The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23

Mt. BOW D. p IlbLlti WIS I'RAb'' W.
on which were the entries ON May 18th,
s2j. s33, and ESQ.,. Opposite s9s %
was the memorandum 4. r. q Co
Manchester.
Most Of the accounts on this page had
a cross mark drawn across them. TINS
che witness explained was done be-
cause he had transferred all the &C
counts to the following pages IN lump.
90 as to post them together instead 81
eparately. The transfer entries OF 20.
s33. and sos G. were seen on the next
page.
At the time he was claiming that MI.
ROyall was indebted to HIM. a settle
meut had not bean made. He did not
claim exactly that he was indebted 10
me. left town on the Dist Of May ana
returned Friday at $3.50 A. NJ.
What did you do then and when
did YOU hear OF this charge against
yOuy' was asked.
Il first heard Of The forgery of The
check from father. ! got d town. az
stated. at 9:30 4. VI. drove 20 home. }
remained there short while and puf-
posed going TO my Office. Ny wife IN
sisted that | should remain at home. ]
went across 10 a barber shop and mad
NV hair cut and returned home and re-
NAMED dptil after dinner. IN The mean
while taking a bath. After dinner J
started for my office. Ny father accom-
named me To the door ard asked me the
question. DO you remember your de-
positinc a certain check? That
check was received by the City Bank
but the State Bank pronOunce-
It forgery. The checN j. now.
i'm the hands Of the Chief OF Police.
went at orce to the Office Of the Chlei
Of Police on the electric car. tod
him If what / had heard. aud asked
INN what was the trouble. Major Poe
said that there was trouble. and that he
oupht toarrest me right now. thought
Major Poe was j0king. lie toll me
about the check. and told him bad
deposited il. lie allowed me io
20 TO my Office to see Mr.. Morn.
son. | then went 10 Mr.. Hunter 5
Office TO see him and learn some
thing about this matter. bat his
Office was locked up. l then came back
10 Major Poe's office. He was absent.
Sir. Washington told me TO take dsrat.
that Major Poe would be back present
"a. Major Poe came in and told me
that | was under arrest. laskei'
ARE YOU JOKING.
No. sir. am in earnest Mr. wash
in,ton took me to the statOu-hcuse,
hen subsequently | was bailed. re-
m.ined al the statlOn-hOase until 3
% clock.
why did you decline to tell about
how YOU got the check
IL was amazed az a charge OF forgery.
waited To- look into the matter before
opening my mouth. | had just gotten
to the city. had seen DO one. ana haI
been summarily arrested. lie wanted
also time to consult counsel.
After being bailed what did you
doY"
Il went at once to Manchester 20 Mr.
Roval', mousse. | saw him and Mr.. ii.
b o zen together. Ar. owen. think-
ing that had important matter, io
talk about. excused himself and left.
| asked Mr.. R1yall What about ihe
check from John Hunter lie IT,.
phed. Il know nothing about u.
then explained TO him the note. wi1h
the check enclosed, which | had Tee
ceived from him. aud to my utter
establishment. me told me he bad Teri
neither note or check. This was the
first time ihat had learned tha- Dir.
Royall had not Left the check and
note"
Have YOU any means Of your oWa
Yes. some htlle. have never been
I'm "A condition that could not GET mo-
ney TO i've on. Ny father has al.JVD 30
his possession which 1 loaned him. he
would have loaned me 500 or SJuu had
| needed it could have stepped
across the street 10 Mr. McAcans and
gotten sos. or among number of peo-
pie in the Immediate nelghborho0d OF
my Office.
Captain Walter Bowie. father Of the
accused. said he bad been in business
for twelve years. member of tue firm
of Antrim d Bowie, and repeatedly his
son had offered to loan him S2.Ol0 az
one time. be declined because d. dad
NOT need il When this firm dissolved
he mad @lO, 900. aud when Boz bought out
g. Il. Ste kes * Co.. be did take tine
- 600 from his son. lie hal returned
$500 and still owed him Sl5lO. Had
hIs SON wanted 500 or $500 he would
nave had no difficulty IN getting 1t from
him. All be bad to d. was TO telephone
witness and the check would be- forth
coming.
Mr.. Augustine Royal said that the
partnership between himself and Alr.
Bowie terminated February Sth last.
The business had not been settled 1p
lie could not now tell how the accounts
between the two stood. except a. me
Manchester office. For SIX months Mr.
Bowie was sick. He employed Mr.. ".
~. Pool, an expert accountant, 10 close
up the JOINT business IN Richmond. and
make him cut a balauce-,heet. This
balauce--neet was furnished him on
May 17th. On May 9th Wit
ness gave Bowie check for
300. There was special tran sacti0n
between the two. \ Mr. Smith wanted
$500 Tor two years.
&R. BOWIE LOANED THE MONEY.
Eight per cent interest was charged.
1T utl aluDuul WIS N~O-. OAt lIll Oh
inteIest-S24 witness retained. and q
principal and S24 interest was credited
to Mr. Bowie. lie had paid Bowie moth
ing since the check for $500 He thought
on the baiance-sheet furnished by Mr.
Pool there was due Mr.. Bowie about
500.
This closed the evidence.
Colonel SpOttswOoi SAID that no
satisfactory account bad been furnished
as to how the accused got possession Of
the forged check.
Alr. Meredith argued for a while to
show that there was neither motive nor
necessity for the accused committing a
forgery. He had means. and if he aid
not. could easily get them.
Colonel Spottswool replied by calling
the Courts attention 10 what was law.
arguing that tins was q question for "A
jury 10 pass upon.
The Court: NV duty in the matter is I
very simple. The law says that slight
suspicion of guilt must cause a case /
ike this TO be sent on. think there il /
1 suspicion Of guilt in this case. | send /
he case on.
Mr.. Bowie was bailed in the sum of I