The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-10
THE INDICTMENT.

THE INDICTMENT.
Commonweal.h's-A s. b. Wit:
prepared an indictment against Mr.. Allen,
and sent II Ia to the Grand jury at j.
o'clock.
After reciiing the charges of forgery,
&C., as contained In the indictments against
John ID. Smelling, which were published
in the WSpdtch OF yesterday, the Indict-
mcnt against Mr.. Allen continues as fol-
lows:
And the grand jurors aforesaid. upon
their oaths, do further present that :.
Brown Allen, after the said John ID. Smell
llngs had done aud committed the said fe-
lonY-to wit, on the day and year aiore-
said--well knowing that the said John d.
snelllpgs had done and committed the said
felony, he, the said :. Brown Allen, did
then and there the said felony by the said
John ID. SnclhngS then and there previously
and before that time committed, conceal
compound. aud maintain, and he, the said
{. Brown Allen, well knowing that the said
felony had been committed by the said
John d. SnelipgS In manner and form q,
above set forth, him, the said John -. Sncl.
llngS, and he, the said s. Brown Allen, did
then and there ieioniously barbor and re'
ceiye and assist, against the peace and dig
nifty Of the Commonwealth OF Virginia."
This indictment charging Mr.. Allen
with being accessory 10 n felony after tbt
fact the grand jury returned - Ti1lt
Blu"
Mr.. Allen was IN court, accompanied By
bis counsel, Mr.. Il. T. Ilubard, in order tC
answer charges made in the indictment
found against him Friday. His cOunse
asked !or a continuance OF the case unit
next Friday. This was granted, and Tho
Court announced that another judge would
preside upon the occasion.
CAPTAIN WISE WRITES LETTER.
Soon after the court adjourned Captain
john :. Wise sent letter to Judge George
J.. Christian. 4 Dispatch reporter visited
The Judge in his private Office. and found
him bu>iIy engaged IN looking into his law
books. He was asked il he had received d
letter from Captain Wise. He replied that
he had. but that he was not prepared tC
give II TO the public at that time. The
Judge continued 70 say that "he had tried
10 discharge his duty fearleSsly and faith
fully in the past, and that nothing could
prevent him from continuing 10 do so aS
ELECTED the fact that Captain Wise, United
States District Attorney, had in his letter &c
Judge Christian asked him certain ques.
tions touching the legality Of his (thrs
tian's) official action in the election eases
TIE SMELLING CASE.
The ease OF John d. Smelling, indicted Il,
John ID. SncllingS, and charged with for
Ho tfft, - n |. 1f
tempting TO employ rs true certain bond
hciuS the official bond OF John II. Smell
ling rs collector OF delinquent state taxes
for the city Of Richmond for 1881, pur
porting to have been executed on the Is
'day OF November, 1882, when in truth anC
in tact the said bond was executed on tht
1th OF November, 1882" was called up ii
the Police Court yesterday morning, jus
ticc y. c. Richardson presiding. Mr.
smelling, accompanied by his counsel, Mr.
Il. 7. Iluiard, OF Richmond, and Mr.
William NJ. Flanagan, OF Powbatan. ap
pcared In court at the proper time.
When the case was called, Mr.. Il. I
llubard. of counsel for Mr.. Smelling, statet
that thi, morning was the first time he hat
seen the charge, and he desired further
time to prepare a defence, and asked for ;
continuance until Wednesday next.
Mr.. Wit, Commonwealth attorney. op
posed continuance till Wednesday, bu
said that he would agree to continue thC
case until Monday TO give the other side
time to prepare their defence; that he de-
sired TO try the ease ss speedily as possible
The Court consented 10 continue The
case until Wednesday.
Major K. +. Walker, Mr. Charles c
Clark, and Mr.. Emmett Crump, witnessc'
for the Commonwealth, were recognized
for their appearance.
Mr.. Smelling gave bond In the sum O
81 600 for his appearance at that time. will
j. s. Dodson, Esq, rs surety.