Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-22
News of the nay.

CUl. Albert OruWay WILL cOmUanu Inc hlcn-
moud troops at the Centennial on the 4th of
July.
Capt. John f. e. Potts, Secretary of the
Richmond Banking and Insurance Company,
died 10 that city last night. after an iDess OF
several days. Captaiu Pots was born in Ports
mouth, Va. but moved 20 Redmond q number
OF years ago, and entered the iurult urc business.
lug l,730 acres, the former residence of Ric-
ard Fhweat, on the Appomattox river, owned
by Henry OK and r. I Wilson, has been sold
to Mr.. WIN Kinds, ii Lawreoc? county, Penn
sylvanla, for $50 600.
THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE WYL1E.-
The special committee appointed to investigate
the charges preferred by Mr.. Albert Grant
against Judge Wylie mot again yesterday
morning.
Mr. Robert Chriaty testified that he appeared
AS counsel for Mcdonald in the suits of Phelps
S Apigree vs. Mcdonald & White and Hovey
s. Dole We. Mcdonald s. White. His testimony
disclosed nothing having any direct come elton
| with the case under consideration.
Robert Cultrnan was recall led and gave testl-
| mony relative to the management OF some suits
| in which ne was u party. He stated That, by
| order Of Judge Wylie, certain monies belonging
| TO the Collman estate were loaned to Charles :! :.
Smith and his wife, and s. 700 TO witness. BE
also testified that certain DEGREES were made 81
| that ha raised 10 obi CcL!on to lhrm
Edward OwcEs testified that he purchased
from Mrs. Mary +. Stuith and kobt Cotman
! judge Wylc Judge Wylic knew nothing OF
| this transaction and has beon acting toward Wit
| ne IN the most straightforward manner.
Judge Wylic remarked that this WAS Alto
gethrr private matter, and dill not relate IN
any way TO his "tfcial dealings.
Mr. K. } Meigs, jr., identified certain -
stracts of Gecrees and orders ne corresponding IN
substance with the records o the court.
Judge Wyie stated that he should like TO
cross examine General Butler with reference to
his "veidence,, that Judge Wyile hsd r ssla, ne
would hear these cases in spite OF Congress
! Judge Wyie stated that he did not make that
| remark, as he could prove by dozen lawyers
| who were present.
Charles T. smith recalled, testified that he
| hsd |, rrownd money from the Cnman estate
which was secured by deeds upon hrst.eass real
| estate. and II present everything has been paid
back He did not think he h.d been favored
| by borrowing from the cetat", because ne had
since ascrr1aiacd that ne could have borrowed
the money from other sources ut lesser rate OF
| interest.
The committee then adjourned to Monday.
That CALDWELL TELEGRAM.-Mr Het er
e. Robinson, manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company al Philadelphia, was *
amincd yesterday before The Judiciary e. M
mi,tec as s!atd 10 yesterday Gazette, he
produced, alter the usu. protest III b hall OF
tn. company, three original dispatches already
te,titi to, two of them addressed t. Fave,
L)uuou, without siguatura, and the third ad
dressed to j ,sah Caldwell, London, over the
signature Of Scott TIE 'a:tcr, he said had
bceu left at 'ha office by Col. SCOTS messenger.
H" did not know VINO lett the one reading,
"Cahle mob ,dy excepting Scott As to the
tli.d dispatch, telling Favo 10 send telegraph
t, lie charmao of th" judiciary Committee,
the witness knew hat i had been brought to
the office by gcnteman who, whcu the clerk
kcd him to Leave lis al :rtsS, said t!at that
W.. not necessary. The cl rk sai that as
S57 u 10 god had been paid FIR it they would
Ike t. have an I'D lrcsS TO which TO SIND al
answer. The genlem.n repeated that 1t Was
not necessary, and suliiugly left the name Of
John Smith.