Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-23
THE STATE AT LARGE.
n. planters and meesasses sssh Case
ssssss or Local News.

ftenss er Local Newss
fcs,rtspond,nce Of the Richmond DispA,cn-l
prTvrsnrRo, August %. 1884.
In my letter published IN the Dispatoa 9,
vesss rday n was stated "in the mater y.
Inc eemrromise made by the trustees o.
The Planters and Mechanics BANK WIN
Cspfaiu N. NJ. Osborne etc.
The facts given are correct. pu, Wv "
cs the word compromise IN re'esehvc
20 CAPTAIN Osborne was perhaps incorreer
and NAV he calculated 70 DO MN an iolu,,
tice. II should haye read "setuenen.
am authorized Sy the trustees OF The
ssrt 10 saw that they do not consider that
,h.v "connnromised with Captain o.
hnrnc. but that they made settlement
with him by which, IN their judgment, he
paId and secured 10 be paid 10 the bank
ono hundred cents in every dolltr OF his
iudshi, dness, and this irrespective OF his
services in tffcctiDg settlement OF the
New York Transaction, which services they
regarded ~ valuable.
The following Is a copy OF the petition
filed by Messrs. Benjamin A. DAVIS ana
George T.. Perkinson, they being the only
suretles on the State bond who are mol d.
rectors OF the bank, aud not responsible for
LIS management
"Your petitioner respectfully prays to
he admitted party defendant 20 this suit
10 have leave 10 Gle HE answer 10 the plain
tits bill; 10 file exceptions to the report
Of Commissioner John G. Armistead re-
turned and fled on The 18th day OF August,
1854: 10 fiie a cross bill in this suit II
necessary. and 10 take such other lawful
stems In this cause rs may be necessary or
proper 10 protect his interests.
"Your petitioners interests as follows:
He is one Of the sureties OF the Planters
and Mechanics Bank in the bond OF that
CORPORATION. dated the 2sth day OF Decem-
Der, 1SS2, In the PENALTY Of sl3D,0eO, paya-
bile 20 the Commonwealth OF Ntrginia ana
conditioned for the faithful performance
by said bank Of It's dIties and obllgau ms
rs a depository OF public money, dcsignated
iy the Governor In pursuance OF secuon
a5 Of CHAPTER IS OF The Code OF virginia,
1873. The said bank having made default
as such depository In the sum OF sl33,.
523.77. the Commonwealth has obtained
Judgment i'm the Circuit Court OF the city
Of Elclmond for the said sum, with inter
est aud costs against the said bank, aud
also against your petitioner as surety
ard wriis Of teri tdcidS on said
judgments were issued, and on the
9Th day Of July, 1894. were placed
in the hands 81 the sheriff OF the city OF
Richmond TO be levied; and thereby. that
Is to say. 10y reason OF said judgments and
executions. the Commonwealth obtained
and now holds lien upon all the property
and estate, both real and personal, OF the
said bank, the principal obligor In the
bond aforesaid. And your petitioner ayes
that said property and estate OF said bank
are sufficient 10 satisfy and pay in full the
whole debt 81 said bank to the Common
wealth. for which your petitioner IL bond
and surely Of said bank. Your petitioner
l. therefore interested 10 take care that the
estate and property OF his principal, now
uuder the control Of the court In tins
cause, shall be faithfully applied 10 the
paymcnt and satisfaction of the debt due
10 the Commonwealth as aforesaid.
"Your petitioner represents that he Is
Informed, believes. aud AYERS that this SUIT
OF Williams and others against the Planters
and Mechanics Bank and others is, 30 Ia
rs the parties Of record are concerned. q
friendly suit: that IL was Instituted at the
instance OF and by the procurement Of tn,
officers Of the bank and the trustees. in liet
ola suit by the trustees themselves. askins
The aid and direction OF the Court In th'
administration Of the trust they nave taker
upon themselves. The plaintiffs and de
PENDANTS are both alike Interested IN
maintaining the deed. At any rate
there is no controversy between the present
Plaintiffs and their counsel and the present
defendants and their counsel; whereas in
fact the interests Of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia, as the largest creditor OF said
bank, and the interests Of your petitioner
rs "A surety 10 the said Commonwealth az
aforesaid imperatively require that the
validity Of the deed Of trust described IN
the bill and exhibited Herewith and the
legality Of the acts aud dOings OF the trts-
tees under color Of said deed, should be
seriously contested. In support OF the
eIments OF this petition. your petitioner
youches the record Of this suit a. Il now
stands before your Honor"
The colored woman Fanny Jackson. wht
was so severely burned two or three night
ago by the explosion OF n Kerosene lam
which she ATTEMPTED to fill while burning
has since died OF her injuries.
About two months ago white y0utl
named William Hubbard was assaulted
with a club by Il colored boy at West-En(
Park. and hls injuries were such that io
some time IT was thought they would prove
fatal. A portion Of ms skull had 10 be Is
moved 10 save his life. The name OF hi
nssaiaut was never known, but on circum
was this morning arraiRned in court Il
answer the charge. After partial eXamina
ton the case was continued until tO-mOr
row.
During the interim between the JulyanI
August terms OF the Hastings Court OF thi
city iifty-one deeds were admitted 10 recort
IN the clerks Office.
Awell known farmer Of Diuwiddie coun
" has two large orchards Of peach-trees-
one Of hudded trees, the other OF natlv
seedlings. During the past eleven year,
he saws. he has obtained but one crop iron
the former and has only missed one crol
from the latter. His experience is the sam
~ that 81 other fruit-cultJrists, and hcnc
the general disposition IN this section I
get rid Of the graft trees.
Mr.. Thomas Whyte, late cashier Of IN
Planters and Mechanics Bank. sustained
slight wound this afternoon from ,he di
charge Of pistol which he had about hi
person. The hail struck him on the for,
head over the right eye, but glanced an
inflicted only fesh-wOUnd.
ROpfN ADATR