Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-02
THE MISSING MONEY.
hFfAissihAdDi7oRSoFF OFFICE.

"" S""i"H! haue The following urtus
which was admitted to record Yesterday:
This deed. made TIM 2oih day OF NoyeDi-
hoT. IN the year 1854. between William X.
Smi'l, oi the city of Riebmond, State 81
Virginia, oi ;ho Ers. part; A. r. Alcockc.
new residing IN Said ci.,. oi the second
paii. and Morton Marye of the third part
Whereas The said William x. Smith has
been clerk IN the ofice Of said Morton
MaTye, Auditor Of Public accounts Of the
STATE OF virginia. since about the second
day OF JaDuars. 1854, and the said
William K. Smith j. willing TO secure
the SAID Morton Marye against all
loss by Tie arts and dolues Of toe
said William Smith since he has been
clerk aioTe said; now. therefore. this deed
wi,nesseth that the said William T.. Smith,
in consideration OF the premises and OF one
donar 20 him paid before the signing and
sealing. OF this deed. the receipt whereof il
hereby acknowledged. doth grant unto the
said 4. Il. Alcocke, with general warranty,
al :he books. pictures, mantci ornaments.
and bouscbo!d furniture Of him, tie said
smith, including enc piano.ioyte. now In
| the house al Mr.. M. r. Spo,swOod. OIL
Franklin street between Soyenihand Eighth
streets, Richmond, Va, in which hOuse the
sa,d smith also reI0ps a. A boarder Ai.o
two tracts OF land situate IN Calhoun
comfy, ". Va. owned by the said
smith. fox more particular Gescrip-
ton of which land reference i made to the
deeds conveying The same 10 him, now on
record in sdid Calhoun county. In trust 70
secure and save harmless the SAID Morton
Marye from all loss, owing 10 the conduct.
acts and doincs ofthc said smith as cierk
| as aforesaid, should the said Marye suffer
| any loss by occasion Of the acts and doings
Of the said Smith. then the said Alcocke
VIII sell the said property. and from the
proceeds of said s9le reimburse the said
harye the said loss. and The remainder Of
| the proceeds Of said sale be Will pay over
| 10 The said smith after paving cost Of sale
ana Feserl ing a commission Of per
centllm for hi services IN this behalf.
But should the aid Marye ,Hifer no .uch
los. then the said Alcocke win rc-cOnYoy
The said property to the said Smith.
Witness the following signature and
zeal. WILLIAM X. SMITH l>oal
state 81 VJginia, city ct Richmond, To-
lo,;;
], j. NJ. skinner. n0ilry pubhc for ihc
city aforesaid. IN the state oi Virginia. 90
certify ,ha; " ilian X. smith. whose namC
is ,Isned 10 the writing above. bearing date
the 2J'b Jay of November. 1854. has actnow-
ledged The same before NE ln my city alore-
slid.
Giyn uhdcr ny HIND and -cal thi, 2g:h
day oi November. 1894.
J N. >EnNrE. Notary Public.
Cty u richmond. tO-.ci,:
In the Office Of the Court ~ Chancery for
the said city. the 1st day oi December.
1924. this deed was presented. and With the
certificate annexed. admitted 70 -. ord -
II. 20 O'Clock !. VI.
Te,tc: BESJAuTy II. BEsrY.
Clerk.
The value of this property j. not .tal,d.
iui Mf. Smith Told Mr.. MaTycon FRIDAY
that be was worth S2n.Ooo.
IHE INSE>TGl1lNG coVVirIEr.
The two house, Of the General Assembly
have adjourned Sinc Gic and lcfi the prose
ca,i0n Of fdrthcrinquric> as to This matter
IN ibe hand, oi 4 House special committee.
consisting 81 Nc>sTs. Barton, Moon, and
Lakewood. They viii commence work ~
q icw day. hui they cannot pursue the IN
Nc.iiga:iOn with system and satisfaction
until they have heard from every clerk iu
lle STATE. They vii have to ascertain
whether The clerk, reported - hayinZ paid
nothing forycarN hold receipts. and whether
those credited with sums lad bave the
credit fCr .li the sums they have raid. n
T. a bie iob. and will probably result ia
revolution IN the prc.ont -y>.em u coiiect-
ing ducs from ihr clcrk..
