Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-11

ever ndu any dealings WllH our doo'NloSAOh
to my recollection.
WHAT MR.. MCCARTHY DID.
"The check was brought to our Office
continued the witness, by man VINO
claimed TO be named Ferguson, who said
the person giving the paper TO him referred
him especially TO the officers and directors
of this company as TO his standing.
II Immediately notified Mayor j. Taylor
Ellyson. the president of our company, of
the matter. one OF our clerks having stated
to me that he could swear the writing was
that of Pattee. Mr.. Ellyson advised me
TO procure the check and turn 1t over to
hlm.
II found the man Ferguson at his Office
or place of business on Franklin street
between Thirteenth and fourteenth
streets, and he allowed me to carry away
the check on the condition that would
restore it upon his demand.
TIE MAYORS COURSE.
"When showed the counterfeit docu-
ment to the Mayor he placed H. III an en-
vclope and wrote across the back j. lay
lor Ellyson. Mayor instructing me to lock
il up in the safe Of the company and allow
no one TO have it until further instructions
from him. This did. and in two or three
days the Mayor sent for me 10 bring the
check 10 his residence as he was i'll and
unable TO come down town. The cheek
was then gwen to the Chief OF Police, and
il was only a short while until Pattee was
placed under arrest"
SEVERELY CRoss-QUEsTIOSED.
The witness was severely cross-ques-
toned, and in reply to a question asked by
Major StringfellOw said. Our relations
were unpleasant from business stand
point" He made statements portraylng
the causes Of the inharmonlous feeling
that existed between himself and fattee.
TOLD HIS Suspicious.
The witness, IN answer TO query from
the counsel for the defence, stated he had
told MIR. Wallace, cashier Of the Citizens
Rank. Of his suspicious he also told Mr..
Elan that he had heard his company IN
tended employing pattee and intimated TO
him the probability that Pattee would be
arrested for forgery.
Ferguson, the holder of the check. had
told Mr. Mccarthy that he presented the
check at bank but it was not paid.
CASHIER or TIE DAgK TEsrIFiEs.
Mr.. $. q. Wallace, cashier of the Citi-
yens Bank, on which institution the bogus
check was drawn, was sworn and stated
that he did not know positively whether 1t
was ever presented tor payment at the
bank or not. Ee SAID the prisoner had
been doing business with the bank and
and bv telephOning to the bank 1t vas as
certained that the prisoner had 46 cents 10
his credit there.
MAYOR EllysOn was next sworn. Tie con-
firmed the statement of Mr.. Mccarthy as to
how the spurious check came into his pos
session. and added that as Mayor of i;ich-
mond he turned IL over TO the Chief OF
Police with instructions TO look INTO the
matter, consult the COmmonwcalth's At
1 .bot. aud
necessary to vindicate the law.
now THE CASE CAME Up.
Major Poe, Chief of Police, was sworn,
and testified as follows The matter Of
tine forged check had not been placed in
nv hands more than an hour before | sent
out "A cOupie Of officers TO look up Pattee
and tell him 10 come to see me. / do not
think it was more than fifteen minutes
after issued the order until the prisoner,
evidently of his own accord. called Mt my
office TO ask me some questions concern
ing the very subject | held up the check
and asked if IT was his writing. He said 1t
was. | then asked why he wrote anothers :
name to a check 20 which he replied:
don't know; | must have lost my head
| then referred the whole matter to the
CommOnwealth's Attorney for such acton
as he might deem proper"
Itseems that this authority considered
it his duty to send Pattee to jury for
trial. hence the warrant was issued and
Pattee placed under arrest.
pATTEE EMPLOYED IN WASHINGTON.
Pattee previous to his arrest was employ
ed with "A building and loan association III
Washington and Was negotiating with a
Richmond company, and this latter fact
was the incentive that caused him TO come
to this city.
Several other witnesses were introduced
and gave testimony bearing upon Pattee's
business connection III TINS city ana Ia
Washington. Mr.. McAdams. of this city,
stated he had known Bir. Pattee III u busi-
ness way for about two years and had al
ways found him fair and square III his
transactions.
THE DEFENDANT on THE STAND.
After brief recess at about 1:30 o'clock
Colonel Pattee was put upon the stand.
He said he felt the embarrassment OF his
position. but he had never before been
charged with any mean work.
II came to Richmond on May 4th from
WashingtOn on n business-trip. During
the evening of that day | went out with
friend. and after taking few glasses OF
beer we drifted into q gambling place and
began playing iarO-something that never
did before | gave one check for small
amount and shortly afterward gave an
other. These were. am quite sure, signed
with my own name.
When we entered the place my friend
introduced me as Colonel Pattee.'
NOT THE SAME SIGNATURE.
After we had PLAYED some time was
considerably in debt to Ferguson and
wrote a check for 500 on the Citizens
Bank, at the same time tearing up the
other two which | had previously drawn.
When handed the last paper 10 Ferguson
he remarked: You have not signed this
check as you did the others. My reply
was That's all right. Don't deposit the
check, and will settle IT before II O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning.
1T was about O'Clock in the morning
when we left the place. and the conse-
ouence was l oversight the hour when
was 10 have called on Ferguson. A friend
of mine then promised he would attend TO
the matter. and did go to the man Fergu-
son and offer the money for the check.
returned TO Washington IN the evening,
not dreaming that j had signed any other
than my own name to the paper which 1
left behind me-"
UNPLEASANT RELATIONS.
When the prisoner was asked what were
the relations between himself and Mr. Me-
Carthy he replied they were unpleasant,
and TNll tHefc uhNl bttlt uAhoA
feeling between the two all along.
When he was telegraphed to by MIR. s.
s. Elan. who asked for IA statement from
him as to whether or not he signed this
paper. Pattee said he wired back that he
did not, but that he would come to kicn-
nond on the next train. After getting
here ~ he said. II found that was ALREADY !
practically in the hands of the law, aud
made no further attempt to settle the mat
ter"
In the course of the investigation Mr.
MCCARTHY referred TO Mr.. Pattees con
nection with the Old pomihioh Assooia
ton as being very "rascally.,"
He was called back upon the stand and
asked py Major Stringfellow Il be kne"
what the word rascally implied; =, :,
The witness said taat he did, aud that !,
often was very applicable to the conduct
| Of some lawyers. - x..u