Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-20
TRYING CABOT AGAIN
THE SECOND CASE or ALLEGED EN-
BEzZLEMENT TAKEN UP.
Mr.. schmidiapp Testihes About Confess
sion Alleged to Have Been Made
Other Court News.

Seymour 8. CABOT was again put on
trial yesterday on the charge OF emoezz'ing
funds OF the Llve-oak Distlllery Company
OF Cincinnati The case taken up was
that accusing the defendant OF convert
ing TO his own uses $3.50 collected from
Connella Brothers. this city. The defena-
all, appeared In court promptly ana &C.
cupied a seat beside his counsel, MI. I.
v. Meredith.
The frs; witness called was Mr.. Schfnid-
lapp, president Of the Live-Oak Dlstiiiery
Company. He testified that MI 'aoo'
was employed by the above concern io'
q number of years. and was paid sa'ary
OF sgS per month and allowed >l'o ioT
travelling expenses His evidence was very
much the same as that given by MN
when the other case was being heard. sir'
schmidlapp repeated the story OF tne car
ing Of Mr.. CABOT into the Office Dy MI:
vs., ec~rn,ary OF the company. and OF
the alleged confession OF the accused ne
Gid thai Mr. Yost showed Mr.. CABOT
memorandum Of sums collected by MN
and not reported TO the house amounting
70 about $1,000. When CABOT was asker
What ne intended TO do about IL ne re-
niied that he would turn over MS lie ~
surance policies to the company lot tn'i
benefit. To that proposition Mr.. SSih''u
lam objected, and told CABOT that ne hSu
befriended him once before ana that ne
Gould not expect him 10 do so AGAIN
U,hen cabot was accused by Mr.. Schmid-
lam with stealing his money and taxing
advantage Of the change In the admins
tra,ion of the company tears came TO MS
eyes. ..,,,.-
Mr.. Meredith carried the witness through
n very rigid cross examination. speaking
of the memorandum already reterIed w.
Mr. Schmldlapp said that II was maze up
bv Mr. Yost and the bookkeeper. and that
there was no name upon II. some tlhe
WAS spent In questioning Mr.. Schmlulapp
with regard TO the difference between the
Cincinnati and the Richmond "hisheS
gauges. The witness said That the com
Toercial gauge took advantage OF frac-
&C. In other words whiskey that was
gaueed as nfty-four and one third gar
Ions they always charged for hfty-iNe-
All the barrels Of whiskey received mere
and gs4uged by Mr.. Philip oNeiI' 'lE
Gauger. showed that the barrels were
short To this the company never al
lowed any credits but CABOT. Is was salu'
had 10 allow it TO the customers.
Mr. Schmidlapp admitted that '"o
r1emorandums produced In court were cor
rect cadet ought to be allowed credits.
The memorandum produced in court were
the official certificates Of city Gauger
OXEN A good many bills and receipts
wore introduced and at quarter Oh =
the court adjourned until this morning dt
$3.50 o'clock. ,., o.o,,
Winism Scott and Robert Smith Doth
coloredJ. charged with shooting pis'oi
IT a crowd of boys, were brought ln'o
court They pleaded guilty ana were
sentenced TO one day in jail and hned -
A CHARTER GRANTED.
In the city Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Wexford granted charter 10 the
Cohoke Woodenware Manufacturing com
many The object of the company Is 10
r,ar,fsctire and sell woodenWare OF all
descriptions.
The capital stock is not 10 be Jess than
q Cno nor more than $1,000. divided into
shares Of 800 each.
The following are the officers TOT inc
first year: George T. King preslden'' H.
r. Taylor vice president: George a.
Smith. secretary and treasurer IN" IL
rectors ara the above ana X. Il. harrison
and u G. Richardson.
In Tho case OF I'nger VS.. the National
Ilfe-Insurance Company the jury could
not agree. one member Of the jury was
Withdrawn. and the court adjourned over
until this morning at 10 o'clock.
LAW AND EQUITY.
The Law and Equity Court is sun en-
gagsd in hearing the case Of Christman
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company
The following were the suits brought IN
this tribunal yesterday:
c. q. Zshlc against +. II. Pluemacher,
500 action OF debt
Talaferro against J. T. Maynard ~
Son, action Of debt. $5i3.6o.
Carrie Schonbeger against Euland Nc
Lauchlin, action of detinue TO recover a
horse. buggy and harness.
Mr. Richard l.. Brown qualified In the
Chancery Court yesterday an executor OF
th. Will Of Mrs Elizabeth Brown.