Conservatives then sent Chahoon to prison on a forgery charge relating to real estate, after he was convicted by three juries (two verdicts having been overturned on appeal, and the third jury recommended clemency).Chahoon v. Commonwealth, 61 VA. 733-799 (20 Grattan)(1871) and 62 VA 822-845 (21 Grattan)(1871) Governor Walker, a fellow native New Yorker, pardoned Chahoon on December 16, 1871, reputedly on the condition that he leave the Commonwealth.Dabney pp. 217-218
