The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22
4 PERPLEXInG DUTY
The Investigation Of The Books and Accounts
of SuffOlk's Ex-Tleasurer.
THE FARM Frs BANK DEEAuLTER'S CASE,
The Preliminary Herring TO occur
To-Morrow-The Prosecution Rep
resented by col. IL. II. Griffin Ilid
Judge r. y. Gnrnets Prisoners
Health Improved.

Suffolk, Va, Dec. 2l-(SpecinD-Thc.
two expert accountants to whom the au-
thoriZed Council committee delegated
the duty of investigating the books
anu accounts of Maj. c. w. Wright. cx-
Town Treasurer, are making haste
slowly and deliberately, and with eX-
ceeding difficulty. One OF the account
ants informed me this afternoon that
they could not hope to complete the in,
yestigntion within several weeks yet
The recon DIS. or what is left OF them will
nave TO be examined from 1883 to- 1925
and the transactions of Il treasurer for
Il period of seven years. when examined
with View of aScertainng their au-
thcnticity is 10 small undertaking.
Then. the duties Of the experts are rem
dcrcu all the more arduous and compll-
Gated from the fact that II considc; able
part OF the records has been dcfacrd
torn out or dcStroycl-by whom the
pubic knows not. except by rumor and
report. though some OF the more pro-
SresSiVe thinkers Ire doing Il bit of
guessing and specializing along that
line. Besides. the absence of portions Of
the books il has just come To light that
one or more reports of the TrcaSurcr,
which were advertised In the Suifoli;
Herald, have been this week cut from
old files of that paper This condition
was discovered when one of the cdi-
tors of the paper referred to the old
files 80 far back az 1859 In response 10
the experts who realized that the pub
liShed reports would be Il factor in les
stated this afternoon that there were
i'll existence to their knowledge only thr
complete records of three of the seven
years accounts. which they are inve:s,
tigating-iS9O-'al-'9 Their duties in
the premises from the barrcnncSS or
concatablc data are recognized as
Stupcndous AMI due credit will be de,
served for their accomplishments, if any
MARRIAGE LICENSE REFUSED.
y young white man. OF the county, who
said he was II years of age, to-day APP
piled 1T the Clerks Office for marriage
license. The latter WAS refused as his
Intended was only l6. and he was UNI
armed WITH certificate frcm her pa
rents He was accordingly informed
and left in haste to interview the girls
father.
IMPORTANT CASE FOR MONDAY
The preliminary hearing. in pursuance
with the last continuance. the
alleged defuulting teller of the
Farmers Rank. will occur Monday
at O'Clock, before Mayor Brewer, who
ut the last continuance worned the at
torneys that the matter would posi-
lively be heard Monday unless especial
grounds were presented why the case
should not be heard. The defendant
will be represented by Merritt Briggs
Esq. and prosecuted by Col. X L.
Griffin and Judge Y. S. Carnett of
Portsmouth and Norfolk respectively
Sergeant Amcs. into whose custody the
accused has been. said tonight that
his health was now apparently good
Hon. j. l.. Booker has returned from
Richmond. the LEGISLATURE having adj
journcd ill after the holidays.
Extra preparations are being made
Tor the successful presentation on
Christmas night OF The "Passing SHOW"
benefit ontcrtninrent by local talcn,
y deed recorded to-''nv conveys a lot
on North Main str ct rlam ". !. xii
ny trustee for ". u Wood. To Thomas
w. Smith, for Sl."an
Key. ~ G. t'hcgihar'. at the Main
street NJ. =. Church sunday at II n,
m $50 80 ~. II w''1 rra"h ....N
special sermons, respectively. on THE
Poor and Treating"
Peter Causcy returned to-day from
the University nf Maryland. where M,
is taking Il medical course.
Mrs, selma Wcs'. II Wavcrly. IS
visiting her mother Mrs. L. w Roalc.
MISS Fannie Cow''Cr has returned
from. Baltimore. whcrr she received
.,''"'ca treatment at Johns Hopkins