Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-08

shown by the books ranging from 2to .
cents TO 81 or Ss. the shortage Tor the
month being S4s.es.
o. There was shortage or surplus nearly
every dayY
O. Do You know whether Mr.. Grymes
| paid Mr.. REYNOLDS?
o. Mr.. Grymes's work was such that he
needed some one to help him oil the time
A. Yes. sir. The fact is that 80 many
persons fail TO pay their money after get
| ting receipts that II frequently happens
that we are short every day in the week
when very busy and the Office is crowded.
@. The work is so heavy!
A, Yes, sir.
o. So many people are in there that
sometimes you don't even get the money
A, Yes, sir.
no witnesses for Defence.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Childrey's re-
examination Commemorative Attorney
Smith rested the case for the prosecution.
Major Stringfellow arose and SAID; 49,.
IF your Honor please, your duty In TINS
preliminary stage is that simply Oh an GA.
aiming court. and of course you look at
the matter in a different light from what o
| iury would in coming 10 final CONCLUSION,
as il is your position merely 10 examine
and see whether there is slight reason to
sutjIose that the party should be sent on
and not pass upon his guilt. we do not
care To take up the time of the Court IN
| an examination, not even so FAR as 10 lntro-
| duce our own testimony. So far as we are
concerned we are entirely Wiling 70 resi-
| the case after IL has been proven that THESE
settlements are never correct aiter IL Das
| been proven that five persons write upon
| these books: after it has been proven tnat
| five persons have access TO the cash-drawer,
| and after there has not been one WORD OF
nroof that Mr.. GRIMES made an entry III the
Auditors books at all, (because If you take
his statement in part which have never
seen done-you must take his statement
altogether and the only sclntilla Oh PROOF
| that he made the entry IS that ne salo 10
| tie Mayor that while the figures looked as
| IL he made them, he must have oeen
asleep when they were made, and he had
no recollection of the matter at all. Ii IS
a substantial denial, and no witness testl-
| fed to the contrary. And here we Will su o,
nit the matter TO your Honor's decision"
THE CASE SENT on.
Justice Crutchfeld: The counsel for the
| defence has expressed my position correct
| " and much better than could nave done
myself. This is merely an examining court;
| and there is nothing left but for me to send
the case on to the grand jury.
WAIVED IN FOUR CASES.
After some consultation with his ascot
ates Mr.. Wise stated to the Court tnat as
| the evidence in all the cases was practi-
| cally the same they would not consume the
| time of the Court, but would waive ezami-
nation in each of them. o.,
Commonwealth's-A Smith then
| told the Justice that the original i've war
| III NJ FIRST
rested had better be quashed, as the pro,
ceedings were now on the new ones, and
| IL would not do to send the accused on In
ten cases. The old warrants were accord
| ingly endorsed dismissed"
WITNESSES REcoGgZED.
The following witnesses were then call
ed and recognized in the sum OF $500 Tor
their appearance before the grand jury on
the first Monday next month: j. Taylor
Fllyson. Miles Turpin, John X. Childrey,
II. A. Williams, Joseph NJ. Shelton, W; p.
Knowles, Joseph l.. Levy, 5. L. Martin.
j. C. Warmer. and L. Shaefer.
VOLUNTARY BoSDsMEy.
Mr.. John p. Branch was telephoned for
to 90 on Mr. Grymes's bail-bond. Before
he could arrive several gentlemen In the
courtroom offered to become his sureties.
Counsel for the accused asked the Court
what sum would be required.
lone thousand dollars in each case" was
the reply.
At this Mr.. Grymes asked The Justice
how many bondsmen he wanted, as he
could give any amount Of bail desired
Mr.. Grymes rose from his seat and again
addressed the Court, who told him 1t was
better to let his counsel do the talking.
President Thomas y. Campbell. of the
Common Council, and Mr.. j.. Is. Thaw, n
& HaI atA ~
to the Justices desk to go his surety.
Il want to 60 on the bond, too" said
Mr.. S. NJ. Page. joining them.
You solemnly swear to make true
answers 10 such questions as the Court
shall PROFOUND you. Kiss the book.
"Mr. Campbell" continued the Justice.
are you worth the sum of $1,000 in real
estate after the payment OF all your just
and due debts?"
Yes. sir"
~ have only $4,000 in real estate"
MIR. Pager"
Yes, sir; more than $1,000 in city real
estate. to say nothing ofthat in the county"
JOINT BOND.
Every we'll; l will take you on joint
bond Mr. Grymes, come around.
You and each of you acknowledge
yourselves indebted to the Commonwealth
of Virginia that f. Buford Grymes shall
appear before the Judge of the Hastings
Court on Monday, April 9th, to answer
such charges as shall then appear against
him"
This ended the proceedings.
APoPULAB PRISONER.
It cannot be truthfully said that Mr.
Grymes's friends deserted him in the hour
of his need. On his way in and out of the
courtroom yesterday hands were extend
ed to him from every side.
Few words were exchanged, but it was
one of those cases where actions speak
| louder than words.
One noticeable feature about the trial
was that there was none of theleyity gene
rally seen in large crowds. All seemed to
| feel that friend was in trouble, and
whether he was guilty or not, were sorry
to see a young man whose future had
promised so much in such plight.
1t was evident from the manner 10 which
the examination was conducted that coun-
sci for the defence had determined in ad-
vance not to make much of fight in the
lower court. They cross-examined the
witnesses very mildly, and except a
few of the questions asked Mr.. Chill
| drey by Major Stringfellow there was
nothing to indicate the line of defence that