Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-04
COUPON CASES
A TEST CASE DECIDES OTHERS IN Pc
TERsBUxG.
Judgment by Default in eco suits-A sad
csse-A Remarkable
Contsst, &C.


fcorrespondence OF the Ricnmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, January 3, 1889.
kfter many postponcments the coupon
c.ses, which had been pcnding IN the Circuit
rourt here for come time. were settled al
sp~eIsl term, at which Judge Wexford pres
sided. A test ease was made to-day out OF
the sul, BROUGHT by the State against Mr. -
Uamnden slater. n merchandise broker. In
Jpne. 1857. Mr.. Slater rendered City. Ireasu-
rer Couch 500 In coupons In peymen, OF MS
STAFF Tar. Treasurer Couch refused The ten
, der and the Commonwealth brought sun
ay.,nst Mr.. slater. The defence was repre-
sen,ed by Alexander Hamilton, Esq. OF THIS
ri,v Tie offered 10 evidence OF the genu-
ineness OF the coupons the bonda from when
thew mad been detached. After argument
by Messrs. J. 81. Mullen, George ;. bernSiu'
ard W, T. McRae for the Common"eaith
the case vas gIyes to the jury. VINO 81 once
brought In a verdict for the defendant Dy
agreement between counsel a Serdlct LOT
the defendant without trisl was rendered Vi
twcnty-ope other cases In which the deiehu,
ants we're able 10 produce The Oonds as wen
=. Inc commons. in about 260 cases, how.
ever tho defendants stated that they would
let iudqraeni 20 against them 10y default in-
aspucb A. thew bad no valid defence. Tbs
was accordingly done without the delay OF :
trial Yesterday judgment was rendered
against the state In eight cases which were
moi contested, the defendants beng abie 10
nroduce In court witnesses who bad seen the
commons detached from the BONDS. Mr:
James Cooper. the agent OF the Counch OF
FOREIGN Hondhoders, was one OF The WIZ
nesses for the defence and received an
apology from one Of the counsel for the state.
who. Enthusiastically, had appeared 70 renec'
upon his motives. OF course no reelection
was intended. The court will he IN session
Tomorrow to complete the record IN the
cases.
worry spectabie-looking white man,
who claims to be 2 resident Of Richmond,
where he has a family living, and who gives
his name as somerviie SvOcoe. was convict
ed Of lsrcenv IN the Mayors Court this
morning and sentenced to four months IN
isl The charge against him was that OF
ob,aining money ubder false pretences,
representing himself as an authorized agen'
Of the order known as the Iron Hal. ne
collected few dollars here, all OF when ne
turned over TO the officers when arrested.
The receipt he gave was signed by another
name than that OF SgncOe.
The Mayor this morning had before him
case OF trivial consequence, but one when
excited the Interest OF great many colored
people. The paper under cOnslOe!atloh WEE
q warrant gotten ont 10y one coIored woman
against another, charging her wild me
larceny Of a rooster. Nearly score OF VII
pesses testified on either side, all swearing
20 the identity and ownershipof the chicken,
one way or The other. The Mayor, in th'
face Of such positive evidence on each side
thought the case one OF mistaken identity
and dismissed tho charge OF larceny. Tic
turned the chicken over 10 the High Con-
s,able with direction TO drop him between
the lots Of the respective claimants and le'
tae rooster decide for himself TO whom h'
belonged, as 10 Whichever place ne wen
there 1t was decided the ownership should
Rst.
The stolen COW found yesterday In pos
session OF the negro Swan WAS to-day iden
'tiGed as the property OF citizen OF Rich
mond and was accordingly turned over tC
him. ROBIN ADAIR.