Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-08
No Evidence Given for the Defence
In the Gymes Case.
SENT ON ON ONE CHARGE,
Examination Waived Is to the Other Four
Warrants
FRIENDS ON HIS BOND.
Several Volunteer Their Services - The
Evidence OF Treasurer Chiidrey,
Mayor Eiiyson, and Others


rants on Mr.. Grymes.n
The special session of the Police Court
had Just been opened and Justice Crutch-
Geld addressed this remark to Sergeant
George III. Matthews, Of the First district.
That officer pushed his way through the
dense crowd that stood to the right of the
Justice, and advancing to the front of the
bar handed five papers TO Mr.. 4. Buford
0rymes. who until last Tuesday was the
Arst clerk in the Office of the City Irea-
surer.
This was the step which led up to the
beginning of the preliminary hearing in
case Of alleged embezzlement of munich
pal funds which has attracted great deal
OF attention and been the subject OF uni
versal comment.
The crowd in the dingy old courtroom
was not only unusually large, but COM
posed Of different class Of people from
those who usually throng this temple of
Justice. Instead OF the loafng element it
was n concourse Of business and profess
sional men upon whom the eye rested.
Il was about IL o'clock when the friends
of the accused and people OF curious turn
of mind began TO drop IN BY IL o'clock
all the available space in the room was oc-
cupied.
Among the well-known people present
we're Alderman j. w. Carter, ID. @. Rich
srdson. DR.. w. r. Oppenhimer, Louis
Rawlings, p. J. Burton, Jackson Bolton,
Captain J. ii. Redwood, Councilman A. G.
Houston, Fire-Commissioner Joseph l..
Levy. Professor S. Il. Beach, w. Shiry
Woodson, L. A. Graves, John S. HARDWOOD,
AID. Landerkin, Captain Hall, Frank L.
Bates. /. Henry. L. NJ. Baylor, Lee nj.
Crutchfeld, John p. Quarles, j. NJ. Macon.
s. NJ. Page, Robert Harold, Jr. Charles =.
WORKMAN, Jr., DR.. J. b. Wood, W. ID.
Courtney. Jefferson Wallace, c. /. Philips.
P.W. Rafter, and Richmond Lewis.
LONG CONFERENCE.
The promptness which usually character
ines this court was not exhibited on this
occasion for the reason that the accused
and his counsel were holding a conference
IN the Justices Office and that the Com
monwealth's Attorney and the Police JUS
tice were also in consultation,
II was 1890 when Messrs. George D.
Wise, Charles s. Strinefellow, Nj. L. Spots
wood, and A. b. Guigon, counsel for the
defence, with their client and Messrs.
Peyton and Robert r. Grymes, brothers of
the accused, entered the courtroom and
took seats within the space reserved for
members of the bar.
Mayor Ellyson and Commonwealth's-
Attorney Smith occupied seats between
the bar and the bench.
NEW WARRANTS ISSUED.
Justice Crutchfield assembled the bench
few minutes later. and as soon as Clerk
Edgar White could finish copying the new
warrants that it had been decided to issue
there we're three gentle taps, and Sergeant
Thomas was directed to call the court to
order. This he did by commanding ST.
lepce and asking the gentlemen to remove
their hats. The five new warrants after
beng read by Mayor EIyson, upon whose
information they wero issued, were signed
by Justice Crutchfeld and handed over to
Officer Matthews for service.
The first of these charge that Z. Buford
Grymes had within SIX months past, being
then and there an agent, employee. and Of !
fice- of the city of Richmond, and as such |
having custody of public funds of said
city, did unlawfully and feloniously, know |
inely misuse and lnisappropIiate S64.25 in
United States currency, the goods, chat
tells, and moneys of the said city, and did
knowingly dispose of the same otherwise
than in accordance with law.
The other four are for the four specific
bills alleged to have been appropriately
Schaefer. S6.15; Watkins Hardware Com
pany, s2l; Joseph L. Levy, $500; and
Thalhimer Brothers. S23.S5.
These warrants differed from those on
which Mr.. Grymes was first arrested to the
extent of making each alleged offence a
distinct charge of felony.
READY TO PROCEED.
When Sergeant Matthews served these
warrants on Mr.. Grymes, the latter took
them in his hand and after reading them
carefully handed them to his counsel,
Mess-s. Wise and Stringfellow, who held
short whispered consultation over them.
Colonel Spotswood inquired of the Court
If the warrants were not different from
those on which the accused was first
arrested. Commonwealth's-Atto Smith
said that they were, but that II the de-
fence we're taken by surprise the prose-
cution would be perfectly willing to con-
sent TO continuance.
To this Colonel Spotswood replied that
they were not taken by surprise and were
ready TO proceed.
The witnesses in all the cases were call
cd and sworn.
The Thalhimer Case.
Mr.. Smith stated 20 the Court that he
would prefer that the case of Thalhimer
Brothers should be taken up first This
was agreeable TO all and Mr.; Gus Ihaihl,
mer was first put on the stand. tie stated
that the last gas bill paid by his frm was
on February Path. A young man In his
employ named Warmer paid II.
Mr. Warmer, being present, was called
10 the witness-stand. He stated that he
their eas-bills for them. The last one he
hid was on February 9th.
PAID IT 10 GRYMEs.
Mr.. Warmer said: Mr.. Grymes waited
m me IN the Office. He receipted the three
bilis--one for the house, 702 east Leigh.
another for 400 east Clay, and the third for
"Is this one of the bills?" asked coun- |
sci, showing the bill for the store. which |
was not entered IN the Treasurer,'s office;
A. This is the BILL" was his reply, |
"andthese figures on the back of il repre- |
SAINT the bills that | paid. and the sum total |
Is the total amount of the three bills. MIR. |
Grymes made the figures ON the back"
q. What time was it when you went up |
20 the Office to pay that bill
A. Between the hours Of II and |
o'clock.
Q. Were there any other gentlemen in |
the Office at that timer
A. There was one other gentleman in |
there. don't know his name; / didn't |
take any notice of him.
Mr.. Warmer was then told to stand |
aside and Dir. Childrey was called, but be- |
fore the latter took the seat MIR. Warmer |
was recalled and questioned again by coun- |
sci ca both sides but no additional facts
brought out.
sgyT FOR THE BOOKS.
Az soon az the Treasurer was called, IL at |
once appeared that 1t would be necessary |
70 send for tho Treasurer's books before |
any hesdway could be made.
Mr.. Childrey explained that ii was the |
last day on which Gus and water bills IN |
the biggest district in the city could be |
O6id and that to brtno down fhe bo0ks |