The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-15
Hastings Court.

MAN lONNItJED w lNNVLINiAhi NAN
SLAUGHTER REQUESTS TO De ALLOWED TO
WORK IN TIE cHAIN-CANG-JACKJ JOHNSON
TO GO TO THE PES1TENTIARY FOR FIVE
YEARS FOR RoDBISG CHARLES l.. ToDDs
STORE.
In the Hastings Court Yesterday the TO-
lowing jury was drawn 10 try the case OF
sam. Owens for killing Arthur Toles-both
colored: A. l.. Buriord, William u. Gret-
ter, Oscar Cranz, Jr., William l.. Griffin.
William w. Tinsley, L. z. Hudgin, Robert
i. Winston, William s. Workman, Il. NJ.
Norvell. S. b. Ragland, John Il. Ellysoa,
and William II. Jones (colored).
On the 10Th Of December, 1852. Sam.
Owens, Arthur Toles, and Dick Smith, and
others. were together in the grocery OF Mr..
Rankin, near the Third station-housc.
Dick Lad let OF old hareS in bag. Sam.
stole one Of these out. and when Dick
missed il. and began inquring for it, he
was told by some one OF the party that
Sam. had il. There were some words be-
tween Sam. and Dick, and deceased told
sam. that he "must not beat old Dick"
In the midst Of a scuflle the old hare
dropped from beneath Sans coat 10 tie
floor. To prevent any difficulty Mr.. Rankin
told Sam. to get our. Sam. went ont on
the pavement. Arthur stood in the door,
his two hands showed into the side-pOckets
OF his overcoat. Thus standing, Sam. gave
him sudden pull, and he fell headfore-
most upon the pavement, receiving IN
iuries from which he some days afterwards
died. The prisoner, sam. Owens, was de-
Tended by Messrs. George Bryan and
Manly 3. Curry and Mr.. Foster, and upon
Mr.. Witt saying that he would only ask Tor
conviction for involuntary mausaughter
they iudiciously submitted the case with
out argument. The jury brought in ver-
diet OF guilty OF involuntary manslaush;er,
and fixed his punishment at twelve months
in jail and his fine at 500.
Toles, though his counsel, preferred the
somewhat remarkable request that be
should not be kept q close prisoner in iall,
but should be put in the chain-gang; and
the Judge therefore added to his imprlson-
ment labor IN the chain-gang.
The next Jury (Wlth two colored men,
bers) was sworn TO try John johnson. a
colored man i'm the vegetable business in
the Second market, charged with entering
the store OF Charles l.. Todd, on sixth
street, on thcnight OF the 18th OF January.
Mr.. Florian IIcTsman closed the store
about Il O'Clock Saturday night, and when
he returned Monday morning the store
had been entered by The back eeliar-door,
and robbed OF two kegs OF lard, box OF
cheese. and a frkin OF butter. The eVi-
dcncc showed that Sunday night between
7 and s O'Clock, Mr. Carlton, the private
watchman OF that neighborhood. beng
in Mr.. William Murphy's place OF
business, Jack Johnson and Solon
Johnson came there and offered to sell Mr..
Murphy Il keg Of lard. Mr.. Murphy told
them to leave it till morning, and II II was
all right he would buy it. Solon saw Mr.
Carlton and said TO Jack, owe are sold;
there is the private watchman.' Mr. Carl
ton reported the matter TO Policeman Fox,
leading to the arrest OF Solon Johnson, Jack
johnson, and Sam. Frazier. The other
kcg of lard and box OF cheese were re-
covered from. Mr. Dan. Murphy, who also
does business in the neighborhood, and TO
whom they had been sold. The stolen
goods were IN court, and were well iden-
tilted. Mr.. Witt said TO the jury that the
police had had great difficulty in breaking
up this gang, and he hoped Jack johnson
would be given the imprisonment he de-
served.
They gave him five years in the pcniten-
tary.
When Judge Atkins asked Johnson If he
had ANYTHING to say why sentence should
not be pronounced. he made 4 long, ram
bling reply, and claimed that he was not
party to the robbery; that the goods were
brought to his cellar 10y colored man
named Ned Mosby. Sentence was pro-
nounced in accordance with the findings OF
the jury.
Adjourned.