Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-01
TO TEST HIS SANITY.
a COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO Mr..
wCUe's MENTAL CONDITION.
The Glenn Forgery Case Continued-As-
s,gnmont OF 8. Observation-Disclosures
for the Month.

fs 70 be iulAAffA ibtH " u Afttnttio7tVA "
which has been ordered 20 meet ~ the Police
Court room Saturday, afternoon at4 o'clock.
The INQUIRY promises % be attended with con
,aorab!o interest and 81 is not unlikely tina,
there viii be some racy Development largo
number q witnesses viii be summoned, among
them several members Of tho Tobacco Trade.
win which association Nr. NcCue has been con-
Hocied for a number Of years
Tho adoguon D! this course OF procedure was
u,o resgh 81 the Investigation held in tho Posico
Court Yesterday morning OF he charge against
NJ NcCuo o. eGsantug and threatening 10
sowhido NJ T. D. Christian.
About Tho time FOR the courtio open Mr. McCne
veIted Ia wi'a his cOunfOi, Nr. Edgar Allan.
Very eO1n aftecGard Mr. T.. ID. Christian, nc
conpsaisi by his brother. Mr.. Frank W. Chris
tan, and Colonel ". ". Gordon, arrived.
MR. cHnIsrnv's STATEMENT.
When the case vas called. after n few unlrn-
rortant ouos hal bocn disposed Of, Mr.. Chris
tan SO PIT on the stand as the first witness. In
Pour of . We days sso first heard. coming to
fne through others, NAT THIS man hcCue hhd
fnsdo statements indicating that he tore me
fouo gIuire. and e1pre'sing pretended pur-
pose on his pr OF making some attack upon
nh O. course to0k no notice ot theeo oxpres-
s,ons coming from such q source, IL being my
seftlef plrg1sa i0 froat thum with entire con-
tempi unle7s some direct advance was made
upon ms, which hs4 never happened. IHeSty
morning / AGAIN heard, through othet9, Was
be- threatened 10 make an niteck upon
ne. But I had little faith in his dong
-. sc-ause persons who seriously intend
tuch nu attRck DO not genoraily aivofilsr tuer
rurp se 50 otoriou-lv. ana moreover yesterday
morning about ttc time and after the threhS
were reported - mo was repeatedly IN imme-
distc proximity 10 hin. when he could nave az
tacEsd 100 u he 40 desired, aud he ~ no way ia,
di-stcd any purpose 0i 80 dcine' 20 lna' Nl''o ,
have hoard of those things from othors' no such
throat has ever been MADE 20 mo, anc iors. ushy
know Of nc intention Oh his part 10 atla,k ne
sui indeed 90 not believe no has ever iealiy ih-
non REORGANIZATION Mr Christian said he
IA not know Of his own knowledge WhAt Snn mo
C1uso - he trouble but no had hesru houho
taiE about n lot.er written by hctue 70 the soc,
retary o. the Tobacco lrLde, Nhich was opeheu
d. witness
among tbo othor witnesses examined wore
vpi-4rnar hhiubeTgef WHO gwore out Tie war
ilat aud made tue arrest, and MessrN W u.
Gibson and John wren. What they 5al1 ABOUT
Sac movements Of Mr. MrCue about ihe EN-
change on tuesday and tho threals hlh9e ~
Dim concerning Mr Christian corioboi@'su mo
s.rInt ol the affair published In tbls paper
uofhe witnesses were questioned by jus
.Ctru,ch0el1 a. 20 whether McCueS actions
indicated tie impairment ot his men'ai Iacu,-
,..e. ana AZ 20 whether thcy had heard him say
snri1tng about real estate transactions 10 which
Iro odlcer sad Mr. McCue tod him thntho
trf been waiting for Mr. Christian ABOUT two
tnrs o. cowhiIo him: mat the prisoner sali
t..a ming about maAtug %LyO, Out Wituess uld
,r G,nson snid Mr. McCuo came 70 his ofhce
Tu.-'ny worry much excited ana said no had pre-
,f-.l card which 10 intended publi-hing. tie
t.p.eul SITTER reading tho card endeayored
d. persuade McCue not 90 publish H. While
,r,. uere talklng over the matter Mr.. Hswcs
,ane in. and he thinking Nr. liawes had more
ir4eu,a over McCue than he old got Mr.. Hawes
f.ts.t vitA Nc ue.
~ Wren said be saw MI McCuc near the en-
f-erre B. the Tobacco Exchange, and the latter
H..fI F.af ntt III IL 81 j..
ZION saii be Wss waiting for Mr. Christian, whom
if intended T. cowhile. witness eall lurther
,.a. .cl4e told him that bo had sold piece OF
lau1 for so which, with other money no hal,
unli make him "a much richer man man L. ~
Christian.
80 witnesses wero examined for tho defence.
TEE IErrXE-oPENrSG EXPLAINED.