The rXt,nt 0i tbe irreu'ari'y nobody
Knows, sueSscs ale useless J, seems tha;
n viii 20 far iu'O the thousands, but hOw
far 40 one knows.
TIE GRAND JrEY.
The grand Jury of ;hc Ilu>iines Court
Yesterday .ooh steps lor ~ investigation of
lhi, ease. They wili 20 20 work at II on
Thursday.
Mr.. smith ,tlvcd gt home all dav yes-
forday. Tie Auditor had occasion once ~
twice 10 ,cud to him ior information. AMI
about =. VI. received % n0,c in response
Ia IN inquiry.
TIE MANCHESTER CLFRE.
IN tie statement showing Jl,c cOuntio,
and elite, from which no PAYMENT, have
been made bv the clerks Gi ;hc crcu.t
courts on account Of taxes on laW process.
&c.. for the fiscal wears OF l>>l-'S2 and
lsS2-'S5, Manchester appeared. In the
iirSt place. there j. ~ circuit court in
that city. only a corporation or hu'tns>
court. " hich nas Jurisdiction iH ali ca.cs.
crrmirN. civil. and charccry. that cir
cuit court has, and the Circuit Court oi
Chesterfield has concurrent jurisdiction
with the llu>tines Court o. Manchester.
And the CLERK, Mr.. II. +. Duyal. has m,
receipts for said yc.r- respectively for
ssGjI7 and S3j3.SS. in full ot taxes on law
process, &c. ior ,aid years. The taxes
were paid uy checks, and The receipts are
subject 10 examination.
CEcKs WITHHELD.
IN the Senate Yesterday Mr.. Powell -posc /
IN OPPOSITION 10 the orderfor adjournment !
a; 5 =. NJ. and stated with great emphasis |
that. ia lis opinion, the Legislature never !
ought 20 leave Richmond until II ia, fer I
rettcd out the rtgulariiie> in the Office Of |
the Auditor of Pubic Accounts; irrcgu- !
lariiic. which seem 10 have run through |
many vears. Mr.. llcaton, replying, referred !
10 the fact that an That could be done III |
this direction would he done by the House |
committee. which iSiuliy empowered TO act |
in the premises. lie doubted il the lOs~ |
would be- anything like - great - expect !
I'd. and stated that in two instances that !
had come tO his knowledge checks given !
by the clerk OF LOudoun mad each been kept |
year before they were deposited for col |
lection. going To- show that these ccrk>
accounts Mere Kept good While before |
they were audited and credited and the |
tIftkN AilNiluAh itt 'Vii'NAihlis q ~ iHft'7 |
this system would account for some OF the |
clerks not being credited on the book "a
they ought TO be. Mr.. lIeat0n rather |
threw doubt upon the suggestion OF Nr.
Powell that because the clerks OF courts |
hold the receipts OF Mr.. W. Il. Smith, the |
loss would necessarily fall upon the stale; |
he was not 10 certain about that. Mr.. |
Mr.. Gaines, OF NOttOway, said that from |
information that had GENE to him, check |
sent by the clerk Of his county 10 the Audi
tor here was rot presented for collection |
to the bank at Blacks aud Whites until |
near two years after ii was given.
Both OF these gentlemen mentioned these
facts 10 show that there had been great de-
lay in auditing clerks accounts. aud they
were inclined TO believe that that way oi
doing business. rather than criminal pur-
pose. would account for the recent defe-
opments in the Auditors office; develop
ments which. 80 far as made known IN the
slight investigation the ubject ha> % far |
had. do not affect the present Auditor.
The order for adjournment WAS already
made. and 20 this dlscussiOn--Nhich" vas
quite informai-amO united TO nothing.
THE PETEEsBrRG CLERKS ACCOUNT.
our Petersburg correspondent writes as
follows concerning the Petersburg clerks
accounts with the State:
In the UisD 1fcL of Yesterday the clerk Ot /