The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-20
THE WREN TEAL.
THE ACCUSED AGAIN FOUND
GUILTY.
His Fine s20O-lm risenment Not Yet
Fixed.

IN the case OF John Wren, late member
OF the detective force of Richmond, found
gUay of being an accessory after
the fact to 5ohn Dull in the rob-
berry of Joseph M. Fowlkes, the Su-
preme Court of AppeaR lately reversed the
judgment Of the Hustings Court and granted
q new trial. The new trial was commenced
on Friiay, when the evidence previously
heard was substantially repeated, except that
Of Mr.. Bendall O'EsSyer, who died during
the interFoI. Yesterday morning the Jury,
consisting Of Messrs. William ID. Stubbs,
j. S. Ragiand, ..Ryland q. Norvesl, Charles
P. Stokes, Z. A. E. Dabney, Joseph Z. An
derson, Jr,, 3. F. Shepperson, II. G. Boschep,
Josiah Ryhnd, Z. T. Redd, John J. King,
and l.. l.. Lacy, were instructed as follows:
/. The Court instructs the jury that in or.
der to convict the prisonerthey must be sat-
SIZED from the evidence first, thaC John
Dull was-guilty of the felony alleged in the
indictment second, that the prisoner John
Wren knew or had notice That such lsleny
had been committed that with snoh knowL
edge or notice he'she said John Wren either
assisted the said John Dull TO conceaa the
ofteDce, or in some way aided him to. eStape
prosecution for isotfence.
III. The Court further instructs the Jury
that il the evidence shows to their satissle-
tlon that Joseph M. FowIkes made the
charge to the prisoner (John Wren) that Such,
felony bad been Committed upon him, the
SAID Fowikes, by John Dull, or that ttss
prisoner obtained knowledge of Il from ayrp
other source, that is such knowledge as the
law requires.
Ill. And the Court further instructs the
jury that II the eyidenGeshoWs to their salts
faction that the prisoner, with kno Wedge as
aforesaid that John Dull had committed the
felony alleged, in any way assisted the said
Dun by endeaVoring to screen him, the said
Dull, from the hands Of justice, or in any
way assisted him to conesal the offence, or in
any way aided him to epade the pursuit OF
Justice, that such assistance and aid eousti-
tutes LII law such receiving, harboring, aud
maintaining as charged in the indictment.
10 these instructions Judge Crump, cOun-
sci for accused, excepted.
The case was elaborately argued for the
prosecution by Mr.. Z. Darlington Caben,
Commonwealth's attorney, and for the ac:.
cuSed by Judge Crump. AT $40 the jury re.
tired. In eight or ten minutes they returned
to the courtroom and announced their ser.
dict as follows:
"We the jury fiud the prisoner guilty and
assess his fine at two hundred dollars"
Judge Crump made motion for a new
trial which motion was continued for argll.
ment this morning, and the prisoner was re-
manded to Jail.
In case the Judge oyerrules the motion for
a new trial he will then proceed to fix the
term OF imprisonment.
On the former trial the fine fixed by the
jury was one cent; the Judge added twelve
months in Jail, with labor, under this sen.
tence. Wren was in jail from the oath o
November to the 23d Of January. He was
released on bail on the last.named date, th,
decision of the Supreme Court having been
rendered in his favor.