The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10

was the next witness. He said he was
disbursing officer for tho Virginia Vol
unteers during the encampment ut
Jamestown in 1867. His records
showed that he received the money for
the payment of troops on July 20. drew
the first check on July %. and did not
complete payment until August 20.
Tho amount was $26.7o0. He said that
peditiously than he himself had beon
able to do.
Captain David Leary, of Company 3.
Richmond Blues, who was Colonel Con.
Eolvos immediate predecessor as dis
bucsing officer, was next introduced.
He thought payment within nine or
ten days q quick one. In answer to
questions by Colonel Leedy. Captain
Leary said that it took him from four
to five days at Chickamauga to pre-
pare the rolls and pay of one regiment
and three companies. He said. in an
swer to Colonel consolvo, that some of
his payments were disallowed by the
War Department.
Furnished Money.
For a short time General C. G.
Vaughan. Jr., commander Of the Vir-
ginia Brigade, was on the stand He
told of the action of Colonel Consolyo
at the camp OF instruction for infantry
officers at Petersburg last spring. The
money did not arrive in time. and the
disbursing officer gave his personal
note for the amount in the bank and
paid off.
In the absence Of the Adjutant- Gen.
eral, his clerk. Joseph LeMasurier, pro-
duced the records of the Office They
showed that requ!sition was made on
hn Y1y 40 49,.
which to pay the Gettysburg troops on
June 4. This was followed by tele.
, gram on June 81, to which reply was
received to the effect that the sum
would be set aside on July 1.
| AS to the handsome salary which N
was stated by the Staunton paper Col.
onel Consolvo was receiving, Mr.. Lee
Masurier said that the dlsbursine OH.
Ger drew no money at all from the
State and that the only income he knew
OF was an allowance of twenty DAYS,
pay from the War Department,
Got More Than Consolvo.
MI ware was again introduced He
sad that the work IF distributing the
ehecks was done with dispatch Eff.
teen hundred checks had to be dr.n,n
He had been paid, he said. 5000 fo, rio
work, whereas Colonel ConsoIvo got
about 500 tor his services, showing
net loss to the Paymaster-Cienera
There were many mistakes in the nnv
rolls, on which there appeared namas
OF those who had been enrolled sor
one year under first enlistment sor,a
rolls We're not signed by the on,,,, 49,,
commanders. Mr.. Ware did mot thi.,i,
IT would have been possible to have
PAID more than six or eight compantes
At ueltSspurg, even had the money
been on hand, because Of the conf.
ton OF the rolls 'at
colonel Consolyo here rested his case.
and Captain H. L. Opie was ,ntrnnnna.
by Lieutenant Tucker
lie said he knew no facts OF 9,is o,.n
knowledge as to misconduct on ~
part OF Colonel Consolvo He had liz
ZIG 70 90 with the management az his
paper, being away two thirds ar tho
time and leaving 1t with his assu,cjotes
lie had not written the ofrendjnr a,,,
torials He was then hearing rnr ~.
first time of his connection wiz 49,
INQUIRY, md did not expect that nv
onus or the matter would be upon hi,.
" nc might nave produced Witnesses
re sometimes read The Times Dis.
p "a ~ ". ms was his first intimatiop
OF MS connection with the case.
Correction Delayed.
AS to tho delay In payment c,rt,
Ople said that he was unable ~ 49,
Colonel Consolvo while In camn L. t1a
applied for information on at ;eas,
three occasions and could not cat !,
He thought the rolls could have Mean
corrected while in, camp. Eirhtas,'
days after he reached home his own
! company roll was returned ia MIN for
correction. In reply to question from
| Colonel Consolvo. he said that he knew,
| that some rolls, including his own
| had been improperly made out.
| Lieutenant Joseph r. Asst OF Caotnin
| Optics company, was the next witness
He knew nothing except that he had
made out the company rolls and turned
|! them over to his captain and had heard
| the latter make Inquiry for infornla.
| ton at headquarters.
Lieutenant u. V. Peace, of another
Stanton company, said merely that
the pay checks we're not received un-
til about month after the encamp-
ment.
Recorder Tucker here stated 70 the
court that he had not seen the use IN
summontng witnesses at random from
all over tho State. without knowiag
the amount OF their informaticn, SO
that he had called for only the three
Stanton officers.
Colonel I.eeay agreed with him. 60
Ing further and saying that IT was
hardly necessary to summon AMI slacs