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 county, allowing
Jas. D. Johnston, Commonwealth's Attorney, $50 for services, which, 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 the 18th of April, when the
Court did not sit till the following May.
In June, (the order having been previously entered,) was copied by the clerk, and really endorsed by
Jas. D. Johnston, who sent it on for collection through
Ro. H. Maury & Co. Payment was refused till
Mr. Johnston made the requisite eath that the signature purporting to be his on the bogus order was a forgery, 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 them.
Among the number are three that purport to be orders of the Circuit, Court of
Mercer county, ordering the
Auditor to pay the
Commonwealth's Attorney of that county $50, the
Sheriff a small sum, and the Jailor a small amount.
The names of the parties 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 the 6th of August, and remanded defendant to jail.
