The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-23


The continued case of Mr.. Joseph j.
Price, charged with assaultiug and beat
ing Henrietta Jeter (negress) on the Dan
vile train, was before the Mayor yesterday.
Henrietta Jeter testified that she got on
the train at Manchester, and the train be-
ing about to move, she got in the ladies'
coach. The conductor told her that was
not the coach for her, and she replied to
him that she could not get into it without
running the risk of falling off. She knew
which car she should have gotten into.
Mr.. Price spoke to hcr before she had
said word.
Cross-examined by Colonel Johnson,
counsel for Price: She did not call Mr..
Price an impudent villain before he called
her by the same name. She told him that
if she was an impudent villain he was one
too. Mr.. Price struck her over the eye,
and over the shoulder.
Captain West, conductor of the train,
said that Henrietta got into the gentle
mans car at Manchester, and he told her
to 20 into the colored car. She started to
do so, and slipped down, and commenced
muttering and asserting that she wouldn't
90 out for anybody; she had as good a
right to ride in the car as any white folks.
She came back into the car, and continued
to talk very wildly and excitedly. Mr..
Price came into the car, and advised her to
hush up. She replied that he was "no
gentleman" commenced to jaw him, and
shook her fist in his face. He struck her,
and she struck him at the same time. She
had no right in the car, as she had no
-. hoI
Mr.. J. L. Morrow testified that he saw
the difficulty on the platform at the Rich
mond depot. He heard high words, and
saw Price strike Henrietta.
John Robinson (mulatto member of the
Convention) said that when the train
reached Richmond he heard Henrietta
crying, and she told him that Price had
struck her. While they were standing
together, Price came up, and said to Hen
rietta sYou are = villain" She replied,
" You are one too" Witness told him to
settle the business peaceably. Price went
off, and afterwards returned and struck
Henrietta.
George Dickinson (mulatto) testified
that he heard Henrietta call Price q
mean rascal" and he returned and struck
her, with the remark that he would not
take that from any one. Did not hear
Price call her villain.
Mr.. Valentine Winfree testified that
when Henrietta came into the car she
kicked up big fuss, and said she wouldn't
20 out for any body. Mr.. Price remonstra-
ted mildly with her. She became very
much excited and commenced to abuse
him and shook her fist in his face-she
rushed at him like tigress. He tapped
her lightly over the bonnet, and warned
her to take her seat and be quiet. When
the car reached Richmond Mr.. Price went
to the baggage-car, and Henrietta came
out of the car, and gathering around her
crowd of negroes, looked around for Price.
She abused him all the time, calling him
low-lived rascal, and other names. After
finding him she pointed him out as the
villain who struck her. Mr.. Price re-
marked: els, there any one here who
takes this thing up?" No one replying,
Mr.. Price struck her, with the remark
that he couldn't stand what she had said
from any one, white or black.
Several other witnesses for the defence
corroborated the testimony OF Mr.. Win
free. :,
AT the conclusion, Mr.. johnson stated
that he would like to submit some remarks,
and the Mayor continued the cases until
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