Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-12-15


the next term of the court. This was onl,
the 18th OF the month. The witnesses
were all here, the case was ready for trial.
and strange to say these gentlemen. who
come in Indignantly denying they commit.
ted a crime, now ask for a continuance
III the man Is guilty let him 10 punished.
If he had been done injustice let that
came forth. Let the world know that
this man is innocent, If he is.
Instead of that we are met step py step
with defences known only to those who
plead in the subteties of criminal law.
and such as used only by lawyers when
they believe they have bad case.
Judge Aiken said he would grant the
continuance until the next term. MIR. Al
len was baied for his appearance.
THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW UECoMMIs
ERs IN THE o. s. COURT.
R. B. Munford, Commissioner of the
R~yeune OF Richmond and five of his dep
uties were indicted in the q. s. Court,
Judge Hughes presiding and District At
torney John 5. Wise prosecuting. for CON-
spiracv to prevent the assessing of ] S
Wise and Smiths friends in the city of
Richmond and to facilitate the assessing
If Massey and Geo. D. Wise's friends
They ere bailed to appear for trial in the
u. s. Court January 18th, when Judge
Hughes and Judge Bond will both preside.
COPY OF IHE INDICTMENT AGAINST
AUDITOR ALLEN.
The indictment charges that John D.
SnelIings did forge certain paper writing
commonly called bond. and intended tn
represent bond of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia, aud purporting to be bond ex.
ecuted by John ID Snellings as collector
of delinquent taxes for the city of Rich
no ond for the year 1851, in the penalty OF
$40 900, with R. F.. Walker and &. G
Clarke AS his sureties; the said papsr pur-
porting to be the bond of said John u.
Snelllngs, r. F. Walker, ana c. G. Clarke,
executed by the said parties on the LIST
day OF November. 1882. and acknowlsda.
ing themselves indebted to the Common
wealth of Virginia in the sum of 500 900,
conditioned for the faithful discharge OF
the duties Of the said John d. SnelIlngs as
collector of delinquent taxes due the
said Com mon wealth OF Virginia in the
city of Richmond for the year 1881; y Il
the said bond purpOrting tOhav, been &C
knOwledged before Emmett Crump, as a
n tary public in and for the said CITY and
also purporting to have been witnessed hy
Meade Haskins and Emmett Crump, when
in truth and in fact the said bond was not
executed on the said lst day of November
1882. to the prejudice of the Conn en-.
wealth of Virginia, and with intent to de.
fraud, against the peace and dignity OF the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon
fhoJr hn f,,rt
Brown Allen after the said John D. Smell.
lings had done and committed the said
telOny-tO-wit. on the day and year afore-
said-well knowing that the said John D
Snellings had done and committed the said
felony, he, the SAID s. Brown Allen, did
then and there the said felony by the said
john ID. Snellln2s then and there, previ
Ously and before that time committed
conceal, compound, and maintain, and lie
the said s. Brown Allen. we'll knowing
that the said felony had been committed
by the said John D. Snellings in manner
aud form as above set forth, him, the "a d
John D. Snelllngs and he, the said 5
Brown Allen, did then and there efeIoni
ously harbor ard receive and assist against
the peace and dignity Of the Common
wealth of Virginia"
SPICY CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN 4
DEMOCRATIC JUDGE AND FEDERAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Saturday the following letter was ad
dressed to Judge George l.. Christian by
United States District Attorney John S
Wise.
OFFICE UNITED STATES, I
DIsTKlCT ATTORNEY,
EASTERN DISTRICT VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va. Dec. 9. 1882
Judge George L. Christian, Hastings Court
City of Richmond:
Sir:-It becomes my duty as District AT
torney of the United States for the East
ern district Of Virginia. to request tina
that you furnish me at your earliest COZ
veniepce. for use before the grand jury O
the United States, a copy of any aud a.
inst ructiOns given by you, or comm uni ca
tions by you with tie registrars and Judge
Of erection IN this city on the 7th of M
vemb-r, 1882, the same being an election
day for members Of the Forty E ghth Con
gress. | particularly quest your instruc-
tions AZ to receiving or rejecting the vote
offered on tax receipts delivered by job,
d. Snelllngs You will also oblige me by
advising me upon what statute or statute
you rely as authorizing or justifying you t.
aONloO lttcul NV Va III dHy way tutCl tCI
with said REGISTRAR and judges of election
at said election.
With great respect, have the honor tx
be-, your obedient sci want,
JOHN S. WISE.
United States Attorney.
Judge Christian to-day addressed tn
following reply To Mr.. Wise, which wa
delivered to Mr.. Wise's Office:
HrcnrNc1o (yO1rpr on Rt,,u,ronrD
JUICES Office.
Richmond December 18th, 1882
Mr.. John S. Wise, y. s. District Attorne,
for the Eastern District Of Virginia: :.
Sir,-I received yours of Saturday. Just
before going on the bench.
My engagements 10 court, and the ex
traordinary character of your letter, have
caused he delay IN my reply. After ma
ture IT Fiction. have failed to perceive
any obligation on my part to furnish yot
in your official capacity with the evidence
you request, and cannot recognize your
right to interrOgate me in any manner, as
as to my conduct rs a judge of the Com
monwealth of Virginia. The Common.
wealth's Attorney OF my court, could with
equal right and propriety request of th.
honorable judge of your court copy of
the instructions published by him on the
day of the late election, for use before my
grand jury, and request him to furnish his
authority Of law for his conduct.
My official acts have bee4 performed
only in public they are or can be known TO
the world, and as to each and all Of them
l court the fullest Investigation before
any tribunal to which am legally or prop
erly amenable so itI
1 am, sir, very respectfully, your obedi-
ent servant, an
GEORGE L. CHRISTIAN,
Judge of the Hastings Court of the city
of Richmond. t43
THE WHIG's LEGAL POINTS.
The Richmond Whiq furnishes the fol-
lowing two legal points to the counsel for
Auditor Allen and Collector Snelllngs:
Auditor Allen is indicted under section
IS of an act approved April l, 1o79-whlcA
section pro sides for the appoint Of collec-
tors of arrears of taxes mot of delinquent
saxes). and that before acting they snail