Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-02
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81. p<fsrs the Examininz cssrs.
-.,,o.eence Of the Richmond Dispstch-I
icoi' july 1, 1884.
., ,so Police Court yesterday George
,s charged with the theft OF cneck
-, Was.rs. Cosby for sl6l-a case w.
o.Is,,onsd-vas ordered TO DO Deia T"
p ..,t Inc ssfion Of the grand Jury, ,,m
"" T,,a case Il the men engaged Ia the ann
Ia, NV .s;th the negro man George Adams
cu'.y 10Th N Nav was before the Exam
ming Courtyesterday from about Z iosr
s e..,si ~ere, discharged. George A. Lea
and 7. C. Reagan were held 20 avail az. .so
action OF the grind Jury and Dailcd IN .ae
sum Of 500 each. Mr.. Roseweh .
and Messrs. Withers and Barksaale s'ovu
Tor the prisoners. George ADAMS ~
1901 "a witness, and was lookins
! go. coll. although he complained thai ne
,,,as az times deaf, and sometimes (putting
his hand to his head) had sharp pa,ns
thronoh the heal. II was In testimony
araiust Adams that he was man OF turou,
l1nt character anil had bad to leave Noi."
Carolina several Fears ago to avoid prose.
cution. The chef OF polics ssid ,ni.
no had had three warrants against
him for carrying concealed weapons
There was much conflict In the te-
tinony OF the several WITNESSES.
Adams testified that when the men
entered the room IN the factory OF L; Y.
Williams Il Co. and shut the door, he tnen
became alarmed, and that George Lea tnen
called upon him TO give mp his arms or ne
world Kill him, and that when he immed.-
atcly held up bis hands Lea struck Nun OH
the face with his fist and with another olow
knocked out two Of his front teeth ana
that then Reagan (whom he had several
times m conversation with the physician
named as Dir. f.. NJ. HATCHERY knocked nun
down, and the men stamped MN. ml.
Grief Lamkin, clerk OF the facloiy' "ho
WAS in the room st his desk al the .'iir.
heard one blow and only one blow ana ulu
not see who gave that. Johnnie Payne,
although Adams had said that the men shut
the door upon him when they entered said
that he followed The men, stood in the open
door. and saw the blows gwen. Mr..
william b. Payne, father OF JOHNNIE
said that when johnnie came nome ne
was in such state OF excitement
nc could tell nothing connecteuiy OF
clearly, and he had become uneasy ABOUT
,Johnnle,s mind. Mr.. Worsham. an en-,
ploye in the factory, said that he heard
some noise in the clerks room, and when
he got TO n class door which opened from
the clerks room into one OF the factory
rooms he saw Adams put his hand behind
him as il to draw pistol. aud that
,htn, about five seconds after, some
one, lie could not see who, gave Adim'
a BLOW ON the head. and he fell against
tie door. Or. T.. ID. Withers thought there
was no reason why Adams should not en-
TREY 'ecoyer from his wound; said thai
he took Adams's pistol from his body after
he had fallen. and that though lying APP
rarently unconscience he offered some re-
sistuucc. There vas no appearance that
any Of Adams's teeth had been Knocked
Out. and Colonel Withers, holding up the
hand o { George Lea in court. asked II any
body could believe that so soft hand rs
that could knock out the teeth OF man
who could grind hickory-nut to atoms.
ALPHA.