The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-14
ILLNESS STOPS A TRIAL.
THE CRAWFORD CASE CONTINUED
JNTfL TO.DtI.
Many Witnesses Examined Before the Re
hes-Captsin Lamb on the stand.


Crawford case unui 10 o clock tins mora
ins.
curing the morning session a number or
Witnesses were examined and ouiy few
more remain TO so on the stand. 10 as
very probable that 81 the present inion-
ton OF the court Is carried out to 20 on
w.th the case to-day. 1t VAL be decided
DoiOvS night
The Iuslnss Court was opened prompt
ly az $3.50 o'clock with Judge ;. h. WIT
ON the bench. Mr. crawford was rep
resented by Messls. lili carer ana
ouis -. Wcn0cnburc. while The prosecu-
uon was conducted hy judge ID. G.. Rich
srdson assisted hy Mr. George =. WISE
Inc Jury Wa as follows.
a. E Angle Calvin lipsc0mb. George
q. Noiuul K. f.. Eaiston, John NJ. Bur
loot D. a. chichester W. J.. Rogers T..
30. Guust j. Moi Archer, j. i. hldd
aud b. Is Pccor
Nj. Carter sand 'hc prisoner was chaIs-
Cd with cmbczzling both q ccIuhcd'e o.
deposit for $500 and the money ana asked
on which charge hc was To be urea.
Juogc Witt ruled that the ohcnse was
one and the same and that il made no
difference which charge was tried.
Mr.. Curter noted exceptions.
MRS. PEYRONNET TESTlFIES.
Mrs. Catherine Pcyronnet took the
stand In july. 1890. she SAID, she depos-
tied "a check BOO the Citizens Bank Tor
$500 and received "a certificate OF d'posN
for the amount Later she drew out 81"
and received another ceruucdtc ior SOW
Air Crawford came 90 her house ana
asked her to allow him TO have the
money fo loan to friend. She dcmurlcd
as she wished tO build soon. ON dssui-
anc.s that She could get the money again
an ton DAYS notice. she then loaned IL
TO him. not personally, but Tor TINS
friend.
She got the FIRST intimaton that there
was any trouble by newspaper Reports
of some trouble with Mcssrs. Meredith
ana MouutCastlc.
MIR. crawford did not give her any
papcr 10 show that he had the money
until tho deed for the property had been
drawn up. when ne gave her statement
that tho money had been deposited III
bank
Mrs Peyronnct was shown a receipt
given her hy Mr.. Crawford for real estate
notes amounting 90 $500 and stating that
they would be deposited in a vault III
the state Bank This was the only evil
denco she had ever received of the loan
deed Of trust was shown 70 her
which she said was given 20 her last
christmas by Crawford on the property
bought by the two Banks. negroes win
money said TO have been borrowed
through Crawford.
Mrs povronnet said Mr.. Crawford told
her several times that she was perfectly
secure as she had the first mortgage on
tho nropertv which was worth 5000 or
$40 000 She had tried TO get $500 interest
money from Mr. Crawford in April but
De- did not have the money.
Mrs Peyronnet knew nothing or the
value OF the property Of her own per-
huF
~ Richmond
CROSS ORGANIZATIONS.
ia tho dissemination by Mr.. Wen
dcnhurr the witness said she had several
times borrowed interest money from Mr..
Crawford before il was due. paying ten
rer cent interest. Her money was out
M eight per cent on ten days call If she
wanted IT, She had called for il several
times. but unsuccessfully. She had, how
over. received the interest until this year
she did not know the Banks were negroes
until last Christmas
Mrs Peyronnct had told her daughters
about ioaning the money and they sug-
eested the advsability Of having some
uapors 20 show that the loan had been
made She prosecuted Mr.. Crawford be-
cause She had been unable TO get her
money.
She was questioned as TO why she did
she only wanted her money She did not
know anything about prospective pur-
chasers except what Mr.. Crawford had
told hcr
An advertisement for the sale Of the
urOnerty under the deed OF trust was
shown 10 Mrs. Peyronnet. but she knew
nothing Of 10; that she had never been
told Of tho proposed sale.
Mr. WCndenburg asked number OF
questions IN regard TO the transactions,
TO which Judge Richardson objected on
the ground that Mrs. Peyronnet had said
repeatedly that she knew nothing except
what she had been told by Mr.. Crawford.
When asked again why the deed had
not been f0recloscd she said 1t was Mr..
Crawford's duty 10 do this lie had
gotten the money and II was his duty
to return 10. She did not want real estate.
Mr. ID. RecsOr. OF Canada, was intro
duced for the defense. lie had come to
Charles city county 20 look at the prop
ertv OF the Banks with a view To pur-
chasing it. lie thought the property was
worth about So lie would have been
willing TO pay that price. but did not pr-
chase because OF some people on the land.
lie thought IL was worth about $500
now.
CAPT. LAMB HEARD.
Congressman John Lamb. was allowed
10 testify at this juncture in order TO al
lie had run the Charles City property up
20 $500 In 1880 and thought it was worth
about S00e.
Mr. Rtedor again took the stand and
% letter written 10y him 20 Messrs. George
r. Crawford q Co. was read. Mr..
Rcodor was acting as agent for Virginia
lands
Mr. s. G Wallace. who was cashier Of
the Citizens Bank in 1890 took the stand
and testified that certificate
NJ deposit was issued TO Mrs.
Catherine Peylonnet for S2.6oo. This was
taken In August H. 1890 and a new one
issued for s. 500 and was paid on August
a. 1850 The certificate had been lost In
moving and there was no record TO show
10 whom the money was paid.
Mr.. John b. Gayle had been employed
hy Mrs Peyronnet TO look into the trans
action. lie gave the result OF his inves-
legations ustantially as before told.
Witness had seen Mr.. Crawford. and he
had assured him that the security fur
nshed was as good as gold and was a
first mortgage. Crawford said tho prop
criy was worth $1,000 or $1,000 ard said
repeatedly that Mrs. Pcyronnets was n
first mortgage. and that ne Crawford
held the second mortgage on the prop
erty.
Judge Richardson submitted the first
decd given by George ". Walden TO c. A.