Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-19
JORDAN RELEASED ON GAIL.
Examination Reid and . Case sent On
the Grand Jury.

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William L. Jordan has been released on
bail. and his case will come before tho
grand jury of the United States Court ON
the 9th day OF December.
The penalty Of the bond required by
Commissioner Atkins, before whom pre-
liminary examination was held yesterday
morning. is $1,000, and the sureties are
Henry A. Jordan. father OF the accused,
and Arthur G.. Evans, both Of Manchester.
Jordan is the young man. twenty-five
years old. who was arrested Thursday at
ternoou by Post-Ofiice Inspectors Wilde
and Coghfll on the charge of robbing the
mails.
TIE cHAR0E.
The case came mp before the commits
sioner at II O'clock yesterday morning
The prisoner was represented by Judge
William |. Clopton and Charles l.. Page,
Esq. and the Government by Assistant
United States Disirict-Attorney l.. 5. Brls-
tow.
The charge was THAT W. L. Jordan. clerk
In the pOst-ofiice at Manchester. on the
18th of October, 1889. did take, secrete,
embezzle and destroy o certain letter adj
dressed to William I. Pitt, secretary OF
Dale Lodge. Knights Of Honor, Manches-
ter. Va, containing - IN United States sill
yer certificates, which came into his pos
session and under his control as clerk,
&c., DC.
THE TESTIMONY.
The only witnesses examined were tho
two inspectors who were given the ease to
work up about ten days ago. and all Of the
substantial facts related by them had been
published exclusively in the Dipo'c, OF yes
terday morning. The inspectors began their
investigation on Friday last. and Slr. Wilde
went TO Manchester 10 make a few observa-
tions and 10 watch the movements of those
connected with the Office. On "Wednesday
he fixed up a decoy letter purporting 70
have been written by G. NJ Crump, and
addressed il 10 Mr.. Pitt, and cncloscd nine
one-dOllar United States silver certificates,
each having a private mark. lie had pre-
viouslv seen Mr. Pitt and told hlm that
he desired to use his name 10 such letter.
The letter was mailed 20 reach Man.
chester bv the fast mail going South.
About 3 O'Clock he told Mr.. Pitt that he
(Wilde) had sent him 80. They went over
TO Manchester about . O'Clock. Coghlll
and himself watched the post-otiicee and
saw what was going on. Mr.. Iltt called nj
the post-ofiico three times during the eve
ming for his mail, bat did not get the let
ter containing the 20.
JORDAN ARRESTED.
About $50 o'clock Thursday evening he
(Wilde) aud Coghill went TO Manchester
and found Jordan ut the general-delyery
window Coghill remained outside. ht
entered the postoflcc. saw Nr. +. DuNal
the assistant postmaster. who wGs re-,
questcd to relieve Jordan. "A he desired
t. have a talk with him. Jordan walked
out of the office with him and was taken %
room in the courthouse.
They first asked him if he had any
money. Jordan said yes. and took eight
dollars out Of his pocket-a - note anc
three 81 United States certificates, whict
they identified as three ot the silver certI
| ficates they had marked and enclosed N
the Pitt decoy letter. Mr.. C0ghiu lmme
diately charged him with stealing tho Plt'
letter. Jordan admitted that he had taker
the letter. and when asked where the othe
81 silver certificates were said that he ha,
changed five OF them for the - note. ant
had spent fifty cents out Of one at Saks's
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.
Inspector Coghill corroborated the state
ment of Mr.. Wilde. and in addition sal,
that when he (Mr. Wilde) and Jordan wer'
in the st. Claire Hotel Thursday nigh
Jordan delivered to him a pocket-booI
containing S6sS. some of which was II
cold. He also said that Jordan. after con
Tossing the crime. asked him to let the mat
ter drop: that he (JOrdan) would pay 4
all back again. and did not want his fathe
to know anything about it. He also askeC
that his fatner be not told of the sos
which he (the accused) had surrendered.
SENT on AND DAILED.
This ended the testimony for the prose
cution and the defence introduced no wit
nesses. but asked for bail, which was grant
/ ed in the sum named above.
! MIR. II. A. Jordan. the father Of the youn
man, is one of the most highly-respeCte
citizens of Manchester, and the reyelaiio
fell upon him and his friends like thur
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