The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-26

TEgEgTING CIVIL CASE.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispach,l
fE.f ffE JANUAEY %, 1881.
An undivided half or moietv OF the we'll
known "Hog Tslaud- estate OF 1900 acres,
on james river, was offered ut public atc-
ton In this city to-day NJ noon. under a
deed OF trust. The property was WITH.
drawn. however, on the insufficient bid OF
81. 900.
Mr.. William n. Page, aged thirty.one, Tor
number OF wears connected with the Pc
tersburg savings aGd Insurance Bank, died
Yesterday afternoon OF consumption, after
lingering illness. He was most w0rthy
and exemplary young man, aud bis death Is
sincerely regretted by large circle. Oh
friends.
The mystery surrounding the case re-
ported several weeks ago IN tois CORE
spondence covering several forgerits, anu
resulting In the fraudulent obtaining OF tue
sum OF hfy dollars from The expires, com,
pany's agent in this city, has been cleared
up at last by the confession cf Mr.. Needham
Freeman, citizen OF Dinwiddie county,
that he j. tbe man who committed Tue lot
geries and obtained the money. Elfiy ''st
fall post-office order for so was Sent rom
Texas TO Richmond for Mrs. NJ. NJ.
v,
the country few miles from Petersburg.
The order was forwarded TO her, addressed
IN Kings poSt.ofiice, in Prince George
couoty. but was never afterwards heard
Of. In due course OF time aduplicate order
was issued, and the post.Ofice at klug,s
having been mean wDile discontinued, 1t
was forwarded 10 Relms's. On the 81 day
Of November Freeman says he found let
Ter wing in the road short DISTANCE from
Ream.'s addressed TO Mrs. NJ. NJ. Sweeney.
care OF =. Il. Dicks, which be opened and
found TO contain a money-0rder for 500.
This was the duplicate Issued by the De-
partment. He kept it for several weeks,
and then sent it to the postmaster at Rich.
mond, where il was made payable, direct.
ing that II be cashed and the money sent 20
Ream,'s. The order was returned by the
postmaster with instructions that il must be
endorsed by the postmaster at Reams's before
il could be paid. By some means unknown
TO the postmaster at Rcams's OR X. X. Al
lew Freeman cot possession OF this Letter CT
instructions, forged the neces airy endorse.
mcnt on the order. and, in the name OF Mrs.
Sweeney, again wrote to Richmond. with
directions to send the money by express 10
Mrs. Sweeney, care OF i. X. Dicks, at Pe-
tersburg. This was done, The order beibg
in due form. and Freeman, calling at the
express Office and inquiring for the money,
received it, representing himself as i. IL.
Dix, and signing that uaine on the receipt
book Several days later the true j. X.
Dicks appeared at the office, and repre-
senling that The money had been paid
TO The wrong person, was paid the amount
l. thus appears that III tins transaction the
names of three persons were forged by
Freeman, who was Yesterday identified as
the party who received The irst fifty dollars
and subsequently confessed to Mr.. Alley,
the postmaster at Rcams's, ali the facts IN The
case. 1t is understood that he has since left
the State. Freeman is very respectfully
connected, and has wife and four children.
In the County Court Of Surry, which met
to-day, The Gaze OF the Commonwealth Us.
Polly Scanned diiGS Polly Newly, in
dicted as accessory to the murder OF her
husband, Richard Newly. last year, will be
called for trial. She has twice before been
on trial under this indiclment-the jury in
each case failing TO agree on verdict.
Amos TAYLOR, who was convicted OF The
murder OF Newly, is now serving out a
term OF years in the penltentiary. II is
stated that he duplicates the wife III the
murder, saying that she promised her
daughter to him in marriage II he would
kill Newly.
An interesting civil case has occupied tue
attention OF the Hastings Court for the past
two DAYS. 1t is the suit OF Mr.. Stith Sprat-
ley, OF Surry county, against Captain viii.
liam III. Proctor, OF this city, for the rccoy-
cry OF the difference between the amount
realized on the original sale and the resale
of about 1000 bushels OF peanuts, which
nuts, the defence claims, did not come up
to sample. The testimony was concluded
last night, and argument is being heard to-
day. ROBIN ADAIR.