The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-06

James u. Hall as collector Of msoyent
capitation-taXes OF 1881 for Richmond city
were executed for and in penalty for the
whole amount Of taxes delinquent Tor the
city oi Richmond.
Your tr,ly, :. BRCwN ALLEN,
Auditor Public Accounts.
Judge Christian next wrote:
NOVEMBER :, 1882.
Dear Sir.-I thank YOU for your favor
Just received. | wish 10 know further is
there any evidence in your Office OF the
qualification OF Mr.. John ID. Smelling A.
collector OF delinquent taxes for the city ~
Richmondy Please answer.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
GEORGE l.. CHRISTIAN.
$. j. Alien, Auditor, &c.
The Auditor replied:
NOVEMBER :, 1852.
Dear Sir,-ln reply to your note, just
received. | beg 10 say that there IS no eri-
deace OF the qualification OF Mr.. John II.
Smelling a taX-collcctor for this city on tile
in this office. Yours truly,
:. BROwN ALLEN,
Auditor Public Accounts.
Mr.. Hall gave bond and receipt for the
whole amount Of taxes Tor this city.
:. Il. \.
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RICHMOND, November :, lss2.
Judge Christian:
/ I send YOU Mr.. Snclling's bond TO look
at. which / have Just found. 1t had not
been given TO me TO file, but was on Mr.
/ Aliens table; therefore | could not find il
when first wrote you.
Yours. &C., W. Il. SMITH. Clerk.
The bond was sent 10 the Office OF Judge
Christian by member Of the Capitol police
force. A. soon a. Judge Christian got The
bond in hi, hands he saw that the ink upon
il was scarcely dry. Any one could see
that the writing was fresh. Judge Chris
tian remarked that the bond. or some parts
Of II, had Just been written, and Mr.. James
L. Wood and Mr.. william II. Grant being
i'm his Office at the time, he called the alten-
ton OF these gentlemen to the abolc-men-
toned fact.
The bond purported to have been signed
by K. +. Walker and {. C.. Clarke ~ Nnre-
ties, and was in the penalty OF $4,000.
After seeing the aforesaid bond Judge
Christian wrote the following
NOVEMBER !, lSS2.
Dear Sir.-Plcase let me know by the
bearer ichep the bond executed by John
ID. Smelling was executed and filed in your
Office? And also be kind enough to refer
me TO the act OF Assembly authorizing the
appointment OF more than one collector ioI
any city or county, and oblige
Your Obcdicnt servant,
GEORGE l.. CHRISTIAN.
5. b. Allen, Esq, Auditor, dc.
Mr.. W. Il. Smith, clerk in the Auditor
Office. answered to this note rs follows:
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
November !, 1882.
, lion. george /. Christian, Jadqe Of M
HistingS court Of the CHyCf Richmond
Va:
Dear Sir,-The collectors OF dehnquen
conitation-taXes for the year 1881 were alp
nointed by the Auditor Of Public Accounts
~ stated i'm the commissions issued 10 them
=. prlrsuant 10 section 30 OF the act approved
April /. 1879, prescribing the duties, %c.
OF certain county officers &c. See EeNe
nue. Laws, 1882, page l9l. send a Dlani
; form Of the commission.
do not know when the bond oil Nr
John ID. Smelling was filed in this Once
, but | know the appointment was made 20
, ye,nber |, 1882, and the bond on ME, @c.
i. dated November !, 1857.
Respectfully, &c.,
WILLIAM X. SMITH, tlerk.
5 II was the desire Of the Judge and III
intention Of the Attorney for the Common
= wealth 10 bring this strange case 10 the al
;, tention OF the grand jury OF tae Huding
d Court at its first meeting afteg the eleetiot
Witnesses were summoned for thal pun
: pose. aud among them Aucltor Alien an
r Mr.. smith. Not appearing and a@Nwerih
Il 10 their names, Judge Christian ofuere
that rules be issued against them 10 sho
cause why they should not be tined Tor ~
e glectlng 10 respect ,Ae summons ol u
court.
+ II seems that aitet court MAS over or u
n Grand Jury adjourned Auditor Allen an
Mr.. smith came over 10 the CltS iia
IT They offered excuse for lack OF proml
Is ness. and agreed 10 be present al The ne
grand Jury. Judge Christian thereup'
* dismissed the rules. Upon the unde
standing between Mr.. Allen and the tol
monwcalths Attorney no new SaoPoH
o. were issued against these witnesses:
le nonday Mr.. smith was in The once, VI
ID Ais attendance could have been procure
n. lint Auditor Alien had lett the city, al
oi the bond could not be found. IL was ~ y,
lis nosed that he took the bond away WIN u
lis to Staunton. ,.. =
10. Mr.. Smelling issued between four a
five hundred tax. receipts, Judge Chrls'