The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-01
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
CHESTERFIELD CIRCUIT COURT,
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BEFORE JUDGE JOHN B. cLoPToS.
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SPRING TERM.
BEFORE JUDGE JOHN B. cLoPToN.
Commonwealth VS.. Wormley.
II Will be remembered by our readers that
the trial of John s. WonmIey and james Reid
indicted at the Chesterfield Circuit Court for
tue murder of A. 7. Robiou on the 10th July,
1921, was continued over from the fall term IN
October last until this. the spring term. be-
cause OF the sickness of a material Witness,
mr.. Reid, Sr. Desiring. for the benefit of our
readers, to continue the full account of rho
proceedings IN this momentous trial, we dis.
pa'ched one of our reporters to the Court
House on Tuesday, and have received from
HIM the following details Of the trial as "a, as
II mas progressed. At the fall term the accnsea
severed their pleadings, and the Common
wealth elected TO try John s. Wormlev frs,
We give the proceedings in regular order from
the commencement of this term of the Cont.
Monday, March 22d-First Day.
.. Bassett French, Attorney for the Com
monwealth resigned his office, and Holden
Rhodes was appointed aud qualified in his
stead.
John ) Wormiey. indicted for murder was
SET 10 the bar IN the custody of the jailor. He
appeared composed, though pale and sicAly,
as If he had suffered much from his confue.
ment.
On motion of the Attorney for the Common
wealth rules we've awarded against Alex Reid
Sr., Emily w. Robiou, and William H. John.
son, absent witnesses, and an attachment
against DIR. Johnson.
March 23d-Second Day.
Holden Rhodes, Attorney for the Common
wealth, resigned his office and B. w. Finney.
was appointed and qualified in his stead.
John 5. Wormley, again brought into court,
and Fanny Jewett having been recognized and
failing to appear, an attachment was awarded
against her, to be executed in any part OF the
State.
Attachments awarded against Fanny Jewett.
Maria Patterson, Mary Patterson, and Alex.
Reid, Senior, TO 24th inst, which the Sheriffs
was directed to execute in any part of the
State
March 24M-Ihird Day.
John s. Wormley again brought INTO court,
and the attachment against WIN. Henry John
son, witness Tor Commonwealth, being return
ed executed, and the witness appearing, the
attachment was discharged; and Johnson and
WIN. Il. Woodbridge were recognized as wit
nesses for the Commonw ealth.
Fanny Jewett, and Mary Patterson, in behalf
of herself and daughter, Maiia Patterson, were
recognized as witnesses for the prisoner, and
the attachments were then discharged.
he sheriff having returned the venire facias
executed, and this being called, thirteen were
challenged for cause, three were absent, and
eight selected, viz: james Galloway, Geo.
Trayler, Thomas Kershaw, Arch'd. Dunn,
VIM. L. Radcliffe, VIM. Mann, Jas. Adkins,
Geo. w. Frayser. Venire facias awarded and
continued until tomorrow.
March 25-FOurth Day.
John S. Wormley again brought into Court,
and the jurors elected on yesterday being
brought into court, the sheriff returned the We
nire iacias awarded on yesterday, with the
names Of thirtv-three persons whom he had
summoned in pursuance thereof. The prison
moved the Court to quaah the return upon
the ground that the writ had not been suffi
ciently executed, the whole number ordered
not being summoned; which motion the Court
overruled. OF the jurors summoned, Thos. ID.
Eanes, Colin c. Suinger, Charles Robertson,
Re. Kegs, Wm. Robnett, Joseph Totty, Albert
Murphy and Henry Eanes were taken.
March l6th-FifM Day.
John S. Wormley again brought into Court,
and the Jurors heretofore elected also brought
in and the sheriff returned the venre facias
awarded yesterday, with the names OF thirty
one jurors. Prisoner moved 10 guash The writ
aud return, because the number ordered had
not been summoned; which motion was over
ruled by the Court. and prisoner excepted
thereto. Four rejected for cause; TWO absent.
Jurors called, and Woodlief Tucker Rich
ard 5. Jones, Anderson Tucker, Butler w.
NunnalIy, Thos. Philips, w b Ellington, C.
Talley, Edm. ID. Philips, were tried and found
competent. And the panel being complete,
the prisoner challenged Archd. Dunn, as moi
being freehoder, which was overruled, and
exceptions fleed. Eight were struck there
from by the prisoner, viz James Galloway,
Thomas kershaw, Archd. Dunn, VIM. T.. Rad
cliffe, James Adkins, Geo. w. Frayser, Edmd.
ID. Philips, Thos. Philips and four others ex-
cused by lot, viz: VIM. Mann, Colin C. Suin-
ger, Chas. Robertson, Albert Murphy and the
remaining twelve, viz: George Trayler, Tho.
mas d. Eanes, Robert Kegs, VIM. Robinett,
Joseph Totty, Henry Eanes, Woodlief Tuck
er, Richd. ). Jones, Anderson Tucker, Baker
w. Nunnally, VIM. B. Ellington, Chamberlain
Tally, were elected as the jury.
Rule against Ellington discharged. Rue
against Robert w. Mann, and rule gainst L.
J. Bottom, discharged; and attachment against
FANNY Jewett and Alex. Reid and Joseph Cot
ton, witnesses for prisoner.
Attachment against Sami. II. Royali. VIM.
b. Ball, DIR. William II. Johnson, Haley Cole,
Edwin Cunliff, for Commonwealih; A. w.
Trabue. witness tor prisoner; A. L. Hopper,
for Commonwealth, and Geo. Jewett, for pri-
soner.
March 27th-Sirth Day.
John s. Wormley again brought into Court,
and the jurors elected on yesterday sworn and
charged. Witnesses sworn, and trial continued
until Monday.
March 29M-SerenM Day.
John s. Wormley brought into Court, and
jury sworn on Saturday appeared.
The following witnesses were this day ex-
amiued for the Commonwealth, whose testlino-
nv has not heretofore been published al any
time. The testimony of Villain 1. Cosby,
in particular, was strong against The prisoner.