Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-23
THE CABOT TRIAL INTERRUPTED.
Alleged Defalcation in 1883 Brought Out
Chatter Mortgage and Notes.


The CABOT case assumed its most sem
sational phase so far yesterday. only
two witnesses were examined When the
court WAS ready to Teassemble. after din
ner two of the jurors. Joseph Strause
and r. j. Smith were sick. and the case
could not proceed further. Judge witt
then adjourned the court until $3.50 o'clock
this morning.
The testimony Of Mr.. Lissenden, book
keeper OF the Live Oak Distillery Com
panv. cons Imed nearly all the morning
session of the tribunal He said that
in 1883 Mr.. CABOT had defaulted TO the
company 10 the extent of $500, and that
when written to by him, denied that the
bill involved had been collected by him.
The Live Oak subsequently, continued the
witness, received Mr.. Cadets receipt Tor
the sum, which receipt he had given 10
the purchaser. Mr.. CABOT was then called
i'm. and shown his receipt, said Mr.. LIS
sender. and acknowledged his shortage.
He gave q couple Of notes for the amount,
which he secured by chattel mortgage
upon his household effects. This mortgage
and the notes were placed in evidence.
AS TO REBATES.
In answer W NhtoAipb ~
Spotswood. the witness said that the
house knew nothing of rebates allowed
customers; that If they had known that
n certain grade of goods billed at N5t
was being sold at $l35 not barrel
would have been shipped, as the com
pany would lose money at that price lie
| said that the goods were sold and charged
| as per Mr.. Cadets written order. state
ments of back-Gue accounts were malleu
Mr.. CABOT every sixty days ana also
monthly a statement of business done by
| Mr. CABOT during the month-saies' col
lections &c. The defendant never uis-
puted the accounts. Mr.. l1ssenden was
asked To look at accounts on the ledger
| of several witnesses who had tes'iheu
| lie said that no discounts had been al
Lowed them: the goods had been sold on
| four months time and If the customers
| had paid cash they would have been al
| lowed 4 or 8 per cent. at most, and not
| z or 10 or r. as had been given in some
cases.
Court here adjourned until O'Clock
| when il was announced that the two
| Jurors were sick.
OTHER COURT NEWS.
| Argument was concluded in the Law
| and Equity Court in the case Of Christ
mans administrator against tue NHc9'
peake and Ohio Railway Company late
yesterday afternoon. Judge Edmuhu
| Waddul. one of the counsel for the
plaintiff. spoke for three hours, giving
! his reasons why the company should pay
for killing a man in a railroad wreck. Iht
Jury had not been out very long when
| il returned. stating that 1t could mol
agree. and was adjourned until ii ocioch
| This morning. The accident which was
TIE cause of this suit occurred at the
lower Passwords little over year ago
| Mr. Christman was the engineer on the
| wrecked train and was killed his WIG
brought suit for $4,000 damages.
Mr., u. r. Winston yesterday qualiiiec
before Clerk William =. Lawton, OF th'
| Hastings Court. as Clerk or the La"
and Equity Court. His bondsmen were
Major h. III. Nash and Louis L. winston
| Mr. Luther Libby also took the oath OF
| Office as deputy clerk.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday the
! suit of Charles Il. Stacy VS.. the Milwaukee
| Furniture Company was decided In iaVoi
| of the plaintiff, in the sum OF sze'~' WIZ
| interest at per cent. from January
| 1894 ,,,
The trials of five convcts charged WIN
| attempting to escape from the pehi'en
! tiary are set for the 18th.
Suits were brought as follows: 80
Charles A. Rose against John III
| Dneen. damages Noo.
J. /. Rhodes against Torrenee' fer'
| kjns. A Ferrter, damages 500.
Manly Il. Ramos co. against - r
Sauer. damages $3.50.
w L. BIanton e. Brother against j. j.
| Wilson. Son & Co., damages 500.