONY.
colonel CJlttendcn vas entirely confident
taal the money (S3G) lying upon tie page
.! BIS rcccpt-bonk wnen Rutfiu signed the
receipt Tor The six doIiars was abstracted by
A'h' ana not banded over TO hiM. The
second Goorheeper, Mr.. Sullivan, testified
thA' III lhe conversation between Critten.
zen ana KUHN, al which be was present,
iI"iun salu his account showed an excess OF
Erns GoIIai>, aud tha. the way he accounted
''' J. was iiat on his visit home he had re-
NNcd portion Of u debt due him frem q
'Y>'N 10 winch be belonged, and supposed
!H'' lut.e had teen some mistake in the pay
"''W; tnai be spoke OF correcting to the sec
-',n! anu making inquiries about IT.
Nj Sullivan said mat Ruflin was rhucb
F'uaetd aud excited, and that from his
a!AHhtr DC was satisfied that he had tskan
"Ae aWOunt due 10 Archer Scott.
RCFFM'S STORY.
,,aI 4na L'msel was next examined. Ee
.,'u .d4I it was his habit to 20 horne every
ph'a'uAy and return on Monday. That
r.., "a saturday the 18th instant. Colond
,L'uen ,L'-''uuen approached his seat TO gay him
.f.a,;a -v atnoat dee him he was in great hurry,
',s-''uS ,s- lhat he would be TOO late for the
,,,,,", n,1, mat Crflenden handed him the Eoney,
c,1,.'ti -l ne Placed 10 his Nest pocket without
hr1" hu"''nS u, and hurried off to the Peters.
tnma, tclo. Upon reacting the depS. be
ti,n'. 9le Iain gone, end had to remain ih
s,r,''1 sT'oIo until ) O'Clock. During this To-
H. W Ut Ha0e no count or examination OF
t,. D!one!- lie said that b4ore he received
isI,.'niou aAiouns from tSe first doel keeper he had
l'en twenty-five and thirty dollars, and
~ aug hls tssil hoRe he received the sum
" " eighl dollars lrop, The secretary of his
TioII, - III ASe. dollar note and three one.
sUm o1 S"te>' "hch together amounted to the
sa~ % torty-fOur doilaxs. In this amonnt
that ne had 10 note of the de-
,.tad lD@ion OF twenty dollars. Upon being
new now be had expended the mo.
jtil. NC mao, he stated that be paid ten
,o"ss H's .of help on his farm, ten dollars for
,,,n s az tetefsburs, lent five dollars to one
jolI.. '"e dolars TO apother, paid two
,olIec,.an nu hait lor some purpose not re
hoe 10y W the committee, three dollars for |
s.a t,o" .oul collars for groceries, and that he |
thu ,ea nea away FIVE dollars or more, and |
Np0a us return to Richmond On Mon. |