The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-26
several Exports Gave Testimony In tho Case
Letter Written by the Defcn-
dant-Iindcr $4,000 Bail.


Knowing tie same 20 be forged
The examination Yesterday. rs ~ the PIE
vious afternoon. was ou motion for hsl, and
the proceedings opened 10y Captain Sol
Cutchius beng shown the warrants. Mr.
Ludwig was then called g. the witness chair,
sul Captain Cutchins. showing him tie note-
ssa Did you not sign those notes.
IUDwIc's TESTIMONY.
II did not. " was tho repv after tho wit
moss had made % careful cxamin .tion ~ the
rarsr 7 saw these notes. bee continued
"for the first time yesterday morning. bnt did
nat make any effort % get the money lhey
re.rescufed. No. have not been IN Rich
r6nd since July. 1891. aud when was here
di Mt leave any blank notes signed NJ.
na~ shell was the executor Ot my brothers IS
tate who died three years ago. Yes. 81.
laro been asked 10 sign blank notes and re-
+sed."
Mr Ludwig then produced a letter signed
u.s. Mr. DashieD. which had enclosed bank
f0te The letter read a. follows
Dear John Please sign and lndorse the
within note and return % me. ] encl Sc
cae. for 5000 1 am going 90 write You neat
week. so soon RS get something definite;
Tie motto was payable SIX inonins after uate,
and Was for 500. The letter was written ON
.re of McS-rs j. Thompson Brown b %. s
letter heads. in answer u question, Sit
luiNie said. No. sir did not receive any
notice that the note was % bank.
MR. IryroN
NJ Barnard peyton. cashier Of tho Mor-
chants ir3 Planters Savings Bank. took the
".."' . e. - ..trl - 49,.
al''' 800 Ta .ls,I o4 $50 ~ ~,
allan as collateral. As regards the signatures
between these notes md the genuine notes
Tie only difference between them rs that ~
tire supposed forged notes there IS a stiffness
Nf,us them up ( can't pick ont ny notes If
A. d me- fNt Q
years. experience as % bank officer
Y.s sir would have paid check
with this signature lrcferriug 70
one Il the supposed forged onos) n
SIR Ludwig kept Rn account at my bank.
NO sir ! never studied books as 10 forge
papers. / only have the experience that ls
usual with all bank officers. Yes, SIT. am
tree o. admit that there is "a culver in the sup
posed counterfeit notes. The signatures arc
not quite Us free. but the individuality is tie
.auue on ali the notes
,,,y ,,,sp,.~rr ero,,a~,-rrs
~ 49,. ~.
Nolone4 Lhett lLtn "sAeu vi, Cy'." ~
compare chIelullN 'uo '~aP"oo, -~Ie ~
".iI NC Genuine s'E."'" ~ ""' -i- V' W. w.
tNd' SuouU Ju"~0 tAV9c '.s .l'iN9 .N
the charocterlstcs eNMoltel III we genuine
r guatures. You must know Colonel tiat
signatures frequently vary frequent
sign my letters one way and nay CHECKS
smother WAY. IN my opinion these signatures
are M the same lauq"ntnS- f,l
Attorney Smith I'm your handing OF 3anR
paper, 90 you know ANY signatures luH' o-5,t
a. mucn as lAo9e genuine -ii'''''' - ''i'U'
from tie supp sea loIhtu ''~. a''doS
Nj teytoh- ~ eh, oohI IeN,I1 A.""'
Ar Smlth. NoN are TAXING snap iu" ID A' 4"
me, LOT JUST al tAlS moment o'D"O' i0l-'lN-
Der.
A DIFFERESCE.
Mr. 7 G. Jopljn ,yas next called 20 the
stand and aftrr carefully examining tho notes
sad that there WAS "A considerable dissim-
leritv in tbe SIGNATURES The formation OF
so,,,,s of the letters ara entirely different Yes
-, 4; sar.,,.., +. tbo4 which oo,- man
.-io - -, ,.r;ti1o his So. Us s,r
80. 49, r,seili,. written bv the same hand
M ~ s,,-,,,0.ed forOer,cs look shady as
1o,onarel Win the others. 7 have been
- I,,6ir-clerk twcnty-six wears. / have been
,,.,,nC-+eiIer about twenty years es. sin.
1rhen an inyestiaation Of signed PAPER takes
ilace In our bank the paper is invariably re-
irrred to me. ] consider Nj H. b. Boudar
tle hest expert IN tae CIV.
Al this JuncLuIe E4-VoFeiA,T cameron "u4
Mr. john / 1happeA enl' req lh5 conL'-I" lin
aud were shown seats Oy Acuhg-hMlh l'Ih-
Anson; There were no otAer W'iN'Sses suin-
u "ne"' anu 1-tSi i III IN ~
Justice Crutchheld stated he "onld Dan We
lris .ne[, ana Air. y j. Daniei az 44d iI;
hush NJ. Taylor went Oh INC ooI0. ne PM
WIS =, 300 IN eacn case tAus making tAo DBL
Ct NJ. Dashleil $4,000
Governor Cameron ana AIT Chappeil na1
suite IL lengthy cohNetsauCn WIN NJ. Dashle4.
and the latter seenei gi"d J' see th'hii
Mt. aShicA atttt4 very CUM 't'A N'.,+
posed throughout the trial YESTERDAY. H.
seemed 20 he an Interested spectator OF The
proceedings nothing more. ON Monday
afternoon he wore negiige shirt and IL ousl,
ness suit OF clothes. yesterday ne was ciaa
ln more di-uugiushed aitire ana Nhti iD'
court convened no walked "rnuFa r9WplA-
Gently smoking ana chatting ".lh iilrn'H.
There ls {" Iuilof lIeF'ieln,, '--'' 'n ~, rom
IONS DetWeoh 'Ie "'I- 49, t.lli"t,
toI hio"u q ~ TDr a., 49,
''Do aye 81. ."i- 1,i 80 .i.. ~ .II|.,;.n
';"iiueu 10 10 Noi' 49, '.'- 49,.
snort tme ago l'7tne" D'iOi9 " 1"" 'D1'-
inisslo leI IN reference % Ieli ssl".o H1lo ~
Alr. >. thompson i lG"n 55l.,',.'
was n,OuF-. an~ 49,, ~ ~. -, ~
tn9 slnce .n4 ',i'io .L0 -, " ''''''
en1 MI DasI'io'' A"'o I'' 07'" ''''''"'
Ftthl.
Aprop0s If the Hashieil matter e fight took
place between Mr. j. Thompson Brown and
Mr. C. ID. N. Cobb about two months ago.
Vhe affair occurred ia Dasheu a. Cobbs
Office. and tie following arc tho facts In the
case.
Ia settling the partnership between Messrs.
!. Thompson Brown AZ TO- and Nj lashieil
in april last there were certain pItneIrnib
bonds the price OF winch could not be agreed