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The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource] 10 0 Browse Search
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Charged with forgery. --The arrest of a young man named Opie Staite for forgery, was mentioned in yesterday's paper. The circumstances connected with the affair, related to us by Capt. Jos. J. White, one of the clerks in the Auditor's office, are as follows: On the 27th of April last, Staite presented, at the Auditor's office, what purported to be an order of the Circuit Court of Giles coich, being signed J. W. English, clerk, and endorsed on the back "James D. Johnson," was paid to Staite by Mr. White, and receipted for by him. The order stated the allowance to have been granted on tgery, when the amount was settled. Other forgeries have been detected, which are charged to Staite, he having received the sums called for by the several papers, and receipted to the Auditor for ties to receive the money are forged on the back, and the sums mentioned were receipted for by Mr. Staite. Several important witnesses being absent yesterday, the Mayor continued the case until t