The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-23
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WEDNESDAY, ftTAisY q 1875 aE'0
',rJA,,rCHxsrEa AND v'iTCTsIVY.

m t a,;s,, ~ ssaacSsster indicted
a.,a ,,assis aqeinst Tie City Coasaci she
,U,,snioi street Committed, ana SocTdteS
1,nahs.--At S4 o'clock last night the
rra,,ti fury or the Hastings Court, through
Thaifisus Nv. Crow, Esq, brought In an In-
tlictn1er,t against the city OF Manchester Tor
allowing the west side OF Decatur street
between Tenth and Eleventh to remain IN
q dangerous condition. This Is where the
streets have been graded, and is the deepest
cut In the city. cit Is in front OF Inc NOUN.
tain Lighthouse, the residence OF mayor NJ ''i
Chiles.) ~, J, !.
information to the city Judge by way OF pre- pre-
sentments-viz.::
Firstly. I'm the matter oil the approprla-
tion of bonds to the Special Committee on
streets OF the Council OF the city OF Man.
chester, amounting to $1,000, the grand
iury are OF opinion that the said Council
should be indicted for violation OF the char.
ter OF said city, and for comforting on sa,a
special committee powers not warranted Dy
law, and respectfully request your Honor
to Instruct the Commemorative Attorney
TO frame bill in accordance with their
Judgment. &.
Secondly. In the matter OF the Special
/. Committee on Streets---composed OF Kich-
ard S. Whitehead, "A. Cary Gibbs, ana Ajax
Gary-they are or opinion that the sald
committee should be indicted for mis-
gcasance in office, and request your Honor
10 instruct the Commonwealth Attorney
to frame bill in accordance with their
Judgment.
Thirdly. And in the matter Of the embez-
element OF S2,4s6.33 out Of appropriations
of CITY bonds made to the said committee,
above mentioned by name, the grand Jury
express the opinion that Socrates Brooks
should be indicted for embezzlement, and
request that the CommonwealtRs Attorney
be Instructed to frame bill in accordance
with their Judgment.
The first and second presentments are
made under sections "a, 80, 36, and o. (as
amended) OF the acts OF 1ST6-'T1.
The third is under pages 90 and 60 OF the
embezzlement act OF 1874.
The following witnesses appeared before
the grand Jury in answer to summonses IS
sued BIZ the city Judge: Joseph b. walden,
CITY auditor; Joseph w. Bronaugh, Jr., city
[ treasurer: Or. William r. Weisiger, eX-
president OF the city council; G. &. Nc
Rae. president Of the city council; Ajax
Gary, r. S. Whitehead, and A. Cary
Gibbs; members OF the special street COM
mittee OF the city council; John 9. Batch
eller, chairman Of the street committee;
James a. Lipscombe, chief OF police and
acting city engineer; Robert Boyle;
Thomas Fl. Fisher, late assistant superln-
tendent OF street work and John Z. Will
Iiams, cashier Of the Bank OF Commerce,
Richmond.
The action Of the grand jury, although
anticipated, caused great excitement, and
was the theme OF conversation until late
hour. Public opinion was very much
divided upon the expectancy OF the pre-
sentiments and upon the final result OF the
unfortunate affair.
The Manchester City Council is composed
oas follows:
First Ward: C. C. McRae (presidentA
lawyer, Bridge avenue and Porter street;
Richard S. Whitehead, capitalist, Hull and
Fifth streets; John Fl, Matthews, merchant,
Hull street near Sixth.
Second Ward: n. A. Eubank, carpep-
ter, Bainbridge street near Ninth: EDWARD
Gallagher, painter, cambridge and Ninth
streets: A. Cary Gibbs, engineer and ma
chinist, Perry and Tenth streets.
and miller, Hull and Eleventh streets; DR..
A. Monteiro, physician and editor Of the
Courier, Twelfth street near Stockton; one
vacancy, rice Socrates Brooks, expelled.
II Fourth Ward: John G. Batcheller, con-
tractor, Twelfth street near Semmes; Ajax
Gary, tobacconist, Twelfth and. Porter
streets; Frank j. Sampson, real estate
agent and auctioneer, Twelfth street be-
tween Hull and cambridge.
The Council is composed OF excellent rep
resentative men of Manchester's wealth, in
telligence, and honest industry. Their In
tegrity has ever been unquestioned, and it
is the almost universal opinion that if Of
fences have been committed, they have been
errors OF the head and not of the heart.
a. w, Gammons was indicted for mi
demeanor in removing a house, the pro-
perry OF B. B.. Weisiger.
e The grand and petit !uries were adj
iourned over until Thursday.
The cases of Burnett and Gammons are
fixefi for trial next Saturday.
Ii. 1t is expected that the trial of Samuel
Womack will take place tomorrow.