The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-09
PETERSBURG.


PETERSBURG.
TIKI LATE BANK ROBBERY AND ALLEGED con.
xrcTIoN OF Mr.. RICHARD BAGBY WITH THols-
R1-RS's FORGERY or TEN THOUSAND DOL.
LARs-MR. pAGBY BAILEp UNDER A WRIT OF
uAREAs CoRpUs-DEATH OF AN ESrEEMEp
LApr>-BApLY BURNED--BRoKE HIS LEG
ARM HRoKES-RIGH WATER.
rCorrcspondenccUf tho Richmond Dispatch.I
JANUARY S, 1877.
Mr.. Richard Bagby. who was on Satur-
dav committed to Jail by the Mayor on the
charge of " aiding, counselling, and abet-
ting samuel II. Thorburn to make false
entry in the books OF the Citizens Bank OF
Petersburg. by which said Bagby, "a q
member O. the firm OF T. j. Gates & Co.,
WAS enabled to fraudulently obtain ten thou
sand dollars Of the money OF said bank, .
Was TODAY awarded a writ OF habedS corpus
nv Jrdyc f. y. Manu-, OF the Hastings
Eourt, on petition praying that he might
be allowed bail. The petitioner represented
that the evidence against him does not JUS
tifv more than light suspicion OF guilt;
but whether this be SO or not, that 1t Is
within the discretion and power OF the
Judge to admit him to bail ut any lime be-
fore conviction.
The writ was made returnablc at Il
O'Clock Z. NJ: Mt which time the accused
was brought into court by the City Ser
ceant, and Judge Mann took his seat. The
prisoner was accompanied by his counsel
Messrs G. s. Stringiellow and Il. G. Pc
gram. II was agreed that the evidence
taken before the Mayor, as fully and cor
ycctlv reported in the newspa perS Of the
CITY, should be submitted to the Court III
lieu OF the examination OF witnesses. Coun-
sci for the defendant argued Mt length in be-
half OF his release on bail, claiming that
no evidence had been elected to prove
either moral or technical guilt. The
motion for bail was opposed by the
commemorative attorney. Judge Mann
said that without expressing any opinion as
to the guilt or innocence OF the prisoner,
which would lie decided at the proper time
byaiurv OF his peers. he thought the case was
one in which the accused was entitled to
bail. He would therefore release him on
bond Of $4,000 for his appearance for in
dictmcnf on the 18th day OF January-the
first day Of the quarterly term OF the Hust-
ings Court. The bail was very promptly
furnished. five gentlemen, worth in the ag-
crcra.c over 100000, entering rs his sure
iic>. Mr. Bagby left the courtroom in COM
panv with his friends, who since his arrest
to i'm, and some OF them amoSt-constantly
present with him.
The facts III brief in his case. us elected
BY the testimony OF General Weisiger and
Mr.. Harrison. the cashier and teller OF the
Citizens Bank, are these: On Wednesday
evening last Mr. Bagby entered the bank
and asked how the account Of I. j. Gates
II Co."stood. General WeiSiser examined
their account. and reported SlT2 TO their
credit. Mr.. Bagby said that was wrong
that Mr.. Thorburn (the clerk had agreed
10 carry $4,000 for him, or allow him to
overchcck for that amount. This was re-
marked Is unusual on the part OF a clerk.
who had no authority to do anything OF the
sort. Next day. by request, Mr. Bagby
brought his book down to be fixed up.
The books were closely Scrutinizcd, and on
the Goth OF September last, the last day
OF that quarter, it was found that MessrS.
Gates 4 Co. had about $40 to their credit.
In the new ledger opened on the following
day. October LIST. it was found they had
$4,000 in addition to that sum, which
amount was checked out during the interim
between that date and Thorburn's disap-
pcarancc. Mr.. Basby says Thorburn re-
ceiyed no remuneration for this privilege
granted him; that he (Bagby) several times
requested Thorburn to inform the bank
officers that he had overchecked, but Thor
burn refused to do so before the end Of the
year; that Thorburn did not inform them
at ali, and that he was the first one from
whom they received the information.
Mrs. Henry Parham, an elderly and
highly-respectcd lady, was found dead in
her bed. on South street, this morning. She
retired in her usual health last night. 1t is
believed she died Of heart-diseaSe, from
which she had suffered.
Miss Agnes Eckles.a young lady residing
on Old street, was very severely burned on
Saturday evening by her clothes taking fire
from the CRATE. Her entire body is pain
fully burned, aud it is feared her injuries
will prove fatal.
Mr.. William y. Poythress, while passing
along Harding street this morning, slipped
and fell upon the ice, and fractured one OF
his legs.
Mr.. \. L.'Fttz also fell on the street this
morning and broke one OF his arms.
Under the warm sun and leavy rains the
snow has disappeared in large measure.
The river is very high in consequence, and
the ice broken and blocked up along the
banks. ROBIN -ADAIR.