Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-04

train passed, and ne was MI oy some-
body with piece Of ice. He didn't
think they intended to throw at him
when he first saw them because he
bowed to them.
JOSEPH COLEMAN.
Joe Coleman (colored) was abouttw
miles below Elko, and he also was hit
by a piece Of ice thrown from the ex-
cursion train. The train was running so
fast he couldn't tell whether the boys in
the car had on their coats or not.
FoRT-LEE sECTIoS-MAsTER.
Mr.. J. ii. Lee, section-master at
Fort Lee, was near Fort Lee when the
train passed, and be saw another man
near him struck by a piece OF ice
which was thrown from the train.
WILLIAM MATTHEWS.
William Matthews was about a mile
from Fort Lee when the train passed.
He was struck by piece Of ice. Wit
ness said be could identify the person
who bit him. The piece Of ice that hit
him weighed, he would suppose, about
half q pound. Witness said the piece
of ice hit him in the eye. lie pointed
out Mr.. Boiling as the young man who
bit him. Witness said before ne picked
out Boiling that the one who struck
him had q slight moustache. Mr..
Boiling. however, has no moustache,
and asserts that he never had one.
DAvY RICHARDSON.
David Richardson tcolored) was next
questioned. lie was near Fort Lee
when the train passed. A piece Of ice
thrown from the train hit
JAMES MATTHEWS.
James Matthews was standing with
his brother, William Matthews, when
the latter was hit. lie also said he
could identify the man that hit him, and
pointed out Boiling. The balance of
his statement was in the same strain as
his brother.
ANDREW J. BOTTOM.
Andrew j. Bottom was on the east
ern end of the road, below Fort Lee,
when the excursion train passed. n
piece Of ice was thrown from the car
witness thought at him-but it missed
him. The pieces of ice thrown were
small. 1t seemed that a handful was
thrown at time.
HARVEY KINNEY.
Harvey Kinney, who lives near
Seven Pines, was next put on the stand.
He was employed on the Fort Lee Sec
ton Of bands working on the road.
He was between ElkO and Fort Lee
when the train passed. lie was stand
ire with Dave Richardson, aud piece Of
ice thrown from the train hit the latter.
Witness was not hit, although he
thought the boys on the train were
throw ing at him.
WILLIAM BCRWELL.
William Burwell, another section
hand. was about eight miles from Rich
mond when the train passed. lie saw
something thrown from the train, and
j hen he went to it found it was ice.
The pieces were very small, the largest
being about the size Of a hens egg.
None Of the ice hit him.
The first witness, the brakeman,
was here recalled and asked a few other
questions. lie did not remember
| whether the young men had their coats
on in the car or not he thought they
did. lie thought it impossible for one
on the road to become so well ac-
quainted with the face OF one on a
swiftly-moving train IS TO be able to
recognize it again.
Counsel for accused subtaitted the
case without further testimony, with a
sew words ofsppeal for the young men,
Commonwealth's-Attorney Thomas
made a short speech for the Common
wealth.
THE DECISION.
After a lengthy consultation the
Court. at 5 p. NJ. decided TO fine each
OF the boys as for Involuntary man
slaughter. The costs will be divided
smOng the six.
The warrant against Powhatan Boil.
| inc for assault on William Matthe "