Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-26
No MURDER PROVED.
urNeY GILES NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
WILLIAM JOHNsON'S DEATH.
Albert smith and Robert Brown Sent on
for Assault. and Edward John
eon fer burglary.

morning after full and fair investigation,
and iu taking this position he WAS endorsed
lg the Commonwealth Attorney.
Giles is o young negro Of ginger-cake
color, snail Of stature. and seemingly not
moro than twenty-five or twenty-three
wears old. The man with whose murder
hc was charged m the Police Court yester-
la, was forty years old and an umbrella
rgcudcr bv occupation.
7 Dee specific charge against Giles was
th2t he " did assault, strike and knock
William Johnson in the canal, thereby
causing his DEATH
THE CASE,
Tie case has attracted considerable at
toutou iu Che last fow days. and Il drew
great many persons o. the courtroom. II
was about the frst matter taken up and
flc examination consumed an hour or
moro C1mmOuwcalth's-AttO spots
wood was present for the prosecution and
fhe irgcprcssible Giles Jackson appeared
for the accused.
Tho circumstances attending the death
az johnson. which occurred on the 9th Of
January lnet. have been published IN this
...r... and ere familiar 90 our readers. His
...r Nas found in.rcar of i06 west Broad
.r. o. whore be- lived. no g O'Clock on Sun
f.. morning, and six hours later It was as
,l-l.ued that he WAS dead. Coroner lay
t' 'i."'i ''' "''f "'l "''-i'.'' o. ~
ulD.t unnecessary. a. there were DO marks
&C violence o. hc found ON the body and
everything pointed 90 the fact that death
resulted from the too liberal use Of alcO-
DOL
THE TESTIMONY.
Offccr Walton. The first witness placed
ou the stand. testified That from intorma-
t.ou received boo ~worc ont the warrant for
Giles and found him in Petersburg. While
ol tac WAY to Richmond he talked WIN
ttr prisoner ln regard Z" the case. Nii'S
+t,r'sI. l.at0r, l,c Jird. thaf be met him
on tio south side of the basin between
Smith nd iouth streets. ON the crossing
frfin ir TWO logs placed alongside of the
railroad track leading 20 Armour's meat
house. aud iu POI. -lus each other he .acci-
lfufaIIr touched johnson with his shOul-
dor and johnson t,il iu the water lie
lGIt-I helped Dim ont. lls legs were
-.rhtlv wet. Ihey went 10 Mrs. Kemp
t.u-... lar on lgrd Island, and got
drink. after which they separated.
IIc Coroner testified as o. viewing the
Il1l. d. said t.at hc thought death re-
.qlfri f,.ri exposure end alcoholism. The
lurIir. lc th0u-ht could not enter into
ti. rasc.
Iue evidence Of the other witnesses,
r't'ral ln humnrr' WAS I" ihe 'h.Il ihat
raom of Mrs kcmphouse about 9 o'clock
urd1y rht. thai hoth were lht'Ni-
Cltet tha' johnson. VINO was very mud
d', wen, 'oi i' lh. ANaf'1' anu ""1nvI
t.r mui o1 h.s clothes, and coming back
charged t.ie- with knocking lim INTO the
basin that Giles replied that he was done
with tl.t. and invited Johnson t0 take
drink: tult johnson began aeNu TO pick
h' Giles. and Mrs. hcmphouse had 10 or
der them out Of tue nou.e.
Giles J1ohe9u started 90 Weua the case;
lut Nl. reminded that Colonel SpotswOod
va- ,uUIlod tu tl. ir-t say, and the latter
stated thnt uo could -ec nothing whatever
lu fHe ease.
Giles Was DISCHARGED
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