Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-07
The Sa-Callel Frapd Investigations

Before the grand jury OF the U. :. Dis
trict Court at Richmond yesterday Con
gresham Dezendorf was called and testified
as folows:/
District-Attorney Wise: Do you know
anything of frauds in the recent election?
Congressman Dczcndorf: Not of my own
personal knowledge.
Mr.. Wise: Can you give me the names OF
amy Witnesses who know OF frauds?
Congressman DcZendorf: wrote YOU 4
letter which will probably give you the in
formation you desire
Mr.. Wise: | have not received it, When
did you write it?
Congressman Dezendorf: mailed ii last
night to you from Washington.
Mr.. Wise have not received it. Will
you give me the names of the witnesses?
Congressman Dezendorf, Certainly sir.
Mr.. Wise: Well, give me the names
Congressman Dezcndorf: We'll, sir, Gen
eral William Malone, James D. Brady, S.
Brown Allen, and all of the county trcasu-
rers and collectors appointed by S. Brown
Allen.
The witness then proceeded to give names
OF different parties in Norfolk who could tell
of fraud District Attorney Wise repeating
the names after him and writing them.
The witness gave the name of J, w. Hon
cstv.
District Attorney Wise: How 10 You
spell it?
Congressman Dcxendorr Significantly ::
H-o-n-c-s-t-y-honcsty.
District-Attorney Wise proceeded to ask
Congressman Dczendorf what he thought
Gen. Malone and Brady could tell.
Congressman Dezendorfrepicd, Il think
they can tell you pretty much what you
want 10 know"
The witness further went on TO say:
l have a copy of my letter." and he star
ted to pull it out TO read to the district At
torney. whercupon Mr.. Wise said, 1--WE will
not go into that now. | will get your letter
and read it,"
In his letter Mr.. Dczendorr states his rc:-
son AT length for wishing these parties SUM-
moncd. He wishes General Malone to tcs
tlly us TO the amount Of money collected
from clerks and other government employees
i'll the departments at Washington and from
| tlcc-holdcrs, state and federal, in Virginia.:
also the amount received from the Repuh
lcan Congressional Executive Committee nj
Washington, giving the manner in which
The sum SO received by him or by the com
mittcc of which he was chairman was OK.
pended: whether or not federal patronage
in Virginia is now and has been since the
10Th OF September. 1881. under his sole con-
troll, and whether he has not used said pat.
ronagc to intimdatc Fcderaloilicc. holders iy
removal of Republicans, compelling others
to fall into line under penalty of removal
| From Office III case they neglected or refused
to sustain the Rcadiuster movement OF
the ether witnesses he llcircs testimony OF
Of SIMILAR import and bearing on the same
! subject
| \ dispatch from Richmond last night
says: The Mahoneites do not relish the
turn of affairs. Their Auditor, S. Brown
Allen, has disappeared, and with him all
trace ofa bond which the anti-AIahonci,cs
have relied upon to show the frauds they
alicS" to have been practiceti by the Malone
strikers. 1t is not supposed that Mr.. Wise
will call upon General Malone to lei OH
his campaign secrets which would involve
| the showing of the disbursement of the
lIuhbcll assessment fund"
Among others one witness was asked by
District Attorney Misc "Ilav" y"" any
persona: property?
Witness: Nothing but my wife, sir.
District Attorney Wise: Do YOU allyour
wife personal property?
Witness Ifshe amt personal property
I'd like to know what she is.
District Attorney Wise said "Iou can
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To-day the grand Jury of the Criminal!
Court Of Richmond will resume the consid-
Grafton. THE charges made against certain
coalition officials, one of the prominent lca-
lures Of which is the the avcrment that Il
bond given by special tax collector Sncllinus
was doctored on the day of election by the
Judge of the court in which this case is now
being investigated.