Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-10
MYSTERY OF THE KEY
pTuErEe. TEE ALLEGED ERIBER OF
JOEL, KErcRx TEE P9lIcE coURI.
A Certain Fact That the Key wns oponss
by Joel and Frily ldsnti-
fed, &c txr.

- H. - AthTlnE, ~ NA-ffohCtinao t1u
nov priyaie 6c.ocsivt, WIS before the
Police CoUr7 yesterday morning charged
viii intending naiaw7uiiy TO otstTuc;
snG iuipedt III administration 81 Justice
and TINT be did unlawfuiy and corrupiiy
corspire. cnmbipe, conf-derate, and agree
with an0'hcr porsun or persons unknown
10 0ftr 70 Herman Josi money, and thereby
Rflemm 70 persuade and induce the said
Herman Joel t. make false statement To
tlle Governor Of VIRGINS touching q matfHr
then pendinc before him concerning the
application i0r pardon ar communication 0i
sentence Of Thomas ]. ClGVerius % the
sentence against hiaa, the said Ciueerius
bpving bCcu convicted Of murder ana sen
tcneed by tie BustiDgs COurf OF the city oi
isichn ono.
Deurlnp's frs visit 10 Jca was on The
23s oi NOVEMBER, and tne money is said %
have iiassad hands on the occasion pi the
second witt, which wa lew GAYS ttci
The firsf one.
Tleurine was arrested "Wednesday nighi
~ Oficfr Y. J.. CbestermHn upon war-
FAri cOlfAiuinc the above Charge issued be
Justice ID. e.. RiebarasDD 4 ful nee suDi
ui TIE arrest, ~ vgGE - 1be circumstances
which led ie IL. was published iB the Dss-
poict 81 Yesterday. THE prisaner who
hnd been In q ceh al the nicbt before,
not having c3ven The band ~ $1,000 IT.
! QIired i1v Justice Eichnrds0rl. arrived ~
egIIri al ten miBuies bci0rf 10 O'Clock un-
! Der custody of Poiiremhn Baker. and was
placed n the prisoners pen, which hs had
all n himself. After few minutes con
suiiatl0n with hts counsel, Messrs. j.
A islon CabeH and Samuel NJ. Page, l}eur
inc. when iis case was caiied, cRme Out and
took seat by his counsel.
MOTION 10 cUETTEUE.
Mr. Cabell moved u continue THE ease
for 9 lev DAYS 10 allow tire eccused time
frr having Witnesses summoned. Be
tuaIrlli the facts In the cass would justify
such Il motion. Continuing, the speaker
saiO - The fasis are thai The prisoner was
arrested al 3 hate boUr hast night, and has
bao no opportunity 70 summon witnesses,
nor was be IN 4 condition ~ thgf time 10 III
dicaie o. ms counsel what ms defence
would nc. ] sgw the prisoner myself, bu;
cDuic pet nothing from him except tbe fact
tilsf he WIS charged with something
u justly. and something ~ connection
win tire trial Of Ciuverius. His object
fhen was to get on; ui prison and Gel bail
went Of. leaving him un0er thai impress
siun; end tins morning bt informed me
that ne mas such Witnesses ~ 20 convince
vuIr Honor thu yUu hgve no case against
hin, and that you VIII not be compelieo 10
send bin on 10 The grand Jury. We think
thai tlns u o proper case fOf D reasonable
amount % continuance 10 cIve thf accused
FAR showing heiOro the preliminary court.
. i j. vell known that the judgment ri
this court rms more ~ less effect upon The
community and upon the cranc jury, what
ever the action Oi the higher court might
he. Nov. ] say, II il iGif thM the prisoner
should hGve fHr hearing In tins case be
fnrs this court. Il il hh0 been before
grand jury ana had come NJ from the grand
iurv. II W0ul0 nave been different. J think
Il h % more thau right aud proper"
NJ Cabel suId further thal his Rssnciate,
Nj Page. who mad ius; been retained e,
counsel. had az engagement a. Chess erteia
cnuTf-bGusc lhut Guld necssstic ins
ingvinc on the 10.4a train, aud be respect
fu''y asked thM Tire casf ie DELAYED lew
dgys thai the accused ml.hi i't able % pre-
sell Il, size Oi The cast.
WY bH. AIA.AK LPFELEED.
AZ ,he close nf Nj CaboI's speech, E0-
csf Allan. LsQ, lrn~s and said
Before responding 10 the motion Just
submitted. ] desire t0 submit some remark.
personal o. myself Rnc explanatory Of NJ
alTiearuuce IN tie at-ituie O. public PROSE
auu. The warrant m thc case show
upon it, face thBi the pending prosecution
grows out Of another crinIiniu cause Winci
hns created great interest Ia Ghis c0mmu
riiv. and IN which other tuar the regulm
afiicgr ~ tne lOmmOIyeath appeared a
cuun,e. 5of tue people. Owing to TIM
fnc. poi haps. the Common wealth would
nave beer revTcFerten ry tlie same anip
counsel who 50 fmifuliy represented her
interest l.. the prosecution oi the cast OF tns
Common egirn against Cluverius.
But there are circumstances, ] DndeI-
stand IN connection witt this prosecution
which render II 81 leasi improper, und pei
nay,. Impossible. that fnm gentleman tlr
Gereduh should appear in the same pos
ciuT thaj ht CAD IN The one % which ] hUvc
referred. The same cause vhict prevented
Nj u r., from appearing IN the ease o. t'lu.
verius may pns-ib'v iu TIM Investigation
ar.-c ncre and II order 90 avDld Hnv en-
liarras-mCIt IN tue deveiHpment oi tor
cast be has very properly requested 70 be
excused IN this ui-O, and asked the Judge
ri the Hustiuss Court t. request some
Blhcf attorney % appear from lDt com
niencemen 81 tht prosecution, Aetine
upon tha request II tbt AriOrney ior the
m.mor wealth. 1udgf Atkins applied L.
uie snO asked me y ! wDud take charge nI
thf casf.
Viewing il irDm tht very nature 0i tn
chargf IL the Ucii u one ~ those case~
Vbeff iht Common wealth hae q righI 70 Pc
uuire and almost demand The services d
another attorney. d. not hesitate 90 anrede
% the request which has been msd'. and O.
u under these circumstances that J uppsar
~ ruf representative Of the Common wealth.
n tLK prosecution.
OPPOSED a C0NTIEr AEcf.
hir Allan, n opposing motion iot cDn'
fiuunca, sud tbai n auy ordinary cri n ina.
prosecution Il was his rule through tn'
lhirieen years tba be hela Jhe 0ftici. pos'-
non q Common wealfh's attorney % ALLOW !
ary rcas0nahie delgy Il tbe accused could /