Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-17

the pleuge lndI SuOn '0s''''O"'
would be introduced and the wit
nesses be at the examination to be
held at later day in the event a
continuance is granted"
MR.. PAGES REJO1NDER.
Mr.. Samuel Page, in replying to
Mr. Allan, said: "lf your Honor
please, am a little surprised at
this resistance of this motion; and
here let me say unite with Mr..
Allan in the compliment he has
paid to the prosecuting officer. |
never had any idea but that the
Commonwealth in this case, as well
as in other cases, would be ably
represented. | have always found,
being on the defence, that the old
Commonwealth is little more ably
represented than l would like to
have her. But ] say | am surprised
at the resistance of this motion.
\ fter dwelling a while upon the
remarks made by Mr.. Allan in rela-
ton to producing witnesses in the
event CT q continuance on account
of the absence oil witnesses, Mr.
Page said "This man is entitled
under the statute Of Virginia to a
continuance. say that the law
and the statute of Virginia, not the
common law that you had to go
ransacking in to get this charge
from, gives this man the right to a
reasonable time within which to
make his defence"
Mr.. Page further said : "Now,
sir, can truly say that up to the
time your Honor took your scat |
had no more knowledge of taking
this case than being called to Heav-
en- between now and dinner-time.'
This remark evoked laughter,
and when Mr.. Page concluded
JUSTICE RICHARDSON SAID:
"The accused was arrested after
dark last night and has had no op'
portunity to summon Witnesses
That is a right guaranteed to him
and the case must necessarily be
continued. The only question Is as
to what time, whether later in the
day, tomorrow or any subsequent
time. This is matter upon which
counsel should agree" Counsel
consulted with each other and final
" the 18th was agreed upon and
the case continued until that time.
BONDsMAN wEAKENs.
The following names were fur
nished by Deurring to be sum.
moned as witnesses for the defence:
Beverly T. Crump, Jacob Cohn,
William Cluverius, W. W. Crnmp,
John Wren, and w. T. Coghill, a
coach painter.
Deurring offered J. \. Grassber-
ger, a coach.maker, and Leonard
Dawson, his father.in.law, a shoe
maker, who resides on Eighteenth
street, as his bOndsmen.
To questions by the Police JUS
tice Grassberger said ;hat he did
not own real estate, but had a stock
OF wagons, &C., in his establish
ment, on Franklin street, inst be-
low Davis's Bazaar.
Mr.. Dawson said that he owned
house on Eighteenth street, for
which he paid $4,000, upon which
there was a deed Of trust for 81 600.
The Justice decided to accept
them jointly as security, but Just
as he was about to administer the
oath Dawson weakened, and re.
marked that he would have to con-
suit his wife before he could con-
sent to go on the bond.
Justice Richardson said to Daw-
son that it was entirely discretion
ary with him whether he went on
the bond or not.
Dawson left the courtroom, say
ing to Deurring that he would let
him hear about the matter.
At 1 o'clock, the accused being
unable to give bail, was taken TO
Jail.
RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 9.-Chief
of Police Poe to-day received a let
ter from Superintendent Murray,
OF New York, containing the follow
ing, which he had received;
"December Sh, 1SSG.-Supt. Muir.