The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30
SENT TO THE GRARDJURY
Z. A. RANDOLPH GETS HIMSELF
INTO TROUBLE.
Three Charges Brought Against Him for
Embedding Money as Guardian-Other
Matters OF Interest,".

tutSHdW, the city Engineer, mad to ABIDE
by his ruling and appear before him in
the interest Of law and order. The docket
Was not d very long one, but it contained
quite a number Of more or less important
cases. and it was after O'Clock in the
afternoon when Sergeant Thomas melo-
diJIs voice announced that court was
over.
T.. a. Randolph, the colored lawyer
who many times had pleaded before his
Honor in behalf Of some dusky culprit
had the tables turned on him, and yes
terday morning appeared In court in the
uuenNahle position OF culpilt nlmSth.
tie stood charged with uulIWiully ana
felHulpu~- taking, stealing and carrying
away, 10. Guardian, the sum OF st6, the
property oi Arthur G.. Forester.
Inc complainant, who charged kan-
d0lph with embeZZing money entrusted
to him as guardian. told the following
story when called 70 the stand: After the
death of his mother some property be
longing % her in THIS city had been sold
ana the proceeds. amounting 10 $lSS.S3,
had been invested with the Perpetual
Loan and Building Association 10 his
credit and that OF his two sisters, who
We're fourteen and seven years old re-
spectNely. Witness j. employed by the
uittd Banking and Building ASSocia-
ton. and desired last year 10 invest his
money i'm some stock Of that concern. lie
consulted Randolph, ana, not being OF
age. he agreed 90 select the latter as
guardian for himself and his TWO sisters.
Tor which he paid MIN $40. Randolph, on
June &, 1888. drew the money depJsltel for
Forester and his sisters. osten,ibly for
the purpose OF making the desired invest
Witness frequently asked Randolph
about the money, DuJ the latter dehled
al INST h"Nins drt"h H. uhiII witness
lr."l liz" 7,a,or l,',,,,,,,,,'
lHc 'iHiI'I OF IHt '.tih lu q''S'IVIi'
That mo money hal been paid over to
Randolph. h' ldtirf lH'u sad tudt the
money h'I been deposited iH the 'itiZehS
I'ahN' ana "hth thlS vas proven 10 DE
untrue hc claimed mat IT .w"a on deposit
m t' '''.,'. va, 't lHIIlS NJ,
H. - ,,, la ,a IN IN a." So
s,.oII, s trII pir,1l. 6 f,,1, inn. ~
nm ana nnaIl, rrnay,i rom Rich-
Iunnd f., \Vashinston. In AusI,.f last vii
u'ss while I'M Washinrto1 discovered
Eandolph i'm crowd On the street. but
before hp could eet 10 him the latter had
disappeared.
-. diI not see him any mere until last
Thursday. when hc met him on the street
and told him that he had become of age
and wanted hi, aceoun, settleI Ran
doiUh again tried 10 put him of, but vii
ness. becoming tired Of such action. svore
out 4 warrant aud mad Randolph arrested.
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VT. I'-''ii' N'Htia. ,gu"@rl ol tt
Hil,i hd'.IH- i''' b..i14uI OF pam.
on the stand. MIR. Harry ~ smith. the
observation-disclosures. put in an ap-
roarauae TO take a Land in the pro
,'"dlu-- himself. Witness described how
for. JIJ.. Lamb AGAINST E3uIolpb I,
secure The money .utlu-ted 10 Tie lat
ter MS guardian Of Forester amountiny
o. So %. or oue-thrl OF the total amount
az f>~>- loss ~ cents that stood H. tn.
,Tsfit a. rho ,c.fI.at
ar. Preston explained that he did not
hiring -IIft ast'u-t fr.rraster's sister
who lived in Dakota. and we're minors,
because no Mn Of tn'iT5 Of age had