Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-12-12


II the death of the munificent benefac
;or, was married in Philadelphia, on
Thanksgiving Day, to Mr.. Mary L
Harris, q widow, aged % years, Of Alex
.ndria, Va. Simpson was born free
man in Queen Aune's county, Md.
The HUsTINGs COURr OF RICHMOND
INDrcTs JOHN D SMELLING AND AUDI.
TOR 8. BROWN ALLEN.-In the Hus-
tngs Court of Richmond on last Friday
The Grand Jury indicted John D. Smell
ling and Auditor Brown Allen. From
the Richmond Dispatch of Saturday we
copy the following
THE SMELLING BOND MATTER.
1.-THE witnesses summoned to 60 be-
fore the grand jury in the case of John
D. Smelling "a special collector appoint-
ID by Auditor Allen, and who on the
7sh of November gave q bond dated
November 1st) we're then called.
Auditor Allen was one Of those who
answered
Mr.. Witt: Mr.. Allen. did you bring
SnelltDg's OOHn Win you!
Mr.. Allen No, cir,
Judge Christian: Let Mr.. Allen be
sworn.
He was sworn by Clerk Lawton.
Judge Christian You were summons
ID here on q subpoena duccs tecuns Ia
bring with you the bond Of John D
Smelling. Have you the bond with
you?
Mr., Allen: I have not.
Judge Christian Where ia ite
Mr.. Allen: I returned it to Mr. Smell
ing y couple of days sfter the election
He settled with me. aud there was no
urther liability on his part In the mat
er.
The Judge: Don't you know that the
law requires that these bonds ''shAli re-
II ain flied Id your office "
Mr.. Allen: No, sir; / did not know
The Judge: Bring me the (Auditor's)
compilation of the revenue laws from
nv desk.
The book was brought, and the Judge
read as follows:
9 IS. chapter go act approved April l,
1879:
- Such collector shall
have q reasonable time allowed him
: by the Auditor If Public Accounts. and
shall be fore he acts execute y bond, ap
proved by the said Auditor, condition
led that he will faithfully collect the
said arrears of taxes, and account fol
and pay the same into the Treasury
'w,thin the time 80 allowed The s0i0
bond shall remain flied in the auditor I
office"
Mr. Allen: I wasn't familiar with
that law.
Mr.. Witt: But didn't you issue these
Instructions yourself?
Mr.. Allen assenfed.
The Judge then Instructed the Com
mon weslth's Attorney to bring before
the grand jury Mr. Aliens conduct
firste for secreting or destroying a pub
tic record second. for rnalefeAsance IL
office; third. for attempting to ohstruc
court in the adminisi ration of JUSTICE
aud, fourth, as al accessory after thu
facs 1T felOty-adtiing, mean to e
t. the bnttom of this matter"
Mr. Allen Very we'll; will give you
all rhe assistance in my power.
The Judge: YES, ii looks very mucf
like you are giving me assistance NV
Mr. Allen was held in $500 bail t.
answer any indictment thxt may he pre-
ferred against him-John w. Fisher
E-q surety,
subsequently the grand jury callet
for Mr.. Allen 10 give evidence In tht
Smelling case, and he went before them
Mr.. SMELLING INDICTED.
Several witnesses In the case of Mr.
Smelling we're sent before the grand jury
and about 8 p IN the grand jury came II
with an indictment for feiony against &C
cused, charging that he did forge Ger
tain paper writing. commonly called ,
bond, aud intended to represent bono
to the Common wealth of Virginia, an(
supporting tO he bond executed b,
John D Seedlings as collector of de
| .inquent taxea for the city Of Richmond
| for the year 1881, In the penalty of $50,
700, with r F. Walker and G. G Clark
u bis sureties the said paper pprpOrt
ing to he the bond of said John D Smell
hugs, H F. Walker. and G G Clarke
xecuted by the said parties on the l.
day of November, 1882, aud acknOwl
edging themselves Indebted to the Com
mon wealth Of Virginia in the sum o
SO, 900, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of the duties of the said John D
5nellings ~ . collector Of d-linquen
axes due the said Common wealth o
Virginia IN the city of Richmond 70
| the year 1881; the eaid bon,
supporting to have been ack now ledge'
before Emmett Crump, as notary pub
lie in aud for the said city, and also pur
porting to have been witnessed b.
Meade Haskins aud Emmett Crump
when 10 trpth and in fact the said bOn'
vas not executed on the said lst day %
November, 1882, TO the prejudice of tn
common wealth of Virginia, and will
intent to defraud, against the peace an,
| .iignity of the Common wealth of Vir
| ginia."
There are two counts in the indictmen
lone charging the forgery and tn
other the uttering of the forgery
The witnesses put down are Emmet
Crump and G.. C. ~larke, both of WHOM
are said to have told the grand jury III
hey knew With the utmost frsukness
Mr.. Haskins was wanted as q witness
nut WAS not in the city
Mr. Smelling was arrested by Deputy
sergeant LOveDstein, and was allOwe
nail by Judge Christian 10 81, 600 ('Thot
Hii'Zhimer aud John s. DOdsUn sure
tcSJ AS fl'6 opPCoI ouCc Oc'uIC tli0 OksC
Court for exslnipAtiOn III 81 O'Clock TIL
morning
The grand jury then took a recess til
6 O'clock. while Mr.. Witt prepared tn
Indictments against Auditor Allen.
A. the hour named Mr. Witt hande
Mr. Bass, the foreman of the jury, tw
indictments against Mr. Allen -one 70
malefexsaDce In Office and ore for sc
..reting and destroying pub ic record
Each was returned "a True Bill"
The grand jury will meet ain at l
O'Clock N to day. by which time MI
Witt will have prepared an indictmei,
charging Mr. Alien with being an &C
cess0ry TO q felony after the fact.
Mr. Allen Is under $500 bond to appea
before the HusttLKs Court this HiOrnini
at II O'clock.
Mr.. Smelling Is indicted a. SDeijlnpa
The MaltfeasAnce charged agains
Mr. Allen IL that be allowed Mr. Snel
linz to exercise the duties of his nffic
tissue tax receipts 10 voters) upon tn
aforrssid bond, which was only filed IL
the Office of The Auditor Of Public Ac
counts Noys;m!4ssg*T 7th, though dated No
vs,uter lst
ADDITIONAL FROM TIE nisrAEeH d
SUNDAY.
The grand jury OF the Husti pgs Cour
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