The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-05
PETERSBURG.

CHESTERFIELD OK TIE CHARGE or fEiD<1
.LsogD TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED II
MICHIGAN --ExnEZzLENENT Or ONE Tnor
DOLLARS OF rtRIIc rrNDs-THE rRrs
o>.R HELD fOR s RRoJIsirI0N-THE DIN
wippiE snERTPuTY CAsY--iILicJT LiQroT
AND TOBACCO TRADH-HOw TWAS DIsc0v'
yRyp-A CITIZEN or SOUTHAMPTON SENT on
yos TRiAi--oIlfER PARTIES ARRESTED.
ICor-.psndcace of The Richmond Dispatch.l
MARCH 4, 1852.
ca~c u some interest, involving the
chsrc, Of felony, alleged ~ have been conf
,nitied In the state Of Michigan. was
brought before the Mayor last night az s
o'clock. on a question OF commitment Of
the accused 10 await Il rcquisition from the
Governor 81 that State. The name OF the
prisoner l. L. n. McCracken. who for some
weeks past has been living with his wife
aud FIVE children on "a rented farm In Ches-
terrified county. 1t l. charged that on the
18th day OF last November he embezzled
and converted 10 hi, own use a certain
sum Of moncy--tO wit, one thousand
dollars OF the funds OF thc township
Of Bradford, county OF NIissaukee, In the
state u Michigan, az which township he
was at the time one Of the supervisors. IL
i,furthcr alleged that about the last OF De-
ccmher McCracken moved with his family
from Michigan 20 Virginia, shipping his
persOnal effects In . through ear 10 this
citv. II WIS by this means that he was To-
Gated. Thursday evening Mr.. Lafayette
charter. who represents himself TO be tine
sheriff q Mis-aukec county, arrived in our
,5,v in search Of McCrackcn. and armed
with 3 warrant for his arrest. The ac-
cused y,ns found at his home, in Chester
to In q sts..
ning. and nj night he was brought
before the Mayor for commitment
a. above stated. The prisoner en-
Gagged Mc,srs. ". j.. L. &. Wat
tins n. counsel, and the case was
argued az length, mainly on technical points
q, law. The only witness in the ease wa-
sheriff Charter, who swore 10 the truth OF
Tho charge contained in the warrant.
Counsel for The defendant claimed that
the testimony Of Charter was worthless, as
ne could produce no commission or papers
10 show that he was sheriff Of Michigan;
that he Wa- known 10 no one in Peters
burg; that there was no proof 10 show that
the "tOwnship of Bradford " |, corpora
lion; and that the whole proceedings were
informal. The Mayor, however, decided
that there was reasonable ground for sus-
pccting that The crime, Us alleged, had been
committed. aud he would therefore COM
Iat the prisoner. and notify the Governor
Of The fact.
II /. not denied on the part Of the prisoner
that he received some Of the public funds
Of The county. but he says that &c got the
money In legitimate way, and under the
advice Of counsel The county owed him
about 500 for services, of which lc could
never ret settlement. lie sold a lot Of the
county bonds. and partly paid himself ont
Of the proceeds OF the sale. The sale OF
these bond, and tie appropriation OF The
money, he says, was known 10 the commu-
niiy. and he remained there for over q
month after this was done, and no one
ever questioned the proprlcty Of il. The
sheriff says there are one or two other
partic, who were implicated in he alleged
Cmbe2Zlcmenl.
This morning counsel ior the prisoner
sued out a writ Of h06eos corpus, and had !
him brought before Judge Mann, Of The
Hastings Court, where motion was made /
for his discharge on the ground that he /
was Illegally held in custody. The ease I
was deliberately argued. but the Judge re- /
handed the prisoner 10 await a requhi- |
ton from the Governor Of Michigan, but /
allowed him bail IN the sum OF 81 900 for /
his appearance 10 answer the requisition. /
\ tctgram was received this morning from ,
the prosecuting attorney OF Missaukce /
county, stating that a rcquisitiOn would be I
immediately forwarded 10 the Governor Of
Virginia for the prisoner.
At a meeting OF the Boards OF Managers /
Of the Bible Society and Petersburg SUIT I
day-School Association held last night il I
was agreed 10 approve the action OF the /
State Executive Committee in appointing |
April 18th, Goth, and 9th as the days for
holding the state Sunday-school COnycn- !
ton in thi, city, and committees will be /
appointed 10 make all necessary arrange ,
ments for The Entertainment Of the dele /
gates and the meeting OF the Convention. /
II is not believed that the colorcd schools |
Will be inyiiedto participate in the Con- I
yention this year.
The case OF Mr.. Henry Cousins, the /
sheriff OF Dinwiddic county, will come be- |
fore the supreme Court OF Appeals next /
week for decision whether or not he ha, /
vacated his Office OF sheriff BY qualifying n (
and accepting the office Of sampler Of to- .
baccO at MOOro's warehouse. i'm this city. |
Judge Shell, 81 Dinwiddic county, virtu- /
ally removed him at the last term OF his /
court by appointing another citizen 10 dis |
charge his duties.
United States Commissioner Gallagher /
to-day had before him for examination Mr.. |
y. j. Stevenson. Il citizen OF Southampton /
county, residing near Iyor, charged with !
violating the intcrnal-rcycnuc laws hy re- |
moving apple brandy from his distillery I
warehouse without paving the tax due 10 |
the Government. Ii is charged that the |
prisoner runs two distilleries, but has only /
reported one, and that he has for some time /
/ been selling brandy by wholesale and retail, /
on which he had failed 10 pay the tax. He /
was sent on for trial at the next term of the /
United States District Court i'm Richmond, !
and allowed bail in the sum Of 81 900. He |
makes 40 denial OF the fact, and his state /
menIs imptcate other parties in this city !
, a. engaged in the illicit trade Of brands
zand tobacco. These parties are Robert /
NELSON and his wife, and Ashley ID. Nel- |
fSoh, his son, living over in Blandiord. /
ne commissioner issued warrants for
iheir arrest, and they VIII be brought be-
lore bun for examination this afternoon.
This Illicit traffic and "blockade run
ninS Il said 10 have been communicated
10 one OF the officers OF the department
here by one OF the prisoners I'm the peniten-
tiary who was septcnced from this city last
wear for crime In which young Nelson,
above mentioned, was tried but acquitted
as an acoomplice. His statements were put
in writing, and have been proven to be
true.
The collections OF internal revenue in
this district for the week ending to-day
amounted 10 $4,000. and the exports OF
manufactured TOBACCO to $1,000 pounds.
ROBIN ApAIR.
Plucky Girls Brave Fight.
READING, March 3.--Anna Smith, aged