Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-24

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and he said That is all right. 1t is
marked paid on the books had o con-
| yersation with Mr.. Mosley last Friday or
Saturday morning. He came up and said
to me-. "Sam., have you all your re-
ceipts2' said: i nm not certain; I
have some, but some OF them are worn out.
| for you to see.' have not shown them to
| him. Sergeant Cosby sent me homo to get
| my receipts While / was going away
| from my stall Mr.. Mosley sent word BY O
| colored man, who, 1 think, cleans mp the
market. to come and see him. Mr.. Hope
| told me so and to bring my receipts and to
remember my promise about bringing my
receipts and IL anything should come
! against me about nv rent he would stand
between me and harm"
| Mosley: "As to 1aylor's statement IL is
| false. Taylor has paid bills at the Ireasur-
| ers Office. He did not pay me the bills for
May. 1890, or October, 1880, or January,
1891"
WILLIAM HOPE (coLoKKD).
II generally pay my money at the City
Hall; few times gave money TO Mr.: Mos
lev. Sam. Taylor told me that Mr.. Mosley
had said he would stand between MIN ana
harm. Sam. asked me 10 tell Mr.. Mosiey
that if be wanted to see him he could see
him at Mr.. Kelly's. and / told colorad
man who sweeps up the market. SO far as
know Mr.. Mosley would put down in a
book the names of those who gave him the
money"
BERNARD r. MARROW DEPUTY CLERK.
II have been deputy clerk for thirteen
OF fourteen months. / have been to the
TreasuIer's Office TO pay stall-rents, but
cannot say how often. ! last week paid
five bills for this month (March). All OF
them were for this month, / am certain OF
this. One of them was II. Prick. paid
at the same time the WATERFALL for Mr.
Mosley. Don't remember about McTiller's
| bill. don't remember about Il. III. McI1l-
ler's bill. but ! gave him bill about the
1st of the month. 1 have never collected
any money from stall-renters that Iremem-
Der except from Mr. Fred. Brimmer. which
was for March. The batch of bills that l
paid last week amounted IN all to 1888.
| don't know whether or not Fred. Brlm-
mer's bill was IN that lot. | gave MIR.
Brimmer his receipt. He told me to tear
it up. but would not. One OF the five
was "a mans named something like Sawyer:
All except Slaughter's and the water-bill OF
| Mr.. Mosley's were delinquent. Tricks was
delinquent, and so was Slaughter's. MIR.
Mosley gave me all the money L paid ex-
cept the ffty-eight cents. turned the
money got from Brimmer last week over
to MIR. Moslev."
Mosley: II do not think Slaughter's
bill was on the batch which NARROW refers
| to. / think Tricks, Br1mmer's, SAVERS.
McTiller's, and Tobien's were the lot"
NIB. JAMES FLoUgNoH.
Mr.. Flournoy was reported delinquent
on Stall 1l9 for March, 1890. His stall-rent
No. 20 ever since the brick annex to the
vegetable market was built in March, 1890.
[ was not delinquent. / was delinquent
| some eight or ten months ago. but the
amount then was for SO. / only paid -
for my old stall. the No. of which was 1l9;
/ always paid my rent to MIR. Mosley.
was never at any time delinquent Tor the
| old stall. / have not seen delinquent list
posted for at least year."
Mosley: Il do not remember anything
about Flournoy's bill, but if he Is on the
delinquent list expect he did not pay it.
z. W. LEE (ooLoRED).
Lee was reported delinquent for August
| and December, 1890. Monthly rent for
August S2.20, for December 1925.
He said II have been occupying Stall
9s about one year. Paid all my bills except
| for December, 1890. That is the only time
| / failed. | do not owe for August, 1890.
! Sometimes pay to the Treasurer at the
| CITY Hall, and sometimes to Mr.. Mosley- L
have paid money to NARROW. Mr.. Mosley's
| clerk"
Mosley: II do not believe that Lee paid
his bills He is frequently behind: had
a book in which put down every, bill that
was paid. IL | had that l could show all
received. | had it last week, the day
sent the bills down by MARROW. do not
| know whether l have seen it since that
| time. but have looked for 1T several times
since Saturday. and also got MARROW TO
help me look for it, but have been unable
to find it,"
JOHN C. HAM.
Ham was reported delinquent for rent
| of Stall No. IS for October, 1889, 1882, and
1881 1896, n sSs2, and ' April 1880, s2.a2
| Mr.. Ham SAID: Il was in the mar
ket several years as monthly renter.
| Sometimes paid at the City Hall and some
times paid Mr.. Mosley. Did this because
| saw others dong the same thing. have
looked. but could not find the.receipts for
the months | am reported delinquent
Was not very careful about keeping them"
| Mr. Mosley: AS to Ham do not know.
! I know that he was on the delinquent list,
| but do lot know how many times; but
know have advanced money to him."
| o. srAUDE.
| Staude was reported delinquent for Sep
TENDER, 1890. Monthly rent So. He said:
Il have been in our present stalls ever
since the annex was built. Dir. Mosley
came after me this morning and asked me
| Il
ed me to bring them to him. L told him
| that had all Of mine. | have receipts from
Nav, 1890, to and including March, 1891.
All of them are signed by j. h. Childrey
except March, 1891, signed by j. ID. Craig.
The September, 1880, is by L. b. Grymes
l had some difficulty in getting the Sep
tember receipt from Mr.. Mosley. | asked
| telling me he had It at his office and would
bring it to me. After about two months
NARROW brought it to me one day."
Nosley: II did not return the Staude
receipt because did not get IL when got
the Others. This bill is q duplicate. l
carried Staude's bill with others to be
paid. When | got back, to the office l
knew | had paid it went back the next
day and said to Grymes Do you not re-
member that paid Staude's bill?' / GER
tainly did it. He said: All right: when
ever you find any mistake of that kind you
Just sign my name said: No, sir,
won't do it Then / got the blank from
the Auditors office and l made il out, and
Grymes signed 1t as you see 1t. l took II
back to my Office. 1t was In my desk some
time. One day MARROW called my attention
to it and sent 1t TO Staude."
MRS. ANNIE ST. JOHN.
Mrs. st. John was found to be delinquent
for January, 1891, for $3.50. Mr.. Nosley
paid this bill last Friday the 18th instant.
Mrs. st. John in her testimony said: Il
have been in my present location ever
since the annex was built. Ever since last
summer have been monthly renter. 1
have never been to the City Hall to pay my
BILLS have always given the money TO
MIR. Mosley, except when / gave it to
MIR. MARROW. / think have once or twice
been behind in paying my bills-no, only
once. That is the bill you are going to
ask me about now Last week Mr.. Mosley
came to my house and said: You have not
paid your January bill.' said III thought l
had. He asked whether / had my receipt.
looked and couldn't find it. he said
would have to pay. said L did not like
TO paw bill which did not know whether
| ! had paid it, but / gave HIM the money.
| sly recollection about paying the money
10 Mr.. MARROW is very faint. l have no re-
collection of telling Sergeant Hall that
could not recollect where was when l
paid 1t.
1.-THE word house was not used in the
conversation with Sergeant Hall. would
| make the same statement before the court.
| gave MIR. Mosley $3.50. DO not remember
| ever 10 have seen delinquent list posted.
| don't think had ever paid the January
| hill hefore Int Mr. MOsley had never SAID