Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-05-18

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ticket.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JRs,
Chairman Democratic Committee.
Spectator copy.
CHARGE OF POISONING.
THE GREAvER CASE CONTINUED TILL
JULY-A WITNESS SPIRITED AWAY
THE QUESTION OF BAIL HEARD IN
CHAMBERS BUT NOT DECIDED.
&C., &C., &C.
Yesterday, before Judge Smith of the
Hastings Coart, Mag. Greaver was ar
raigned on the charge of poisoning W.
l.. Meredith, and the attempted poisoning
of Florence Meredith, his step-daughter.
Witnesses had been summoned and were
present from Richmond, Charlottesville,
Rockbridge, and other points. The pris-
oner came from the Jail few minutes
after 10 O'Clock. She looked paIer, after
her month in prison, than she did at the
was made more marked by her black
dress. She was attired with the care that
pretty woman is apt to bestow on her
toilet under even the most serious circum-
stances. Her counsel, Capt James Bum
gardner, Jr., w. E. Craig. and Judge
Jno. H. McCue we're present. Common
wealth's Attorney Echols represented the
State.
A MIS- SING WITNESS.
Capt. Bumgardner stated to the court
tina t an important witness for the prisoner
was not present. An attempt had been
made to Summon her and iC appeared like
ly, though he would not make the charge,
that che had been spirited away. He
asked for an hour to decide whether they
would try and supplement- the testimony
by another witness and proceed with
the trial, or ask cOntin uance of the case.
Mr.. Craig said the missing witness re-
sided in Staunton, and on Monday last the
defense had tried to summon her, but it
was found that sho la l disapps tred.
Mr.. Eehols opposed continuance, say
ing the defense had had ample opportuni-
ty to secure all their witnesses. He
thought Capt. Bumg irdner's statement
that the witness had been ''spirited away"
was uncalled for, though he knew he did
not mean that the Commonwealth had
gotten the witness out of the Way.
Capt. Bumgardner said of course he did
not mean that tbs "spiriting away" was
chargeable to the Common wealth-that
there we're other parties interested in this
case besides the Commonwealth
The Judge here informed counsel that
If continuance was had, the case could
not be tried until the July term. The
court also said to the counsel for the de-
Tense that if, in case of a continuance, any
application for bail was made, he should
privately hear the testimony of the wit
nesses present to enable the court to de-
eide upon the propriety of granting the ap-
pIicatlon. The court was then adjourned
for an hour to give counsel for tbs defense
time to consult on theif course.
When the court reassembled Capt. Bum
gardner. for the defense, laid they had
concluded to ask for continuance.
Mr.. Echois opposed the granting of
continuance to get a witness who had not
even yet been summoned.
INTERMEDIATES.
Capt. Bumgardner said they had tried
to summon her. had sent a special messen-
ger to three points after her and had then
asked for a summons which had been left
at her house-in short done everything
they could do. They knew that influences
had been brought to bear on this witness
to make her leave-not by the Common
wealth of coulse, but by Intermediates
who were undertaking to interfere with
this prosecution and who had no business
with it.
The court announced that it would con-
tinue the case until the July term. The
court also complimsnted the veniremen
highly whom it had summoned to form
jury from. and told the.u that it would
take the same yenire at the July TERM
and they must be careful not to talk about
the casa with other citizens until after that
time.
THE VENIRE.
4PC 10 d lloG VI GuO VCullCAlOh
as summoned for the trial:
B. F. Hosey, W. l.. Lushbaugh, F. M.
Young, A. J. Butts, John lesser, J. H.
Picker, S. M. Wilkes. A. A. Cone, Jno.
B. Evans. Rudolph Kinzley, W. D. An
derson, Jno. F. Beard, Juo. D. Crowl, :.
Geo. W. Eyler, Geo. F. Flick. r. o. Htl-
liday. D. b. Hamaker, w. L. Olivier, r.
W. Hardy. w. D. Barbour and P. N.
Powell.
THE QUESTION OF BAIL.
Later in the afternoon Judge Smith, in
chambers, heard the evidence to determine
the question of bail. After hearing all
produced. he reserved his decision until
to-day. The prisoner Was remanded to
Jail.
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