The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-25
TOWN OWES WRIGHT
According to Certain Figuring by the De-
Tense at the Trial Yesterday.
EXPERT Balm ON THE STAND ALL DAY
He Says that He Found Major wright
to be Short I'm His Accounts over
seven Thousand Dollars. virgins
Council Figures The Town Owes
Him Over Two Thousand.

Suffolk. Va. Aug. .-(SpeciaD-The
sixth day In the trial OF Major c. w.
Wright. Suffolk's ex-Town Treasl;rer
Tor embezZlement. was without special
incloent. Expert Thomas ~. Bain. who
was introduced last Friday, was on tho
stand all day. and had not completed
Inc rendition of his testimony when
Judge Nilby adjourned Court about =
n. IN. His evidence was of a statistical
character. and was confined to the re-
Sltatioh ana repetition of long lists of
nsures which he had compiled as the
result of his examination of Major
Wrlghts accounts.
commemorative Attorney Holland
conducted the examination systcmnii
callv and with ability. Much of the
testimony was very damaging To the de-
tense. The cross examination was bn-
gun shortly before adjournment II wos
conducted by Col. Boyiiin who evidence
ed great skill in handling a witness. and
who secured statements and admissions
which impaired the value of thu, rrnort
inhsmnch as the witness acknowledged
mat under certain conditions the town
Of Suffolk would be in debt To Major
Wright. Balm made II good witness.
his answers were explicit and he an
peared entirely impartial and unprc-
,ndiced. Counsel for defense made
twenty or more objections and motions
to strike out. which motions were AZ
most Invariably overruled. and which
adverse decisions were always follow
cd bV note of exceptions.
The witness testified that by his re-
searches he had it that Major Wright
owed the town Of Suffolk 7.66l ~, cxclu-
sive of the per cent penalty. He OK
plained that the summary had been MI
rived at from various sources-balances
turned over by his predecessor in Office.
paving bills. licenses. market house re :
CENTS and others. the details of which
were explained in full, and which made
to-dav's session trine tedious to the
SDectators.
Some Of the items charged to have
been misapproprintcd are: From Chris
ian Church. SIG: Scahoard and Roa-
noke railroad. 1891, sl63.l3: 90, $l3l .SS;
'93 s1S2.40: "a, s1Sl.3i; Farmers Bank.
81 s3T5: 90 S505; 80 sos: "a. Ss50O o.
Portsmouth Water Company, '93, $50;
"a. S49.60. The above amounts for the
respective years are the differences be-
tween the amounts assessed and the
amounts actually collected as taxes. rs
shown by the receipts which were pro-
duced in Court.
collected from the following individuals
In excess of the amounts assessed by
the Commissioner of Revenue: w. s.
Trcvathon. John +. Hostcftcr, John r.
COPELAND. trustee: II. l.. Brewer, ST.
w y. Bland. a. S, Elcy, Sarah a. Nor
fleet. Lula V. Herring, Murdoch Will
liams' children. w. Y. Harrcll. j. j..
Deberrv. w. II. Frazer. Joseph Fulg-
hams estate. George Il. Holland, JOS
eph Halls estate. r. NJ. Holland. Il. i.
Holland. Il. Il. Smith, Il. w. Chapman
Julia ). Wells. John Il. Primer. guar
dian: II. ii. Butler. Mrs. Ann T.. Hodges.
MARGARET Primer. Joseph King. W. Y.
Harrell r. w. Rohey, II. II. Rawles.
r. T. Cutchin Walter Smith, James
G.. Causev and others.