Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-03-13

SWer to the question or county Court
Clerk Shields, 'Gentleman of the jury
have you arrived at an Indictment ?"
j NJ. Johnston, the foreman, replied
affirmatively and passed to the clerk a
package of papers.
He read-Commonwealth VS.. c. NJ
FIggatt, Indictment for embeZzlement
and grand larceny-felony.
A true bill.
J. M. JOHNSON,
Foreman.
Three distinct indictments like above
against Figgat were read.
Commonwealth VS.. G. M. Fggat, in
dictment for making false statement of
condition of the Bank of Lexington.
Two distinct indictments like above
were read.
Commonwealth VS.. r. X. Goodwin,
Indictment for making false entries as
clerk of the Bank of T.exington-feiony
Two distinct indictments like above
against Godwin.
Commonwealth vs. Charles w. Ir
vine, Indictment for receiving money
knowing the same to have been EN-
bezzled and stolen-felony.
Three indictments like above against
Irvine.
After the reading of the indictments.
Mr.. S D. Gilmore, one of the members
of the grand jury, arose and asked
leave on behalf of the jury to present
to the court a paper. 1t was received
by Judge Grattan and after reading it
he ordered it to be entered on the re-
cords of the court, 1t was as follows;
STATEMENT BY THE GRAND JURY.
To the County Court of ROckbridge
County
We, the grand jury, attending the
county court OF ROckbridge county,
convened, as we understand, for the
purpose of investigating transactions
concerning the late disastrous failure
of the Bank of Lexington, desire to
state to the court thai we have care
fully heard and considered the testi-
mony OF all witnesses summoned before
US to testify concerning the said trans
actions, and that we have caused to be
summoned before US all persons known
to US to have any knowledge of said
transactions, and have heard and con
sidered the testimony of all such per
sons, and have publicly invited the co
operation of the entire community and
have asked the aid of all persons in
bringing to our knowledge all facts
have prepared indictments against all
parties shown to us by the evidence. to
be criminally responsible for said fail
ure of said bank; and further desire to
state that we have been able to find no
testimony duplicating or tending to
implicate the late president of said
bank. or the present president of said
bank. or the board of directors of said
bank in either criminaliry or negligence
concerning their duties as president or
directors, and that the failure of said
bank was the result of the acts and
transactions of the cashier of said bank
and of the clerk of said bank which
were so skifuly aud carefully conceal
ed that they could not be known to
and discovered by the president and
board of directors of said bank by the
use of the diligence which their duty
and the law required of said president
and directors, and we hereby request
and desire that this statement be
spread upon the records of the court.
(Signedl J. NJ. JOHNSTON,
n. u. GILMORE,
+ G. RAWLINGS,
ID. E. EAST,
s. W. WILSON.
w. P. SANDRIDGE,
r II. RAWLINGS,
II. ID. KIRKPATRICK,
W. G.. MATHEWS,
The grand jury stated that they had
concluded the investigation and were
discharged by the judge The grand
jury examined in all about thirty wit
nesses. including the banks directors
aud officers. J X Edmondson. trustee,
j w McClung, G. W. Irvine and 9th
ers from town and county.
So soon as the grand jury was discharg-
ed Judge GrAttan directed the clerk to
issue "a capias for G. NJ. Figgat and c,
W. Irvine returnahle at once and court
took recess qpti o'clock.
AT O'Clock G. W. Irvine and R. K.
Goodwin appeared in court and gave
bond for their appearance at court on
the second day of the May term, which
is the 18th day of May, TO stand their
trial,
The bond of G. w. Irvine was for
$4,000, and he gave the following sure
ties: j. p Welsh, w. A Irvine, NJ. R.
Brown, R S Anderson. f. A. Quisen-
berry, J. A. Stranb and r. G. Temple
ton.
The bond of R. X. Goodwin was for
ties: E. A. Qnisenberry, ]. M. David
son, E. L Graham. J. p. Welsh, r. s.
Anderson and r, &. Templeton.
The trial was set for May because
Judge Grattan could not be present at
the April term.
F. L. Glasgow appeared as counsel
for both Irvine and Goodwin.