Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-26
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
SENT ON TO MUSINGS COURT.
yastiee BsIlsrss and Omeev Baker Ex.
smises on chsrse Of Psrjsry-No Case
Made Out.

Il iV9t mo INV, bu WHICH VhtfHlOHy DdNSi
swore he was with Hopkins on the rail-
road between the hours Of $3.50 and
T;45 p. NJ. on the 18th Of June, at a
point near the west switch Of the rail-
road named above; and further, that
on the 18th Of June, 1884, on his way
| up the railroad with Baker, Hopkins
remarked about there being so mahy
engines knocked up, &c. "when in
truth the said William III. Baker did
not see the said Hopkins On the 10Th Of
June. 1884" DC.
James Holloran, justice of the
peace for Henrico county, was also be-
fore Justice Richardson for having fe-
loniously committed perjury in his tes-
timony in the same case before the Hus-
tings Court by testifying before the
court that on the 18th Of June, 1884,
about o'clock, he saw Hopkins sitting
within fifteen feet of the point at which
the wreck occurred" in which wreck
Alexander Hall, the engineer, was
killed, &c.
Robert Whitlock alss swore out a
warrant, in which he charged that James
ilolloran had committed perjury in his
testimony before the Hastings Court in
the aforesaid trial.
THE HOLIORAN CASE.
The witnesses in the case of Holloran
were, on motion Of counsel for lIollo-
ran, sworn and requested to retire from
the courtroom pending testimony, with
the exception Of DIR. G. w. p. Brock,
who was invited TO remain in the court
room.
Robert A. Hopkins was examined,
and testified that he was recently tried
before the Hastings Court for the mur-
der Of Hall, and was acquitted. itwas
agreed by counsel that this examina-
ton should be only in the case of the
the warrant sworn out by Hopkins,
who said that llolloran swore that he
saw him on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad on the 10Th of June. lie
tIopkins) was not up the railroad on
the day of the wreck. lie was at work
that day mile and half or two miles
from the railroad. At the time of the
wreck he was in company with three
men on Seventeenth street.
CrosS-examined by counsel for Uol-
loran Hopkins went up the railroad
on the same day that Major Poe gave
the order for the police officers to 60 up
the railroad for the purpose Of breaking
up nuisance. He never in his life had
told HOlloran that he had changed the
switch. He had said that the place was
terrible one for a wreck. He did not
know whether or not he unlocked the
switch on the day he went up the rail-
road. When asked what cause he had
for putting a key on the switch he said
he had none. lie put the key on the
switch, but he could not say how long
he kept it in the lock. He gave the key
TO Barton. He was speaking about dis
charged men. and Barton gave him the
KEY. He had been discharged, and so
had Whitlock. He wouldn't say that
he did or did not unlock the switch. As
soon as the key was withdrawn the lock
would lock itself. He never said in his
life that he changed the switch, and he
never told HOlloran 50, or G. W. Smith
either.
sc. Harris testified. He was night
watchman on the railroad from 6 O'Clock
at night until in the morning. On
the 18th of June if Mr.. James Holloran
came up the road he didn't see him.
Several days before the wreck Mr.. Hol-
loran, Policeman Baker, and Mr.. Brad
ley came up the road. Mr.. Hopkins
and some boys came up the road the
same day.
Robert Whitlock testified that IlOllo-
ran swore in the IluStings Court that it
was on the 10Th Of June that he saw
Hopkins up the road. He went up the
road behind the hacks after the acci- |
dent. lie had not been up the road be-
fore that day. He could not say ex-
actly; but a day or two before the |
wreck he went up the road with Hop |
kins. While coming back the met Hol-
loran and Bradley. Hopkins that day |
the lock and threw the switch |
to the side track. Hopkins remarked |
at the time, What a fellow could do
if he wanted to play =" Hopkins
used his key. asking him for it. Did
not remember that anything was said
about discharged man. Hopkins GER
iainly unlocked the switch and threw it
back TO the main line.
Whitlock further stated that in COM
pany with Robert a. Hopkins, after the
wrecking Of the train, that he went into
llolloran's S store, and that Hopkins then
and there stated that he did unlock the
switch on the railway track on the day
of the 10Th of June.
Here the counsel for the de-
lendant declared their willingness to
rest the case without introducing any
evidence, simply asking that bail be al
lowed and the case certified TO the
Hastings Court. Counsel claimed that
he principal witnesses had plainly con-
Iradicted each other. Bail in the sum
1f $500 was given in the case Of Hollo-
ran