Tho matter Of opening letter having been
brought out during tho examination, Mr. Chris
rau made a ststement, saying tuat the letter
vas addressed 90 Mr.. G.. McLeod, the secretary OF
tho tobacco Exchange, who was also private
secretary 10 the Governor, AMI who was rarely
~ the Tobacco Exchange In the mornings IN
consequence of hts duties At the Capitol; mat
pr K A. Patterson w1s the presi lent OF mo
Tobacco Trade o. Richmond, aud during his aO-
senco ne Christian who u Vice prrsl0eht oi mo
Tobacco Trade. discharged the duties OF inc
PRESIDENT Seeing orter addressed 70 the sec-
retary Of the 1obHcco Tobacco Association he
tChris,gnl. a. vice president, opened the lettet
I'm order 20 SOC whether or not u was mpttsr OF
HID ToR LUHACY
Jpstico Crutch Geld dismissed the charge Of as
sauit hut said that with refeTonce u no mental
condition. Of tle prisoner he would order COM
mia.ion of lunscy 20 examine hin that from
what he had heard he wOlld not tske tne re-
rponsihiiity 20 allow him 10 60 at large, Tor he
might commit a breach Of tho peace At sny
ume. aud ho wanted tho responsibility 10 be
r.aoel on olhcT shoulders
mo justice then issued warrant charging
Mr. McCue with nelng person Of unsound mind
aui summoned several members OF the Tobacco
Trade 10 appear before the commission next
Saturday afternoon Ht O'Clock.
Hail vas allowed in the sum OF $500, and Mr.
Allan became his bOndsman. Mr.. McCue lett on
tho ~ o'clock train for Washington, where, ne
said. ho had TO give the measures for carpets for
th4 residence which he recently purchased.
while tne question Of hal was being discussed
ihe prisoner roInarEod that ho had as soon give
800 as $50.
The Alleged Forgery.
The - oud case IN importance was that OF
Fmmet q. Glenn. who iae told exclusively In tho
Dspgtch Of yesterday was arrested Tuesday
afternoon on a warrant charging nm VIVA
forging tho nana OF John Delzicr % two neso-
table noies-oue for 500 aud the other for
glD3-Wth intent % deiraui.
At the request ~ Mr.. Edgar Allan, who ap-
peared A. counsel for the young man, tho case
Was Continued undl ihis morning.
1he defence claims that The signatures OF
DeuEler, Who is the iathor-in-laW OF no sceusel,
arc genui1o That Denzlor had often drawn
similar notes, aul continued 10 DO 80 until
Glenn and hi wife had disagreement and they
separated; and that the alleged forged notes
Vcr0 given IA rch oval OF other notes
After the case Lad bccn disposed OF Mr.. Allan
exhibited % justice trutlhneld ono of Inc
Olt notes. which, whoa compared with lie al
legged forged pApert, Al WAS Impossible 10 uls-
rrguish any difference In the signatures OF Mr.,
prnller. In conversation with L3gGich r"-
porter Mr. Allan said that 40 fac as he knew Mr.
Dsutler hal nsyor denied that tho twO notes
vera siguol by him. lie expects 90 20 able 10
produce several OF the old notes, the gcuuine-
mess ot which are not disputed. III court ms
morning, aud Mr.. Drn2lcr Viii be asked 70 say
which, n any OF tlem, arc torGero-. Inc bolY
oi oRcn OF tLo no. e. ia written in the hand OF Mr.
Glenn. but tho signature shows Al entirely dif-
Tie ItsJaflL learns from what seems good au-
lhority uhaf .n wiiIug me letter % The 6oyerner
(which was mentioned in This paper Yesterday.
Mrs Glenn had 40 Intention Of causing tho ar
rest Of hCr husband.
orHrE poIIcE-coURr cAsEs.
A Number Of drivers Of wagons and carta were
charged with driving over macadamized streets
All Of them wore discharged but Lewis Allen
,coioredl, who was tucd $40 for resisting The po-
leo hy refusing 90 tcll for whom no drove when
asked snd ~ deolnins o;her information asked
Edward Stephens tcoioredl was sent 10 Jail for
thiriy DAYS for stealing four bags worth 60 cents.
the property Of George r. King
William u. Wood, chsrgei With being luna
tic Commission Of luua.y ordered
Dick carter, charged with keeping his bar.
Yoom opeo on sunday, April 9th. Continued
until to-day.
Assignment OF s. Wcinstein.
e Weiusiein, who has been for a number Of
Tears conducting boot and shoe business a. No.
loss oasi Main street. IA tins city, yesterday exc
cus-d deed OF asst ,nmcnt IN the Chsncery
Court clerks oifico. ia which he conveyed hts
whole siock of merchandise, store-lxtures, and
b,oEs OF account 20 sol l. Bloomberg. trustee,
Tor the beoeAl Of hi crcdU0rd
The deed provides THAI the trustee shall take
immediate possession oi tbs property ana aiter
causing an inventory % to InSde 60 proceed and
dispose OF same al puOlic auction. aud out OF tho
proceeds he shall after paving the expenses OF
9Aie. commission 70 himself. &c, pay 20 the FOL
lowing parties in the priority IN which they are
named:
city Bsnk Of Richmond, $50; :. Putney n Co,
tiA2 %. loberts & Hoee k3i. Moseley & Boh-
ner. sl2 ~: l. ana G. Wise. s9tf0. The oiher
creditors are Thomas Cousins, S3fa2t: l.. and q
Wise. $3.50: Mower & Brother, f2%7.l0; >. T.
Lee n Co $3.50; Morrow shoe Manufacturing
Company, slGAb9; william Dorsch & sons,
Fte 70: :. Gardner Jones, tlSA34; Thomas I.
40 80. A Am.