Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-09
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER
Kidd's Examipatiou Again Continue"
and Bail Refuscd- Other Items.

THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER
Kidd's sExamipatIou Again Continued
and Bail ftefuscd-OtherI Items.
The continued case of Lewis p. Kidd,
charged with shooting Thomas Gala
CHAN, was called in the Mayors Court
yesterday morning. In the absence Of
Mayor Taylor, Justice Perdue presided.
Justice Robinson was also on the bench
The only witness examined was DR..
Edgar Archer, who is attending the
wounded man. lie said that the
condition of Callaghsn is of a
very sanguine character and that
he is improving very rapidly !;
that he was allowed to sit up Wed
nesday for the first time, and he
then sat up about three hours. The
Doctor further said that he thought II
Callaghan continues to improve as he
had been doing he will be able to ap-
pear in court in ten days; that ne
could talk in ten days; that he can ar
ticulate very well now, and wanted TO
talk more than can be allowed. The
case was continued until Saturday the
18th instant, at Q A. NJ, and the wit
nesses recognized to appear at that
time.
Judge Clopton then asked the Court
to grant the prisoner bail, saying that
it was the custom in the Police Court
of Richmond, and had been the custom
in the Manchester courts to allow bail
in such cases. Furthermore, he had
never known bail to be refused in any
case of like character where the wound
ed man was out Of danger and rapidly
recovering.
DR.. Archer, interrupting, said that
the wounded man was not out OF dan
ger; that his improvement was salts
factory, and the indications were that
he would get well, but he could not be
said to be out Of danger.
Mr.. Psge, in resisting the motion for
bail. held that the condition of the
party is q very material fact for a
magistrate TO consider also, whether
the party injured is likely to die, and
whether there is probable cause to be-
lieve that felony has been committed.
Judge Clopton, in reply, said he did
not understand from what the Common
wealth's attorney had said that he has
any desire to persecute the prisoner, but
his remarks were simply to this effect ::
THAT your Honor had merely to con-
slider these facts before granting bail"
L" 1t is true" continued Judge Clopton,
"that the doctor says the wounded man
is not out Of danger, but he also says
he has reason to believe that Mr.. Gala
CHAN will be able 10 be in court and tes-
tify within week. If bail is not granted
III this case it will be the first case OF
the kind where it was refused in Man
chester. 1t is certainly true as to the
city of Richmond. Every day when
cases Of this sort come up the physician
is examined, and when it is testified
that the wounded man is out Of danger
bail is allowed as a matter of course"
Justice PerdUe said that it had ever
been bis pleasure TO do what he could
for the relief Of those in distress, but
in cases Of this character it must be
after hearing the testimony. There had
been 10 examination in the case, and
he would not feel safe in granting bail
without first having heard the evidence.
He therefore refused to grant bail, and
the prisoner was remanded to Jail.
Before the court adjourned Judge
Clopton gave the Commonwealth at
torney notice that he would appeal to
Judge French, Of the Hastings Court.
Immediately Judge Clopton prepared
the writ of habeds corpus and presented
it to Judge French, before whom the
question will probably be argued to-
day.
The Chesterfield Circuit Court has
adjourned for the term. The regular
term of this court should have been held
in May, but Judge Hancock was at
that time engaged in the trial in Din-
widdie county Of Holmes Puryear for
tho murder Of his wife, so he ordered a
special term, which begun the l4th Of
June and ended yesterday.
only one criminal case was tried
that Of John Golf, charged with mur-
der, who was sent to the penitentiary
for five years. An unusual quantity
Of civil business was transacted. Judge
Irving held court here two weeks for
Judge Hancock, trying the cases in
which the latter was counsel before his
election as judge.
1t will be seen from the following ex-
tract from letter written by gentle
man Of the county who knows whereof
he speaks that Chesterfield is not coa-
pom county: None Of our citizens
have ever paid their taxes in coupons.
Some of our manufacturing corporations
have rendered coupons, which are now
pending in our courts, but these corpo-
rators are not citizens Of our county,
and very few of them are citizens Of
Virginia. Hence they tender coupons,
for they have not at heart the welfare
of Virginia."
Mr.. Ollie Moody, fireman on one Of
the Richmond and Danville shifting en-
gines, who fell from bis engine Wed
nesday evening while he was putting
tallow on some part Of the machinery
and was rendered for the time insensl-
bic, was much improved yesterday, and
is expected to be out in few days.
When an examination OF bis body was
made no bruise or abrasion was found
but after recovering consciousness he
complained of severe pains in his chest.
Fortunately when the accident occurred
the engine was on the stone bridge over
Belcher's island, for had it been any
where else on the bridge he would have
fallen through and probably been
killed.
The person or persons who broke into
j. R. Herndon's grocery-store Tues
day night have not been arrested as yet.
Several persons here have been ei-
fected by the excessive heat Of the last
two days, but none Of them seriously.
A regular meeting of the City Coun-
ell will be held at 8 o'clock tonight.
There are matters Of importance to be
considered, and full meeting should